Muriel Sibell Wolle Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Muriel Sibell Wolle Art Value Price Guide

May. 21, 2024
Wolle, Gouache Of Drumlummon Mine, Montana
Est: $200 - $300
Muriel Sibell Wolle (Am. 1898-1977) née Muriel Vincent Sibell, "was an American artist best known for her drawings and paintings of mining communities in the western states" (Wikipedia). Frame size: 17" high, 19 7/8" wide. Frame losses. Not examined out of frame.
Schwenke Auctioneers
Mar. 16, 2023
Muriel Sibell Wolle, Untitled (River Campsite, Colorado, 1950
Est: $200 - $400
Muriel Sibell Wolle (1898 - 1977) Untitled (River Campsite, Colorado, 1950 colored pencil on paper signed lower right: Sibell Wolle 50
Santa Fe Art Auction
Jul. 09, 2022
Muriel Sibell Wolle (1898-1977) Original Art
Est: $500 - $1,000
This is an original work of art graphite or charcoal drawing which is signed and dated "Landusky, Looking West" drawing by Muriel Sibell Wolle 1956. Muriel Sibell Wolle (American, 1898 1977) was an American artist best known for her drawings and paintings of mining communities in the western states. After a trip to Colorado in 1926, Sibell began looking for a teaching position in the West,She started teaching at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1926, and served as head of the Department of Fine Arts from 1928 to 1947. Upon her arrival in Colorado, she was struck by the beauty of the mountains and began traveling into deserted mountain mining towns to sketch the remains of communities that were fast disappearing. Her sketches and watercolors provide an invaluable record of the otherwise forgotten and lost ghost towns of Colorado and the West. Sibell also authored many articles and several books about the history of the disappearing ghost towns. She became a nationally recognized author with the publication of Stampede to Timberline, The Bonanza Trail, Montana Pay Dirt, and Timberline Tailings, which she both authored and illustrated. Stampede to Timberline went through fourteen printings, becoming a definitive guidebook for ghost town enthusiasts, although many residents objected to having their towns depicted as such. Located in the southwestern part of Phillips County, Montana, in the southwestern part of the Little Rocky Mountains, an outlier mountain range in Northcentral Montana. Named after Powell "Pike" Landusky, the now ghost town of Landusky was the site of gold mining from 1884 to 1951. The artwork is in good condition as is the painted wood frame, though the frame is chipped on the upper right side. No other marring noted. Measures 19.75"L x 17"W
North American Auction Company
Nov. 18, 2021
Muriel Sibell Wolle ''Procession, Acoma Pueblo''
Est: $500 - $1,000
Muriel Sibell Wolle (1898-1977 Colorado) ''Procession, Acoma Pueblo on St. Stephen's Day'' Watercolor, 1940. 19.5''x25.5'' Image. A large religious holiday scene at a New Mexican pueblo mission. Signed and dated l.l., titled on verso. Very good condition with strong colors, small stain at top right corner. Framed without glass 29.5''x35''. Collection of Alden Frick Megrew (1910-1987), former Chairman of the Art Department University of Colorado, by descent.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Jul. 22, 2021
Signed Sibell Wolle Drawing "Ashcroft Backyard", 1946
Est: $550 - $950
Muriel Sibell Wolle (American, 1898-1977). "Ashcroft Backyard" drawing, 1946. Hand signed and dated on the lower right. A beautiful drawing of Ashcroft, a Colorado silver mining ghost town, replete with several log buildings, perhaps including an old saloon and post office, set in the Castle Creek Valley. According to the Aspen Historical Society, by the year 1883, what we now call Ashcroft, "was a town with a population of perhaps 2,000 with two newspapers, a school, sawmills, a small smelter, and 20 saloonsbigger than Aspen and closer to the railroad in Crested Butte." Sadly, although initially producing an impressive 14,000 ounces of silver to the ton, the mines contained only shallow deposits and ran out. However, the situation would evolve. For more on its history, see the extended description below. Size of drawing: 11.875" L x 15.875" W (30.2 cm x 40.3 cm) According to the Aspen Historical Society, "Only a handful of aging, single men made Ashcroft their home by the turn of the century. They all owned mining claims, but spent their time hunting, fishing, reading and drinking in Dan McArthurs bar. They told stories in exchange for drinks and served as an informal employment service, matching sporadic work at the remaining mines above Ashcroft with an unstable work force. In the 1930s there was a new flurry of interest in Ashcroft, this time by international sportsman Ted Ryan and his partner Billy Fiske, captain of Americas gold medal Olympic bobsled team. They built the Highland-Bavarian Lodge (north of Ashcroft on Castle Creek Road) and planned a European-style ski resort in Ashcroft with an aerial tramway up Mount Hayden. World War II put an end to their plans. Fiske died in combat and Ryan leased Ashcroft to the army for $1 a year. The 10th Mountain Division, Americas soldiers on skis, used Ashcroft for mountaineering training in the summer of 1942. After the war, ski area development moved to Aspen, and Ryan later deeded the site to the United States Forest Service. In 1948, Stuart Mace, a veteran of W.W.II and commander of a canine division, brought his family and dog sled operation to Ashcroft. Mace and his Toklat huskies were featured in the popular 1950s TV series Sgt. Preston of the Yukon. The ghost town was fitted with false fronts to create a Canadian set. Given use of five acres in exchange for caretaking on behalf of the Highland-Bavarians remaining holdings, Mace devoted the rest of his life to protecting the area from development and restoring the ecology. In 1974, Mace was joined in that effort by Aspen Historical Society. Under the direction of Ramona Markalunas, Ashcroft became a National Register Historic Site, and Aspen Historical Society received the first USFS permit ever granted to a historical society to preserve and interpret a ghost town." Provenance: private John and Mary Williams collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer shipmost antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. #165622
Artemis Gallery
Oct. 29, 2020
Muriel Wolle Sibell (American, 1898-1977) Curtain and Wings, Opera House, Telluride, CO, 1962
Est: $200 - $400
Muriel Wolle Sibell (American, 1898-1977) Curtain and Wings, Opera House, Telluride, CO, 1962 watercolor and gouache on paper signed Sibell Wolle and dated (lower right) 12 x 16 inches
Hindman
Nov. 07, 2019
Muriel Sibble Wolle (American,1898-1977) Old Western Town
Est: $200 - $300
Muriel Sibble Wolle (American,1898-1977) Old Western Town, 1953, mixed media on paper, signedSibble Wolle and dated (lower right) 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches
Hindman
Dec. 13, 2018
Muriel (Sibell) Wolle WPA Era Original Drawing
Est: $75 - $150
Muriel Sibell Wolle (American 1898 - 1977) WPA era original grease pen drawing. Signed "Sibell 38" lower left. Measures 11.75" x 16.75" sheet size. Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. Provenance: Amity Art Foundation, Inc. collection. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Jun. 07, 2011
MURIEL SIBELL WOLLE CHARCOAL AND PASTEL DRAWING
Est: $150 - $250
MURIEL SIBELL WOLLE CHARCOAL AND PASTEL DRAWING (Boulder, Colorado, 1898-1977) titled "Big '8' Mine, Troy," drawn from the book "Montana Pay Dirt." Image measures 9" x 12.25", signed in charcoal "Sibell Wolle" lower right and dated (19)56. Paper label from Big Sky Galleries attached verso.
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