Western Art Collector June 2022/ No. 178

With previews of gallery exhibitions, museum shows and auctions, Western Art Collector is the premier monthly magazine for collectors searching for works by talented living and past artists who depict the West in paintings and sculptures.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Oscars of the West

Welcome to the June issue of Western Art Collector! This is our “Prix de West issue,” as we like to affectionately call it around our office. The influence and importance of the Prix de West awards and recognition is like winning an Oscar in our Western community. We have covered the event since we started the magazine 15 years ago. Western Art Collector has been a long-standing supporter and major partner for the Prix de West over the years. In fact, the June event is one of Adolfo’s favorites. You will find both Adolfo and his lovely wife Robin at the event this month. In addition, executive editor Michael Clawson will have cowboy boots on the ground as well at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. I plan to…

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IN THIS ISSUE

An Abundance of Art

The worst part of my month is eliminating artwork from the magazine. It hurts. There is just so much great artwork on the market—making cuts to any of it is painful. (That’s why I’ve been adding artwork to this page. One more opportunity to show some art!) It’s especially hard making cuts in the June issue, which has had our Prix de West coverage in it since the magazine started. The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum sends some great early material, and then I reach out to a number of Prix artists to try to sneak peeks from their studio. Then the images start flooding in. And this year, with the museum marking 50 years of the exhibition, the artwork that the artists are finishing is truly on another…

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Western Art Trail Calendar

JUNE 2-AUGUST 7: Prix de West NATIONAL COWBOY AND WESTERN HERITAGE WEST MUSEUM | Oklahoma City, OK | (405) 478-2250 | www.nationalcowboymuseum.org May MAY 27-28 SANTA FE ART AUCTION Art of the West Santa Fe, NM – (505) 954-5858 www.santafeartauction.com MAY 28-30 PHIPPEN MUSEUM Western Art Show & Sale Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 www.phippenartmuseum.org June JUNE 2-28 ANN KOROLOGOS GALLERY Lightness of Spirit Basalt, CO – (970) 927-9668 www.korologosgallery.com JUNE 3 SORREL SKY GALLERY Sorrel Sky 20th Anniversary Celebration Durango, CO – (970) 247-3555 www.sorrelsky.com JUNE 3 HINDMAN AUCTIONS The Wildlife Experience Collection Sale, Sold to Benefit the Denver Museum of Nature & Sciences Denver, CO – (312) 447-3271 www.hindmanauctions.com JUNE 3 HERITAGE AUCTIONS Western Art Sale Dallas, TX – (214) 528-3500 www.ha.com JUNE 3-27 MANITOU GALLERIES The Gilded…

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On View Now

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, CA Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 www.phippenartmuseum.org THROUGH AUGUST 28 TAOS ART MUSEUM AT FECHIN HOUSE Sun Patterns – Dark Canyon: The Paintings and Aquatints of Doel Reed Taos, NM – (575) 758-2690 www.taosartmuseum.org THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4 DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 www.westernmuseum.org THROUGH SEPTEMBER 5 BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM Sons of Charlie Russell: The Cowboy Artists of America San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 www.briscoemuseum.org THROUGH SEPTEMBER 5 THE BRINTON MUSEUM Master Leather Carving from North American and Japan: Design and Cultural Influences…

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Top Western Events and Auctions at a Glance

JULY 23, 2022 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Reno, NV – (208) 772-9009 AUGUST 18-20, 2022 The Russell Great Falls, MT – (406) 727-1939 AUGUST 17-19, 2022 Santa Fe Indian Market Santa Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2022 Quest for the West Indianapolis, IN – (317) 636-9378 SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 Western Visions Show + Sale Jackson, WY – (307) 733-5771 SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2022 Jackson Hole Art Auction Jackson, WY – (866) 549-9278 OCTOBER 29, 2022 Lone Star Art Auction Dallas, TX – (469) 608-7600 NOVEMBER 1, 2022 Hindman’s Western & Contemporary Native American Art Sale Denver, CO – (312) 447-3271 www.hindmanauctions.com NOVEMBER 4-5,2022 Santa Fe Art Auction’s Annual Signature Live Auction Santa Fe, NM – (505) 954-5858 NOVEMBER 2022 (DATE TBA) Cowboy Artists of America Show & Sale Fort…

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Each Month We Ask Leading Museum Curators About What’s Going On In Their World.

What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? I’m excited about our upcoming exhibition Sun Patterns, Dark Canyon: The Paintings and Aquatints of Doel Reed (1894-1985), organized by Oklahoma State University Museum of Art and curated by Dr. Rebecca Parker Brienen. The light and shadows that New Mexico’s landscape are so famous for greatly inspired Reed’s work and is exemplified in his beautifully moody aquatints and paintings. The exhibition covers the entirety of his career and examines how he influenced, and was also influenced by, a number of notable art movements. What are you reading? I’m reading two books at the moment: Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario, by April Dammann. Stendahl was instrumental in exposing Nicolai Fechin’s…

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