The Treasure Jar is a classic tromp l'oeil still life by Acheff, but with a significant difference. He used the actual artifacts that appear in the 30" x 36" The Treasure Jar painted by Couse in 1911. Jerry Mirabal from Taos Pueblo is seen retrieving a treasure cache from a large San Indefonso black-on-red jar. His beaded leggings, moccasins and silver concho belt appear twice in Acheff's painting. The artifacts are in the Couse Family Collection, which will become part of The Couse Foundation when it acquires the Couse-Sharp Historic Site.

Bill Acheff
"The Treasure Jar"
oil 16 by 12 inches, $18,000

Moonlight Over Firelight evokes Sharp's long-standing affection for the Crow indian tribe. He has included Crow moccasins of the type Sharp often used in his paintings. He then added his signature touch with an image of a favorite Sharp theme involving a Crow encampment on the Little Big Horn River in Montana. A wonderful combination.

Bill Acheff
"Moonlight Over Firelight"
oil 12 by 10 inches, $13,000

Kenn Backhaus

"Encampment at Timberline"
oil on linen 16 by 20 inches, $3,800

Arturo Chavez

"Santa Fe Baldy -winter"
oil 8 by 10 inches, $3,400

Nicholas Coleman

"Waiting Crow" early spring in Montana
oil 18 by 22 inches, $5,000

Glenn Dean

"Pueblo Native"
oil 12 by 16 inches, $2,200

Josh Elliott

"Evening Rains"
oil 15 by 18 inches, $3,100

Logan Maxwell Hagege

"Evening Showers"
oil on linen 20 by 16 inches, $3,500

Randall LaGro

"Whispers"
oil and mixed media 28 by 22 inches, $3,800

David Leffel

"Carla"
Conte 18 by 15 inches, $3,500

Kevin Macpherson

"St. Francis of Assisi"
Oil 14 by 18 inches, $6,500

Sherrie McGraw

"White Corn"
oil on board 7.5 by 5.75 inches, $3,500

Ed Mell

"High Desert Peaks"
oil on linen board 14 by 14 inches, $5,500

Ralph Oberg

"That Special Light"
oil 22 by 28 inches, $8,000

Howard Post

"Feed In The Canyons"
oil 24 by 30 inches, $11,000

Ron Rencher

"Man of the Red Willow"
oil 20 by 24 inches, $6,000

Ray Roberts

"Summer-High Desert"
oil on linen 16 by 20 inches, $4,000

Ed Sandoval

"Taos Pueblo Church"
oil 16 by 20 inches, $4,500

Bill Schenck

"First Light"
oil on canvas panel 22 by 40 inches, $10,000

Matt Smith

"Sandstone Wall"
oil 16 by 20 inches, $5,800

Skip Whitcomb

"Canyon Light"
oil 10 by 12 inches, $2,800