David Nordahl Paintings & Artwork for Sale | David Nordahl Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 21, 2026
David Nordahl, Fly Far-Fareastern Airways / This Vacation Visit Beautiful Vietnam vintage poster
Est: $800 - $1,000
David Nordahl Fly Far-Fareastern Airways / This Vacation Visit Beautiful Vietnam vintage poster 1966 35 h x 23 w in (89 x 58 cm) Deploying the visual language of aspirational travel advertising against the grim reality of the Vietnam War, it invites the viewer to vacation in "Beautiful Vietnam" while depicting battle-worn GIs charging into a hellish combat scene: soldiers whose scruffy, weary appearance evokes Bill Mauldin's beloved WWII cartoon characters Willie & Joe. A sardonic masterpiece of counter-cultural graphic design, it stands as a vivid artifact of the American anti-war movement that was rapidly gaining momentum in the mid-1960s as U.S. military involvement in Vietnam escalated. The poster was printed and published by Nordahl's own Pandora Productions in Minneapolis. Pandora Productions, Minneapolis This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 14, 2025
David Nordahl (1941- ), Careless Cowboys, 1985
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Title: David Nordahl (1941- ), Careless Cowboys, 1985 Dimensions: 14 x 21 Framed Dimensions: 20 x 26 x 2 1/4 Signature: signed and dated lower left: Nordahl © 1985
Jackson Hole Art Auction
Sep. 21, 2024
DAVID NORDAHL (B. 1941) 'APACHE' MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
Est: $700 - $900
David Nordahl (Born 1941) The Old Warrior - Apache 1980 The original mixed media work on paper with colored pencil against sepia tone is signed and dated lower right and titled verso. Before gaining fame and attention as Michael Jackson's personal portraitist, David Nordahl was widely recognized for his super realist artistic style and the historical accuracy with which he depicted his favorite subjects of the American West, the Apache Indians. Sight size measures 15 x 9.5 with a framed size of 24.25 x 17.75 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Aug. 03, 2024
David Nordahl, "Shelter"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
David Nordahl (b. 1941), "Shelter", Oil on board, Signed and dated 2014 lower right Titled verso
Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
Aug. 03, 2024
David Nordahl, "Narrow Canyon"
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
David Nordahl (b. 1941), "Narrow Canyon", Oil on board, Signed and dated 2009 lower right
Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
Aug. 03, 2024
David Nordahl, "The Warhorse"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
David Nordahl (b. 1941), "The Warhorse", Oil on canvas, Signed and dated 2002 lower right
Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
Aug. 03, 2024
David Nordahl, "Break In the Weather"
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
David Nordahl (b. 1941), "Break In the Weather", Oil on board, Signed and dated 2018 lower right
Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
Aug. 03, 2024
David Nordahl, "Night Riders"
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
David Nordahl (b. 1941), "Night Riders", Oil on board, Signed and dated 1986 lower right Signed, titled and dated 1986 verso
Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
Feb. 17, 2024
David Nordahl (1941- ), Entering the Stronghold
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Title: Entering the Stronghold Dimensions: 16 x 24 Framed Dimensions: 25 5/8 x 33 3/8 x 2 Signature: signed and dated lower left: Nordahl © 1982
Jackson Hole Art Auction
Nov. 30, 2023
David Nordahl ''Overlook'' (Indians) 2008 Oil
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
David Nordahl (b.1941 New Mexico) ''Overlook'' (Indians) 2008 Oil on Canvas 24''x20'' Image. Signed and dated l.r. Gallery framed with title placard 32''x27''. Excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
May. 07, 2023
DAVID NORDAHL GERONIMO OIL ON BOARD PAINTING
Est: $750 - $1,000
Title is Geronimo. 20" by 20" framed. David Nordahl (Born 1941) is active/lives in New Mexico, Minnesota. David Nordahl is known for Super real frontier-Indian genre painting. A painter in realist and luminist styles of 19th-century western frontier scenes, David Nordahl is especially interested in the culture of the Apache Indians and their confrontations with the United States military. He grew up as a farm boy in Minnesota, and by age 13 was earning money as an artist for his portraits of local townsfolk and for religious drawings. He also did silkscreen posters. Nordahl moved to Minneapolis where, with a friend, he established a business of doing murals, wall coverings and fabrics. However, in 1973, he sold out to devote himself to his western easel painting featuring Apaches. He and his wife, Lori, settled in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. However, he became flustered when he could find only a few books in the Denver library on the subject, so he decided to move to Santa Fe where he could be directly involved with the Apache Indians. His goal is to simply tell the story of the Apache people, a story that shows people especially vulnerable to white encroachment because they lived in small, often separated bands of 20 to 30 persons. The only surviving photographs he has found of them are from the reservation days when they were in captivity and not in their natural environment. Nordahl became so knowledgeable about them that he has served as an authenticator of Apache clothing and other items for persons who are interested in them. In the late 1980s, Nordahl suspended his Indian painting to do special commission work such as theme-park designs and special projects with Stephen Spielberg and for Michael Jackson, for whom he illustrated a book. About 2000, Nordahl returned to his Indian painting, focusing more on male figures and dramatic lighting effects. His wife, Lori, trains quarter horses for competitions, and the couple has three grown children.
Davis Brothers Auction
May. 07, 2023
DAVID NORDAHL GERONIMO PENCIL DRAWING
Est: $250 - $350
Title is Geronimo. 14" by 14" on matte. David Nordahl (Born 1941) is active/lives in New Mexico, Minnesota. David Nordahl is known for Super real frontier-Indian genre painting. A painter in realist and luminist styles of 19th-century western frontier scenes, David Nordahl is especially interested in the culture of the Apache Indians and their confrontations with the United States military. He grew up as a farm boy in Minnesota, and by age 13 was earning money as an artist for his portraits of local townsfolk and for religious drawings. He also did silkscreen posters. Nordahl moved to Minneapolis where, with a friend, he established a business of doing murals, wall coverings and fabrics. However, in 1973, he sold out to devote himself to his western easel painting featuring Apaches. He and his wife, Lori, settled in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. However, he became flustered when he could find only a few books in the Denver library on the subject, so he decided to move to Santa Fe where he could be directly involved with the Apache Indians. His goal is to simply tell the story of the Apache people, a story that shows people especially vulnerable to white encroachment because they lived in small, often separated bands of 20 to 30 persons. The only surviving photographs he has found of them are from the reservation days when they were in captivity and not in their natural environment. Nordahl became so knowledgeable about them that he has served as an authenticator of Apache clothing and other items for persons who are interested in them. In the late 1980s, Nordahl suspended his Indian painting to do special commission work such as theme-park designs and special projects with Stephen Spielberg and for Michael Jackson, for whom he illustrated a book. About 2000, Nordahl returned to his Indian painting, focusing more on male figures and dramatic lighting effects. His wife, Lori, trains quarter horses for competitions, and the couple has three grown children.
Davis Brothers Auction
Apr. 01, 2023
DAVID NORDAHL COWBOY PENCIL DRAWING
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Title is Tracking by the Moon. 22 1/2" by 22 1/2" framed. David Nordahl (Born 1941) is active/lives in New Mexico, Minnesota. David Nordahl is known for Super real frontier-Indian genre painting. A painter in realist and luminist styles of 19th-century western frontier scenes, David Nordahl is especially interested in the culture of the Apache Indians and their confrontations with the United States military. He grew up as a farm boy in Minnesota, and by age 13 was earning money as an artist for his portraits of local townsfolk and for religious drawings. He also did silkscreen posters. Nordahl moved to Minneapolis where, with a friend, he established a business of doing murals, wall coverings and fabrics. However, in 1973, he sold out to devote himself to his western easel painting featuring Apaches. He and his wife, Lori, settled in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. However, he became flustered when he could find only a few books in the Denver library on the subject, so he decided to move to Santa Fe where he could be directly involved with the Apache Indians. His goal is to simply tell the story of the Apache people, a story that shows people especially vulnerable to white encroachment because they lived in small, often separated bands of 20 to 30 persons. The only surviving photographs he has found of them are from the reservation days when they were in captivity and not in their natural environment. Nordahl became so knowledgeable about them that he has served as an authenticator of Apache clothing and other items for persons who are interested in them. In the late 1980s, Nordahl suspended his Indian painting to do special commission work such as theme-park designs and special projects with Stephen Spielberg and for Michael Jackson, for whom he illustrated a book. About 2000, Nordahl returned to his Indian painting, focusing more on male figures and dramatic lighting effects. His wife, Lori, trains quarter horses for competitions, and the couple has three grown children.
Davis Brothers Auction
Apr. 01, 2023
DAVID NORDAHL GERONIMO OIL ON BOARD PAINTING
Est: $750 - $1,000
Title is Geronimo. 20" by 20" framed. David Nordahl (Born 1941) is active/lives in New Mexico, Minnesota. David Nordahl is known for Super real frontier-Indian genre painting. A painter in realist and luminist styles of 19th-century western frontier scenes, David Nordahl is especially interested in the culture of the Apache Indians and their confrontations with the United States military. He grew up as a farm boy in Minnesota, and by age 13 was earning money as an artist for his portraits of local townsfolk and for religious drawings. He also did silkscreen posters. Nordahl moved to Minneapolis where, with a friend, he established a business of doing murals, wall coverings and fabrics. However, in 1973, he sold out to devote himself to his western easel painting featuring Apaches. He and his wife, Lori, settled in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. However, he became flustered when he could find only a few books in the Denver library on the subject, so he decided to move to Santa Fe where he could be directly involved with the Apache Indians. His goal is to simply tell the story of the Apache people, a story that shows people especially vulnerable to white encroachment because they lived in small, often separated bands of 20 to 30 persons. The only surviving photographs he has found of them are from the reservation days when they were in captivity and not in their natural environment. Nordahl became so knowledgeable about them that he has served as an authenticator of Apache clothing and other items for persons who are interested in them. In the late 1980s, Nordahl suspended his Indian painting to do special commission work such as theme-park designs and special projects with Stephen Spielberg and for Michael Jackson, for whom he illustrated a book. About 2000, Nordahl returned to his Indian painting, focusing more on male figures and dramatic lighting effects. His wife, Lori, trains quarter horses for competitions, and the couple has three grown children.
Davis Brothers Auction
Apr. 01, 2023
DAVID NORDAHL GERONIMO PENCIL DRAWING
Est: $250 - $350
Title is Geronimo. 14" by 14" on matte. David Nordahl (Born 1941) is active/lives in New Mexico, Minnesota. David Nordahl is known for Super real frontier-Indian genre painting. A painter in realist and luminist styles of 19th-century western frontier scenes, David Nordahl is especially interested in the culture of the Apache Indians and their confrontations with the United States military. He grew up as a farm boy in Minnesota, and by age 13 was earning money as an artist for his portraits of local townsfolk and for religious drawings. He also did silkscreen posters. Nordahl moved to Minneapolis where, with a friend, he established a business of doing murals, wall coverings and fabrics. However, in 1973, he sold out to devote himself to his western easel painting featuring Apaches. He and his wife, Lori, settled in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. However, he became flustered when he could find only a few books in the Denver library on the subject, so he decided to move to Santa Fe where he could be directly involved with the Apache Indians. His goal is to simply tell the story of the Apache people, a story that shows people especially vulnerable to white encroachment because they lived in small, often separated bands of 20 to 30 persons. The only surviving photographs he has found of them are from the reservation days when they were in captivity and not in their natural environment. Nordahl became so knowledgeable about them that he has served as an authenticator of Apache clothing and other items for persons who are interested in them. In the late 1980s, Nordahl suspended his Indian painting to do special commission work such as theme-park designs and special projects with Stephen Spielberg and for Michael Jackson, for whom he illustrated a book. About 2000, Nordahl returned to his Indian painting, focusing more on male figures and dramatic lighting effects. His wife, Lori, trains quarter horses for competitions, and the couple has three grown children.
Davis Brothers Auction
Oct. 22, 2022
ANTI-VIETNAM WAR FLY FAR FAR-EASTERN AIRWAYS POSTER
Est: $160 - $300
'This Vacation Visit Beautiful Vietnam - Fly Far-FarEastern Airways', designed by David Nordahl, (b. 1941), Pandora Productions, 1966, 35 x 23 inches. Creases, minor tears, and slight scuffing.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Oct. 10, 2019
David Nordahl (American, b. 1941) Chiricahua Raiding Party, 1985 Oil on board 12
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
David Nordahl (American, b. 1941) Chiricahua Raiding Party, 1985 Oil on board 12 x 18 inches (30.5 x 45.7 cm) Signed and dated lower right: Nordahl ' 85 Signed, dated, titled and inscribed on the reverse: "Chiricahua Raiding Party" / 12" x 18" . oil on prepared board / 1985 David Nordahl HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 14, 2018
Chief of Scouts by David Nordahl
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
David Nordahl (1941- ), oil on canvas, 18 x 24, signed lower right
Jackson Hole Art Auction
Mar. 17, 2018
David Nordahl, oil on canvas
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
David Nordahl (1941 - ) Hornet's Nest 24" x 36" oil on canvas Signed lower right $10,000-15,000
March In Montana
Jan. 18, 2018
David Nordahl | Evening at Camp
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Artist: David Nordahl |b. 1941 Title: Evening at Camp Signed l/r: Nordahl '79 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 12 by 36 inches
Altermann Galleries
Jan. 23, 2016
DAVID NORDAHL "UNTITLED" OIL ON PANEL, 1979
Est: $1,700 - $2,700
DAVID NORDAHL (AMERICAN, 1941) "UNTITLED" OIL ON PANEL, 1979. Height: 14 in. by Width: 38 in.
Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions
Nov. 15, 2015
David Nordahl | Moonlight Marksman
Est: $7,000 - $11,000
Artist: David Nordahl | b. 1941 Title: Moonlight Marksman Signed l/l: Nordahl © 1980 Media: Oil on panel Dimensions: 21 by 42 inches
Altermann Galleries
Nov. 15, 2015
David Nordahl | Meteor Shower
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Artist: David Nordahl | b. 1941 Title: Meteor Shower Signed l/l: Nordahl © 2014 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 30 by 24 inches
Altermann Galleries
Nov. 07, 2015
DAVID NORDAHL, (American, born 1941), Untitled, 1979, Oil on panel, H 12 x W 36 inches
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
DAVID NORDAHL (American, born 1941) Untitled, 1979 Oil on panel Signed lower right H 12 x W 36 inches
Morton Auctioneers & Appraisers
Aug. 14, 2010
David Nordahl Overlook 30 by 24 inches Oil on
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
David Nordahl Overlook 30 by 24 inches Oil on Linen
Altermann Galleries