Howard Terpning
American · b. 1927 · Painter, Illustrator
Howard Terpning is an American painter and illustrator best known for his paintings of Native Americans. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Paper That Talks Two Ways – The Treaty SigningCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $2,360,000≈ £1,800,153≈ €2,103,199Sign up to see
Telling of LegendsCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $1,705,000≈ £1,107,143≈ €1,285,822Sign up to see
The Shaman and His Magic FeathersScottsdale Art Auction · $1,506,000≈ £1,155,794≈ €1,386,613Sign up to see
Howard Terpning’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
114
of 116 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 96 | 94 | 98% | $360kSign up | $211kSign up | $2.4MSign up |
| Oil | 89 | 87 | 98% | $382kSign up | $226kSign up | $2.4MSign up |
| Mixed media | 7 | 7 | 100% | $80.8kSign up | $45kSign up | $269kSign up |
| Works on paper | 20 | 20 | 100% | $72kSign up | $30kSign up | $819kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $819kSign up | $819kSign up | $819kSign up |
| Drawing | 11 | 11 | 100% | $35.9kSign up | $14.5kSign up | $155kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $114kSign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | $211kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | $287kSign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | $181kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | $90.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | $48.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $59.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 17 | 16 | $211kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | $387kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $155kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $131kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | $152kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $240kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $534kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $736kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $211kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $14kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $43.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $115kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $112kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $896kSign up |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | $79.8kSign up |