Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2021/ No. 161 i Western Art Collector

Welcome to 2021 and the January issue of Western Art Collector! Art and collecting not only survived well in 2020, in many areas it has thrived. Over the past 12 months we have watched the market swing greatly. The team at Western Art Collector is seeing norms clearly developing for the new year. For our collectors, we want to share three main observations when building your art collections. Local and National – As the shutdown rolled out across the country, our galleries and events branched out to virtual offerings at lightning speed to bring art to you. The pleasantly surprising occurrence equaled growth in many areas. As you experienced the at-home purchase through galleries, you were able to find exceptional art virtually. In 2021, this experience will continue to grow.…

Betsy Fahlman Adjunct Curator of American Art Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix, AZ (602) 257-2118 www.phxart.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? Travel in these pandemic days is more theoretical than possible. But I wish I could have seen Mythmakers: The Art of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s at the Tacoma Art Museum. On the international side was the retrospective of Artemisia Gentileschi at the National Gallery of Art in London. What are you reading? I am an eclectic reader, and favor especially books on women (a strong curatorial interest of mine). Ones I have particularly enjoyed this year are Julie…

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Larry Len Peterson’s forthcoming book The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction. It will be released in the spring of 2021. If the Romantics dreamed of the promise of the West, as the 20th century approached, the Searchers—the generation of Western artists born in the 19th century and passed before the 21st century—sensed the elbowing out of their cherished mythical past. They had one foot in the 19th century and the other in the 20th. The Searchers typically toggled between their homes in the East and temporary sojourns out West where they bagged artifacts, sketches and photographs for studio source material. No formula characterized this scattershot approach that shaped their art. Critical to their craft were Western myths, legends…

3201 Zafarano Drive, Suite C585, Santa Fe, NM 87507 • (480) 779-9378 contactus@oldwestevents.com • www.oldwestevents.com Old West Events is home to Brian Lebel’s Old West Shows and Old West Auctions, held every January in Mesa, Arizona, and every June in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Each annual event consists of a weekend vendor sale with hundreds of dealers, along with an exciting, live Saturday night auction. Both the shows and auctions feature the best authentic Western art, antiques and artifacts available for public sale. The company prides itself on its reputation for honesty, quality and authenticity. The Old West Auctions feature the finest Western artists and craftsmen and hold a number of auction records for artist Edward Borein. Frequent artists represented include Will James, Maynard Dixon, Charles M. Russell, Olaf Wieghorst,…

11944 N. Tracey Road, Hayden, ID 83835 • (208) 772-9009 • www.cdaartauction.com For more than 35 years the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction has specialized in the finest classical Western and American art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have more than 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients more than $325 million in the last 15 years. Coeur d’Alene Art Auction specializes in artwork by Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington, William R. Leigh, Thomas Moran, Howard Terpning and other fine Western artists. The 2021 auction will be held on July 31 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. Upcoming auction: Coeur d’Alene Art Auction July 31, 2021 Reno, NV…

213 E. Sherman Avenue, Coeur d’ Alene, ID 83814 • (208) 664-2091 info@marchinmontana.com • www.marchinmontana.com With more than 150 years of collective knowledge and a history of record-breaking sales of fine art and collectibles, Coeur d’ Alene Galleries of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, and the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction present March in Montana Auction and Dealer Show. This annual event is held in conjunction with the other Western Art Week events surrounding and honoring Charles M. Russell’s birthday in Great Falls, Montana. Featuring fine Western and historic art, sculpture, contemporary art and Cowboy & Indian collectibles, March In Montana takes place at Russell’s very own Elk’s Lodge in downtown Great Falls and draws dealers and buyers from around the world. The dealer show, held in conjunction with the auction, showcases…

(406) 256-6804, ext. 225 development@artmuseum.org • www.artmuseum.org The Yellowstone Art Museum is thrilled to announce that more than 800 works of art were submitted for jury to this year’s Yellowstone Art Auction, setting a record and welcoming new artists from around the country. The event, which will take place online this year, will have top-quality and diverse works of art. Opening night is slated for January 22, with the online bidding platform going live at 5 p.m. This is the first chance to see the work in person and online, and collectors’ first chance to bid on work via the “Buy-It-Now” platform. The museum will also be hosting intimate Quick-Finish events on a weekly basis leading up to the big night, an opportunity to watch artists complete work in real-time.…

Discover New Art Available For Sale The art of major deceased and contemporary Western artists is in demand, and if you’re serious about acquiring new works, you need to know when they become available. When you subscribe to Western Art Collector magazine you’ll be the first to know about new works because each month we’ll email you the link to the latest issue online. You’ll have instant access to the latest issue when it is published. You’ll see art coming available for sale before the shows even open. Coast-To-Coast Coverage See new art being created by major Western artists coast to coast. Many readers travel across the country to acquire pieces from galleries showing new work in this magazine. Covering The Major Art Destinations Our State of the Art sections…

Now open at the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, is Indians & Cowboys: Redefined by Duke & Woodard, a new exhibition focusing on the two-dimensional works of Colorado painter Duke Beardsley and the three-dimensional bronzes of Utah sculptor Greg Woodard. “We are excited to showcase the work of these two contemporary artists who are among the leaders in pushing the boundaries of Western art,” says Seth Hopkins, the museum’s executive director. “We have had work by both of these artists in our permanent collection for many years, but this show will give our audience the chance to see the full breadth of their creativity.” Beardsley, known for his contemporary Pop Artinspired cowboys, painted 16 brand new works for the show, including many works featuring multiple canvases. He estimates…

The Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico, has added a work by Southwest painter Cliff Harmon to its permanent collection. The 1940s work, Guadalupe Church, was acquired through the Veritas Fund. Harmon, who died in 2018, was born in Southern California, but lived in Taos for more than seven decades. He was associated with the Taos Moderns group of artists. He was quite prolific while in the Southwest and today his works can be found in many museums and great collections. Prior to becoming an artist, Harmon helped his father run Harmon Stationery and Art Supply stores in Hollywood and Santa Monica, California. He served as a sonarman during World War II, and later enrolled at the Bisttram School of Fine Art in Los Angeles after the end…

Our headline for last year’s auction directory is hilarious in hindsight: “Hammer Time: With high sales and numerous world records throughout 2019, auction houses are looking forward to an exciting 2020.” I don’t think anyone could blame us for the headline. Things were looking up then, and no one—least of all an art magazine—could have predicted the excruciating surprises that 2020 would deliver. As the pandemic started pecking away at the 2020 calendar—museums closed, galleries pushed openings, sales were cancelled—the leading auction houses prepared to have the bottom fall out of the market. They waited for the worst as all signs seemed to be pointing toward a very bad spring, summer and fall. But it never came. Instead what they found were collectors who were already comfortable with viewing art,…

210 W. Market Street, San Antonio, TX 78205 • (210) 299-4499 info@briscoemuseum.org • www.briscoemuseum.org The largest Western art exhibition and sales in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Night of Artists at the Briscoe Western Art Museum is celebrating its 20th anniversary and will feature nearly 300 new works of painting, sculpture and mixed media by 80 of the country’s leading contemporary Western artists. The wide range of artworks and genres feature scenic landscapes, inspired Native Americans and classic cowboys, stunning wildlife and detailed portraiture from renowned artists including Teresa Elliott, Martin Grelle, George Hallmark, Z.S. Liang, Mark Maggiori, Jan Mapes, Stefan Savides, Billy Schenck, Michael Ome Untiedt and Kim Wiggins. Upcoming auction: Night of Artists Exhibition & Sale March 26-May 9, 2021 San Antonio, TX…

2737 Larimer Street, Suite C, Denver, CO 80205 • (303) 825-1855 katherinehlavin@hindmanauctions.com • www.hindmanauctions.com Hindman is recognized globally as a leading auction house with an unyielding focus on client service. The auction house’s Chicago-based firm operates more salerooms in the United States than any other firm and conducts more than 100 auctions annually in all major collection categories. For more than four decades, Hindman has provided private collectors, estate professionals and institutions comprehensive art services including valuation, auction, private sales and collection management, as well as disposition and acquisition advice. Hindman’s Western paintings and sculpture department specializes in historic and contemporary Western and Southwestern art including works by pioneering artists living and deceased, Taos Society Founders, Cowboy Artists of America, New Mexico modernists and more. Other regional landscape and figural…

7178 E. Main Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 • (480) 945-0225 janell@scottsdaleartauction.com • www.scottsdaleartauction.com The Scottsdale Art Auction was founded in 2005 by three of the most respected names in the field: Michael Frost of New York City’s J. N. Bartfield Galleries; Jack Morris of Morris Whiteside Galleries in Hilton Head, South Carolina; and Brad Richardson of Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since its inception, the auction has enjoyed rapid growth and a phenomenal increase in popularity. Collectors can join the standing room-only crowd at the next action-packed Scottsdale Art Auction on April 10. More than 350 lots of the finest in Western, wildlife and sporting paintings and sculptures will be on offer in SAA’s state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. American masters like William Gollings, Charles M.…

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A rizona artists gather at Mountain Trails Gallery for the month of January to present works of art dedicated to the Grand Canyon State. Artists including Susan Kliewer, Doyle Hostetler, Gregory Stocks, Lisa Danielle, Marcia Molnar and Deborah Copenhaver Fellows, bring their varied themes and styles in paintings and sculpture, to the aptly named show, Made in Arizona. “Our show is a great opportunity to shine a light on our region and our remarkable artists,” says Julie R. Williams, director of Mountain Trails Gallery in Sedona. “Living in Arizona, one realizes there is something about the land, the history, the activities, the wildlife and the people that is intriguing and worth remembering. Our intrepid artists live life immersed in all the unique qualities as well as the everyday activities, and…

There is a strange duality to fire that has been engrossing New Mexico painter Michael Scott, who can stare into flames and see both destruction and devastation, but also renewal, rebirth and redemption. “Fire is attached psychologically to the human spirit. It can be respite. It can be a meditation or a dream in front of the fire in the kiva. It can be a pondering of life. The same kind of fire that destroys also replenishes,” Scott says. He recalls a trip he took to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, where he witnessed fire ravage the land. “It wasn’t blazing but it was quite intense. It was intense enough that I couldn’t leave the Grand Canyon once I was there. That trip really impacted a number of…

Western Art Collector magazine has changed the way artists, galleries and collectors connect. It has closed the gap that previously existed in the Western art market. Spectacular and instant SOLD! stories keep rolling in. On this page you can read just some of the feedback pouring into our office from coast to coast on sales and connections achieved. And now that the virtual version of the magazine launches up to 10 days before the printed edition arrives, collectors can find new art even faster. 1. Kim Wiggins painting sells within 24 hours New Mexico modernist Kim Wiggins delivered a new work, Las Trampas Dusk, to Manitou Galleries in Santa Fe on a Saturday afternoon, and by Sunday it was sold. “This particular piece was painted for our Night Visions show…

December 18-January 24 Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale Online – (303) 291-2567 January 23 Brian Lebel’s Mesa Old West Show & Auction Mesa, AZ – (480) 779-9378 February 12-14 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Charleston, SC – (843) 723-1748 February 27-April 11 Masters of the American West Los Angeles, CA – (323) 667-2000 Through March 7 High Desert Masters Exhibition Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 March 6-7 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market Phoenix, AZ – (602) 252-8840 March 17-20 Out West Art Show & Sale Great Falls, MT – (406) 899-2958 March 18-20 March in Montana Auction and Dealer Show Great Falls, MT – (208) 664-2091 March 26-27 Briscoe Museum’s Night of Artists San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 March 26-May 9 Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half…

4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027 • (323) 667-2000 • masters@theautry.org • www.theautry.org The Autry is a museum dedicated to exploring and sharing the stories, experiences and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West, connecting the past to the present to inspire our shared future. Located in beautiful Griffith Park, the Autry features world-class galleries filled with art and artifacts from across the American West. The museum also presents a wide range of exhibitions and public programs—including lectures, film, theatre, festivals, family events and music—and performs scholarship, research and educational outreach. The Autry’s collection of more than 500,000 pieces of art and artifacts includes the Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection, one of the largest and most significant in the United States. Autry shows, such…

400 13th Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401 • (406) 727-8787 therussell@cmrussell.org • www.cmrussell.org The Russell is the premier fundraising event for the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, attracting artists, collectors and patrons from around the country. The 2021 event will include perennial crowd favorite Art in Action, featuring nationally known artists working in a variety of media while interacting with attendees, and ending with a live auction of the completed works. The First Strike auction focuses solely on new work by contemporary artists. The schedule of events culminates in the live auction, which raises the stakes by featuring contemporary works by members of the prestigious Russell Skull Society of Artists and others, as well as historically significant pieces by Charles M. Russell and other masters. With a…

130 E. Broadway Avenue, P.O. Box 1568, Jackson, WY 83001 • (866) 549-9278 coordinator@jacksonholeartauction.com • www.jacksonholeartauction.com Trailside Galleries and Gerald Peters Gallery are pleased to announce the 15th annual Jackson Hole Art Auction, scheduled for September 17 to 18, 2021, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Since 2007, the Jackson Hole Art Auction has been recognized as one of the premier wildlife and Western art events in the country, defined by the high standard of works offered by both contemporary artists and deceased masters. A signature event of Jackson Hole’s annual Fall Arts Festival, the JHAA attracts collectors from across the country as well as abroad. The 2020 auction established 18 new auction records, bringing its total to 189, an indication of the auction’s consistently exceptional results. Currently JHAA holds world auction…

403 N. Florence Street, Casa Grande, AZ 85122 • (520) 426-7702 • www.westerntradingpost.com Western Trading Post is a family owned and operated auction and gallery. The business started as an authentic oldtime trading post, which can trace its roots back to 1877 in Arizona. Located in the Historic District of Casa Grande, Arizona, Western Trading Post specializes in Western Americana, vintage turquoise jewelry, firearms, Southwestern antiques and art and other collectible items. They hold several auctions throughout the year, including monthly auctions and periodic specialty auctions. Collectors can bid at Western Trading Post’s auctions in a number of ways including in-person, absentee or simulcast online, or by phone. Lovers of Western art and memorabilia can also find out more about what goes on at a trading post/auction by watching their…

Many might view the state of Arizona as one vast deserted land with cactus as far as the eye can see, but artists flock to Arizona for inspiration from not only the desert scenery around Scottsdale and Phoenix, but for the forested, cooler Northern towns of Flagstaff, Prescott and Sedona. Each area has its own unique cultural hub full of art events, galleries and museums that celebrate the Western genre and more. Beginning in Scottsdale, the Old Town district is home to a large art districk of more than 50 galleries, all within walking distance. Art destinations such as King Galleries and Legacy Gallery help bring Western art to the streets of the “West's most Western town.” Every Thursday, the galleries stay open late for Gold Palette ArtWalk from 6…

The centerpiece of the exhibition Stephen C. Datz: Southwest Sojourns, at Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, is the artist’s painting, Spirit Level, a view of Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly from the canyon’s rim. It is the iconic view of Spider Rock, home of Spider Woman who taught the Navajo how to weave, how to create beauty and how to live in balance—the “Beauty Way.” Although he often paints out-of-the-way spots, Datz is conscious when he paints something recognizable, that he has “a bit of responsibility to try to push across my own feeling rather than ‘this is a great viewpoint and has commercial potential.’ I wanted to show this in a way I hadn’t seen before and to make a contribution to all of the artistic and…

They say slow and steady wins the race, and John Coleman would know. His first solo show at Legacy Gallery, back in 2016, took a year to produce. But it came with big rewards: a sold-out opening event, accolades from all around the Western community and more than $1.3 million in sales. His follow-up would come four years later, on November 14, 2020, and would arrive after nearly two full years of planning and intense periods of productivity in the studio. And it would arrive in a pandemic, no less. But, slow and steady wins the race, and Coleman once again made history, this time to the tune of more than $2.1 million. “I have to admit I was surprised. I didn’t know what to expect. The only thing I…