Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2022/ No. 174 i Western Art Collector

Now open at the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, is Emergence: Wildlife Art by Ashley Rader, a new exhibition that focuses on the mixed media paintings of Georgia-based artist Ashley Rader. The work on view in the exhibition will include North American animals with an emphasis on animals from the western United States, including bears, bighorn sheep, horses, bobcats and many other species. Many of the pieces, which are done in both acrylic and oil paint, rely on her use of light and shadow, as well as black and white. Her limited palette and careful compositions allow her to use her brush more like a sketching tool than a brush. “I want to capture the beauty and detail of the wildlife that I have loved my entire life,”…

Douglas Allen, American master painter of wildlife and landscapes, paints images that sparkle with light, evoking the tensions and quiet dramas of life in the wild. Depicting animals against broad backdrops of high mountain lakes, vast rolling grasslands and misty forests, Allen’s works establish a strong sense of place and mood. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1935. As a child, Allen’s favorite place to be was drawing the animals at the Central Park and Bronx zoos. Influenced by Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, William R. Leigh, Carl Rungius and Frederic Remington, Allen studied under W.J. Aylward, a pupil of Pyle, at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, and later with Paul Bransom in Jackson, Wyoming. Allen’s career began illustrating big game animals for magazines and…

When settlers encountered the vast plains of the West, they thought they were seeing a pristine, untouched landscape. In fact, they were witnessing the result of thousands of years of nature’s own management as well as that of Indigenous people. Fires caused by lightning and people burned off the grasses and accumulated debris as well as young trees that would eventually have taken over the landscape. Native grasses, whose roots can go down 12 feet, survived the fire and were nourished by the nutrients it released. New growth nourished herds of buffalo and other animals. Indigenous people learned to selectively burn to replenish the land and to use fire to direct buffalo when they were hunting. In 1872, the printmaking firm of Currier & Ives produced a hand-colored lithograph, Prairie…

Ethereal Light UPCOMING SHOW Up to 12 works February 18-28, 2022 Gallery Wild 80 W. Broadway Avenue Jackson, WY 83001 (307) 203-2322 www.gallerywild.com Bridgette Meinhold says, “I really think there’s such amazing beauty in inclement weather. I love being out in it. The weather and light takes a scene you see every day in your life and transforms it.” She and her husband live in an A-frame outside Park City, Utah, that is only accessible by snow mobile in the winter months. They are avid outdoor people and revel in the landscape in all its moods. From their front porch they set out backcountry skiing, biking and hiking. With a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from San Diego State University and a master’s in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford…

Every year there are roughly a dozen major Western museum exhibitions and sales from coast to coast, and every year that circuit of shows is kicked off in February at the Autry Museum of the American West. It’s fitting that the museum is located in Los Angeles—there aren’t any places further West one can go to see Western art of the highest caliber. The Autry’s annual exhibition and sale, the Masters of the American West, returns February 12 with the work of nearly 70 major artists, including many of the top artists working today. The exhibition opens February 12, but the fireworks will take place February 26 when artists and collectors descend on Los Angeles to participate in the sale portion of the show. In addition to main show, returning…

Jules Tavernier (1844-1889) was born in France and had exhibited in the Paris Salon by the time he was 20 years old. He left for the United States in the 1870s to work as an illustrator for Harper’s Weekly which sent him on assignment to San Francisco in 1874. He was commissioned by the city’s leading banker, Tiburcio Parrott, to paint a ceremonial dance of the Elem Pomo known as mfom Xe, or “the people’s dance,” as a gift for his eventual Parisian business partner, Baron Edmond de Rothschild. Tavernier worked for two years on what would become his masterpiece, the 4-by-6-foot Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California (1878). The painting depicts nearly 100 figures, including Pomo dancers, musicians and artists on the land they had occupied…

On February 19 the Booth Western Art Museum will honor H. David Wright by presenting him with its Artist of Excellence Award. As the Booth’s executive director, I am excited to add David to the list of great artists we have honored, including Howard Terpning, Ken Riley, G. Harvey, Glenna Goodacre and Ed Dwight. We consider David to be one of the most consistently excellent history painters working today, yet many collectors are not that aware of his work. We look forward to both honoring him and bringing more attention to his art. For many years David mainly painted private commissions for discerning collectors who admired his painting style, historical accuracy and attention to detail. However, this meant his work was generally not seen in museum shows, at auctions or…

Our collector is fascinated with creative people, how they think and what drives them to create. The collection in his Santa Fe home is “driven by nature, his love for the landscape and his love for the animals that inhabit the Southwest,” according to Cyndi Hall, manager of Manitou Galleries in Santa Fe. Among the artists in the collection, sculptor Liz Wolf explores the connection between animals and humans. Hall comments, “Liz’s sculptures highlight the connection of animals and humans in mind, body and spirit—how they reflect us and sometimes carry our illnesses, act out our pain, stress and suffering. Her artist statement embodies this connection: ‘If I had to choose one word to describe my artwork, it would be ‘animism,’ one of man’s oldest beliefs that in every object…

Inherent Beauty UPCOMING SHOW February 4-25, 2022 InSight Gallery 214 W. Main Street Fredericksburg, TX 78624 (830) 997-9920 www.insightgallery.com Daniel F. Gerhartz’s new show at InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas, is both a showcase of the artist’s new work, as well as a chance to imbue the world with a bit more beauty. Often, the figurative artist paints the female form in ways that are delicate, sophisticated and reverent. “Being a father, I’ve got three daughters. I want to paint people in a way that I’d want them to look at my kids. With respect, something to cherish… I’m trying to send a positive message…I want my work to bless people and give them hope,” he says. Flowers, inherently beautiful, show up in several paintings in the show, including A…

The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition has prided itself on being an event dedicated to the natural world. Now in its 40th year, the Charleston, South Carolina based show is one of the largest and longest running that specializes in wildlife, sporting and nature art all in one place for collectors to enjoy. Alongside the fine art are events featuring conservation education, sporting demonstrations, auctions and more. Focusing on contemporary artists who gather year after year to exhibit their artwork, SEWE has always been an event where connections are made. After pausing the in-person event for the pandemic there is the feeling of excitement for the artists and the collectors to be together again. “The experience of being at a show and having the personal connection with the collector and artists and…

The passion for collecting Western art will be on full display in Heritage Auctions’ Art of the West Showcase Auction on February 25. The sale will feature three dynamic art collections that have been crafted over decades, and show what makes the American West so captivating. The James Mercer and Karolyn Prince-Mercer Collection began in the 1960s and includes several sculptures that are some of the standouts of the sale. Two monumental bronzes by Buck McCain—The Cowboy (est. $20/30,000) and Remembering that Horse—are among the couple’s favorites. “They were huge collectors and knew a lot of the artists personally,” says Alissa Ford, director of Western art at Heritage Auctions. “A lot of it is more contemporary, but a vast amount of it is very high-quality work.” Also from the pair…

FEBRUARY 12-MARCH 27: Masters of the American West AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST | Los Angeles, CA | (323) 667-2000 www.masters.theautry.org January JANUARY 22-MAY 15 THE BOOTH MUSEUM Friends Reunited: T. D. Kelsey, Julie Oriet and the Keough Collection Cartersville, GA – (770) 387-1300 www.boothmuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 23 PHIPPEN ART MUSEUM Olaf Wieghorst’s American West Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 www.phippenartmuseum.org JANUARY 29-JULY 17 NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART The Art of Jean LaMarr Reno, NV – (775) 329-3333 www.nevadaart.org February FEBRUARY 2022 PHIPPEN MUSEUM The River Flows: Watercolors of the American West Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 www.phippenartmuseum.org FEBRUARY 3 DOWNTOWN SCOTTSDALE Gold Palette ArtWalk: Western Week Scottsdale, AZ www.scottsdalegalleries.com THROUGH FEBRUARY 4 MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY Francis Livingston – In Balance and Rhythm Tucson, AZ – (520)…

Opening February 11 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, is Western Wares, a new exhibition that explores the colorful history of Western fashion and design—both in the West and in the larger context of American culture. When it comes to Western design’s reach, there are many things that were touched by the innovative style of design, including blue jeans and clothing, automobiles, furniture and even dishware. “Western design is a term familiar to a global audience, drumming up images of pearlsnap shirts, rhinestones and cowboy hats,” the museum notes. “Visitors will learn that Western design is crafted over time by different people and traditions. It is a continually evolving style that is both connected to the geography of the West, but also defined by each…

1 COLORADO PAINTER IS BUILDING STEAM WITH HIS TEXTURED LANDSCAPES In the early fall of 2021, Native American Art magazine hosted a silent auction in Santa Fe, New Mexico. One of the works in the sale was by painter Nathanael A. Volckening. Not only the did the work sell (with proceeds going to charity), but the landscape painter was suddenly on everyone’s radar. Known for his soft color palette and textured painting technique, Volckening is an artist worth keeping your eyes on. He’s represented by Parsons Gallery of the West in Taos, New Mexico. See more at www.parsonsart.com. 2 SORREL SKY PRESENTS NEW WORK BY ROBERTO UGALDE Exquisite color, beautiful texture and entrancing scenery are some of the qualities of paintings by Roberto Ugalde, who shows his work at Sorrel Sky Gallery. The…

For a fine artist, JoAnn Peralta has always had a technical mind. “My kindergarten teacher told my mom I would become an artist because of the attention to detail I had in my art projects, and my mom didn’t believe her,” she says. “My parents thought I would go on to do something in math or science.” Peralta credits her math-mindedness for helping her understand shape and space in her paintings. “My geometry skills have informed the three-dimensional way I think,” she says. She even wrote a book called Mathface about the way she connects mathematics and art. “You can pivot and turn something in a 360-degree space and change the angle to show a different view in the same plane. That’s something I’ve always been able to do in…

In 1853, Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) wrote, “Why should not we…haveour national preserves… in which the bear and panther, and some even of the hunter race, may still exist, and not be ‘civilized off the face of the earth’–our forests…not for idle sport or food, but for inspiration and our own true recreation.” Thoreau’s ideas about preserving the wild influenced conservationists who followed him and eventually resulted in the establishment of national parks and preserved wilderness, vast stretches of uncultivated land left in its natural state. In 1856, he discovered a small spot of land that seemed to be untouched and realized that wildness could be right at hand. He wrote, “I shall never find in the wilds of Labrador any greater wildness than in some recess in Concord.” Bill…

Going Places UPCOMING SHOW Up to 15 works Opens February 12, 2022 Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, 6872 E. Sunrise Drive, #103, Tucson, AZ 85750 (520) 722-7798 medicinemangallery.com Over the course of many decades, painter Ed Mell has been to about every nook and cranny in his home state of Arizona. And yet the search still continues for the things that drive him to paint day after day: vibrant light, dynamic compositions, dramatic weather and so much more. “I guess I’ve seen about every corner of Arizona at this point. At the very least I’ve seen a helluva lot,” Mell says from his Phoenix studio. “And yet there’s still more out there for me to discover.” The beauty of the Arizona desert—and the deserts of Colorado, Utah and New Mexico—is…

After a successful inaugural sale in 2021, the Wyoming Art Auction is back with a second collection of offerings that are sure to excite collectors of Western, wildlife and sporting paintings and bronzes. The sale, presented by the Jackson Hole Art Auction, will be held entirely online across two sessions on February 18 and 19. “We know sales can get to be very long, so we thought that breaking it up would be more manageable and enjoyable for our bidders,” says auction partner and managing director Kevin Doyle. “And even though the sale will be held online, there will still be an auction preview in Jackson Hole, which is always an exciting place to be this time of year during ski season.” Highlights in the sale include a major Bob…

Santa Fe Art Auction is beyond ecstatic by their results from the December Gustave Baumann Sale, featuring 61 items from a single, distinguished collection in New Mexico. The auction house experienced the rare “white glove sale,” selling every single lot, and then achieving a remarkable $728,000 in total sales. This profound collection “spanned the full diversity of the artists career from his earliest days in New York City, through his time in Chicago, and then Brown County, Indiana, until finally settling in New Mexico,” says Gillian Blitch, Santa Fe Art Auction president and CEO. “The early works are important in understanding the artist’s mastery of the woodcut medium as his technique developed to keep pace with his ravishing eye for color and the brilliant compositions that characterize his love affair…