Western Art Collector March 2022/ No. 175

Hello March! This issue has a great lineup for our serious collectors. We are seeing in our sister magazine, American Fine Art Magazine, that historic landscape art is in the spotlight for collectors. We are seeing the same fervor in modern landscape art from Western artists. In this issue you will find 10 pages dedicated to landscape artists and the galleries representing them starting on Page 76. Our ever-popular Cowgirl Up! coverage is back and full of talented women artists. It is a must-see preview starting on Page 100. Planning your travel? Our State of the Art: Colorado destination guide will show you how Colorado galleries are open and representing amazing artists. Plan a trip to Colorado this year. Use our guide as your map to galleries on your journey.…

As the art world has opened up—hesitantly at first, then all at once in a great rush—Western Art Collector has been there at every step. We were there when the Cowboy Artists of America hit the Texas Panhandle during their annual trail ride in October 2020. We were there when the Prix de West welcomed visitors back to Oklahoma City in the summer of 2021. Quest for the West in Indiana. Coeur d’Alene Art Auction in Nevada. An artist retreat in Utah. The Jackson Hole Art Auction in Wyoming. Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico. Gallery shows and events in Arizona, Colorado, California and Florida. Western Art Collector was there. And while we go to greet the artists and collectors (and readers!), our ultimate goal is to stay ahead…

MARCH 25-26: Night of Artists BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM | San Antonio, TX | (210) 299-4499 | www.briscoemuseum.org February FEBRUARY 25 HERITAGE AUCTIONS Art of the West Sale Dallas, TX – (214) 528-3500 www.ha.com THROUGH FEBRUARY 27 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM Framework: Exploring the Artistic Process Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org March MARCH 1-31 ANN KOROLOGOS GALLERY Wild and Wonderful Basalt, CO – (970) 927-9668 www.korologosgallery.com MARCH 4 MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERY Across the West: Details and Impressions Sedona, AZ – (928) 282-3225 www.mountaintrailssedona.com MARCH 4-25 INSIGHT GALLERY Texas Masters Show Fredericksburg, TX – (830) 997-9920 www.insightgallery.com MARCH 4-31 MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERY Across the West: Details and Impressions Sedona, AZ – (928) 282-3225 www.mountaintrailssedona.com MARCH 5-6 HEARD MUSEUM Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market Phoenix, AZ…

THROUGH APRIL 2 STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM Portrayals of the American West Steamboat Springs, CO – (970) 870-1755 www.steamboatartmuseum.org THROUGH MAY 1 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM Mother Roads Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org THROUGH MAY 8 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM The Santa Fe Trail Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org THROUGH MAY 15 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART While They’re Sleeping: A Story of Bears Jackson, WY – (307) 733-5771 www.wildlifeart.org THROUGH 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 APRIL 2023 WESTERN SPIRIT: SCOTTSDALE’S MUSEUM OF THE WEST Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward S. Curtis Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 686-9539 www.scottsdalemuseumwest.org THROUGH JULY 17…

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 York, NY – (212) 644-9001 MAY 6, 2022 Heritage American Art Sale Dallas, TX – (214) 528-3500 JUNE 17-18, 2022 Prix de West Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 JUNE 24-26, 2022 Brian Lebel’s Cody Old West Show & Auction Santa Fe, NM – (480) 779-9378 JUNE 25, 2022 Santa Fe Art Auction's Signature Summer Sale Santa Fe, NM – (505) 954-5858 JULY 23, 2022 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Reno, NV – (208) 772-9009 AUGUST 19-20, 2022 The Russell Great Falls, MT…

The Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, has acquired a new Joshua LaRock painting from the Maine artist’s recent show at Maxwell Alexander Gallery. The work, titled Monument Valley, shows several of the famous rock spires that are part of the Navajo Tribal Park that straddles Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. Eagle-eyed viewers might also see two horses and riders in the bottom-center of the painting. Their tiny presence helps show the scale of the massive spires. The work is also bathed in golden-orange light as the sun starts to set from behind the perspective of the painting. The color is so intense and the light so strong, that the work seems to call back to landscape painting’s rich past—Monument Valley feels more like Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt or…