Oscar E. Berninghaus Paintings: Auction Prices

American · 1874–1952

ArtSell has recorded 70 auction results for Oscar E. Berninghaus paintings between 2004 and 2026, of which 67 sold (96% sell-through). Prices realised range from $900 to $1,562,000, with a median of $44,800 across 67 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $1,562,000 for “The Hunters, Taos” at Scottsdale Art Auction in 2023.

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1. 
   Indians Returning to Taos After a Trading Expedition (ca. 1948)

   Oil · Canvas

   30 x 36 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2026 · Lot 79
   $205,700≈ £154,383≈ €180,803Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
2. 
   Ranch House and Mountains, Taos

   Oil · Canvas

   16 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches

   Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 291
   $30,000≈ £22,313≈ €25,617Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
3. 
   Horses Grazing in Taos Mountains, NM

   Oil · Board

   12 x 9 7/8 inches

   Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 286
   $13,200≈ £9,818≈ €11,271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–12,000View at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
4. 
   Taos Valley

   Oil · Canvas

   12 x 16 in.

   Bonhams · Nov 11, 2025 · Lot 168
   $21,760≈ £16,551≈ €18,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
5. 
   Winter Visit – Taos

   Oil · Canvas

   10 x 13 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025 · Lot 101
   $15,730≈ £11,693≈ €13,417Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
6. 
   Sleepy, Mid-Day (ca. 1899/1913)

   Oil · Canvas

   30 x 40 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025 · Lot 104
   $121,000≈ £89,943≈ €103,207Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
7. 
   The Advance Scouts (ca. 1915)

   Oil · Canvas

   40 x 30 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025 · Lot 188
   $157,300≈ £116,926≈ €134,169Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
8. 
   The Hunting Party

   Oil · Board

   14 x 18 1/2 in.

   Bonhams · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 102
   $11,520≈ £8,686≈ €10,145Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   The Edge of the Foothills

   Oil · Canvas

   24 1/4 x 30 1/4 inches

   Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 12, 2025 · Lot 391
   $257,400≈ £196,639≈ €226,864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $175,000–275,000View at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
10. 
    Among the Adobes-Taos

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 12, 2025 · Lot 389
    $43,875≈ £33,518≈ €38,670Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
11. 
    Figures at the Pueblo

    Oil · Canvas

    22 x 14 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 6, 2024 · Lot 83
    $12,800≈ £10,085≈ €11,727Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    The Hunting Party

    Oil · Board

    14 x 18 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 6, 2024 · Lot 81
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Winter Day – Taos

    Oil · Canvas

    10 x 12 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 301
    $19,360≈ £15,042≈ €17,827Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
14. 
    Waiting, 1926

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 300
    $30,250≈ £23,502≈ €27,855Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
15. 
    Taos Indian

    Oil · Board

    12 x 9 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 186
    $19,360≈ £15,042≈ €17,827Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
16. 
    Desert Landscape

    Oil · Board

    sight: approx 7.5"h, 9.5"w

    Austin Auction Gallery · Jul 13, 2024 · Lot 3173
    $900≈ £694≈ €826HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
17. 
    The Hunting Party

    Oil · Board

    14 x 18 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 23, 2024 · Lot 113
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Scout of the Caravan

    Oil · Canvas

    25 x 30 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 8, 2024 · Lot 602
    $42,000≈ £32,720≈ €38,419HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
19. 
    Foothills

    Oil · Board

    10 x 14 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Aug 26, 2023 · Lot 182
    $4,680≈ £3,708≈ €4,330Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
20. 
    Aspen Trees, Taos, New Mexico, c. 1940

    Oil · Canvas

    30⅜ h x 25⅜ w in (77 x 64 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Jul 26, 2023 · Lot 116
    $21,001≈ £16,274≈ €18,990Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
21. 
    Taos Siesta

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 15, 2023 · Lot 125
    $72,600≈ £55,378≈ €64,700Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
22. 
    Breaking Camp (ca. 1920)

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 15, 2023 · Lot 21
    $108,900≈ £83,066≈ €97,050Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
23. 
    The Advance Scouts (ca. 1915)

    Oil · Canvas

    40 x 30 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 15, 2023 · Lot 271
    $217,800≈ £166,133≈ €194,100Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
24. 
    Home Seekers in Indian Country

    Oil · Canvas

    25 x 30 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 15, 2023 · Lot 312
    $99,450≈ £79,547≈ €89,943Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
25. 
    The Hunters, Taos

    Oil · Canvas

    35 x 40 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 15, 2023 · Lot 305
    $1,562,000≈ £1,249,400≈ €1,412,680Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
26. 
    Indians Crossing the Plains

    Oil · Board

    20 x 24 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 202
    $78,650≈ £65,717≈ €77,184Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
27. 
    At the Hitchrack

    Oil · Board

    10 x 12 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022 · Lot 343
    $15,210≈ £11,673≈ €14,004Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
28. 
    Among the Adobes-Taos

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022 · Lot 342
    $52,650≈ £40,407≈ €48,476Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
29. 
    Gathering For the Rabbit Hunt, 1927

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 34in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2021 · Lot 45
    $225,313≈ £161,758≈ €189,961Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–300,000View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    Threshing Time, 1928

    Oil · Canvas

    11 x 13 3/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2021 · Lot 4
    $56,563≈ £40,608≈ €47,688Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Wagon Yard – Taos, 1944

    Mixed media · Board

    15.25 x 19.25 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 22
    $7,865≈ £5,632≈ €6,614Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
32. 
    Taos Indians on Horseback

    Oil · Canvas

    9 x 13 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 55
    $15,730≈ £11,263≈ €13,228Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
33. 
    In the Forest

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 24 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 118
    $66,550≈ £47,651≈ €55,967Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
34. 
    The Domain of Their Ancestors, 1925

    Oil · Canvas

    25 x 30 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 176
    $847,000≈ £606,473≈ €712,303Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
35. 
    Forgotten

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 30 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 10, 2021 · Lot 276
    $210,600≈ £153,521≈ €177,153Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
36. 
    Indians on Plain

    Oil · Board

    12 x 16 1/4 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 10, 2021 · Lot 275
    $46,800≈ £34,116≈ €39,367Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
37. 
    Sagebrush in December (The Rabbit Hunt, Taos Valley), 1951

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 24in

    Bonhams · Feb 26, 2021 · Lot 21
    $40,313≈ £28,952≈ €33,258Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Summer Day Taos New Mexico

    Oil · Board

    9 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Jun 13, 2020 · Lot 247
    $16,380≈ £12,991≈ €14,490Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
39. 
    Moonlight, Hondo Canyon ( circa 1930s)

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2019 · Lot 254
    $23,800≈ £19,153≈ €21,368Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
40. 
    Indian on Horseback

    Oil · Canvas

    9 x 6.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2019 · Lot 260
    $8,330≈ £6,704≈ €7,479Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
41. 
    New Mexico Landscape

    Oil · Canvas

    21-3/4 x 29-3/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 20, 2019 · Lot 1237
    $2,000≈ £1,597≈ €1,782HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
42. 
    Taos Indian Family

    Oil · Board

    9 x 11 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 6, 2019 · Lot 216
    $29,250≈ £22,378≈ €26,039Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
43. 
    San Antonio Chapel, Taos, circa 1924

    Oil · Canvas

    25 x 30in

    Bonhams · Feb 8, 2019 · Lot 27
    $100,000≈ £77,113≈ €88,137Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–160,000View at Bonhams ↗
44. 
    Taos Valley

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 16 in.

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 29, 2017 · Lot 39
    $14,280≈ £10,905≈ €12,175Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
45. 
    First Snow on Taos Mountain

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 24 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 29, 2017 · Lot 75
    $113,050≈ £86,331≈ €96,385Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
46. 
    Old Mission at Taos, 1917

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2016 · Lot 141
    $17,850≈ £13,631≈ €16,207Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
47. 
    Indian riders on a hillside

    Oil · Board

    9 x 13in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015 · Lot 95
    $18,750≈ £12,008≈ €17,087Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
48. 
    Morning Shade, Taos Pueblo

    Oil · Canvas

    26 x 36 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2015 · Lot 105
    $140,000≈ £90,468≈ €127,982Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
49. 
    Group of Taos Indians (Riders), 1921

    Oil · Canvas

    14 x 16in

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2014 · Lot 50
    $43,750≈ £27,907≈ €35,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
50. 
    At the hitching post

    Oil · Canvas

    22 1/4 x 28in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2014 · Lot 151
    $62,500≈ £37,079≈ €46,705Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Bonhams ↗

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