Peter Rindisbacher Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Peter Rindisbacher Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 16, 2024
Print, Peter Rindisbacher
Est: $300 - $500
Peter Rindisbacher (American, 1806-1834), "Hunting the Buffaloe," (circa 1840), color lithograph in colors with hand coloring, based on Rindisbacher's 1833 watercolor 'Assiniboine Hunting on Horseback,' printed by I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment, published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, image: 9"h x 15.25"w, overall (with mat): 16.5"h x 22.15"w
Clars Auctions
May. 17, 2022
PETER RINDISBACHER (1806-1834) Buffalo Hunt watercolor and ink on paper 10
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
PETER RINDISBACHER (1806-1834) Buffalo Hunt watercolor and ink on paper 10 x 14 1/4 in. (25.4 x 36.2 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 14, 2021
Peter Rindisbacher (Swiss born, Canadian/American, 1806-1834) A Gentleman Travelling in a Dog Cariole in Hudson's Bay with an Indian Guide (on watermarked paper 'JR/1824')
Est: £50,000 - £80,000
Peter Rindisbacher (Swiss born, Canadian/American, 1806-1834) A Gentleman Travelling in a Dog Cariole in Hudson's Bay with an Indian Guide signed 'Peter Rindisbacher' (lower right) watercolour and bodycolour 19.1 x 28.2cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/8in). on watermarked paper 'JR/1824' For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 14, 2018
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834) - Bison Hunt
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834) Bison Hunt pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white on paper watermarked 'J R / 1824' 8 ½ x 11 ½in. (21.5 x 29.2cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 08, 2018
1837 Color Lithograph Hunting the Buffalo, Rindisbacher
Est: $2,500 - $3,750
Peter Rindisbacher (Swiss, 1806-1834), an original hand-colored lithograph entitled "Hunting the Buffaloe", 1837. Just three years after Peter Rindisbacher's death, his "Hunting the Buffaloe" was selected to be the frontispiece for the first volume of the folio edition of "The Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chief" - a three volume collection of large-scale plates of paintings depicting Native Americans, published in Philadelphia by Edward C. Biddle for Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall (Mckenney and Hall), 1836-1844. Rindisbacher skillfully delineated this dramatic rendering of an Indian wearing traditional dress and chasing and aiming his arrow at a wounded buffalo while on horseback. Size: 16.25" W x 11.375" H (41.3 cm x 28.9 cm); 32" W x 27.5" H (81.3 cm x 69.8 cm) framed During the first half of the 19th century, Peter Rindisbacher created drawings and watercolors of Native Americans and frontier life that are regarded as ethnographic and historical in addition to being impressive works of art. His renderings preceded the invention of the camera as well as George Catlin's, Alfred Jacob Miller's, and Karl Bodmer's visits to the American West. Born in Switzerland in 1806, Rindisbacher and his family emigrated to the Selkirk colony on the Red River of Canada. Displaying an immense talent for drawing, Rindisbacher became the colony's respected visual storyteller, recording images of pioneer life on the northern American frontier. He is particularly admired for his accurate and detailed ethnographic renderings of the local Chippewa, Assiniboine, Cree, and Eastern Sioux Indian populations. In 1826, the Rindisbachers and other Red River colony settlers were forced to abandon the area due to several catastrophic floods and disappointing crops. Rindisbacher and his family elected to move south and relocate to farm the Gratiot settlement (the current western end of the Illinois and Wisconsin border). Once again, Rindisbacher gained a following for his depictions of the local Native Americans and miniature portraits of frontier settlers. In 1829, the artist moved to Saint Louis, opened a studio and advertised, "Miniature & Landscape Paintings, on the most reasonable terms" - remaining in Saint Louis for the rest of his short life. Rindisbacher created more than 124 paintings during his relatively brief career - as he only lived to the age of 28. Forty artworks by Rindisbacher are currently held by the Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. Other significant collections of Rindisbacher paintings are housed in the West Point Museum of the United States Military Academy and the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Inscriptions: "Hunting the Buffaloe. Published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia. Drawn printed and coloured at L.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837 by E.C. Biddle in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." A Rindisbacher "Hunting the Buffaloe" hand-colored lithograph - also published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, 1837 sold at Sotheby's New York (21 May 2014 - Lot 24) for $1250. Note, however, that the Sotheby's lithograph was not custom framed like this example. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134689
Artemis Gallery
Oct. 10, 2018
A C19th watercolour portrait of a first nation brave, 6" x 8", inscribed verso 'Peter Rindisbacher'
Est: £80 - £120
A C19th watercolour portrait of a first nation brave, 6" x 8", inscribed verso 'Peter Rindisbacher'
Crow's Auction Gallery Ltd
Aug. 16, 2018
1837 Color Lithograph Hunting the Buffalo, Rindisbacher
Est: $2,800 - $4,200
**Originally Listed At $1500** Peter Rindisbacher (Swiss, 1806-1834), an original hand-colored lithograph entitled "Hunting the Buffaloe", 1837. Just three years after Peter Rindisbacher's death, his "Hunting the Buffaloe" was selected to be the frontispiece for the first volume of the folio edition of "The Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chief" - a three volume collection of large-scale plates of paintings depicting Native Americans, published in Philadelphia by Edward C. Biddle for Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall (Mckenney and Hall), 1836-1844. Rindisbacher skillfully delineated this dramatic rendering of an Indian wearing traditional dress and chasing and aiming his arrow at a wounded buffalo while on horseback. Size: 16.25" W x 11.375" H (41.3 cm x 28.9 cm); 32" W x 27.5" H (81.3 cm x 69.8 cm) framed During the first half of the 19th century, Peter Rindisbacher created drawings and watercolors of Native Americans and frontier life that are regarded as ethnographic and historical in addition to being impressive works of art. His renderings preceded the invention of the camera as well as George Catlin's, Alfred Jacob Miller's, and Karl Bodmer's visits to the American West. Born in Switzerland in 1806, Rindisbacher and his family emigrated to the Selkirk colony on the Red River of Canada. Displaying an immense talent for drawing, Rindisbacher became the colony's respected visual storyteller, recording images of pioneer life on the northern American frontier. He is particularly admired for his accurate and detailed ethnographic renderings of the local Chippewa, Assiniboine, Cree, and Eastern Sioux Indian populations. In 1826, the Rindisbachers and other Red River colony settlers were forced to abandon the area due to several catastrophic floods and disappointing crops. Rindisbacher and his family elected to move south and relocate to farm the Gratiot settlement (the current western end of the Illinois and Wisconsin border). Once again, Rindisbacher gained a following for his depictions of the local Native Americans and miniature portraits of frontier settlers. In 1829, the artist moved to Saint Louis, opened a studio and advertised, "Miniature & Landscape Paintings, on the most reasonable terms" - remaining in Saint Louis for the rest of his short life. Rindisbacher created more than 124 paintings during his relatively brief career - as he only lived to the age of 28. Forty artworks by Rindisbacher are currently held by the Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. Other significant collections of Rindisbacher paintings are housed in the West Point Museum of the United States Military Academy and the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Inscriptions: "Hunting the Buffaloe. Published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia. Drawn printed and coloured at L.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837 by E.C. Biddle in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." A Rindisbacher "Hunting the Buffaloe" hand-colored lithograph - also published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, 1837 sold at Sotheby's New York (21 May 2014 - Lot 24) for $1250. Note, however, that the Sotheby's lithograph was not custom framed like this example. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134689
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 20, 2018
Rindisbacher Color Lithograph, Hunting the Buffalo 1837
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Peter Rindisbacher (Swiss, 1806-1834), an original hand-colored lithograph entitled "Hunting the Buffaloe", 1837. Just three years after Peter Rindisbacher's death, his "Hunting the Buffaloe" was selected to be the frontispiece for the first volume of the folio edition of "The Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chief" - a three volume collection of large-scale plates of paintings depicting Native Americans, published in Philadelphia by Edward C. Biddle for Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall (Mckenney and Hall), 1836-1844. Rindisbacher skillfully delineated this dramatic rendering of an Indian wearing traditional dress and chasing and aiming his arrow at a wounded buffalo while on horseback. Size: 16.25" W x 11.375" H (41.3 cm x 28.9 cm); 32" W x 27.5" H (81.3 cm x 69.8 cm) framed During the first half of the 19th century, Peter Rindisbacher created drawings and watercolors of Native Americans and frontier life that are regarded as ethnographic and historical in addition to being impressive works of art. His renderings preceded the invention of the camera as well as George Catlin's, Alfred Jacob Miller's, and Karl Bodmer's visits to the American West. Born in Switzerland in 1806, Rindisbacher and his family emigrated to the Selkirk colony on the Red River of Canada. Displaying an immense talent for drawing, Rindisbacher became the colony's respected visual storyteller, recording images of pioneer life on the northern American frontier. He is particularly admired for his accurate and detailed ethnographic renderings of the local Chippewa, Assiniboine, Cree, and Eastern Sioux Indian populations. In 1826, the Rindisbachers and other Red River colony settlers were forced to abandon the area due to several catastrophic floods and disappointing crops. Rindisbacher and his family elected to move south and relocate to farm the Gratiot settlement (the current western end of the Illinois and Wisconsin border). Once again, Rindisbacher gained a following for his depictions of the local Native Americans and miniature portraits of frontier settlers. In 1829, the artist moved to Saint Louis, opened a studio and advertised, "Miniature & Landscape Paintings, on the most reasonable terms" - remaining in Saint Louis for the rest of his short life. Rindisbacher created more than 124 paintings during his relatively brief career - as he only lived to the age of 28. Forty artworks by Rindisbacher are currently held by the Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. Other significant collections of Rindisbacher paintings are housed in the West Point Museum of the United States Military Academy and the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Inscriptions: "Hunting the Buffaloe. Published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia. Drawn printed and coloured at L.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837 by E.C. Biddle in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." A Rindisbacher "Hunting the Buffaloe" hand-colored lithograph - also published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, 1837 sold at Sotheby's New York (21 May 2014 - Lot 24) for $1250. Note, however, that the Sotheby's lithograph was not custom framed like this example. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134689
Artemis Gallery
May. 21, 2014
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hunting the Buffaloe, lithograph, published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, 1837.,height 9 in. by width 15 1/2 in.
Sotheby's
May. 21, 2014
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
War Dance (War Dance of Sauk and Foxes), hand-colored lithograph, Philadelphia, 1836-44.,height 13 in. by width 18 1/2 in.
Sotheby's
Feb. 26, 2014
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834) >Poplar Point, Lake Winipeg <br>signed 'Peter Rindisbacher.' (lower right)--inscribed with title (lower center) >watercolor and ink on paper <br>4Â¾ x 7 in. (12.1 x 17.8 cm.) >Executed <i>circa<i> 1821-22.
Christie's
May. 18, 2011
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834)
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834) Buffalo Hunt watercolor and ink on paper 10 x 14¼ in. (25.4 x 36.2 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 16, 2009
PETER RINDISBACHER (Swiss, 1806-1834) War Dance of
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PETER RINDISBACHER (Swiss, 1806-1834) War Dance of the Sauks and Foxes, 1837 from McKinney & Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America Hand-colored lithograph 13-1/2 x 19-3/4 inches (34.3 x 50.2 cm)
Heritage Auctions
Jun. 19, 2009
Peter Rindisbacher 1806 - 1834 , Hunting the Bison Watercolor, pen and ink on laid paper watermarked J Whatman
Est: $120,000 - $150,000
Signed P. Rindisbacher and dated 1825 (lower right); inscribed Hunting the Buffalo (lower center) ; also inscribed Captain R.P. Pelly Cheltenham , verso, in another hand Watercolor, pen and ink on laid paper watermarked J Whatman
Sotheby's
Jul. 17, 2002
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Gray Squirrel, Saint Louis signed and dated 'P Rindisbacher/1832' and inscribed 'From nature by' and with artist's notations (lower right) watercolor, pen and ink and pencil on paper 53/4 x 53/4 in. (14.6 x 14.6 cm.) PROVENANCE Gerald Peters Gallery, New York.
Christie's
May. 28, 1992
PETER RINDISBACHER (1806-1834)Buffalo Huntpen and black ink and watercolor
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
on paper8 5/8 x 16 5/8 in. (21.2 x 41.6 cm.)PROVENANCEHarry Webb, Shelburne, VermontRELATED LITERATUREH. E. Bovay, Le Canada et les Suisses, 1604-1974, Fribourg, 1976, p. 223, nos. 156-158A. M. Josephy, Jr., The Artist was a Young Man: The Life Story of Peter Rindisbacher, Fort Worth, 1970, no. XXXIV, illus.Born in 1806, Peter Rindisbacher loved to draw from early on. At the age of 12 he received what would be his only art instruction on a trip with the artist Jacob S. Weibel. Several years later, in 1820, the artist's father was recruited to come to North America and settle in the Red River Colony in Canada in an area that is now Winnepeg. On the journey across the Atlantic, the artist made a number of sketches and when he arrived at the colony in Canada, he began to create one of the most interesting and certainly the earliest visual representations of the life of the American Indian and the frontier West.Rindisbacher had a wonderful vantage point from which to record the life of the American frontier. Arthur Josephy, author of The Artist was a Young Man, remarks, "Unlike almost all the other artists of the early West, he had not travelled deliberately into the Indian country on limited visits to observe and paint native ways. From Switzerland, he had been plumped down as a permanent resident in a far outpost of white colonization."Although Rindisbacher portrayed many aspects of frontier life in the West, he seemed particularly fascinated with the hunting of buffalo. According to Henry Bovay, who is updating his 1976 catalogue raisonne of the artist's work, other versions of this scene are in the collections of the National Archves of Canada in Ottawa, the U.S. Military Academy Museum at West Point, and the Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg. These works were produced during the artist's stay at the Red River Colony, circa 1822-1824.Unfortunately, Rindisbacher only lived to 28 years and it is speculated that the habit of putting his brushes in his mouth caused him to die of poisoning. In his short career, he created an oeuvre of approximately 220 works, most of which are in public collections. Rindisbacher was in a unique position to depict early frontier life, as well as the hunting of buffalo, and he managed to do so with accuracy and draughtsmanship that were unequalled at the time.ERRATA Lot 1: This watercolor is laid down on board.
Christie's