Leroy Dayton Updyke ( 1876 - 1959 ) was an American painter. Leroy Dayton Updyke s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices varying from 150 USD for Mountain of the Holy Cross with the Colorado River in 2010 to 800 USD for Winter landscape with pathway through deciduous forest in 2012 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.