CODY — At the close of the 42nd Annual Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale (BBAS), bidders raised their paddles for more than $1.3 million in artwork between the weekend’s Live Auction, Quick Draw and Silent Auction events.

Out of 103 total Live Auction lots, 91 sold for a strong sell-through rate of 88% by lot, according to a release by the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce. The highest sale price recorded for a two-dimensional piece was $32,500 for Kevin Red Star’s 36- by 60-inch mixed media painting “Crow Indians on Magpie Creek.”

Saturday morning’s Quick Draw event featured 27 BBAS artists who, in only 90 minutes, created original pieces of artwork while more than 400 attendees observed the process. Artists showed their newly completed artwork on the runway and bidders snapped up all 27 pieces, as well as an artist’s apron signed by all participating artists.

“We are extremely grateful for the generosity and support of our Cody community including our patrons, partners, sponsors, employees, volunteers, vendors and art media outlets who went above and beyond to make this a successful 42nd Show & Sale” said EJ House, CEO of the Cody chamber.

BBAS is an invitational Western fine art sale that offers works relating to the land, people, and wildlife of the American West. Artists offer a broad range of stylistic interpretations of the West in a variety of mediums.

The sale brings Western artists and art collectors to Cody from across the United States.

BBAS has a positive effect on Cody’s small businesses each September as the summer travel season begins to slow down.

BBAS is owned and produced by the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce and benefits the Chamber, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, and a variety of community organizations.

In addition to the art auctions, BBAS offers instructional classes and workshops during Rendezvous Royale, the weeklong celebration of the arts hosted in partnership with the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and By Western Hands.

Visit RendezvousRoyale.org for more information.