This an Elk Painting of a group of elks on Book Cliffs. Book Cliffs is a famous hunting spot in Utah to Colorado for Elk and big game hunting. Artist: Unknown to me. Height: 10.5 inches / Width: 25 inches. Material: Wood Frame & Glass. I do apologize for the quality of the pictures as I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone. (Please Note If you have any questions for me just ask away.)
I inherited this from my father after his passing in 2009. We where at Yellowstone National Park on a family vacation when he picked this up for $545 or so. This is one of the smaller paintings they had there. Most of the paintings were of animals and nature settings, very large paintings costing thousands of dollars. My father just wanted a memento from the trip so this was definitely on the lower end price they had in their shop. My father never really hunted he loved the outdoors such as Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park, Fly-fishing, Native American Culture, & Mountain Men. He loved taking trips out west. Check out my other listings as they are all similar in nature.
The appraised work appears to be an unsigned oil on board landscape painting with elks, likely executed in the 20th century. Paintings like the appraised work were ubiquitous forms of decorative and folk/rustic art practice and continue to enjoy widespread popularity. The estimate provided is based on comparables recently offered and sold as auction. In may cases, pricing for similar examples available on the primary (retail) market vary, and are often higher than secondary (auction) market examples.