Lot 17 · Western Art
The Bear Hug (A Tense Moment in the Mountains) sight 26 1/2 x 18 in. framed 38 x 28 3/4 in.
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Western Art, Los Angeles · 26 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-480568
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fernand Harvey Lungren, The Bear Hug (A Tense Moment in the Mountains) sight 26 1/2 x 18 in. framed 38 x 28 3/4 in. Bonhams, 26 Apr 2023, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-480568.
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Fernand Harvey Lungren, The Bear Hug (A Tense Moment in the Mountains) sight 26 1/2 x 18 in. framed 38 x 28 3/4 in. Bonhams, 26 Apr 2023, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-480568.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby of the Bar Cross 17 x 26 in. framed 21 x 30 in. | William Henry Dethlef Koerner | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| The Leader of the Herd 25 x 30 in. framed 31 x 35 1/2 in. | Alvan Fisher | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Bucking Bronco and Rider sheet 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. framed 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. | Charles Marion Russell | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Arizona Badlands, Petrified Forest 20 x 30 in. framed 30 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. | William Robinson Leigh | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| The Water Girl at Walpi 33 x 22 in. framed 42 x 31 in. | William Robinson Leigh | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Bird Woman Study 12 1/4 in. high | Richard V. Greeves | $1,000–$2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernand Harvey Lungren | Street Scene at Night in Paris, c. | $3,250 | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2023 | |
| Fernand Harvey Lungren | At the River, Grand Canyon, Arizona | Freeman's | Hindman, Nov 2022 | ||
| Edward Borein | Rosenstock Cowboy | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2024 | ||
| Percy Gray | View Through the Eucalyptus (Portola Valley) sight 13 1/2 x | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Edward Borein | An Old Time Christmas-Mission Santa Barbara | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Edward Borein | Mission San Juan Capistrano | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Fernand Harvey Lungren | in the mountains | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Percy Gray | Eucalyptus trees along a shallow ravine 15 x 11 in. framed 2 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.