RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two oil paintings by Albert Bierstadt featuring majestic mountains of the West have sold at auction for a total of $4 million.
Bierstadt’s 1898 “Mount Rainier” fetched $2.1 million while his 1863 “Lander’s Peak, Wyoming” went for $1.9 million.
They were the highest-selling pieces at the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction on Saturday in Reno.
Two paintings by Charles M. Russell — his 1892 “Water for Camp” and 1924 “A Dangerous Sport” — rustled up nearly $1.5 million each.