# Olaf Carl Seltzer - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-02T03:02:04.969Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 109
- Lots with prices: 79
- First auction date: 1992-04-01
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-23
- Median realised price: $7,000
- Price range: $45 to $100,800

## Market Takeaway
Olaf Carl Seltzer shows solid auction liquidity with 109 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $7,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-23.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($7,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $4,250 and $20,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 7.6% (6 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 50.6% (40 sales)
- $10,000\+: 41.8% (33 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 16
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $12,065
- Previous 12 months median: $500
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-23
- Days since latest sale: 26
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 31 lots
- Christie's: 23 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 11 lots
- Jackson Hole Art Auction: 10 lots
- Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals: 3 lots
- Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques: 2 lots
- Batemans Auctioneers & Valuers: 2 lots
- Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC: 2 lots
- J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC: 2 lots
- Potomack Company: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-23 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). Crow Dancer. watercolor and pen on paper11 ¼ | Christie's | $5,080
2. 2026-01-23 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). Bear. watercolor and pencil on paper8 ¼ x 7 | Christie's | $5,715
3. 2026-01-23 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). Buffalo. watercolor and pencil on paper7 ½ x | Christie's | $10,160
4. 2026-01-23 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). Wolf and Buffalo Skull. watercolor and penci | Christie's | $6,350
5. 2026-01-23 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). Wolf and Bone with Flying Geese. watercolor, | Christie's | $4,445
6. 2026-01-21 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). Lone Scout. oil on canvas23 x 16 in. \(58.4 x | Christie's | $63,500
7. 2026-01-21 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). A Dangerous Ringtail. watercolor and gouache | Christie's | $12,065
8. 2026-01-21 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). Spooked at His Shadow. watercolor and gouach | Christie's | $16,510
9. 2026-01-21 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). The Trail Boss \(Herding Longhorns\). oil on c | Christie's | $44,450
10. 2026-01-21 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\). The Elk Hunter. oil on canvas20 x 30 in. \(50 | Christie's | $63,500
11. 2025-09-13 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877\-1957\), Bronc on a Frosty Morn, 1899 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $70,000
12. 2025-09-13 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877\-1957\), Mule Deer in the Valley, c. 1935 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $30,000
13. 2025-09-13 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877\-1957\), Piegan Brave / Blackfoot Warrior | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $15,000
14. 2025-09-13 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877\-1957\), The Lookout | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $19,000
15. 2025-07-31 | Olaf Carl Seltzer "Crow Indian Rider" 1945 Mixed Media on Paper | MBA Seattle Auction LLC | $5,000
16. 2025-05-23 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877\-1957\) \- Cowboy on Saddled Horse with Pack Horse | Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction | $1,300
17. 2024-11-21 | OLAF CARL SELTZER ORIGINAL OIL ON BOARD | Jackson's International | $500
18. 2024-01-18 | OLAF CARL SELTZER \(1877\-1957\) \- Indian Scout | Christie's | $2,772
19. 2023-11-07 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877\-1957\) The Medicine Man sight 5 3/4 x 4 in. framed 15 x 13 in. | Bonhams | N/A
20. 2023-07-29 | Olaf Carl Seltzer Signed & Numbered Lithograph | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $45
21. 2023-07-22 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877 \- 1957\) | Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals | N/A
22. 2023-07-22 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877 \- 1957\) | Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals | N/A
23. 2023-07-22 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877 \- 1957\) | Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals | N/A
24. 2023-04-26 | Olaf Carl Seltzer \(1877\-1957\) Native American Figures and Ponies at a Watering Hole sight 22 1/4 x 28 1/2 in. framed 28 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. | Bonhams | N/A

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