Western Art Collector April 2022/ No. 176

Welcome to the April issue of Western Art Collector. As Adolfo and I peruse through the pages, we see trends that make us happy. First in line is our State of the Art: Texas. Living up to its reputation it does not disappoint with 16 pages of art from the Lone Star State. It is gleaming with energy and inviting you to visit. This April issue is focused on the highly anticipated Scottsdale Art Auction running April 8 and 9 in Arizona. We were reviewing the names in the sale and they read like a roster of elite artists: Martin Grelle, G. Harvey, William R. Leigh, Thomas Moran, Mark Maggiori, Frank Tenney Johnson…to name just a few. If you haven’t been to this auction before, register to bid and attend…

I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I get when we start seeing new artwork coming into our offices for articles in future Western Art Collector issues. It starts as a slow trickle and then steadily turns into a deluge. It’s like Christmas every 90 minutes in our inboxes. What’s so astounding about this month’s issue, and so many of our past issues, is the incredible diversity of materials. Of course, there are lots of paintings and bronzes—those works are our bread and butter—but then we also have a weaving in this issue, some pueblo pottery, jewelry, fashion, leather and silver material, works on paper and so much more. Some of these materials are coming from our coverage of La Luz de Taos at the Couse-Sharp Historic Site. The…

APRIL 8-9: SCOTTSDALE ART AUCTION Scottsdale Art Auction | Session I and II | Scottsdale, AZ | (480) 945-0225 | www.scottsdaleartauction.com March MARCH 24-31 KING GALLERIES Roseta Santiago: Messages and Messengers Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 481-0187 www.kinggalleries.com MARCH 25-SEPTEMBER 4 DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 www.westernmuseum.org April APRIL 1 HECHO A MANO Grand Opening of Second Location Santa Fe, NM – (505) 455-6882 www.hecho.gallery.com APRIL 1-22 INSIGHT GALLERY Mark Haworth Fredericksburg, TX – (830) 997-9920 www.insightgallery.com APRIL 1-MAY 2 MANITOU GALLERIES Young Guns Santa Fe, NM – (505) 986-0440 www.manitougalleries.com THROUGH APRIL 2 ED MELL GALLERY Ed Mell Phoenix, AZ – (602) 359-7333 www.edmellgallery.com THROUGH APRIL 2 STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM Portrayals of the American West Steamboat…

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 MAY 21 COUSE-SHARP HISTORIC SITE La Luz de Taos Taos, NM – (575) 751-0369 www.couse-sharp.org THROUGH JULY 17 NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART The Art of Jean LaMarr Reno, NV – (775) 329-3333 www.nevadaart.org THROUGH JULY 24 PHIPPEN MUSEUM If Horses Could Talk: The Art of Bill Nebeker,…

MAY 2022 (DATES TBA) Sotheby’s American Art Sale New York, NY – (212) 606-7000 MAY 6, 2022 Heritage American Art Sale Dallas, TX – (214) 528-3500 MAY 18, 2022 Christie’s Stewards of the West: The Knobloch Collection New York, NY – (212) 636-2000 MAY 19, 2022 Bonham’s American Art Sale New York, NY – (212) 644-9001 MAY 27-28, 2022 Santa Fe Art Auction’s Art of the West Santa Fe, NM – (505) 954-5858 JUNE 17-18, 2022 Prix de West Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 JULY 23, 2022 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Reno, NV – (208) 772-9009 AUGUST 19-20, 2022 The Russell Great Falls, MT – (406) 727-1939 AUGUST 20-21, 2022 SWAIA Indian Market Santa Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2022 Quest for the West Indianapolis, IN –…

In January, the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, acquired an important oil painting by landscape master Thomas Moran. It is the museum’s first work by the famous landscape painter. The oil painting, Eternal Snows of Mount Moran, Teton Range, was conceived not far from museum’s iconic location on a hillside in the shadow of the Teton Range. The work came from prominent collectors and museum patrons Lynn and Foster Friess, who have been involved in museums and the art market for many years. Foster died in May 2021. “Lynn and Foster have significantly supported the museum almost from its founding in 1987. Lynn provided her time and talents for several years serving as a trustee and as a chair of the board. We are grateful to Lynn…