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Western Art Collector|July 2021/ No. 167

Mark Your Calendars

Western Art Collector’s summer is almost here and the July issue brings you a huge selection of options for collectors! With nine gallery previews, three art exhibitions and two auctions, you have plenty to choose from. All live events, all with art that is compelling—and new for your collection. This month our Collector’s Focus sections on Western Sculpture and Painting the National Parks are a feast for your eyes for any collector of these genres. Our destination feature, State of the Art: Wyoming, is an eyeopener for collecting and travel planning. Our entire team is proud to bring this issue to you. Now that we are traveling and shows are open we have some updates for you. Publisher Adolfo Castillo with his wife, Robin, and executive editor Michael Clawson are…

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TOP WESTERN EVENTS AND AUCTIONS AT A GLANCE

June 18 Heritage’s Art of the West Auction Dallas, TX – (214) 636-2000 June 25-26 Prix de West Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 June 25-27 Brian Lebel’s Cody Old West Show & Auction Santa Fe, NM - (480) 779-9378 July 2-31 Trail of Tears Art Show & Sale Tahlequah, OK – (918) 456-7311 July 2-August 15 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & Sale Cheyenne, WY – (307) 778-7200 July 9-10 Copley’s Sporting Art Sale Hingham, MA – (617) 536-0030 July 23-August 26 Tehachapi Art Show & Sale Tehachapi, CA – (626) 945-3753 August 4 Bonhams’ Western Art Sale Los Angeles, CA – (323) 850-5220 August 21-22 SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market Santa Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 September 8-19 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival Jackson, WY – (307)…

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Fresh Paint

1 MODERNIST LANDSCAPES BY PAIGE PIERSON NOW ON VIEW AT KING GALLERIES IN SANTA FE Landscape painter Paige Pierson has unveiled Hinterland, a stunning new landscape of Abiquiu, New Mexico, at King Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The work, which has shades of Alexandre Hogue and Andrew Dasburg, calls out to the Southwest modernism that has drawn artists to New Mexico for more than a century. “Having lived in a large city for the greater part of my life, I feel drawn to open spaces as they relate to the painter’s palette,” Pierson says. “The suffocation from urban life has brought me closer to the landscapes I often paint. I’m hopeful the viewer is able to gain an understanding of the epic environments I explore and the emphasis I’m…

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THE LAST GLOW OF THE DYING DAY

Chiura Obata (1885-1975) emigrated to San Francisco when he was 17. He worked as a domestic helper and took classes in English and art. He had begun training in the Japanese art of sumi-e painting when he was 7, learning to create subtle tones with his brush and black ink. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he sat outside with his sketchbook and produced illustrations for Japanese newspapers. He experienced anti-Asian sentiment firsthand when he was attacked by a group of construction workers while painting on a street in San Francisco. In 1942, his career teaching art at UC Berkeley was interrupted when, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he, his wife and three of their children were incarcerated along with about 120,000 other Japanese-Americans. Within a month of his…

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A GRAND DESIGN

Yellowstone was named the nation’s first national park primarily because of a painting. Thomas Moran and photographer, William Henry Jackson, accompanied Ferdinand V. Hayden’s geological expedition to Yellowstone in 1871. Hayden’s political skills, Moran’s paintings and Jackson’s photographs convinced Congress to establish the park in 1872. Today, the National Park System comprises more than 400 areas covering more than 84 million acres. Tiny parks and vast areas continue to inspire artists and photographers and serve as a “pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people” as the act of Congress directed. The wilderness areas of Kolob Canyons are part of Zion National Park in Utah. Utah native Hadley Rampton paints en plein air, expressing the energy of landscape with palette knife and thickly applied paint that, from a distance,…

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Complimentary Styles

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 20 works July 30-Aug. 21, 2021 Blue Rain Gallery 544 S. Guadalupe Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 954-9902 www.blueraingallery.com Dennis Ziemienski paints the West—vintage neon signs and vehicles, cowboys and cowgirls, and the vast landscape. The bright colors and strong graphics of his paintings recall classic travel posters and arouse the same urge to visit the West and to get to know its people. He has long admired the work of Maynard Dixon and Edward Hopper, both of whom were illustrators as he was before he turned full time to fine art. He brought their influence and his own skills in illustration along with him. The neon sign for Santa Fe Lodge rises taller than the clouds, almost as if man had conquered nature. The…

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Who We Are

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 15 works July 2-31, 2021 Manitou Galleries 123 W. Palace Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 986-0440 www.manitougalleries.com Manitou Galleries will be hosting the solo show Who We Are for artist BC Nowlin, a man of the people, enlightened by a close proximity to many different lifestyles and traditions. His upbringing in New Mexico, on land bordering the Sandia Pueblo Reservation, and surrounded by a largely Hispanic and Native population, provided Nowlin with a unique cultural experience that has found its way into his stunning, spiritual works of art. Nowlin reflects on his childhood in stating, “I spoke Spanish, hunted with the Native kids and walked around talking about dreams and symbols. I was involved with the Pueblo life. It was all a rich stew of…

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TD Kelsey

The cowboy in bronze is one of the most timeless subjects in all of American art, and one of the leading artists making cowboy sculptures today is TD Kelsey. The Montana-based artist not only focuses on cowboys, but also cattle and horses. All of his work is made in very limited editions. “In American art there are few sculptors who capture the tension and soul of the subject like TD Kelsey,” says Claggett/Rey Gallery owner Bill Rey. “His years in the field as a participant and keen observer, whether life of the ranching West, the big-game alpine mammals or magnificent beasts of Africa and beyond, have led to many amazing works of art. He is not trying to merely render in clay, but rather work the clay so the subject…

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The West Diversifies

This year will be the 41st annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & Sale, to happen alongside the 125th Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration, and will showcase Western artworks in a variety of themes, mediums and styles from 56 artists. “We invite artists who depict scenes of the working cowboy, rodeo, wildlife art, Western landscapes and some Western impressionist work,” says art show coordinator Cameron Green. While last year kicked off with a virtual reception, this year will bring back the in-person event. On July 22, ticket holders will be the first to see and purchase superb artworks during the Jump the Gun and Quick Draw events. Participants are privy to a reception at the governor’s residence, dinner and live music, with access to the after-party. Diversity is the name of…

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The Authentic West

When people talk about Charlie Russell, one of the things that always gets brought up is his authenticity. He didn’t just paint the West—he lived it. And you can see all those well-worn edges in much of his work. While there’s no doubt Russell lived a genuine cowboy life—and painted and sculpted those experiences in every work he completed—there are many forms of authenticity that contribute to the art of the West. And that’s one of the great parts about this genre: Each person comes to it in their own unique way, and each version of the West is authentic to the person who experienced it. Looking through this issue, I see authentic experiences from every artist, whether it’s from Troy Collins’ depictions of the land and trees, Billy Schenck’s…

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Curating the West

The Brinton Museum Big Horn, WY (307) 672-3173 www.thebrintonmuseum.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? We are currently in the process of installing T. Allen Lawson: Recollections and Reflections, it is a retrospective exhibition showcasing Tim’s work over the past 39 years. The show presents the evolution of a brilliant painter from his initial emergence as an already accomplished artist at the age of 19, to his current work, which appears as accessible to the viewer as his 1982 painting Madison River Bull. In reality, his current work Winter Solitude, is so much more sophisticated that, without being able to reference the work created over the intervening years, we could easily believe that it was produced by…

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The Storytellers

Editor’s Note: This is a second excerpt from Larry Len Peterson’s recently released book The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction. We first ran an excerpt in the January 2021 issue. We believe what we want to believe. And we believe what we need to believe. The goal of the Storytellers was to make you believe what they painted and to reach the same conclusions they reached. People value their own conclusions more highly than others. They will only have faith in a story that has become real for them personally. Once people make the illustrator’s story their story, the artist has tapped into the powerful force of art. Illustrators made images because they needed to tell stories and get paid for them. Those stories generated…

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An Immersive Event

One of the most exciting things for a collector is the chance to watch an artist sit down at an easel with brush in hand or with their clay and begin to paint or sculpt a new work of art. It is an inside look at the artistic process where every nuance and detail the artist adds to a piece can be observed in real time. The opportunity to witness art in the making is seldom, but events such as Broadmoor Art Experience thrive on bringing artists and collectors together for these personal moments. Hosted by Broadmoor Galleries in conjunction with the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Broadmoor Art Experience is now in its fourth year and returning bigger than ever. The show will span four weekends beginning July…

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STATE OF THE ART Wyoming

You can’t see the footprints, but they might as well be cast in concrete in the Wyoming soil. They are the faded memories of Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Hill, William Gollings, John Clymer, Conrad Schwiering and so many others. They painted the grandeur of the Cowboy State and today you can practically stand in their footsteps, breathe the same air, feel the same coolness on your skin and bear witness to the same land spread out in front of you. Be it the snow-dusted peaks of the Grand Tetons, the rocky outcroppings that look out over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, the painted cliffs of Castle Rock on the Green River or the untamed wilderness of Antelope Butte—Wyoming is the land of artists, and the home of the…

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Love in Light

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 25 works July 2-12, 2021 Mountain Trails Gallery 155 Center Street Jackson, WY 83001 (307) 734-8150 www.mtntrails.net One of the biggest shows of the year for Mountain Trails Gallery, titled Love in Light, will feature the new works of the talented landscape painter Troy Collins. His years as a professional landscaper, along with his home on 20 acres of land near the Bitterroot River in Hamilton, Montana, have inspired his paintings depicting trees, forests and other wilderness scenery. Collins’ new collection of works have also been inspired by his mentor Robert Moore, a renowned landscape and wildlife painter. “About a couple months ago, I visited Robert at his home to do a landscaping project and to paint together” Collins explains. “Normally we get together a couple…

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Great Heights

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 12 works July 16-Aug. 7, 2021 Blue Rain Gallery, 544 S. Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 954-9902 www.blueraingallery.com Perspective is everything. Change it just a little and the results can be dramatic. For California-based painter Deladier Almeida, when moving left or right doesn’t achieve the perspective he’s looking for, he goes up, up, up. The painter—whose idyllic views of California and the Southwest are highly collectible by fans of both Western and contemporary landscape art—has been using height to his advantage to see the land from new perspectives. And every tool is at his disposal, from helicopters and airplanes to small drones that run on a cell phone or tablet. “I like the helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, but drones have been really great to…

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Nathan Novack

There is a reverence for nature and animals in the work of Nathan Novack, a reverence that is reflected in his feelings about his subjects, which range from cattle to towering cloud formations rising over the horizon. “As I continue to take in the vast offerings of our land, there continues to be insurmountable inspirational feelings through visual connection. I’ve come to know that what was once wild and natural is rural or urban with the retrospect of what has been rural or urban is becoming wild with nature,” he says. “As these two counterparts continue to expose each other from one story to another, I want to display the functionality of both in the same setting.” Some of his newest works are cattle, with close attention to their form…

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Precision and Nuance

A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits, will present a series of watercolor portraits of Native Americans that Swiss draftsman Karl Bodmer created in the 1830s. The primary focus on Bodmer’s portraiture of Indigenous peoples has not been seen in any previous exhibitions of the artist’s work. In 1833 to 1834, Bodmer embarked on a voyage along the upper Missouri River, and born out of that was a significant body of work comprising close to 400 landscapes, depictions of everyday life and portraits of Native Americans. “The portraits bring into focus Bodmer’s role as a European artistobserver of Indigenous peoples in the years just before settler-colonization, widespread disease and Native displacement,” says Thayer Tolles, the Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Painting and…

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Open Season

A total of 507 lots representing some of the best in sporting and decoy art will hit the auction block this July when Copley Fine Art Auctions holds its 2021 Sporting Sale. The summer sale will feature works by an array of esteemed artists, including historic artists Ogden M. Pleissner, John Clymer and Robert Lougheed, as well as a complete, hand-colored set of John James Audubon’s first royal octavo edition Birds of America. Contemporary artists will also be included, such as Luke Frazier, Brett Smith, James Morgan, Eldridge Hardie, Steve Elliott, Amy Lay, Bonnie Marris, Roger Blum, John Terelak, Thomas Aquinas Daly, C. Ford Riley, C. D. Clarke, David A. Sibley and David Lazarus. “We’ve seen consistent, strong interest in sporting and wildlife art throughout the last year. I am…

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Western Art Trail Calendar

JUNE Now Open TAOS ART MUSEUM AT FECHIN HOUSE Through the Eyes of Fechin Taos, NM – (575) 758-2690 www.taosartmuseum.org June 16-30 MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERY Edward Aldrich Jackson, WY – (307) 734-8150 www.mtntrails.net June 25-TBA SORREL SKY GALLERY Greg Overton Durango, CO – (970) 247-3555 www.sorrelsky.com Through June 26 MANITOU GALLERIES Jeremy Winborg & Jerry Jordan Santa Fe, NM – (505) 986-0440 www.manitougalleries.com Through June 27 FRIST ART MUSEUM Creating the American West in Art Nashville, TN – (615) 244-3340 www.fristartmuseum.org Through June 30 MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERY Women of the West: Inspirations from History, Strengthening Today Sedona, AZ – (928) 282-3225 www.mountaintrailssedona.com JULY July 1-11 GALLERY WILD Jeremy Bradshaw & Jennifer Johnson Jackson, WY – (301) 203-2322 www.gallerywild.com July 2-12 MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERY Troy Collins Jackson, WY – (307) 734-8150…

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The REAL DEAL

Looking back at old photos from the Cowboy Artists of America, there is always one smiling face beaming out from the past. Even that first photograph of the CA—in the Oak Creek Tavern in Sedona, Arizona—there he is, grinning from ear to ear: Joe Beeler. The painter and sculptor was the youngest member of the group when it formed in 1965—he was a full 25 years younger than Charlie Dye, and more than a dozen years behind George Phippen and John Hampton—and he was the longest-serving member when he died in 2006. His impact on the group was pronounced and profound. But in many ways his modern legacy is more frequently tied to the CA and how his jovial spirit and quiet guidance were the glue that helped keep the…

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Almost Alive

Tim Cherry’s sinuous, whimsical animals come from years of observation and an intimate knowledge of the animals’ anatomy. He observed animals in the wild growing up in the Canadian Rockies where he worked on hunting expeditions and became a guide. Later, he sculpted mannequins for a Maine taxidermist who required the forms to be extremely accurate to allow the final work to appear lifelike. Cherry says, “My sculptural approach involves the use of simplified shapes and lines to produce curvilinear forms. I enjoy orchestrating these elements into sculpture that is rhythmical, flowing and inviting to the touch. Capturing the grace and elegance of my subjects is a primary goal.” He doesn’t begin with a simplified shape but pares down from his knowledge of the complex musculature of the animal, maintaining…

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Summer Showcase

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 100 works July 10-24, 2021 Maxwell Alexander Gallery 406 W. Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 275-1060 www.maxwellalexandergallery.com It may not sound like much, but a lot of creativity can be finessed into 144 square inches. Everything from unique storytelling opportunities and chapters of history to moods and tones that evoke a time and a place—12 by 12 inches is not a barrier for the art or its potential. Opening July 10 at Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Los Angeles is the gallery’s annual Summer Small Works show, which features up to 100 works from some of the top Western painters working today. Most of the works included in the sale will be 12 by 12 inches or smaller. The pieces will be sold online through…

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Animal Language

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 10 works July 14-24, 2021 Mountain Trails Gallery 155 Center Street Jackson, WY 83001 (307) 734-8150 www.mtntrails.net Bryce Pettit’s bronzes of North American beasts have motion and dynamism. Often, the Colorado-based artist says he doesn’t mount his sculptures on stands so as not to detract from the animals themselves and the energy they give off. He says there are three items in his proverbial tool kit that make the biggest impact on his artwork: First, anatomical knowledge. He says, “I have a collection of almost 100 skulls in my studio…I [also] spend a lot of time out in the wild…You study [anatomy] and expose yourself to it…and at some point it just becomes background knowledge.” Secondly, an understanding of the notion of movement and energy. “Having…

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Lasting Impressions

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 35 works July 1-11, 2021 Gallery Wild 80 W. Broadway Avenue Jackson, WY 83001 (307) 203-2322 www.gallerywild.com The sculptures of Jeremy Bradshaw and the paintings of Jennifer Johnson will be on view during an upcoming exhibition at Gallery Wild in Jackson, Wyoming. Both artists are in tune with nature, Bradshaw’s wildlife creations capturing the whimsical spirit of the animals he depicts, alongside Johnson’s instantly recognizable National Park series. “I’m excited to show my work with Jeremy Bradshaw. I think our work complements each other so nicely, and it’s great to blend sculpture with two-dimensional work for a show,” says Johnson. “I thoroughly enjoy his wildlife subject matter and its fun whimsical twist. I love his variety of textures and patinas. One of my personal favorites of…

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History in the Making

The town of Tehachapi, California, is all abuzz for the inaugural Tehachapi Art Show. Organized by the Tehachapi Arts Commission, the show first sprung to life from the minds of art collectors Dwight and Laura Dreyer. The invitational show and sale will include plein air paintings depicting the diversity of the Tehachapi area by 40 talented artists. “We emulated the show after John Geraghty’s achievements with the Masters of the American West at the Autry Museum,” says Dwight, who is also a commission chairman. “He was instrumental in forming the Masters and turned it into one of the highest-grossing shows.” Dreyer aided Geraghty in the first year of the Masters, where he gained insights in the creation of a successful show. “I admired Geraghty and took a lot of his…

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High Demand

Art buying via online platform has been a boon to auction houses around the country the last year, and that’s certainly going to continue as bidders have grown accustomed to the convenience of bidding from their homes. But nothing beats in-person bidding. Of course, the art is all right there to view and enjoy, but so are the people. “We’ve seen such a pent-up demand from people who want to get out and attend auctions again, so we’re expecting a full and live crowd at our next sale,” says Coeur d’Alene Art Auction partner Mike Overby. “We’re excited to see all our friends. It’s been a long time for some of them. And there really is no substitute for seeing art in person. Over the last year we’ve proven that…

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AUCTION REPORTS

Christie’s May 18 American Art Sale $9 million Christie’s seasonal American art sale saw strong results across many categories on May 18 in New York. Although the sale leans more toward classic American painters, there is usually a small contingency of prominent Western works, and this year was no exception. The top Western lot was N.C. Wyeth’s The Guardians (War or Peace?), estimated at $600,000 to $800,000. It finished at $750,000. Other top Western lots were Charles Schreyvogel’s bronze The Last Drop (est. $40/60,000) that sold for $97,500, Thomas Hill’s Yosemite (est. $120/180,000) that sold for $137,500, and Joseph Henry Sharp’s Spring, The Desert and Mt. San Jacinto at Palm Springs, California (est. $12/18,000), which closed at $35,000. Sotheby’s May 19 American Art Sale $14.9 million Though the Western offerings…

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SOLD!

Western Art Collector magazine has changed the way artists, galleries and collectors connect, and it has closed the gap that previously existed in the Western art market. Our SOLD! section is where we highlight these connections, as well as other sales occuring within the market. Within this monthly section you can read just some of the feedback pouring into our office from coast to coast about art sales, including some made directly from the pages of the magazine. You never know—your next art purchase could be in this issue. 1. John Buxton has an early sale during the Oil Painters of America’s national show To help promote his participation in the Oil Painters of America’s 2021 Juried Salon Show, painter John Buxton took out an ad in the May issue…

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