With previews of gallery exhibitions, museum shows and auctions, Western Art Collector is the premier monthly magazine for collectors searching for works by talented living and past artists who depict the West in paintings and sculptures.
2020. It sounds like a science fiction movie. And like a science fiction there is incredible promise in what the future holds as we now turn to our March issue of Western Art Collector. What does this future have in store for us? Well, if the issue you are holding in your hands right now is any indication, then it is full of wonderfully talented artists creating new work for awaiting collectors, events that cover all aspects of this art market and new shows, new fairs, new auctions and new galleries all to keep our heads full of art to acquire for our collections. We are also hearing of Western galleries searching the scene for additional locations so we can’t be more excited about what 2020 will bring. There are…
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., is presenting a new exhibition that focuses on an important six-week period in the life of naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, who profoundly changed the way Americans talk and think about natural spaces. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture, which opens March 20 and continues through August 16, will feature artwork from some of the greatest American painters, including a number of important landscape artists. “Alexander von Humboldt was arguably the most important naturalist of the 19th century. He lived for 90 years, published more than 36 books, traveled across three continents and wrote well over 25,000 letters to an international network of colleagues and admirers. In 1804, after traveling four years in South America and Mexico, Humboldt…
Marking a milestone, the San Luis Obispo Cattlemen’s Association is presenting the 30th annual Cattlemen’s Western Art Show beginning April 3 at the Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, California. The three-day show will feature more than 400 new works of art from a variety of prominent Western artists. “Being one of the only shows left on the Central Coast, this is a unique opportunity to meet the artists and become a part of the world of art. The ability to talk to each artist and step into their world, learn the stories behind each piece and why they create what they do…Their passion is contagious and will leave you wishing to become a collector,” says organizer Dee Pellandini. “For the serious collector or the beginner there is something…
Beginning March 6, the Phippen Museum in Prescott, Arizona, will present Click: Expose the West, an invitational exhibition dedicated to Western photographers. A sale component of the exhibition will offer collectors a chance to own works from some of the best photographers in the West. Click will feature 23 fine art photographers, each bringing six works. The work will be shown in a variety of photographic mediums and presentations, from infused dyes on metal surfaces to photographs on acrylic surfaces. The opening reception will take place March 6, with a presale for museum members starting at 5 p.m. Non-members can purchase tickets for $12. The exhibition will remain on view through July 19. For more information visit, www.phippenartmuseum.org.…
Currently in its 17th year, the Southeastern Chuck Wagon Gathering at the Booth Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, boasts one of the largest gatherings of chuck wagons east of the Mississippi River. Among the many festivities that take place during the one-day event are the Southeastern Chuck Wagon Gathering Invitational, one of the top food festivals in Georgia, in which guests get to choose a chuck wagon depending on the menu they like most. The rest of the day features happenings like the Art Comes to Life exhibit, various activities for children, as well as a panel discussion titled The Jackson Hole 5: Important Painters from the West, led by the “Jackson Hole 5” consisting of Amy Lay, Amy Ringholz, Kathryn Mapes Turner, September Vhay and Kathy Wipfler. From 5 to…