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Howard A. Terpning, Searching the Mountains, Oil in canvas© James D. Julia — view on James D. Julia website ↗

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Searching the Mountains

Howard A. Terpning (American, b. 1927)

$124,425 price realized incl. premium

≈ £85,733≈ €113,807

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Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil in canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated lower right
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
25" x 35". Overall: 34-1/2" x 44-1/2"
Auction house
James D. Julia
Sale
February Fine Art, Antiques & Asian Auction <br> Totals nearly $3.2 Million! (390-february-2016-fine-art-antiques-asian-auction/?session=1)
Date
February 3, 2016
Location
Fairfield, Maine
Lot
1142
Estimate
$100,000 – $130,000 (≈ £68,904 – £89,575) (≈ €91,466 – €118,906)
Source
Auction house jamesdjulia.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2015 and 2016 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Searching the Mountains, James D. Julia 2015

    Feb 4, 2015 · James D. Julia

    Winter Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction <br /> Totals Over $3.5 Million!, lot 1077

    Bought in / unsold · est. $200,000 – $300,000

    As catalogued

    Howard A. Terpning, “Searching the Mountains”

    Oil in canvas

    25" x 35". Overall: 34-1/2" x 44-1/2"

  2. Searching the Mountains, James D. Julia 2016

    Feb 3, 2016 · James D. Julia this result

    February Fine Art, Antiques & Asian Auction <br> Totals nearly $3.2 Million!, lot 1142

    Sold $124,425Sign up to see · est. $100,000 – $130,000

    As catalogued

    Howard A. Terpning, “Searching the Mountains”

    Oil in canvas

    25" x 35". Overall: 34-1/2" x 44-1/2"

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