Scottsdale Art Auction Brings Premier Western, Wildlife, and Sporting Art to The Finest

Omaha, NE – March 18, 2014 – The Finest (www.thefinest.com), a sophisticated online Marketplace for fine art and rare memorabilia, has been selected by Scottsdale Art Auction to provide live online bidding for this extraordinary auction. The Scottsdale Art Auction brings together more than 300 lots of the most exclusive collection of western, wildlife, and sporting art in the Southwest. The live auction will take place Saturday, April 5 at the Scottsdale Art Auction’s state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale with live online bidding available via The Finest. View the auction catalog or place your bids by visiting www.thefinest.com/scottsdaleartauction.

The Scottsdale Art Auction features paintings and bronzes by American Masters including Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Leon Gaspard, Nicolai Fechin, and Ernest L. Blumenschein, as well as works by some of the most influential contemporary Western and American artists like Howard Terpning, Martin Grelle, Ed Mell, Clark Hulings, Ken Riley and others. Collectors from across the globe will not want to miss the opportunity to bid live on beautiful pieces including:

•    Lot 79: High Plains Thunder – Oil on canvas signed by Roy Anderson; Measures 40 x 80 inches

•    Lot 151: Morning Fog – Oil on canvas signed by Tucker Smith; Measures 30 x 40 inches

•    Lot 223: Woman in Blue – Oil on canvas signed by Ernest Blumenschein; Measures 27 ¼ x 24 ¼ inches

•    Lot 230: Thirty Below and a Blizzard Raging – Oil on canvas signed by Frederic Remington; Measures 27 x 40 inches

•    Lot 233: Calling the Buffalo – Oil on Canvas signed by Howard Terpning; Measures 36 x 28 inches

“The Scottsdale Art Auction is a premier event with buyers located across the globe,” said Michael Frost of J.N. Bartfield Galleries and a co-presenter of the Scottsdale Art Auction. “We are delighted to work with The Finest to bring this auction to buyers of western, wildlife and sporting art throughout the globe.”

For more information about this sale, to view the online catalog or to place a bid, please visit www.thefinest.com/scottsdaleartauction.

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