Yellowstone Art Auction 58

LOT 58 Each year, the Yellowstone Art Museum’s Education Department sparks creativity and curiosity in more than 8,000 students of all ages. Our highquality, museum-based programs are inspired by works from our permanent collection and rotating exhibitions, connecting learners directly to the power of art.

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Table of Contents WELCOME................................................................................... 4 SPONSORS...................................................................................5 AUCTION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS........................................ 6 AUCTION INFORMATION........................................................ 7 LIVE AUCTION ................................................................ 8 – 20 SILENT AUCTION .......................................................... 22 – 35 MEET THE AUCTIONEER ...................................................... 36 BOARD & STAFF...................................................................... 37 Featured cover artwork (detail): LOT 6 Jerry Iverson, Causation 30, p. 12

LOT 54 Austin Cullen, Panoramic Diorama, p.25

LOT 8 Jesse Albrecht, Here (Montana), p.13

LOT 81 Kate Huston, Pandora’s Box, The Fates, p. 28

LOT 145 Barbara Van Cleve, A Natural Design, p.34

LOT 127 Selisa Rausch, Lingering Memories, p.33 3

Welcome!

Dear Friends of the Yellowstone Art Museum, Welcome to the Yellowstone Art Museum’s 58th Annual Art Auction—a joyful celebration of art, artists, and community!

For nearly six decades, this much anticipated event has brought together emerging and established artists whose creativity and vision shape and inspire our region. The Art Auction is the YAM’s signature event but, more importantly, it is a shared celebration of the vital role art plays in our lives and in our community.

We are thrilled to kick off this year’s auction events on February 6, with the Opening Artists’ Party and exhibition, honoring the remarkable artists who make this event possible. Throughout the month of February, we invite you to join us for engaging public programs and Artist Talks that offer meaningful connections to the work on view (see page 9). The season culminates with the Live Auction on Saturday, March 7—a festive evening bringing art lovers together in support of the YAM’s mission.

Proceeds from art auction events directly fund exhibitions and education outreach, ensuring that the Yellowstone Art Museum remains a dynamic, accessible, and inspiring place for all. Your participation—whether bidding, attending programs, or championing the artists—helps sustain and grow this impact.

Thank you for celebrating with us and for your continued support of the Yellowstone Art Museum.

We are honored to share all that makes the 58th Annual Art Auction special and know that you will enjoy the exceptional art featured.

With appreciation and excitement,

Jessica Kay Ogdin The Deborah Anspach and John Hanson Executive Director

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Bess Lovec President, Board of Trustees, 2025 – 26

Sponsors THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS:

Starlight Sponsor LORNEL BAKER

Twilight Sponsors DEBORAH ANSPACH & JOHN HANSON JEN & STEVE CORNING BESS LOVEC RUTH & LARRY MARTIN KIM & DON OLSEN KAY & GARY RUHLE LINDA SHELHAMER & STEPHEN HARADEN STEPHANIE & MATT STROUD SUSAN SULLIVAN & STEVE ZABAWA A&E+SMA DESIGNS BILLINGS CLINIC EIDE BAILLY LLP FIRST INTERSTATE BANK KAMPGROUNDS OF AMERICA THE OAKLAND COMPANIES—GARY & MELISSA OAKLAND RED LODGE CLAY CENTER STOCKMAN BANK

Community Star Partners BRIGGS DISTRIBUTING CO. MONTAGUE'S JEWELERS PHILLIPS 66 TOUCAN 5

Art Auction 58 Schedule of Events Opening Reception | February 6 from 5 – 8 PM

Join us during ArtWalk to mingle with auction artists and place first bids on Silent Auction items while enjoying music, quick finish art, and hors d’oeuvres.

FAM at the YAM: Art Auction Artwork | February 6 from 4 – 6 PM

Celebrate the opening of Art Auction 58 with Art Auction artist, Angel Shandy, and create your own unique masterpiece.

No advanced registration required. All ages welcome!

Auction Artist Talks | Thursdays, February 12, 19, & 26 | Reception at 5 PM, Talk at 5:30 PM Featuring: Joe Taylor, February 12 | Selisa Rausch, February 19 | Jennifer Pulchinski, February 26

Studio 2nd Saturday: Love of Art | February 14 from 10 AM - 12 PM

Cost: YAM Members: $10 & Not-yet Members: $20 // Ages 5 – 12.

Express yourself in art just like artists featured in this year’s Art Auction. Every Studio 2nd Saturday class includes touring the galleries and creating art that is connected to current exhibitions. Registration is required.

Art Auction 58 Artist Workshop: Pine Needle Basketry with Tina Renee Becker Saturday, February 28 from 10 AM – 4 PM Cost: $65 | Ages 18+

Learn coiling, one of the oldest forms of basketry, during this hands-on workshop led by Art Auction 58 artist, Tina Renee Becker. Discover what drives her journey of Pine Needle Basketry and get a new perspective to this ancient art form. Registration is required.

FAM at the YAM: Art Auction Sculpture | March 6 from 4 – 6 PM

Explore the 3-dimensional artwork in Art Auction 58 and construct your own mini sculpture. No advanced registration required. All ages welcome!

The Night Gala & Live Auction Saturday, March 7, 2026 Tickets required The Night will conclude the YAM’s signature fundraiser with final bids placed on Silent Auction artworks followed by a thoughtfully plated dinner by PREROGATIvE Kitchen, and the highly anticipated Live Auction.

5:00 PM

Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres, Live music, The Silent Auction

7:00 PM

3 course dinner in the Montana Gallery by PREROGATIvE Kitchen

8:00 PM

Live Auction led by Kevin Doyle (see page 36) 6

Auction Information Buyer’s Premium Please note that a 15% buyer’s premium will be assessed on all successful Live and Silent Auction bids, including Buy-it-Now purchases. The premium is a fully tax -deductible donation that directly supports the stewardship of the Yellowstone Art Museum's building, grounds, and permanent collection.

Silent Auction Bidding  Silent Auction bidding is free and available only online from Thursday, February 5 at 5 PM through Saturday, March 7th at 7 PM MST. Enjoy our new, simpler online platform! Register on the YAM website or scan the QR code. NOTE: If online bidding is not possible for you, please reach out to our front desk attendants for assistance.  Buy-it-Now is available on some Silent Auction lots and allows the purchaser to secure the winning bid at a premium price. Once sold as Buy-it-Now, the artwork will be marked as sold for the duration of the exhibition and won’t be open for additional bids.  Once Silent Auction bidding concludes, the winning bidders will be notified by text or email. Please see the ARTWORK PICKUP section for details on when purchasers may retrieve their artwork.

Live Auction Bidding  Bidding on Live Auction artwork is available only to ticket-holding event attendees and registered absentee bidders at The Night Auction & Gala the evening of March 7, 2026.  Bidders who wish to remain anonymous must register as absentee.  All Live Auction attendees will be pre-assigned a bid number and given a corresponding paddle at the Gala.

This number is unique to the Live Auction and does not need to match Silent Auction registration.  The Auctioneer has the final say in all bids. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the Auctioneer shall determine the successful bidder or re-auction the item in dispute.

Absentee Bidding If you are unable to attend The Night Auction & Gala, absentee bidding and live phone bidding are available.

Participants must register by 12 PM MST on Friday, March 6, 2026. To inquire further and register, please visit artmuseum.org or contact Barbara Schneeman at development@artmuseum.org.

Artwork Pick Up/Delivery Artwork must be paid for in full before transfer of ownership. Art remaining unpaid after Saturday, March 14th may be subject to sale to the next highest bidder. Once paid for, purchasers have options for receiving their artwork:

YAM Pickup Artwork may be picked up at the YAM by the purchaser or a pre-designated courier beginning Friday, March 13, 2026, between 10 AM and 5 PM. All artwork must be picked up during business hours and before 5:00 PM on March 28.

Shipping Artwork can be packed and mailed domestically at the expense of the buyer. Purchasers can expect their artwork to be professionally packed and mailed between March 23 – 30. Please note that once the package leaves the YAM, the museum is not liable for any damage or loss during transit.

Delivery (Live Auction Only) Arrangements may be made for white glove delivery by curatorial staff for Live Auction artwork only. Purchasers must be home or arrange someone to receive the work during a predetermined delivery window. Please note that deliveries outside of Billings city limits may incur an additional fee. Delivery arrangements must be made with Kimberly at assoccurator@artmuseum.org.

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Live Auction The Yellowstone Art Museum wishes to thank these Live Auction artists for their generous full donations of proceeds to the museum.

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Sandra Dal Poggetto LOT 1

Elizabeth Stone LOT 4

Jerry Iverson LOT 6

Jon Lodge LOT 9

Cristina Marian LOT 14

Phoebe Knapp LOT 15

Josh DeWeese LOT 16

Walter Piehl LOT 17

Key Terms Permanent Collection This designates an artist that is in the YAM's permanent collection. Artwork with this icon is not from the YAM's permanent collection.

100% Donation This icon designates that the artist has donated 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this artwork to the museum. The YAM extends the deepest gratitude to each of these artists and wishes to highlight their support and generosity.

Legacy Artist Lots listed as Legacy are by influential artists who are no longer living. The featured artwork was donated, either by their estate or a previous collector, with the intention to sell for the benefit the YAM. These artworks have never been a part of the YAM’s collection, although the YAM may collect, display, and preserve other pieces by the artist.

Thank you to the Stockton Family, John Armstrong & Joan Prior, Brian Petersen & Nancy Krogh, Karen & John Shelhamer, Amy & Ronald Yates Jr. and the generosity of Suzi & Larry Kendall.

LOT 1 Sandra Dal Poggetto Helena, MT

Points West No. 2, 2020 soft pastel, blue grouse feathers on paper, 14.5" x 14.5" estimated retail: $1,000 – $1,500

The landscapes of Sandra Dal Poggetto are representational and sensual understandings of the natural world. Explored through paintings, drawings, and mixed media constructions, her works often incorporate remnants of nature, such as animal pelts and feathers. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions throughout the country.

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LOT 2 Beth Lo

Missoula, MT

Cultural Evolution, 2016 indigo, terracotta, porcelain, 24" x 20" x 10" estimated retail: $4,500– $6,000

Beth Lo was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Chinese immigrant parents. Beth’s ceramics work revolves around issues of family and her Asian-American background. She often draws inspiration from major events in her family’s history, the day-to-day challenges of parenting, and her own childhood memories of being raised in a minority culture in the United States. Beth’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. This artwork, Cultural Evolution, was most recently featured at the YAM in the Northeast Asias, Northern Rockies exhibition.

LOT 3 Russell Chatham (1939–2019) Livingston, MT

Spring Moonrise into the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, 2000 Lithograph, 45" x 34" estimated retail: $2,000 – $3,000

LEGACY — Generous donation from Brian Petersen & Nancy Krogh in support of the YAM. Russell Chatham, born in San Francisco, spent most of his career in Livingston, MT. A self-taught artist, his work has been shown in more than 400 museums and galleries. Chatham is known as one of the world’s foremost lithographers and typically used 30 to 40 layers of color in his works. He has an extensive collector base.

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LOT 4 Elizabeth Stone Greenough, MT

Negative / Positive, NS 44, 2018 archival pigment print, #2/5, 28" x 42" estimated retail: $2,400 – $3,000

Elizabeth Stone is known for her work exploring dualities in the conceptual and physical notions of the photographic medium. In her Negative/Positive series, Stone creates the illusion of landscapes and physical spaces by photographing small temporary sculptures she assembled out of old materials like film sleeves and negatives. The result is a dream-like exploration of perception.

LOT 5 Gale Arvanites Ennis, MT

Gaze, 2024

aluminum, 46" x 52" x 16" estimated retail: $4,500 – $5,500 Gale Arvanites is a painter and sculptor based in Ennis, MT. Her practice is considerate of viewer engagement, and, through her work, she seeks to encourage thought and conversation. Arvanites explores her themes through constructions in a variety of media, often incorporating elements like metal, glass, and found objects.

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LOT 6 Jerry Iverson Big Timber, MT

Causation 30, 2017 sumi ink & paper on board, 24" x 16" estimated retail: $1,800 – $2,600

Jerry Iverson draws on the balance and grace of Asian calligraphy and works in series to thoroughly examine his ideas. As part of his Causation series, Causation 30 shows intersecting black lines and circles to show the chain of life – the causal relationships connecting past and present events.

LOT 7 Genevieve “Gennie” DeWeese (1921–2007) Bozeman, MT

From the Bridge, 1982 hand-colored woodcut print, 28.5" x 36" estimated retail: $3,000 – $4,000

LEGACY — Generous donation from the Stockton Family in support of the YAM. Gennie DeWeese was a Montana modernist painter and printmaker whose work evolved from thick-brush domestic scenes and landscapes to bold abstract expressionist compositions on canvases and scrolls.

Her art reflects a deep connection to the Montana landscape and the creative community she helped nurture alongside her artist husband, Robert DeWeese, making her an influential figure in Western American modernism.

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LOT 8 Jesse Albrecht Belgrade, MT

Here (Montana), 2024 wheel-thrown stoneware with underglaze decals & glaze, 12" x 6" x 6" estimated retail: $2,100 – $3,000

Jesse Albrecht’s work bridges personal history, political commentary, and cultural narrative. Drawing from his deployment to Iraq as a combat medic and security detail sergeant (2003 – 2004), he examines the collision of war, myth, and reality, the aesthetics of combat, the construction of national narratives, and the enduring aftermath of conflict and healing.

LOT 9 Jon Lodge Billings, MT

NATURE (Surface Tension, Gravity and Flow), 2025 carbon particle strata, gesso on canvas, 40" x 30" estimated retail: $2,100 – $3,000

In NATURE (Surface Tension, Gravity and Flow), Billings-based artist Jon Lodge explores physical forces through material process. Carbon particle strata and gesso on canvas respond to gravity and movement, forming layered surfaces shaped by flow, accumulation, and resistance. The work reflects nature as an active system governed by tension and balance.

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LOT 10 Kathryn W. Schmidt Bozeman, MT

This Morning Will Do, 2023 acrylic on canvas, 34" x 44" estimated retail: $3,000 – $4,000

Kathryn Schmidt’s work is both figurative and narrative as her interests in the world’s mysteries have her continually looking for the delivering image. She uses the Montana landscape as an arena for psychological and emotional takes on the world. Her works have been exhibited throughout Montana, the pacific northwest, New York, Texas, and internationally in Budapest, Hungary.

LOT 11 Christine Joy Bozeman, MT

Embrace, 2025 willow, 20" x 22" x 13" estimated retail: $4,100 – $5,500 Christine Joy lives and works in Bozeman, MT uniquely creating sculptures from willow.

These willow sculptures resonate with the land, and their linear forms speak of clouds, mountains, water, and fields. The movement of each piece evokes the rhythm of seasons and cycles. Christine’s work has been shown and collected by museums all over the world including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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LOT 12 Tracy Linder Molt, MT

Cirrus, 2025 found bovine & equine ribs, 35" x 73.5" x 18" estimated retail: $4,800 – $5,800

Tracy Linder creates evocative sculptures from found bovine and equine ribs, transforming remnants of the natural world into forms that feel both delicate and expansive. Cirrus, is a suspended mobile that appears to float effortlessly in space.

The gently curved ribs are carefully balanced and arranged to suggest movement, air currents, and shifting atmospheres, blurring the line between bone and sky. Through this work, Linder invites viewers to consider cycles of life, transformation, and impermanence, elevating organic materials into a quiet meditation on weightlessness, memory, and the unseen forces that shape the world around us.

LOT 13 Rudy Autio (1926–2007) Missoula, MT

Steeplechase (4/20), 1997 serigraph/silk screen, 30" x 44" estimated retail: $2,500 – $3,500

LEGACY — Generous donation from John Armstrong & Joan Prior in support of the YAM. Rudy Autio was a pioneering Montana-born ceramist and sculptor whose expressive, figurative vessels helped elevate ceramics to the realm of fine art. His work, often animated with dynamic figures and animals, reflects a rich blend of modernist innovation and Western sensibility. A founding resident artist at the Archie Bray Ceramics Foundation in Helena, Autio later moved to Missoula, where he founded and led the ceramics department at the University of Montana.

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LOT 14 Cristina Marian Whitehall, MT

Possibility, 2022 acrylics, inks, image transfers & water-soluble crayons, 60" x 48" estimated retail: $6,800 – $7,900

Cristina Marian creates contemporary work rooted in a strong sense of place. Her art explores color, form, and emotion, reflecting both the natural environment and inner experience. Marian’s practice emphasizes thoughtful observation and connection to the surrounding region.

LOT 15 Phoebe Knapp Billings, MT

Prairie Falcons Soaring Over Big Horn River Basin incised black walnut, mixed media, 24" x 55" x 1.5" estimated retail: $2,800 – $3,500

Phoebe Knapp is a three-dimensional artist who creates works from large chunks of wood or entire logs. Alive with memories and surprises, each piece is unique and challenging, as she lets the material dictate her envisioned concept. Her installations reflect her interest in archaic and primitive art, geometry, architecture and topography.

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LOT 16 Josh DeWeese Bozeman, MT

Large Jar, 2018 wood-fired, salt/soda stoneware, glaze, 25" x 19" x 16" estimated retail: $3,200 – $4,500

Josh DeWeese is a distinguished ceramic artist and educator known for his wheel-thrown and hand-altered pottery, from intimate functional forms to monumental wood-fired jars and baskets that explore surface, form, and material. DeWeese has led the ceramics community as Resident Director of the Archie Bray Foundation and now as a professor at Montana State University in Bozeman. DeWeese has taught internationally, and his work has been widely exhibited and is included in numerous public and private collections.

LOT 17 Walter Piehl Minot, ND

Frosted Flake: Sweetheart of the Rodeo, 2026 acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $3,800 – $4,500

Walter Piehl is a North Dakota artist known for expressive, loose, and action-packed paintings. A key figure in the Fargo–Moorhead art community, he helped shape the region’s contemporary art scene while also teaching art for many years at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

His dynamic series Sweetheart of the Rodeo captures the energy and drama of rodeo culture through gestural brushwork and bold color, reflecting both movement and regional identity.

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LOT 18 Selisa Rausch Bozeman, MT

Madame Butterfly, 2025 charcoal & pastel on wallpaper mounted to wood panel, 46" x 48" estimated retail: $1,800 – $2,500 Having spent years drawing the human figure, Selisa Rausch renders even the most ordinary objects with bodily physicality and emotional temperament.

Madame Butterfly depicts a vintage chair with the delicacy of a butterfly; arms unfolding like wings, legs insect-like, poised theatrically between stillness and performance. The shimmer of the surface recalls a silk kimono, linking the work to the opera that inspired its title.

LOT 19 Jay Schmidt Bozeman, MT

A.I., 2025

ceramic, 14" x 10" x 10" estimated retail: $1,500 – $2,500

Jay Schmidt is a Bozeman, MT–based artist recognized for his vivid imagery and exploration of cultural ideas through painting, sculpture, and mixed media. His ceramic piece A.I. translates this sensibility into a visually striking vessel that blends symbolic facial features with brain-like patterns and bold graphic lettering. The work reflects Schmidt’s interest in the intersection of human thought, creativity, and technology, using the language of ceramics to consider how intelligence— both natural and artificial—is shaped, contained, and displayed in the contemporary world.

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LOT 20 Willem Volkersz Bozeman, MT

Early Winter, 2017 wood, acrylic/latex paint, found objects, 24" x 29" x 9.25" estimated retail: $6,400 – $7,500

The work of Willem Volkersz is conceptually informed by a fascination for American popular culture—neon signs, travel souvenirs, and postcards—and imbued with experiences of travel, immigration, and life in Montana. In Early Winter, Volkersz depicts a tranquil winter scene using three-dimensional ceramic figurines and a paint-by-numbers-inspired background. Volkersz has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally and is represented in notable collections throughout the country.

LOT 21 Chase DeForest Livingston, MT

Trail Ride, 2025 leather, saddle fenders, stirrups & horseshoes, 40" x 32" estimated retail: $5,000 – $6,000 Raised on a farm and trained in custom furniture and cowboy boot making, Chase DeForest brings a deep respect for craft to every piece she creates. Her work explores themes of the American West through collaged and stitched leather, using hides as both medium and message. Trail Ride celebrates the inextricable iconography of horseback riding and ranching while showcasing the many compelling properties of leather: suppleness, durability, flexibility, and fun.

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LOT 22 Electric Coffin Seattle, WA

Rocky Road suar wood, wax, 27" x 25" x 12.5" estimated retail: $15,000 – $17,000 Electric Coffin is a Seattle-based collaborative art studio founded by artists Duffy De Armas and Stefan Hofmann.

Rocky Road, features a large buffalo bound to and carrying the weight of a VW bus, which emphasizes human reliance on technology and relentless ambition that can be used for positive or negative purposes. The intricate carving emphasizes commentary on environmental concerns as well as reclaims a sense of spirituality and connection with nature.

Electric Coffin's work creates a dialog and attempts to help us understand all these forces in order to meaningfully start to build a better world.

LOT 23 Jennifer Pulchinski Belgrade, MT

Wind Writes #1, 2022 reclaimed barbed wire, reclaimed mining timber, steel, 77" x 90" x 19" estimated retail: $18,000 – $19,500 Jennifer Pulchinski is known for sculptural works that transform industrial and agricultural remnants into meditations on land, memory, and movement. In Wind Writes #1, Pulchinski uses reclaimed barbed wire, reclaimed mining timber, and steel to create a flowing, calligraphic form that feels simultaneously delicate and forceful. The looping arcs of wire echo natural rhythms—wind, grass, and migration—while the weathered materials carry the physical and historical weight of human labor, extraction, and boundary-making. Anchored by the heavy timber base yet reaching upward and outward, the sculpture suggests a quiet tension between constraint and freedom, inviting viewers to consider how the landscape records both natural forces and human intervention over time.

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Silent Auction

The Yellowstone Art Museum wishes to thank these Silent Auction artists and donors for their generous full donation of proceeds to the museum. Thank you!

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JOHN ARMSTRONG

RUDY AUTIO

EDWARD BARTA

EDWARD BARTA

LARRY BEAN

TERRIN BISEL

RUSSELL CHATHAM

CATHERINE COURTENAYE

SHANE DE LEON

BOB DEWEESE

STEPHEN HARADEN

ROBERT HARRISON

JASON JAM

JASON JAM

GESINE JANZEN

GESINE JANZEN

NEIL JUSSILA

VINCE LONG

CRISTINA MARIAN

NELTJE

MATTHEW O’BRIEN

SELISA RAUSCH

HELENA RICHARDSON

CINDY STILLWELL

CINDY STILLWELL

RICHARD SMITH

RICHARD SMITH

DIANE THORGRIMSON

BARBARA VAN CLEVE

BARBARA VAN CLEVE

ANNE VERALDI

JAMES VINCENT

JAMES VINCENT

LOT 25 Small Work

LOT 30 Small Work

Belgrade, MT

Billings, MT

Jesse Albrecht

Renee Audette

The Beartooths, 2023

Girl Crazy, 2024

LOT 26 Small Work

LOT 31 Legacy

Belgrade, MT

Missoula, MT

wheel thrown stoneware, underglaze decals & glaze, 15" x 10" x 10" estimated retail: $3,750

Jesse Albrecht Life Force, 2024

wheel thrown stoneware, underglaze decals & glaze, 10.5" x 10.5" x 1.25" estimated retail: $750

LOT 27

clay, yarn, paper, resin, 12" x 12" x 2" estimated retail: $495

Rudy Autio (1926–2007) Steeplechase (ed.

17/30), 1997

serigraph, 30" x 44" estimated retail: $1,800

LOT 32 Small Work

Cathy Allen

Edward Barta

Powwow Gossip, 2023

Silver Lake Montana, 2025

Pagosa Springs, CO

acrylic & gold leaf, 36" x 48" estimated retail: $1,800

Billings, MT

photograph, 14" x 30" estimated retail: $350

LOT 28 Small Work

LOT 33

Phoenix, AZ

Billings, MT

John Armstrong Untitled, 2025

chine collé monoprint, epoxy plate, 15" x 16" estimated retail: $350

Edward Barta Doorknob, Virginia City, Montana, 2025 photograph, 20" x 30" estimated retail: $350

LOT 29

LOT 34

Billings, MT

Farmington, NM

Renee Audette Bunny Loves Bear, 2024 clay, yarn, beaver pelt, 10" x 8" x 8" estimated retail: $400

Kevin Bartlett Flankmen, 2025

photograph, 26" x 34" estimated retail: $700

*Images are cropped for publication – view full works at artmuseum.org/yellowstone-art-auction-58

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LOT 40 Small Work

Great Falls, MT

Billings, MT

James Bason Evening Still, 2025

Montana Sheep, 2025

oil on arches paper, 18" x 14" estimated retail: $1,500

pastel, 11" x 14" estimated retail: $850

LOT 36 Small Work

LOT 41

Grand Forks, ND

Billings, MT

Mary Bauer

Terrin Bisel

Porcelain Basket with Antler, 2025

Glory, 2025

LOT 37 Small Work

LOT 42 Small Work

Grand Forks, ND

Billings, MT

grolleg porcelain, 8" x 7.5" x 4" estimated retail: $150

Mary Bauer

photography, 24" x 36" estimated retail: $475

Sarah Boucher

Antler Tray, 2024

Exit Wounds, 2025

LOT 38

LOT 43 Small Work

Billings, MT

Billings, MT

north dakota clay, 5" x 14" x 9" estimated retail: $175

Larry Bean

ink on paper, 14" x 11" estimated retail: $500

Sarah Boucher

Meditation, 2025

Traces Left, 2025

LOT 39

LOT 44

Billings, MT

Arlee, MT

photograph, 20" x 28" estimated retail: $400

Tina Becker Ripple in a Raindrop with Montana Agate, 2025 pine needles, stone, nylon cording, 7.25" x 12.25" estimated retail: $450

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Evelyn Bergeron

ink on paper, 14" x 11" estimated retail: $500

Dana Boussard Chained Like Me, 2018

oil paint, oil stick, colored pencil, 27.5" x 33" estimated retail: $2,000

*Images are cropped for publication – view full works at artmuseum.org/yellowstone-art-auction-58

LOT 45

LOT 50 Legacy

Sheridan, WY

(1939–2019)

David Brock Formation (Driftless), 2025

Russell Chatham Livingston, MT

Fall Rising Moon, 2000

acrylic & charcoal on canvas, 30" x 20" estimated retail: $1,200

lithograph, 16" x 20" estimated retail: $1,500

LOT 46

LOT 51

Shannon Burns Johnson Billings, MT

Whispers of the Valley, 2025

Mya Cluff

Belgrade, MT

Mother Me, 2023

ceramic, 15.25" x 9" x 8" estimated retail: $2,000

oil on canvas, 20" x 20" estimated retail: $1,200

LOT 47 Small Work

LOT 52

Billings, MT

Seattle, WA

Isabelle Carroll

Electric Coffin

Happy House, 2024

Great Outdoors, 2024

LOT 48 Small Work

LOT 53

Billings, MT

Bozeman, MT

gelatin silver print, 11" x 14" estimated retail: $260

Mike Caskey

Audubon Pond, 2025 oil, 13" x 16" estimated retail: $525

glass, acrylic, UV ink, 31" x 27" estimated retail: $5,000

Catherine Courtenaye From the Eye of a Bird, 2022 oil on canvas, 45" x 45" estimated retail: $7,500

LOT 49

LOT 54

Busby, MT

Houston, TX

Miah Chalfant Star Mother, 2025

acrylic, 20" x 20" estimated retail: $2,500

Austin Cullen Panoramic Diorama, 2021 inkjet print, 24" x 18.5" estimated retail: $600

*Images are cropped for publication – view full works at artmuseum.org/yellowstone-art-auction-58

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LOT 55 Small Work

LOT 61 Small Work

Billings, MT

North Palm Beach, FL

Shane de Leon

War (Culture Versus Class), 2025

ink, acrylic, China marker, collaged paper on canvas, 14" x 14" estimated retail: $300

Buffalo Spirit Platter, 2025 ceramic, 1" x 7.5" x 11.5" estimated retail: $170

LOT 56

LOT 62 Small Work

Clyde Park, MT

Billings, MT

Giovanni DeFendis

Jay Eyre

Montana Wildflowers #13 (Orange, Blue and White), 2024

Lower Deer Creek Crossing, 2024

LOT 57

LOT 63

acrylic on canvas, 58" x 50" estimated retail: $1,300

Jane Waggoner Deschner Billings, MT

from the memoji mori series (grim family), 2025, hand-embroidered

archival print of found studio portrait, 19" x 25" estimated retail: $800

LOT 59 Legacy Small Work

Robert “Bob” DeWeese (1920–1990) Bozeman, MT

The Four Children (1/25), 1957

etching, 6" x 8" estimated retail: $700

watercolor, 10.5" x 13.5" estimated retail: $400

Candace Forrette Billings, MT

Sight Line, 2025

cold wax, 24" x 18" estimated retail: $650

LOT 64

Carrie French Bozeman, MT

Tangible, Illusory, 2025

oil on cradled birch board, 20" x 24" estimated retail: $480

LOT 60 Small Work

LOT 65

Billings, MT

Bozeman, MT

Michelle Dyk

WATERmelon, 2025

collage, 15" x 15.5" estimated retail: $600

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Caroline Elliott

Carrie French Morphing Slowly, 2025 oil on canvas, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $720

*Images are cropped for publication – view full works at artmuseum.org/yellowstone-art-auction-58

LOT 66

LOT 71

Billings, MT

Billings, MT

Hank Fuller

Fay Golson

Imaginary Creature Rising from the Depths of an Ancient Sea, 2024, oil on cradled

Display, 2025

LOT 67

LOT 72

Billings, MT

Madison, WI

The Best Little Tree, 2024

Little Red Riding Hood, 2023

oil on cradled hardboard, 24" x 33" estimated retail: $1,750

wheel-thrown ceramic, 14" x 10" x 10" estimated retail: $3,000

LOT 68 Small Work

LOT 73 Small Work

Billings, MT

Billings, MT

oil on canvas, 48" x 48" estimated retail: $2,900

hardboard, 24" x 33" estimated retail: $1,750

Hank Fuller

Barbara Garrett

Gerit Grimm

Holly Grob

Winter's Atmosphere, 2025

Scale Jade, 2024

pastel, 11" x 14" estimated retail: $295

mixed media on plastic, 8" x 8" estimated retail: $150

LOT 69 Small Work

LOT 74 Small Work

Margo Geddes

Sara-Beth Guilford

Streambank, 2024

Are We Still Friends?, 2024

Missoula, MT

cyanotype print on watercolor paper, 4.25" x 14.25" estimated retail: $275

Billings, MT

gouache, black India Ink, & pen on watercolor paper, 18" x 12" estimated retail: $430

LOT 70 Small Work

LOT 75 Small Work

Missoula, MT

Billings, MT

Margo Geddes Channel, 2025

cyanotype print on watercolor paper, 4.25" x 14.25" estimated retail: $275

Sara-Beth Guilford A Real Disappointment, 2025

gouache, black India Ink,& pen on watercolor paper, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $200

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LOT 76 Small Work

LOT 81

Stevensville, MT

Bozeman, MT

Meghan Hanson Farmers Grain Exchange, 2024

Pandora’s Box, The Fates, 2025

LOT 77

LOT 82

Billings, MT

Bozeman, MT

watercolor & ink, 6" x 10" estimated retail: $350

Stephen Haraden

collage assemblage, 31" x 25" estimated retail: $1,500

Kate Huston

Trading Parts For Pieces, 2025

Polyphemus Dreams, The Fates, 2025

LOT 78

LOT 83 Small Work

Helena, MT

Billings, MT

scrap papers on board, 24" x 48" estimated retail: $1,150

Robert Harrison

collage assemblage, 31" x 25" estimated retail: $1,500

Jennifer Indreland

Flora, Fauna & Fish, 2024

Standing Rabbit, 2025

LOT 79

LOT 84 Small Work

East Helena, MT

Billings, MT

ceramic, 6" x 10" x 8" estimated retail: $1,200

Betsey Hurd

acrylic on panel, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $1,400

Jason Jam

Cornflakes, 2025

Prairie Sage, 2025

LOT 80

LOT 85 Small Work

East Helena, MT

Billings, MT

glazed terracotta, 12" x 14" x 6" estimated retail: $400

Betsey Hurd

She Who Remembers, 2025 glazed terracotta, gold, felt, 12" x 14" x 6" estimated retail: $1,600

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Kate Huston

gouache, 6" x 8" estimated retail: $200

Jason Jam

Prairie Dusk, 2025

watercolor, 8" x 10" estimated retail: $260

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LOT 86

LOT 91 Small Work

Bozeman, MT

Colorado Springs, CO

Gesine Janzen

Wesley Karchut

Under the Western Cedars IV, 2025

A Quiet Day, 2025

LOT 87

LOT 92

Bozeman, MT

Bonner, MT

wood block & stencil monoprint, 11.5" x 15.5" estimated retail: $600

Gesine Janzen

watercolor, 15" x 11" estimated retail: $795

Tyler Krasowski

Under the Western Cedars VIII, 2025

Ever Unfolding, 2022

LOT 88

LOT 93

Billings, MT

Billings, MT

wood block & stencil monoprint, 11.5" x 15.5" estimated retail: $600

Eric Jensen Valley #2, 2020

oil on panel, 48" x 35" estimated retail: $2,000

lithograph (17/20), 21" x 33" estimated retail: $1,600

Laurie Keller Missouri River Fog Dance, 2024

gouache & ink on aluminum print, 24" x 36" estimated retail: $525

LOT 89

LOT 94

Bozeman, MT

Spokane, WA

Jill Johnson

Chris Kelsey

Dawning, 2025

Crosswise, 2025

LOT 90

LOT 95

acrylic on raw canvas, 24" x 24" estimated retail: $1,000

Neil Jussila Billings, MT

At Play in the Fields of Grace-Merriment Nutmeg 22" x 28" estimated retail: $1,200

stoneware, oxide, glaze, 15" x 19" x 19" estimated retail: $2,000

Allen KnowsHisGun Billings, MT

Beartooth Mountains Medicine Lodge, 2025 acrylic, 48" x 36" estimated retail: $7,000

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LOT 96 Small Work

LOT 102 Art Experience

Laramie, WY

Expertise from the heart of the Art Market

Sarah Konrad

Listen to the Music, 2022

Christie’s Education Online Course Sponsored by:

linocut relief print, 6" x 9" The winning bidder receives registration to estimated retail: $200 their choice of one online, self-directed course from the Christie’s Education catalogue. See online listing for full details. Scan the QR code to view the exciting course list!

LOT 97 retail value: $900

Beth Korth Roberts, MT

Whimper, 2025

acrylic, house paint & pastel on board, 24" x 19" estimated retail: $600

LOT 98 Small Work Beth Korth

Vince Long

Out of The Blue, 2025

Astoria, 2025

LOT 99

LOT 104

Missoula, MT

Billings, MT

Roberts, MT

acrylic paint, house paint, pastel & ink on canvas, 14" x 14" estimated retail: $300

Jace Laakso

Billings, MT

cyanotype, 8" x 7.5" estimated retail: $125

Vince Long

Moon Landscape w/ Cat, 2025

It’s Only Life, 2024

LOT 100 Small Work

LOT 105

Missoula, MT

Livingston, MT

reduction relief linoleum print., 16" x 10" estimated retail: $450

Jace Laakso

Blue Landscape/Cat, 2025 reduction relief linoleum print, 11" x 8.5" estimated retail: $400

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LOT 103 Small Work

ink on paper, 15" x 22" estimated retail: $650

Allie Louise Art of the Ride, 2025

soft pastel, 28" x 22" estimated retail: $5,800

*Images are cropped for publication – view full works at artmuseum.org/yellowstone-art-auction-58

LOT 106

LOT 111

Helena, MT

Santa Fe, NM

Brian Maly Summer Aspens, 2025

acrylic on panel, 20" x 16" estimated retail: $1,200

Joyce Melander Marion in Roswell, 2024 mixed media, 29" x 16.75" x 3.5" estimated retail: $4,500

LOT 107 Small Work

LOT 112

Whitehall, MT

Sisters, OR

Cristina Marian

David Mensing

Stepping Stone, 2025

Tendered, 2023

LOT 108 Small Work

LOT 113 Small Work

Riverton, WY

Sisters, OR

acrylic, ink, image transfers, & pencil on wood panel, 8" x 8" estimated retail: $250

Robert Martinez

oil on canvas, 18" x 18" estimated retail: $2,500

David Mensing

First Speaker, 2024

Indefectible, 2025

LOT 109

LOT 114

Bozeman, MT

Oracle, AZ

airbrushed acrylic & graphite on antique 1870 ledger paper, 13" x 8" estimated retail: $2,500

Sara Mast

From The Stars, 2025

encaustic & graphite, 40" x 30" estimated retail: $3,250

oil on canvas, 10" x 8" estimated retail: $625

Sheila Miles The Characters out in the Field, 2025

oil on canvas, 36" x 32" estimated retail: $3,500

LOT 110

LOT 115

Billings, MT

Missoula, MT

Gordon McConnell Act Like/Be a Man, 2024 acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24" estimated retail: $2,400

M. Scott Miller Circle in the Square, 2024 acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40" estimated retail: $4,000

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LOT 116 Legacy

LOT 121 Small Work

Banner, WY

Fortine, MT

Neltje (1934–2021)

Kate Oltmann

Twist of Singing Flames II, 1996

Bull and Calves, 2025

LOT 117

LOT 122

Billings, MT

Bozeman, MT

monotype on paper, 30" x 44" estimated retail: $2,000

Becca Noack

cyanotype & oil on canvas, 12" x 9" estimated retail: $750

Ellen Ornitz

Sacrifice Cliff, 2023

pf40cx17h23, 2023

LOT 118 Small Work

LOT 123

Billings, MT

Billings, MT

acrylic paint & markers on canvas, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $850

Matthew O'Brien Old Mary, 2024

acrylic, 14" x 11" estimated retail: $250

primitive fired ceramic, 13" x 13" x 13" estimated retail: $750

Linda Pease If You Ever Get Lonely, 2025 mixed media with antique papers & acrylic paint, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $2,000

LOT 119

LOT 124

Billings, MT

Billings, MT

Nickolas Olson Fort Benton Reflections, 2022

photograph, 20" x 30" estimated retail: $350

Linda Pease In Her Garden, 2025

mixed media with antique papers & acrylic paint, 30" x 40" estimated retail: $3,200

LOT 120

Kate Oltmann Fortine, MT

The Marksman, 2025

cyanotype & oil on canvas, 30" x 24" estimated retail: $4,500

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LOT 126

LOT 131

Bozeman, MT

Billings, MT

Selisa Rausch

Angel Shandy

Constructing Chloe, 2025

But What if We Could, 2025

charcoal on paper, 26.5" x 15" estimated retail: $500

acrylic marker & paint of found board, 24" x 18" estimated retail: $800

LOT 127

LOT 132 Small Work

Selisa Rausch

Shirley Shirley

Lingering Memories, 2025

Silver Run Trail on West Fork, 2025

Bozeman, MT

charcoal on paper, 24" x 18" estimated retail: $500

Billings, MT

oil, 11" x 14" estimated retail: $350

LOT 128 Small Work

LOT 133 Small Work

Cleveland Heights, OH

Billings, MT

Helena Richardson Raft, 2024

assorted materials, 6.5" x 8" estimated retail: $400

LOT 129

Shirley Shirley

Bighorn Mountains, 2025 oil, 9" x 12" estimated retail: $325

LOT 134 Small Work

Stephanie Rose

Cindy Stillwell

Spring Equinox, 2023

Sunflower Face, 2025

LOT 130 Small Work

LOT 135 Small Work

Powell, WY

oil on panel, 24" x 24" estimated retail: $3,200

Bozeman, MT

unique print, cyanotype on unbleached cotton muslin cloth, hand bleached, toned & painted, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $280

Stephanie Rose

Cindy Stillwell

Marshy Nocturn, 2024

Zinnia Being Pollinated, 2025

Powell, WY

oil on linen covered panel, 8" x 8" estimated retail: $720

Bozeman, MT

unique print, cyanotype on unbleached cotton muslin cloth, hand bleached, toned & painted, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $280

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LOT 136

LOT 141 Small Work

Missoula, MT

Red Lodge, MT

Richard Smith Rock Bottom (Beacon), 2024 woodfired stoneware, 16" x 9" x 8" estimated retail: $600

LOT 137 Small Work Richard Smith Missoula, MT

Formation/Emotion (Cairn), 2025

woodfired stoneware, 14" x 9" x 6" estimated retail: $600

Leaning Yellow, 2025

stoneware, slip, glaze, 5" x 9" x 3" estimated retail: $200

LOT 142 Small Work Diane Thorgrimson Wilmington, NC

Under Montana Skies, 2025 oil painting, 12" x 12" estimated retail: $220

LOT 138

LOT 143

Billings, MT

Newfane, VT

Susan Stone Party Favors, 2025

acrylic, 36" x 36" estimated retail: $900

James Urbaska Cloud Gap, Winter, 2009 oil on linen, 18" x 18" estimated retail: $2,500

LOT 139

LOT 144

Billings, MT

Newfane, VT

Gregory Sullivan

James Urbaska

Welcome to Billings, 2024

Open Field, Sunrise, 2009

photographic print, 12" x 18" estimated retail: $325

oil on linen, 18" x 18" estimated retail: $2,500

LOT 140

LOT 145

Red Lodge, MT

Big Timber, MT

Joe Taylor

Lucky Stars, 2025

stoneware, slip, glaze, 14" x 14" x 7" estimated retail: $800

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Joe Taylor

Barbara Van Cleve A Natural Design (print #36), 2011 archival pigment print, 30" x 38" estimated retail: $2,150

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LOT 146

LOT 151 Small Work

Big Timber, MT

Livingston, MT

Barbara Van Cleve Movin' On (print #51), 2019

archival pigment print, 30" x 38" estimated retail: $2,850

Ella Watson

Last Best Gasp, 2025

cold wax & oil paint, 12" x 12" x 3.5" estimated retail: $1,500

LOT 147 Small Work

LOT 152 Small Work

San Francisco, CA

Huntley, MT

Anne Veraldi

Submarine #2, 2020 c print, 11" x 14" estimated retail: $300

Carol Welch

Into My Garden Peonies, 2025

watercolor, 11" x 15" estimated retail: $500

LOT 149

LOT 153 Small Work

Billings, MT

Billings, MT

James Vincent Shields River Sunshine, Plein Air, 2024 acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24" estimated retail: $1,150

Victoria Wetsch

Harmony Trail, 2025

encaustic & mixed media, 9" x 9" estimated retail: $400

LOT 150

LOT 154

Billings, MT

Roundup, MT

James Vincent Mountains, River and Sky, 2020 acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24" estimated retail: $1,200

Gregory Wilhelmi Power Play (revised version), 2025

oil on canvas, 30" x 30" estimated retail: $4,500

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Meet the Auctioneer Kevin Doyle Jackson Hole Art Auction Kevin Doyle has been the Managing Director at Jackson Hole Art Auction since 2021. Prior to joining JHAA, he worked for two decades at Sotheby’s, the world’s largest marketplace for art and luxury. While at Sotheby’s, Kevin was an integral part of several record-setting sales events, including fine art and jewels from the Collection of Paul and Bunny Mellon, The Marie Antoinette Natural Pearl from The Bourbon Parma Collection, the 1953 Jaguar C-Type Works Lightweight and various marquee sales of American, Impressionist, Contemporary, African and Islamic arts.

58th Annual Art Auction

Jewelry Raffle $25 5 Entries: $100 One Entry:

A donation of $100 or more to LOT 58 for Education* automatically includes 5 entries! * For donations made online prior to the Night Gala on March 7, 2026 only. Winner need not be present at drawing to win.

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Art Auction 58 Art Auction 56 Jury Storrs Bishop, The Danforth Museum Dorothy Long, DIL Appraisals Mark Sanderson, Toucan Arts Non-voting: Juni Clark, Aunt Dofe’s Gallery Lisa Ranallo, YAM Senior Curator

Exhibition Designer Carter West, Preparator

Art Auction Events Committee Lornel Baker, Committee Chair Covey Baker Mary Dobrowsky Kim Gottwals Shari Nault Darcie Tempel Christine Twito Jessica Kay Ogdin, The Deborah Anspach and John Hanson Executive Director Barbara J. Schneeman, Development Director Molly Schiltz, Special Events Coordinator

Board & Staff Museum Team

Board Of Trustees

Arla Bagger, Finance Director Terrin Bisel, Office Manager Isabelle Carroll, Front Desk & Retail Manager Michelle Foy, Volunteer Grant Writer Kimberly Gaitonde, Associate Curator Carrie Goe Nettleton, Education Director Starrlene Love, Front Desk Receptionist Marilu Metherell, Adult Education Coordinator Karmen Joki, Front Desk Receptionist Nickolas Olson, Marketing Manager Jessica Kay Ogdin, The Deborah Anspach and John Hanson Executive Director Chaz Riewaldt, Facilities Manager Barbara J. Schneeman, Development Director Lisa Ranallo, Senior Curator Angel Shandy, Museum Art Educator Molly Schiltz, Special Events Coordinator Jane Urbaska, Major Gifts Carter West, Preparator

Bess Lovec, President Juni Clark, Vice President Amanda Johnson, Treasurer Matt Stroud, Immediate Past President Joel Anderson Deborah Anspach Lornel Baker Sean Chandler Jennifer Corning Diane Eichler Todd Forsgren Kim Gottwals Larry Martin Kim Olsen Darcie Tempel

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Auction Notes

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