Nick Eggenhofer Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nick Eggenhofer Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 02, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Drybrush Illustration Drawing
Est: $400 - $600
Title is Dangerous Dreams. Drybrush on paper. 9 3/4" by 11" unframed. 17 5/8" by 19" framed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Nov. 02, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Drybrush Illustration Drawing
Est: $400 - $600
Title is the Settling Differences. Drybrush on paper. 10 1/4" by 10 3/4" unframed. 18 1/2" by 19 3/4" framed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Nov. 02, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Drybrush Illustration Drawing
Est: $400 - $600
Title is the Sheriff. Drybrush on paper. 8" by 10" unframed. 17 3/8" by 21 1/2" framed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Nov. 02, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Dry Brush Illustration The Logger
Est: $400 - $600
Title is The Loggers. Dry Brush. 12" by 14" framed, 7" by 9" unframed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Nov. 02, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Drybrush Illustration Drawing
Est: $400 - $600
Drybrush on Paper. 8" by 12" unframed, 14" by 18" framed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Nov. 02, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Cowboy Gunfight Drawing
Est: $400 - $600
Illustrated in Killer's Code Page 44. Pen and Ink on Paper. 10" by 12 1/2" Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Nov. 02, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Indian Warrior Gouache Painting
Est: $800 - $1,200
Title is Counting Coup. Gouache on Paper. 8 1/2" by 11 1/2". Provenance: Dick Flood Collection Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Oct. 23, 2024
Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer
Est: $500 - $800
American, 1897-1985 Indians and Conestoga Signed Eggenhofer (lr) Ink with watercolor on paper 11 7/8 x 19 1/2 inches Provenance: J.N. Bartfield Galleries, New York (Framed 19 x 26 1/2 inches) Pin-holes at the corners; the sheet is toned and stained; a spot of foxing in the upper right corner.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 28, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Exhibition
Est: $25 - $50
Shoshone First National Bank 1967
Davis Brothers Auction
Sep. 19, 2024
NICK EGGENHOFER, THE TONTO KID, GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: $2,700 - $3,000
Artist: Nick Eggenhofer, German (1897 - 1985) Title: The Tonto Kid Year: 1936 Medium: Gouache On Paper Size: 8.25 x 8 in. (20.96 x 20.32 cm) Frame Size: 14.5 x 12 inches Description: Rendered in hues of green, yellow, and brown, this depiction of a scene from the movie, The Tonto Kid (1935), is filled with energy and drama. A classic example of Nick Eggenhofer's illustrious career crafting images of the American Wild West, this work features the same action found in the early Western film.
RoGallery
Sep. 18, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Original Illustration Art
Est: $300 - $500
Nick Eggenhofer (New Jersey, Wyoming, 1897-1985) Original Illustration Art. Drybrush on paper or artist's board. Measures 10.5 x 7.5 inches sight size and 21.5 x 17.5 inches framed. Professionally framed. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Sep. 18, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Original Illustration Art
Est: $300 - $400
Nick Eggenhofer (New Jersey, Wyoming, 1897-1985) Original Illustration Art. Mixed media on paper or artist's board. Measures 11 x 9.75 inches sight size and 19.25 x 17.5 inches framed. Professionally framed. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Sep. 18, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Original Illustration Art
Est: $200 - $400
Nick Eggenhofer (New Jersey, Wyoming, 1897-1985) Original Illustration Art. Drybrush on paper or artist's board. Measures 10.75 x 10.25 inches sight size and 20 x 18.5 inches framed. Professionally framed. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Sep. 18, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Original Illustration Art
Est: $150 - $225
Nick Eggenhofer (New Jersey, Wyoming, 1897-1985) Original Illustration Art. Mixed media on paper or artist's board. Measures 8 x 12 inches sight size and 14 x 18 inches framed. Professionally framed. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Sep. 18, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Original Illustration Art
Est: $100 - $200
Nick Eggenhofer (New Jersey, Wyoming, 1897-1985) Original Illustration Art. Drybrush on paper or artist's board. Measures 8.75 x 7.125 inches sight size and 14 x 12 inches framed. Gallery framed with label verso. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Sep. 18, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Original Illustration Art
Est: $100 - $200
Nick Eggenhofer (New Jersey, Wyoming, 1897-1985) Original Illustration Art on Artist's Board [from Killer's Code, page 44]. Drybrush on paper. Measures 12.5 x 10 inches. Excellent condition. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Sep. 18, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Original Gouache
Est: $800 - $1,200
Nick Eggenhofer (New Jersey, Wyoming, 1897-1985) Original Gouache on Artist's Board. Measures 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Excellent condition. Provenance: previously Dick Flood collection. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Aug. 03, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer, "The Chief"
Est: $600 - $900
Nick Eggenhofer (1897-1985), "The Chief", Gouache, Signed lower right
Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
Aug. 03, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer, "War Pony"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Nick Eggenhofer (1897-1985), "War Pony", Gouache, Signed lower left
Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
Aug. 03, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer, "Native American on Horseback"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Nick Eggenhofer (1897-1985), "Native American on Horseback", Watercolor, Signed lower right
Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
May. 31, 2024
Nick Eggenhoffer (German/American, 1897-1985) Cowboy with Lasso
Est: $100 - $200
Watercolor on paper. Signed 'N. Eggenhofer' (lower right).
Cottone Auctions
May. 29, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Pen & Ink Fisherman's Luck
Est: $200 - $300
Nick Eggenhofer (American, 1897-1985). Pen & ink drawing, Fisherman's Luck. Signed center right and titled in pencil lower right. 10" x 8 7/8" (with frame 17" x 15 3/4"). Toning and staining to paper.
Willow Auction House
May. 05, 2024
NICK EGGENHOFER INDIAN RIDER WATERCOLOR & GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: -
Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) Indian Rider Watercolor & Gouache on Paper. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. Eggenhofer was both a member of The Cowboy Artists of America and the National Academy of Western Art. His works are held by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and many important private collections. Artist: Nick Eggenhofer Title: Indian Rider Medium: Watercolor & Gouache Circa/Year: 1961 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 8.75" x 6.5" Image Keywords: Native American, Indian Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1767
Bradford's
Mar. 13, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer, Fur Trapper, 1963
Est: $600 - $900
Nick Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) Fur Trapper, 1963 watercolor on paper graphite signed and dated lower right: NiCK EDDENHOFER / COPY. / CHRISTMAS 1963
Santa Fe Art Auction
Feb. 17, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer (1897-1985), Untitled (Hunter on Horseback)
Est: $500 - $700
Title: Untitled (Hunter on Horseback) Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 Framed Dimensions: 17 5/8 x 14 5/8 x 1 1/2 Signature: signed and dated lower right: Nick Eggenhofer 1961
Jackson Hole Art Auction
Jan. 27, 2024
Nick Eggenhofer Cowboy Drybrush on Paper
Est: $500 - $750
Title is Cowboys Resolutions. 11 1/2" by 14 1/4" framed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Dec. 14, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFFER Meeting On The Trail.
Est: $600 - $900
NICK EGGENHOFFER Meeting On The Trail. Western Pulp illustration for unknown publication, c. 1940. Ink on paper. 330x445 mm; 13x17 1/2 inches on 16 1/2x21 1/2-inch sheet. Signed "Eggenhoffer" in lower left image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 12, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER INDIANS ON HORSEBACK GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: -
Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) Indians on Horseback Gouache on Paper. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. Eggenhofer was both a member of The Cowboy Artists of America and the National Academy of Western Art. His works are held by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and many important private collections. Artist: Nick Eggenhofer Title: Indians on Horseback Medium: Gouache on Paper Circa/Year: 1963 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 16" x 13" Keywords: Native American, Indian Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1767
Bradford's
Oct. 14, 2023
Nick Eggenhoffer Indians Moving Camp Sketch
Est: $200 - $400
Depicting Native Americans on horseback moving their camp with dogs fighting, marked on the verso "ORIGINAL DRY BRUSH/BY/NICK EGGENHOFFER".
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 14, 2023
Nick Eggenhofer Buffalo Hunt Illustration
Est: $200 - $400
Illustration depicting a hunter with a Sharps carbine shooting at buffalo with a horse in the background, with an unfinished illustration on the verso depicting a buffalo hunt, signed on the lower bottom.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 14, 2023
Two Nick Eggenhofer Illustrations
Est: $200 - $300
An illustration depicting a cowboy falling off of his horse with a cabin on fire, marked on the verso "Nick Eggenhofer/Sixty acres/of Trouble"; and an illustration depicting a cowboy with his horse next to a cabin, marked on the lower left "To Bill Reusswig/april 18, 32/Nick Eggenhofer".
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 14, 2023
Nick Eggenhoffer Indian on Horseback Painting
Est: $200 - $400
Watercolor illustration on paper, cut out and glued to illustration board depicting a central Native American figure on horseback, with two in the distance behind.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 14, 2023
Nick Eggenhofer Riverboat Illustration
Est: $200 - $400
Illustration depicting a group of armed men on horseback with wagons and supplies being loaded on a riverboat.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 14, 2023
Framed Nick Eggenhofer Illustration
Est: $200 - $300
Illustration depicting a horse drawn wagon traveling through rough ground on the prairie.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 14, 2023
Framed Nick Eggenhofer Illustration
Est: $100 - $200
Illustration depicting Native Americans moving their camp and passing by a fort or other structure, marked on the verso "ORIGINAL DRY BRUSH/BY/NICK EGGENHOFER".
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Aug. 25, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER COWBOY DRYBRUSH ON PAPER
Est: $800 - $1,200
15 5/8" by 13 5/8" framed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Aug. 25, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER COWBOY DRYBRUSH ON PAPER
Est: $500 - $750
Title is Cowboys Resolutions. 11 1/2" by 14 1/4" framed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Aug. 11, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER, THE TONTO KID, GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: $2,700 - $3,000
Artist: Nick Eggenhofer, German (1897 - 1985) Title: The Tonto Kid Year: 1936 Medium: Gouache On Paper Edition: Size: 8.25 x 8 in. (20.96 x 20.32 cm) Frame Size: 14.5 x 12 inches Description: Rendered in hues of green, yellow, and brown, this depiction of a scene from the movie, The Tonto Kid (1935), is filled with energy and drama. A classic example of Nick Eggenhofer's illustrious career crafting images of the American Wild West, this work features the same action found in the early Western film.
RoGallery
Jun. 22, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER, American 1897-1985, Native American on Horseback, 1979, bronze, h. 13 inches; 13 3/4 inches (including base)
Est: $800 - $1,200
NICK EGGENHOFER American, 1897-1985 Native American on Horseback, 1979 bronze signed and dated on the base "© N. Eggenhofer/1979", with foundry mark "Buckhorn Bronze", numbered "7/20"
Shannon's
Jun. 22, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER, American 1897-1985, Evening Ride, 1979, mixed media on illustration board, 15 x 24 in. (38.1 x 61 cm.), Frame: 19 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (48.9 x 71.8 x 3.8 cm.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
NICK EGGENHOFER American, 1897-1985 Evening Ride, 1979 mixed media on illustration board signed and dated lower right "N. Eggenhofer / © 1979"
Shannon's
Jun. 21, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER, THE TONTO KID, GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: $2,750 - $3,000
Artist: Nick Eggenhofer, German (1897 - 1985) Title: The Tonto Kid Year: 1936 Medium: Gouache On Paper Size: 8.25 x 8 in. (20.96 x 20.32 cm) Frame Size: 14.5 x 12 inches Description: Rendered in hues of green, yellow, and brown, this depiction of a scene from the movie, The Tonto Kid (1935), is filled with energy and drama. A classic example of Nick Eggenhofer's illustrious career crafting images of the American Wild West, this work features the same action found in the early Western film.
RoGallery
Apr. 30, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER STAMPEDE PEN, INK & GRAPHITE ON PAPER
Est: -
Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) Stampede Pen, Ink & Graphite on Paper. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. Eggenhofer was both a member of The Cowboy Artists of America and the National Academy of Western Art. His works are held by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and many important private collections. Artist: Nick Eggenhofer Title: Stampede Medium: Pen, Ink & Graphite Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 11.5" x 19.5" Image Keywords: Native American, Indian Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1822
Bradford's
Apr. 30, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER INDIAN ON HORSEBACK WATERCOLOR & GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: -
Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) Indian On Horseback Watercolor & Gouache on Paper. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. Eggenhofer was both a member of The Cowboy Artists of America and the National Academy of Western Art. His works are held by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and many important private collections. Artist: Nick Eggenhofer Title: Indian On Horseback Medium: Watercolor & Gouache Circa/Year: 1961 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 9.5" x 6.5" Image Keywords: Native American, Indian Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1269
Bradford's
Apr. 01, 2023
NICK EGGENHOFER CROW INDIAN WARRIORS PAINTING
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Gouache on Paper. 13" by 17" unframed, 20 1/2" by 24" framed. Title is Crow Indian Warriors. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.
Davis Brothers Auction
Mar. 04, 2023
Nick Eggenhofer (1897-1985) Trail Boss Original
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Presented in this lot is an Original Signed Mixed Media Water Colour by Nick Eggenhofer, "Trail Boss". Nick Eggenhofer (1897-1985) was a German-born American painter, illustrator and sculptor of the American West. Eggenhofer was an illustrator of pulp magazines like Western Story Magazine from 1920 to 1950. He also illustrated over 50 Western-themed books. He became known as "the dean of Western illustrators." Eggenhofer became a painter in the late 1950s, and he moved his studio to Cody, Wyoming in 1951. He painted and sculpted the American West, including horses, mules, cowboys and Native Americans. Long before moving to Cody, Eggenhofer's trademark was absolute historical accuracy. He studied the details of western transportation, such as Conestoga wagons and stagecoaches, and produced paintings that were authentic in every detail. Aided by highly detailed models that he made himself, Eggenhofer gained a well founded reputation for knowing as much about these early western vehicles as any student of the era. He was a member of the Cowboy Artists of America and the National Academy of Western Art, and he won the Trustees Gold Medal from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Olahom City, Oklahoma. His works are held by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and many important private collections. Professionally framed, This piece is in very fine condition, no marring noted. The double matted gold gilt hardwood frame is in very good overall condition. Visible art measures 8.25"W x 10.25"L, frame is 16.75"W x 20.75"L x 1.75"D
North American Auction Company
Feb. 22, 2023
Western Stagecoach Gouache by Nick Eggenhofer
Est: $400 - $600
Nick Eggenhofer (German/American, 1897-1985). Watercolor and gouache on paper, depicting a stagecoach with team of horses. Signed, dated 1978 and copyrighted l.r. 9.25" x 12" (sight), 16" x 20.5" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Jan. 28, 2023
Nick Eggenhofer "Trail Boss" Signed Original
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Presented in this lot is an Original Signed Mixed Media Water Colour by Nick Eggenhofer, "Trail Boss". Nick Eggenhofer (1897-1985) was a German-born American painter, illustrator and sculptor of the American West. Eggenhofer was an illustrator of pulp magazines like Western Story Magazine from 1920 to 1950. He also illustrated over 50 Western-themed books. He became known as "the dean of Western illustrators." Eggenhofer became a painter in the late 1950s, and he moved his studio to Cody, Wyoming in 1951. He painted and sculpted the American West, including horses, mules, cowboys and Native Americans. Long before moving to Cody, Eggenhofer's trademark was absolute historical accuracy. He studied the details of western transportation, such as Conestoga wagons and stagecoaches, and produced paintings that were authentic in every detail. Aided by highly detailed models that he made himself, Eggenhofer gained a well founded reputation for knowing as much about these early western vehicles as any student of the era. He was a member of the Cowboy Artists of America and the National Academy of Western Art, and he won the Trustees Gold Medal from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Olahom City, Oklahoma. His works are held by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and many important private collections. Professionally framed, This piece is in very fine condition, no marring noted. The double matted gold gilt hardwood frame is in very good overall condition. Visible art measures 8.25"W x 10.25"L, frame is 16.75"W x 20.75"L x 1.75"D
North American Auction Company
Jan. 15, 2023
Nick Eggenhofer (American, 1897-1985), Figures on horseback, 1961, watercolor and pencil on paper, 9 1/4 x 6 3/4in (23.5 x 17cm)
Est: $200 - $400
Nick Eggenhofer (American, 1897-1985) Figures on horseback, 1961 watercolor and pencil on paper signed Nick Eggenhofer and dated
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