Bill Ferguson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bill Ferguson Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 18, 2024
BILL FERGUSON, RED OCHRED CYCLONE, OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, 96 X 90CM, FRAME SIZE: 100.5 X 95CM
Est: $800 - $1,200
BILL FERGUSON, RED OCHRED CYCLONE, OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, 96 X 90CM, FRAME SIZE: 100.5 X 95CM
Leonard Joel
Jun. 03, 2023
BILL FERGUSON MONTANA GOLD MINER PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Oil on Board. 13 3/4" by 16" framed. Bill Ferguson (1910 - 1985) was active/lived in Montana, Washington, Oregon. Bill Ferguson is known for Native American portraits, western scene and landscape paintings, murals. Bill Ferguson was known mostly for his portraits of Indians indigenous to the areas where he lived. He painted mostly oils and mostly Indian portraits and western scenes in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona. His avid interest in Indians led him to study the local tribes of the various regions he lived in. Nobody really knows how many paintings of Bill Ferguson's are in existence. He always painted, wherever he lived. Bill Ferguson's art career began in his 'teens. He began earning a living as a sign painter in Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington. When Walt Disney was visiting his in-laws in Lewiston in 1927, he saw Ferguson painting the marquees for the movie theaters. Impressed with his talent, Disney took Bill to California with him to be a cartoonist when he was still operating out of his Uncle's garage. Ferguson later enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWII. His job was to paint the graphics on fighter planes and bombers, personalizing each individual plane with various scenes, such as pictures of Betty Grable and other "pinup" girls. Ferguson married Frances Chapman from Lewiston, Idaho, in 1937. They had three children, Alfred, Arlene, and Gary. In 1963 Bill painted a large wall mural in the Moose Bar in Dillon, Montana. An August 2001 Montana Tavern Times article written by Paul Vang describes the bar scene which shows patrons playing music, dancing, gambling, a fist fight, and even a dog named "Itch," "It's the mural on the wall opposite the bar that makes the Moose Bar unique. …. an artist named Bill Ferguson painted the mural in 1963, and it depicts the regulars of the time, almost all now deceased." After completing the mural in Dillon, Ferguson was hired by the Lucky Lager Brewery in Butte, Montana, to paint murals on the brewery's delivery trucks. Ferguson painted more murals in the Colville, Washington area. Bill often entertained his admirers by drawing cartoons on cocktail napkins. He would simultaneously draw one figure with his left hand while drawing the other with his right. Then he simultaneously wrote the captions for each character, again one with each hand. During the time he lived in Dillon, Ferguson was commissioned by a local business to paint a large map depicting Nez Perce Chief Joseph's retreat, complete with battle scenes, along with three separate oil portraits, one of Chief Joseph, one of his brother Olikut, and one of the old Chief Toohoolhoolzote, a chief treaty negotiator for the Nez Perce tribe. The map and the portraits are all on permanent display in the Beaverhead County Museum in Dillon. Bill Ferguson died in 1985 in a cabin on the Deschutes River in Maupin, Oregon, leaving unfinished canvasses behind.
Davis Brothers Auction
Feb. 02, 2023
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED, MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 83 X 55CM, FRAME SIZE: 105 X 78CM PROVENANCE: THE NATIONAL AUST...
Est: $300 - $500
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED, MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 83 X 55CM, FRAME SIZE: 105 X 78CM PROVENANCE: THE NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK ART COLLECTION
Leonard Joel
May. 26, 2022
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED, OIL ON CANVAS, 93 X 129CM, FRAMED: 97 X 132CM
Est: $500 - $700
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED, OIL ON CANVAS, 93 X 129CM, FRAMED: 97 X 132CM
Leonard Joel
Mar. 31, 2022
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED (GOLDEN ORANGE) C.1990, OIL ON LINEN, 198 X 79CM
Est: $400 - $600
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED (GOLDEN ORANGE) C.1990, OIL ON LINEN, 198 X 79CM
Leonard Joel
Dec. 12, 2021
Maud Lewis "Oxen Pulling Sleigh" Silkscreen on illustration board, Bill Ferguson, 1981 (Limited Edition)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Maud Lewis "Everett With Dog Leading Yoked Oxen" Silkscreen on illustration board, Bill Ferguson, 1982. In 1962 Bill (Willard) Ferguson discovered Maud Lewis. He owned a gallery called The Ten Mile House in Bedford, Nova Scotia, where he sold Maud Lewis paintings and reproductions of her work. He legally owned the copyright to the entire collection of Maud Lewis from 1962 until 1996. After some time in Ontario, Ferguson returned to Nova Scotia in 1982 and began making additional silkscreens from his new gallery, Once-Upon-A-Time World Graphics in Dartmouth. The prints Ferguson made are all 9 colour images, made with paint and stencil one at a time, by hand. All boards were cut by hand. When Ferguson died, the government awarded the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia the copyright on any subsequent prints which they own to the present day. Maud Lewis (1901–1970) has become one of Canada’s most renowned artists, the subject of numerous monographs, novels, plays, documentaries, and even a feature film. She was born into relative comfort and obscurity, and died in poverty, though enjoying national fame. She overcame severe physical challenges to create a unique artistic style, and sparked a boom in folk art in her home province. Though she rarely left her tiny house, her works have travelled around the world, and in the decades since her death she has become an iconic figure, a symbol of Nova Scotia, and a beloved character in the popular imagination.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Dec. 12, 2021
Maud Lewis "Model T Ford" Silkscreen on illustration board, Bill Ferguson, 1982
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Maud Lewis "Model T Ford" Silkscreen on illustration board, Bill Ferguson, 1982. In 1962 Bill (Willard) Ferguson discovered Maud Lewis. He owned a gallery called The Ten Mile House in Bedford, Nova Scotia, where he sold Maud Lewis paintings and reproductions of her work. He legally owned the copyright to the entire collection of Maud Lewis from 1962 until 1996. After some time in Ontario, Ferguson returned to Nova Scotia in 1982 and began making additional silkscreens from his new gallery, Once-Upon-A-Time World Graphics in Dartmouth. The prints Ferguson made are all 9 colour images, made with paint and stencil one at a time, by hand. All boards were cut by hand. When Ferguson died, the government awarded the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia the copyright on any subsequent prints which they own to the present day. Maud Lewis (1901–1970) has become one of Canada’s most renowned artists, the subject of numerous monographs, novels, plays, documentaries, and even a feature film. She was born into relative comfort and obscurity, and died in poverty, though enjoying national fame. She overcame severe physical challenges to create a unique artistic style, and sparked a boom in folk art in her home province. Though she rarely left her tiny house, her works have travelled around the world, and in the decades since her death she has become an iconic figure, a symbol of Nova Scotia, and a beloved character in the popular imagination.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Nov. 07, 2021
Maud Lewis "Everett With Dog Leading Yoked Oxen" Silkscreen on illustration board, Bill Ferguson, 1982
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Maud Lewis "Everett With Dog Leading Yoked Oxen" Silkscreen on illustration board, Bill Ferguson, 1982. In 1962 Bill (Willard) Ferguson discovered Maud Lewis. He owned a gallery called The Ten Mile House in Bedford, Nova Scotia, where he sold Maud Lewis paintings and reproductions of her work. He legally owned the copyright to the entire collection of Maud Lewis from 1962 until 1996. After some time in Ontario, Ferguson returned to Nova Scotia in 1982 and began making additional silkscreens from his new gallery, Once-Upon-A-Time World Graphics in Dartmouth. The prints Ferguson made are all 9 colour images, made with paint and stencil one at a time, by hand. All boards were cut by hand. When Ferguson died, the government awarded the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia the copyright on any subsequent prints which they own to the present day. Maud Lewis (1901–1970) has become one of Canada’s most renowned artists, the subject of numerous monographs, novels, plays, documentaries, and even a feature film. She was born into relative comfort and obscurity, and died in poverty, though enjoying national fame. She overcame severe physical challenges to create a unique artistic style, and sparked a boom in folk art in her home province. Though she rarely left her tiny house, her works have travelled around the world, and in the decades since her death she has become an iconic figure, a symbol of Nova Scotia, and a beloved character in the popular imagination.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Nov. 07, 2021
Maud Lewis "Deer in Winter" Silkscreen on illustration board, Bill Ferguson, 1982
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Maud Lewis "Deer in Winter" Silkscreen on illustration board, Bill Ferguson, 1982. In 1962 Bill (Willard) Ferguson discovered Maud Lewis. He owned a gallery called The Ten Mile House in Bedford, Nova Scotia, where he sold Maud Lewis paintings and reproductions of her work. He legally owned the copyright to the entire collection of Maud Lewis from 1962 until 1996. After some time in Ontario, Ferguson returned to Nova Scotia in 1982 and began making additional silkscreens from his new gallery, Once-Upon-A-Time World Graphics in Dartmouth. The prints Ferguson made are all 9 colour images, made with paint and stencil one at a time, by hand. All boards were cut by hand. When Ferguson died, the government awarded the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia the copyright on any subsequent prints which they own to the present day. Maud Lewis (1901–1970) has become one of Canada’s most renowned artists, the subject of numerous monographs, novels, plays, documentaries, and even a feature film. She was born into relative comfort and obscurity, and died in poverty, though enjoying national fame. She overcame severe physical challenges to create a unique artistic style, and sparked a boom in folk art in her home province. Though she rarely left her tiny house, her works have travelled around the world, and in the decades since her death she has become an iconic figure, a symbol of Nova Scotia, and a beloved character in the popular imagination.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Oct. 18, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, FIGURES AND MIRAGE, OIL ON CANVAS, 84 X 122 CM
Est: $100 - $200
BILL FERGUSON, FIGURES AND MIRAGE, OIL ON CANVAS, 84 X 122 CM
Leonard Joel
Aug. 23, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, ABSTRACT, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 130 X 122CM
Est: $220 - $460
BILL FERGUSON, ABSTRACT, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 130 X 122CM
Leonard Joel
Aug. 23, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, THE FORCE OF DESTINY, OIL ON CANVAS, 113 X 75 CM
Est: $180 - $280
BILL FERGUSON, THE FORCE OF DESTINY, OIL ON CANVAS, 113 X 75 CM
Leonard Joel
Aug. 23, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, FIGURES AND MIRAGE, OIL ON CANVAS, 84 X 122 CM
Est: $180 - $280
BILL FERGUSON, FIGURES AND MIRAGE, OIL ON CANVAS, 84 X 122 CM
Leonard Joel
Aug. 02, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, FIGURES AND MIRAGE, OIL ON CANVAS, 84 X 122 CM
Est: $500 - $700
BILL FERGUSON, FIGURES AND MIRAGE, OIL ON CANVAS, 84 X 122 CM
Leonard Joel
Aug. 02, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, THE FORCE OF DESTINY, OIL ON CANVAS, 113 X 75 CM
Est: $500 - $700
BILL FERGUSON, THE FORCE OF DESTINY, OIL ON CANVAS, 113 X 75 CM
Leonard Joel
Aug. 02, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, THE GREAT SIGN, WATERCOLOUR AND GOUACHE ON PAPER, FAULTS VERSO, 51 X 71CM
Est: $200 - $400
BILL FERGUSON, THE GREAT SIGN, WATERCOLOUR AND GOUACHE ON PAPER, FAULTS VERSO, 51 X 71CM
Leonard Joel
Aug. 02, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED '85, PASTEL ON PAPER, 81 X 60 CM
Est: $160 - $260
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED '85, PASTEL ON PAPER, 81 X 60 CM
Leonard Joel
Jul. 19, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED '85, PASTEL ON PAPER, 81 X 60 CM
Est: $220 - $420
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED '85, PASTEL ON PAPER, 81 X 60 CM
Leonard Joel
Jul. 12, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, WARINGA NO 2, OIL ON MASONITE, 76 X 52 CM
Est: $600 - $800
BILL FERGUSON, WARINGA NO 2, OIL ON MASONITE, 76 X 52 CM
Leonard Joel
Jul. 12, 2018
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED '85, PASTEL ON PAPER, 81 X 60 CM
Est: $300 - $500
BILL FERGUSON, UNTITLED '85, PASTEL ON PAPER, 81 X 60 CM
Leonard Joel