Olaf Carl Seltzer
American · 1877–1957 · Painter, Illustrator
Olaf C. Seltzer was a Danish-born American painter and illustrator from Great Falls, Montana. He did over 2,500 paintings and illustrations of the American West, including… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Blackfoot ScoutCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $161,000≈ £80,714≈ €102,326Sign up to see
A Fight for ControlCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $138,000≈ £69,183≈ €87,708Sign up to see
Driving the HerdCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $112,000≈ £60,319≈ €88,328Sign up to see
Olaf Carl Seltzer’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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
15 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 | 62 | 59 | 95% | $47.5kSign up | $35.7kSign up | $161kSign up |
| Oil | 59 | 56 | 95% | $49.7kSign up | $37.2kSign up | $161kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $7.4kSign up | $6.4kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 68 | 61 | 90% | $13.2kSign up | $8.9kSign up | $67.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 59 | 53 | 90% | $13.2kSign up | $8.9kSign up | $67.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 8 | 7 | 88% | $9.5kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $32.7kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 3 | 60% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $5.3kSign 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 | 3 | 3 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $30.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $30.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 14 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | $14kSign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 | $25.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | $26.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | $14.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $87.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | $17.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | $23.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | $11.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $57.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | $69kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $36.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $67.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | $32.2kSign up |