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Bill Owen (American, 1942-2013) Western Heritage Bronze with brown patina 14 inches (35.6 cm) high on 2 inches (5.1 c...

Bill Owen (American, 1942-2013) Western Heritage Bronze with brown patina 14 inches (35.6 cm) high on 2 inches (5.1 c...

Auction amount: $1,875.00

Sold: Mar 21, 2024

Bill Owen (American, 1942-2013)

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Bill Owen (American, 1942-2013)
On the Drag, 1995
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Bill Owen / 1995

(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 5286 | Lot: 68013 | May 3, 2017

Sold For: $30,000.00
BILL OWEN (American, b. 1942)
C.O. Bar Cattle Country, 1975
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x ...
Auction 5006 | Lot: 67064 | Jan 24, 2009

Sold For: $26,887.50
Bill Owen (American, 1942-2013)
In a Storm, 1990
Oil on canvas
36 x 49 inches (91.4 x 124.5 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Bill Owen CA / 1990

Auction 5286 | Lot: 68014 | May 3, 2017

Sold For: $15,000.00
BILL OWEN (American, b. 1942)
Sunset On the Range, 1998
Oil on canvas
16 x 24 inches (40.6 x 61.0 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Bill Owen 1998

THE HOGAN FAMILY COLLECTION
(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 5116 | Lot: 76223 | Nov 10, 2012

Sold For: $3,750.00
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Don't Feel that Richie Playing with Guns will have a Negative Effect on His Personality, 1972
Gelatin silver print, printed 1998
18-3/4 x 15 inches (47.6 x 38.1 cm) (image)
20 x 16 inches (sheet)
Signed, dated and editioned 10/15 + 3 AP in pencil, verso.

Auction 14219 | Lot: 39083 | Dec 11, 2024

Sold For: $3,000.00

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$4,500 or more
Bill Owen (American, b. 1942)
Dream Riders, 1965
Oil on canvasboard
24 x 30 inches (61.0 x 76.2 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Bill Owens / '65

Auction 15234 | Lot: 46050 | Oct 29, 2024

Sold For: $2,500.00

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$3,750 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Bill Owens Portfolio (6 of 8 works), 1977
Gelatin silver prints
9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm) and smaller (images)
11 x 14 inches (sheets)
Each signed and titled, in ink, lower margins, recto. Five with portfolio stamp on mounts verso and editioned 6/25. With printed introduction. Published by Bill Owens and John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco.
(Total: 4)
Auction 8220 | Lot: 73451 | Oct 3, 2025

Sold For: $2,375.00
Cowboy Artists of America (20th Century)
Seventeen Members of the Cowboy Artists of America on the 1975 Trail Ride
Pen and pencil on leather
15-1/4 x 13 inches (38.7 x 33.0 cm)

Includes a remarque and signature:
Bill Owen;
Fred Fellows;
Joe Beeler;
George B. Marks;
Melvin C. Warren;
James Boren;
John Clymer;
William Moyers;
Robert Longheed;
James Reynolds;
Harvey W. Johnson;
Grant Speed;
Frank Polk;
Bud Helbig;
Fritz White;
Gordon Snidow.
Auction 5325 | Lot: 65503 | Sep 22, 2017

Sold For: $2,000.00
Bill Owen (American, 1942-2013)
Western Heritage
Bronze with brown patina
14 inches (35.6 cm) high on 2 inches (5.1 cm) high wood base
Ed. 13/25
Inscribed to front of base: 13/25 © Bill Owen CA

Auction 15221 | Lot: 47030 | Mar 21, 2024

Sold For: $1,875.00

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$2,812 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Monument Valley, 2006
Digital pigment print, printed 2008
12-3/4 x 17 inches (32.4 x 43.2 cm) (image)
16 x 20 inches (sheet)
Signed and editioned 3/5 in ink, verso.

Auction 8178 | Lot: 73214 | Oct 1, 2024

Sold For: $1,875.00

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$2,812 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Reagan on TV; We are really happy (from Suburbia) 1971 (2 works)
Gelatin silver prints, printed 2010
7-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches (18.4 x 23.5 cm) (images)
8 x 10 inches (sheets)
Each signed, editioned 4/15 in pencil, and with Portfolio stamp, verso.
(Total: 2)
Auction 8178 | Lot: 73209 | Oct 1, 2024

Sold For: $1,500.00

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$2,250 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Untitled Studies (from Suburbia) (2 works), 1970s
Gelatin silver prints, printed 2010
7-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches (18.4 x 23.5 cm) (images)
8 x 10 inches (sheets)
Signed and editioned 4/15 in pencil, and with Portfolio stamp, verso.
(Total: 2)
Auction 8178 | Lot: 73212 | Oct 1, 2024

Sold For: $1,437.50

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$2,156 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Dublin, California (from Suburbia), 1972
Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper
6-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches (16.5 x 21.6 cm) (image)
8 x 10 inches (sheet)
Signed, titled, and dated in ink, verso.

Property from the Collection of Dr. Paul A. Greenberg

Auction 14199 | Lot: 38152 | Apr 12, 2023

Sold For: $1,375.00

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$2,062 or more
Bill Owen (American, b. 1942)
Charro, 1983
Pencil on vellum
30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm) (sheet)
Signed and dated lower right: Bill Owen / 1983

Auction 17172 | Lot: 46206 | Feb 25, 2022

Sold For: $1,375.00
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Untitled Studies (from Suburbia) (2 works), 1070s
Gelatin silver prints, printed 2010
7-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches (18.4 x 23.5 cm) (images)
8 x 10 inches (sheets)
Signed and editioned 4/15 in pencil, and with Portfolio stamp, verso.
(Total: 2)
Auction 8178 | Lot: 73211 | Oct 1, 2024

Sold For: $1,250.00

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$1,875 or more
BILL OWENS (American, b. 1938)
Untitled from Suburbia, 1972
Gelatin silver
9-5/8 x 11-3/4 inches (24.4 x 29.8 cm)
Signed and titled in ink in margin recto; titled and dated in pencil verso

FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
Auction 5176 | Lot: 74265 | Apr 5, 2014

Sold For: $1,218.75
Bill Owen (American, 1942-2013)
Longhorn, 1998
Oil on Masonite
5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm)
Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right: Bill Owen / CA / 98

Property from the Estate of Kathleen and Eugene Monroe, Scottsdale, Arizona

Auction 15234 | Lot: 46049 | Oct 29, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

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$1,500 or more
Bill Owens (American, 1938)
We have to move. My husband's been transferred to Southern California. (from Suburbia), 1972
Gelatin silver print
13-1/4 x 17-1/4 inches (33.7 x 43.8 cm) (sight)

Auction 14186 | Lot: 39136 | Jun 8, 2022

Sold For: $906.25

Make Offer to Owner
$1,359 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
We're Really Happy, Our Kids are Healthy, We Eat Good Food, and We Have a Really Nice Home, 1971
Gelatin silver print, printed 2000
13-3/4 x 17-3/4 inches (34.9 x 45.1 cm) (image)
16 x 20 inches (sheet)
Signed, and editioned 6/15 + 3AP in pencil, and with photographer's stamp, verso.

Auction 14219 | Lot: 39085 | Dec 11, 2024

Sold For: $875.00
Bill Owens (American, 1938)
My Dad thinks it's a good idea to take all the leaves off the tree and rake up the yard. I think he's crazy., from Suburbia, 1972
Gelatin silver print, printed 2000
17-3/4 x 13-3/4 inches (45.1 x 34.9 cm) (image)
19-3/4 x 15-7/8 inches (sheet)
Signed, dated, and editioned '15/3AP', with artist's stamp, verso.

Auction 14185 | Lot: 38118 | May 11, 2022

Sold For: $843.75

Make Offer to Owner
$1,266 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Untitled (Drinking Beer) (from Our Kind of People), 1973
Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper
6 x 7-5/8 inches (15.2 x 19.4 cm) (image)
8 x 10 inches (sheet)
Signed in pencil, inscribed in ink, photographer's stamp and copyright stamp, verso.

Auction 14225 | Lot: 39080 | Jun 11, 2025

Sold For: $687.50

Make Offer to Owner
$859 or more
Bill Owen (American, 1942-2013)
Bull, 1982
Bronze with brown and green patina
4-3/4 x 12 inches (12.1 x 30.5 cm) high on 2 inches (5 cm) high rotating wood base
Inscribed to reverse: Bill Owen / 1982 / CA

Property from the Estate of Kathleen and Eugene Monroe, Scottsdale, Arizona

Auction 15234 | Lot: 46048 | Oct 29, 2024

Sold For: $687.50
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
We are Really Enjoying Getting Together with our Friends to Drink and Dance. It's a Wild Party and We're Having a Great Time, 1971
Gelatin silver print, printed 2000
12-1/4 x 17-7/8 inches (31.1 x 45.4 cm) (image)
16 x 20 inches (sheet)
Signed in pencil, and editioned 15 within photographer's stamp, verso.

Auction 14221 | Lot: 39019 | Feb 12, 2025

Sold For: $625.00

Make Offer to Owner
$781 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
McDonald's Modern Day Care Center, from series Leisure, 1975
Gelatin silver, 2006
9-1/4 x 11-3/4 inches (23.5 x 29.8 cm)
Signed, dated, and editioned '12/15' in pencil in the photographer's stamp verso.

Auction 14153 | Lot: 38077 | Mar 11, 2020

Sold For: $625.00
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
My Dad Thinks it's a Good Idea to Take All of the Leaves Off the Tree and Rake Up the Yard. I think He's Crazy, 1971
Gelatin silver print, printed 2000
17-3/4 x 14 inches (45.1 x 35.6 cm) (image)
20 x 16 inches (sheet)
Signed in pencil, and with photographer's copyright stamp, verso. From an edition of 15 and 3 Artist's Proofs.

Auction 14221 | Lot: 39020 | Feb 12, 2025

Sold For: $525.00

Make Offer to Owner
$656 or more
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Our Kind of People: The Companions of the Forest of America teaches devotion to the home, respect of others..., 1975
Gelatin silver, printed 1978
6-3/8 x 8-3/8 inches (16.3 x 21.4 cm)
Signed, titled and dated in ink on verso
Auction 5298 | Lot: 73551 | May 19, 2017

Sold For: $500.00
Bill Owens (American, 1938)
Every Summer We Go All Out On Our Camp In Yosemite. I Do The Barbecuing (from Suburbia), 1970-79
Gelatin silver print, printed later
7-3/4 x 11-1/2 inches (19.7 x 29.2 cm) (sight)

Auction 14186 | Lot: 39137 | Jun 8, 2022

Sold For: $500.00

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