Western Art Collector January 2022/ No. 173

Happy New Year! We can’t believe how fast 2021 has gone by in the Western art world. While we are looking at 2021 in our rearview mirror, we see 2022 as a significant and important year for the Western art and we are excited! Why? Because we have seen a surge of NEW collectors jumping on the wagon. Western art is no longer regional—it has captured hearts nationally and internationally. We write about this every month and we hear it from our collectors as well. In this issue you will see our newly debuted special Collector’s Focus section, the Contemporary West, which begins on Page 72. Executive editor Michael Clawson does a deeper dive in his editor’s letter on Page 6. It is not a coincidence that this special section…

Happy New Year! And thank you for starting your year off with Western Art Collector. I’m excited for this issue because, for the first time ever, we’re devoting an entire section to highlighting the work of contemporary Western artists. Of course, if you’ve followed along for even one issue before this one, you’ll know that we’ve featured contemporary, modern and other cutting-edge Western art forms in every issue, all the way back to Issue No. 1. Whether it’s Billy Schenck, Ed Mell, Fritz Scholder or many other artists who are known for pushing the boundaries of Western art, Western Art Collector supports this segment of the art market. But our new annual section, the Contemporary West, goes beyond our regular coverage, and is something very focused and special. We created…

January 4, 8-23: 29th Annual Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale NATIONAL WESTERN COMPLEX | Denver, CO | (303) 291-2567 | www.coorswesternart.com DECEMBER Ongoing PHOENIX ART MUSEUM Philip C. Curtis and the Landscapes of Arizona Phoenix, AZ – (602) 257-1880 www.phxart.org December 18-March 6, 2022 DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM Bill Anton Paints the West Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 www.westernmuseum.org December 18-April 17 DE YOUNG MUSEUM Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo San Francisco, CA – (415) 750-3600 deyoung.famsf.org JANUARY Through January 2 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM Traditional Cowboy Arts Exhibition & Sale Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org Through January 2 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org January…

February 12, 2022 The Masters of the American West Los Angeles, CA – (323) 667-2000 February 17-20, 2022 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Charleston, SC – (843) 723-1748 March 27-September 4, 2022 Desert Caballeros Cowgirl UP! Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 March 17-19, 2022 March in Montana Coeur d’Alene, ID – (208) 664-2091 March 17-19, 2022 Out West Art Show & Sale Great Falls, MT – (406) 590-1961 March 25-26, 2022 Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Night of Artists San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 April 8-9, 2022 Scottsdale Art Auction Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 945-0225 May 2022 (Dates TBA) Christie’s American Art Sale New York, NY – (212) 636-2000 May 2022 (Dates TBA) Sotheby’s American Art Sale New York, NY – (212) 606-7000 May 2022 (Dates TBA) Bonham’s American Art Sale New…

Now entering its second year of a nine-year project, the Carl Rungius catalogue raisonné has crossed an important threshold as private collectors are encouraged to submit their Rungius works to the recently created database. The project will catalog nearly every painting the German-born wildlife artist created over his long career. The project, started by the National Museum of Wildlife Art, is being spearheaded by Adam Duncan Harris, the museum’s former curator who now holds the title of Grainger/Kerr Director of the Carl Rungius Catalogue Raisonné. “One of the things we had to decide before we even started was what our reasonable goal would be for the focus of the project. Rungius did many field studies, so we came to this position that the catalogue would include all of his finished…

Kevin Doyle has been named managing director at the Jackson Hole Art Auction in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Doyle, who will run the day-to-day operations at the auction house, will also serve as a partner in the company. Previously, Doyle worked with Sotheby’s for two decades. “The timing to bring Kevin on board is ideal. With 15 years of consistent growth, our auction brand has never been stronger,” says auction partner Roxanne Hofmann Mowery. “Our client base is expanding. Our aim is to meet their expectations for greater opportunities by fulfilling their buying and selling needs within categories that are naturally aligned with our expertise…My partners and I agree that Kevin is the perfect fit to help the Jackson Hole Art Auction take the next step in the evolution of the…