Clyde Aspevig

Clyde Aspevig paints the American landscape at full breath — Montana river bottoms, Yellowstone country, prairie coulees under weather — with a brush economy that painters envy and collectors pay for. Raised on a Montana farm and self-directed from the start, he has become one of the most respected landscape painters working in America.

Revere Auctions provides free auction estimates for Aspevig’s work: send photographs of the front, back, and signature and our specialists will respond promptly.

Who Was Clyde Aspevig?

Aspevig was born in 1951 in Rudyard, Montana, up on the Hi-Line near the Canadian border, and grew up working his family’s wheat farm — an uncle who painted supplied the first lessons and the permission. Northern Montana College and years of independent study in front of museum canvases did the rest.

He committed to painting full time in the late 1970s, and the Western art world found him quickly; the wider art world followed. His landscapes — painted from relentless plein-air fieldwork, resolved in the studio — put him in invitational exhibitions, museum shows, and the collections of prominent Americans.

With his wife, the painter Carol Guzman, he lives and works in Montana’s Shields Valley, and has used his standing to advocate for land conservation — the subject, after all, is the point. His “land snorkeling” essays on attentive walking have a following of their own.

What Did Aspevig Paint?

The signature Aspevigs are Northern Rockies and prairie subjects: cottonwood river bottoms, snowfields, sagebrush distances, painted in oil with broad, certain strokes over disciplined drawing. Coastal, European, and Southwestern subjects from painting travels extend the range.

He paints from small field studies to major exhibition canvases, and the big resolved pictures are what the market chases hardest.

How Much Is My Clyde Aspevig Painting Worth?

Several things determine what a work by Clyde Aspevig brings at auction:

• Scale — major studio canvases stand well above field studies in his market
• Subject — Montana river and range subjects lead; travel subjects trade on different terms
• Quality of light and weather — the pictures with full atmospheric conviction are the prizes
• Condition — contemporary oils should be pristine; gallery provenance helps
• Signature — signed “Clyde Aspevig” — his gallery documentation is thorough and worth photographing

The honest answer is that no two are alike, and the difference between an ordinary example and an exceptional one is a conversation with a specialist, not a chart. Send us photographs through our free auction estimate form — front, back, signature, and any labels — and we will tell you what you have.

The Market for Aspevig

Aspevig’s market is strong and current: gallery prices for major canvases run well into five figures, and auction results for strong examples have followed, with typical works bringing solid four and five figures in recent years. Western and landscape collectors nationally compete for the big pictures.

A free specialist estimate places your painting against today’s comparables, not yesterday’s.

How to Sell a Work by Aspevig

The strongest results for a Clyde Aspevig painting come at auction, where national and international collectors bid against each other. Revere Auctions offers free, no-obligation auction estimates: send photos and dimensions and our specialists respond with a current market valuation and a recommendation on how to sell. Consigned works are professionally photographed, cataloged, and marketed through our fine art auctions to a worldwide bidder base, and we regularly arrange shipping for consignors across the country. If you need a formal written valuation for insurance or estate purposes, our appraisal and valuation services team can help; you can also read more about how selling at auction works.

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Reviewed by the fine art specialists at Revere Auctions, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Clyde Aspevig: Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a Clyde Aspevig painting worth?

Strong examples bring five figures at auction and major canvases more; field studies trade accessibly. Scale and subject drive the range. Revere Auctions provides free auction estimates from photographs.

What does Clyde Aspevig paint?

The northern Rockies and prairie — Montana rivers, ranges, and big weather — plus subjects from painting travels, all in a broad, virtuoso plein-air-rooted oil technique.

Is Clyde Aspevig still painting?

Yes — he lives and works in Montana’s Shields Valley and remains active in exhibitions and conservation advocacy.

Where can I sell a Clyde Aspevig painting?

At auction with a house that reaches contemporary Western collectors. Revere Auctions offers free estimates and formal appraisals.

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