2012 Top Western TERPNING Published January 18, 2013 at 3000 × 1858 in Dallas-based auction house reports banner year in 2012 In the western art category, which finished 2012 with triple the sales of the previous year, this piece, Plunder From Sonora, 1982, by Howard A. Terpning claimed the top lot, selling for $962,500. (Photo courtesy Heritage Auctions)