Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2023/ No. 185 i Western Art Collector

Welcome to the January 2023 issue! If you are anything like us, you are ready for the beginning of a great collecting year for Western art! To get us off to an exceptional start, we celebrate the new year with our 11th annual Western Auction Directory. This year’s directory has an added feature that will lead you into the section, and you’re going to want to read this one right away. We combed through auction records to find artists in the “Million Dollar Club”—artists that have an auction record over $1 million. The article starts on Page 56, and you will see there are only 26 Western artists who are part of this exclusive club. Artist such as Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Thomas Moran and Charles Schreyvogel. Learn more…

FEBRUARY 17-19, 2023 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Charleston, SC – (843) 723-1748 FEBRUARY 11-MARCH 26, 2023 Masters of the American West Los Angeles, CA – (323) 667-2000 MARCH 16-18, 2023 March in Montana Coeur d’Alene, ID – (208) 664-2091 MARCH 16-18, 2023 Out West Art Show & Sale Great Falls, MT – (406) 590-1961 MARCH 24-25, 2023 Briscoe Western Art Museum Night of Artists San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 MARCH 31-SEPT. 3, 2023 Desert Caballeros' Cowgirl Up! Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 APRIL 14-15, 2023 Scottsdale Art Auction Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 945-0225 MAY 2023 (DATES TBA) Christie’s American Art Sale New York, NY – (212) 636-2000 MAY 2023 (DATES TBA) Sotheby’s American Art Sale New York, NY – (212) 606-7000 MAY 2023 (DATES TBA) Bonham’s American Art Sale New…

Almost a decade ago, I had the privilege of accompanying Shonto Begay on a tour of his homeland on the Navajo Reservation in anticipation of The Map of My Heart, a retrospective of the artist’s work at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff. We drove to the far northeast corner of the state until reaching the high Sonoran Desert of the Colorado Plateau—a crystalline landscape of cedar mesa sandstone, blue sky, juniper, piñon and ponderosa pine, and blue-green sage. Below the steep edge of a cliff, he pointed to his grandmother’s homestead, a lush, spring-fed flatland spilling out of two canyons that converge to form Shonto Canyon, land ideal for farming, shepherding and its abundance of shade. It was here that Begay remembers the first painter he ever saw,…

The enthusiasm of Western auctions is unparalleled. There’s really nothing quite like it when a room is filled to the brim with passionate bidders all vying for works of art that capture the wild world of the West and that cowboy way of life. At these sales spread across the United States, you can find just about anything up for grabs, from antiquities like 19th-century saddles and spurs to revolvers so steeped in history they’re practically works of art in and of themselves. And of course, you’ll find paintings, drawings, sculpture and more by historic masters of the genre, as well as contemporary artists etching a name for themselves in the Western art world today. As you move through this 2023 Western Auction Directory, make a list of the upcoming…

210 W. Market Street, San Antonio, TX 78205 • (210) 299-4499 • www.briscoemuseum.org/noa One of the premier Western art events in the country, Night of Artists includes the viewing and sale of more than 270 new works of painting, sculpture and mixed media by more than 80 of today’s leading contemporary Western artists. The Briscoe Western Art Museum’s 2023 Night of Artists Exhibition & Art Sale opening weekend includes the Briscoe Collectors Summit, a panel discussion exploring the latest trends in Western art collecting. On Friday evening, guests will enjoy the preview party with cocktails in the galleries, followed by a seated dinner and the highly anticipated live auction conducted by Troy Black and Associates. Attendees will return the next day to enjoy the second session of the Collectors Summit…

8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 360, Dallas, TX 75225 • (469) 608-7600 info@lsartauction.com • www.lonestarartauction.com The Lone Star Art Auction is a Texas-sized auction specializing in the best American, Western, wildlife, sporting and Texas fine art of the 19th to 21st centuries. Presented by Great American West and Phil Berkebile Jr., the Lone Star Art Auction brings buyers, collectors and sellers of historic and contemporary fine art together in Dallas for an enjoyable and highly entertaining two-day event. Art patrons and enthusiasts can socialize together while some of the most sought-after artwork available in the market will be auctioned and sold to the highest bidders. The second annual 2023 Lone Star Art Auction will kick-off with an auction artwork preview to be held throughout the day on Friday, October 27, followed…

130 E. Broadway Avenue, Jackson, WY 83001 • (866) 549-9278 • www.jacksonholeartauction.com Specializing in the sale of private and corporate collections since 2007, the Jackson Hole Art Auction has been recognized as one of the premier art events in the country. The annual event is defined by the high standard of works offered in a variety of genres including wildlife, sporting, figurative, landscape and Western art by both renowned past masters and contemporary artists. The annual September auction is a signature event of the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival and attracts collectors from across the country as well as abroad. Works from highly collected artists such as John Clymer, Howard Terpning, Bob Kuhn, Carl Rungius, Joseph Henry Sharp, Frederic Remington, Richard Schmid and Robert Bateman, among many others, can be…

400 N. Harrison Street, Alpine, TX 79832 • (432) 837-8145 • maryb@sulross.edu www.museumofthebigbend.com The Museum of the Big Bend, located on the campus of Sul Ross State University, in Alpine, Texas, is your go-to source for the history and art of the Big Bend region. With the completion of the Emmett and Miriam McCoy Building, the museum will expand to two buildings. The new building will feature works by El Paso artist Tom Lea along with a rotating exhibit gallery highlighting works from the Big Bend and beyond. The historic museum building will tell the story of the United States through interpretive exhibits and the world class Yana and Marty Davis Map Collection. The Museum of the Big Bend focuses on early Texas art and Mexican folk art. Past exhibits…

Entering its 30th year, the Santa Fe Art Auction is one of the most important regional auction powerhouses in the country with monthly sales across all categories, including classic and contemporary Western art, Native American art, tribal art, 20th-century art and design, photography, prints and multiples, jewelry and Spanish Colonial material. The auction house’s Signature Sales are carefully curated selections of artworks by the Taos Society of Artists, Santa Fe Art Colony, Los Cinco Pintores as well as historic and contemporary Western art and the cream of other collecting categories now showcased in their year-round calendar. SFAA is also well known for bringing to market important private collections, including those from Joseph Pytka, Patricia Broder, Christopher Cardozo and the Charles and Georgia Loloma Estate. The Santa Fe Art Auction is…

1041 Westend Drive, Suite 107 Greensboro, GA 30642 (480) 779-9378 contactus@oldwestevents.comwww.oldwestevents.com Brian Lebel’s Old West Events returns to celebrate authentic Western American art, antiques and collectibles for public sale for their 33rd annual Mesa Old West Show & Auction. This year’s show and sale will be hosted at the Mesa Convention Center in Mesa, Arizona, from Saturday, January 21, through Sunday, January 22. “[The show] features approximately 150 national dealers of Western art, antiques, apparel, décor, jewelry, collectibles, antique firearms, Native American arts and artifacts, spurs, saddles, photography, books and other fine Western merchandise in all price ranges,” explains show founder Brian Lebel. “Museums, authors, magazines and non-profits are also represented. Buy, sell, trade or browse with the best dealers in the business!” Approximately 700 lots will cross the block…

6872 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 130 Tucson Arizona 85750 (520) 722-7798 sales@medicinemangallery.com www.medicinemangallery.com Medicine Man Gallery is entering its 31st year in business. To celebrate, th gallery has some exceptional shows planned for the 2023 winter season, including one-man shows with David Meikle on January 13, a group show celebrating Tucson’s rodeo history on February 3 and Francis Livingston on March 18. “We have received new works from Josh Elliott, Howard Post, Ray Roberts, Bill Schenck, Dennis Ziemienski, Jim Woodside and Mateo Romero,” says gallery owner Mark Sublette. “We welcome to the gallery new artists Whitney Gardner, Priya Gore, Matt Ryder and Roseta Santiago, who have also provided the gallery the first body of artwork for sale.” Medicine Man always features a large selection of Native American and early Western…

21 North Frontier Street Wickenburg, AZ 85390 (928) 684-2272 www.westernmuseum.org The Desert Caballeros Western Museum’s new mission is to share the diverse stories, cultures and experiences of the West. To highlight this diversity, the museum offers changing exhibits in addition to their permanent exhibitions. The museum also features a room dedicated to detailed dioramas that depict the history of Wickenburg and the desert frontier, and a lower level that has a life-sized recreation of 1912 downtown Wickenburg that will captivate both children and adults. Founded in 1960 and opened in 1969 in Wickenburg, Arizona, the core of the museum’s art collection are prized works by George Catlin, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, the Cowboy Artists of America and the Taos Society of Artists. Fine art by Deborah Copenhaver…

www.naomibrownart.com Lately, artist Naomi Brown has been taking numerous pictures of Arizona’s amazing sunsets and sunrises. “I think toward the end of summer, Arizona tends to show off almost every evening with its glorious sunsets,” Brown remarks. “My favorite spot to witness all these amazing Arizona sunsets is on my comfy outdoor couch on my back porch. I am lucky enough to have nothing blocking my back yard view. Just open desert with beautiful mature saguaros and desert chollas that seem to go on forever. My studio is nestled in between the San Tan Mountains just 45 minutes southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, in Queen Creek. This is where I find my peace and my inspiration for my paintings. I feel very fortunate to be able to live in such a…

Opening at Medicine Man Gallery January 13, David Meikle’s Western Horizons is a grand tour of the American Southwest. From New Mexico’s Sandia Mountains to the Mojave’s Joshua trees, the artist’s work is a study of deserts and good design. “I could probably distill my paintings down into three things that I look for—it’s design, depth and detail,” says Meikle, a landscape painter with a background in illustration and graphic art. Even if you aren’t familiar with Meikle by name, you’ve probably seen his work. The “Welcome to Utah” billboards he designed greet visitors at the state line. Flying into Salt Lake International Airport? His work can be seen there as well. “Those images are designed to be read at a distance, at a faster speed,” says Meikle. “I think…

Bucolic is the preeminent characterization that solidifies in the B mind when describing Don Coen’s artwork. Born and raised where the grasslands meet the plains near Lamar, Colorado, Coen has experienced rural life with authenticity. His paintings mirror this validity and bring the farm and ranch life to center stage along with the importance of all the individuals who raise, nurture and harvest the food that sustains us daily. His eight decades of intimate engagement are the backbone to how pure his heart and his art play out on canvas. His soft-focus approach to capturing the unique personalities of his subjects reveals complex layered techniques. Be it his flowing, low-pressure airbrush approach, his supple oil stick methods, or his gestural charcoal or ink drawings, Coen’s intricate methodology reveals his subject.…

The plants and animals of desert landscapes have long been a source of inspiration and contemplation for artists. A current exhibition from the Art Institute of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum features four artists portraying desert ecosystems using a contemporary lens. Through March 10, Desert Senses: Visions from the West features work from Dianne Bennett, Andrew Denman, Megan Johnson and Daniel Prendergast, with each artist exploring their own relationship with the landscape. Bennett hopes that her work encourages people to think about how they can act as stewards for the natural world. “During quarantine, my daily encounters with jackrabbits, desert cottontails, birds, coyotes and other desert residents sustained me and inspired a purpose for my feelings of isolation,” she says. She’s created a series of paintings that use reclaimed road signs…

Held over three days with three sessions, Santa Fe Art Auction’s Signature Annual Live Sale realized $2.5 million in sales with a 90 percent sell-through rate. The trio of sessions, held November 3 through 5, was also marked by the sale of three prominent private collections that mixed genres and materials: the Charles and Georgia Loloma Estate, Edward S. Curtis material from the Christopher Cardozo Collection and the Sonnett Pottery Collection. “This success of the sale demonstrates the triumph of the mix of modernity and history in the West art market today,” says Gillian Blitch, president and CEO of the Santa Fe Art Auction. “To be able to sell everything from Charles Loloma jewelry to historic 19th-century pueblo pottery speaks to the breadth and diversity of not just the auction…

A phenomenal selection of Western art spanning 150 years achieved stellar results during The Collection of G. Andrew Bjurman sale at Bonhams. In total, the auction reached $5,436,720, with 100 percent sold by value and numerous six-figure hammers. “The collection’s earliest works are examples by intrepid artists involved in Western exploration and expansion who were very early chroniclers of the Indigenous people they encountered, including paintings by Alfred Jacob Miller, William De La Montague Cary and Thomas Moran,” says Bonhams Western art specialist Katherine Halligan. The core strength of the collection, she says, is the offerings by the Taos Society of Artists members who worked in Taos in the late teens and early 1920s. “The selection of Walter Ufer, for example, is the finest and largest group of works by…

Fritz Scholder was the star of the sale during Hindman’s Contemporary Western & Native American Art on November 1 in Denver. Not only did Hindman sell 10 of 11 works by the modernist Luiseño painter, realizing more than $693,000 in the process, but Scholder also had six works in the top 10, including the top lot of the whole sale, Horse and Rider that sold well over estimates at $175,000. “The auction also included significant demand for works by Native American artists, a category in which the firm has continued to see tremendous momentum. Scholder’s vibrant works led the auction, with Horse and Rider emerging as the top lot of the sale, selling for $175,000 against a presale estimate of $80,000 to120,000,” the auction house notes. “Scholder’s Indian From the…

Western Art Collector magazine has changed the way artists, galleries and collectors connect. It has closed the gap that previously existed in the Western art market. Spectacular and instant SOLD! stories keep rolling in. On this page you can read just some of the feedback pouring into our office from coast to coast on sales and connections achieved. And now that the Virtual Version of the magazine launches up to 10 days before the Printed edition arrives, collectors can find new art even faster. 1. Gregory Mortenson makes his debut in Western art We are no stranger to Gregory Mortenson’s work. In fact, he was on the November 2015 cover of our sister publication, American Art Collector. But Mortenson has largely painted within the more contemporary figurative genre—until recently. The artist…

Last January we introduced The Contemporary L West, our inaugural special section devoted to contemporary Western art. The issue also had our coverage of the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, which leans more contemporary, as well as several museum and gallery shows that featured artists who were pushing the envelope of what Western art can be. The first events I attended after that 2022 issue came out were interesting because I was hearing the most fascinating ng stories from Western art fans, collectors and readers. One collecting couple told me they had admired the section because it reinforced something they believed to be true: Western artists were taking risks and they were helping to shift the genre into a thrilling new territory. Another collector told me his own collection…

Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West Scottsdale, AZ (480) 686-9539 www.scottsdalemuseumwest.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? While we have exhibits scheduled out as far ahead as 2024 through our curator, Dr. Tricia Loscher, I am still enthralled by our featured exhibit Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward S. Curtis. This is the largest collection of its kind and every time I visit the museum, I spend time discovering a new aspect to the exhibit I had not noticed previously. The pictures he took—and with no iPhone I might add—are stunning portrayals of a great people from north Mexico, the western United States and Canada, even up to Alaska. A few upcoming exhibits…

4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027 • (323) 667-2000 masters@theautry.org • www.theautry.org/masters The Autry Museum of the American West is a museum dedicated to exploring and sharing the stories, experiences and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West. Located in beautiful Griffith Park, the Autry features world-class galleries filled with art and artifacts from across the American West, including Native American cultural materials, film memorabilia, historic firearms, paintings and more. The Autry’s collection of more than 500,000 pieces of art and artifacts includes the Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection, one of the largest and most significant in the United States. The Autry’s exhibitions, such as the annual Masters of the American West, showcase and promote artists who capture the spirit of the American West.…

145 E. Walnut Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016 • (626) 793-1833 • fineart@johnmoran.com • www.johnmoran.com John Moran Auctioneers brings together buyers and sellers of decorative and fine art, jewelry, fine furnishings and more. The auction house offers a customizable, boutique approach towards consignment, estate liquidation and valuation services. John Moran’s biannual Art of the American West auctions feature works by artists such as Joseph Henry Sharp, Eanger Irving Couse, Oscar E. Berninghaus, Frank Tenney Johnson, Edgar Payne, Frederic Remington, Edward Borein, Charles M. Russell, Maynard Dixon, Olaf Wieghorst, Tucker Smith, Buck McCain, Cyrus Dallin, Dave McGary, Arthur Putnam, Edward James Fraughton, Eli Harvey, Mehl Lawson, Earle Erik Heikka, Joe de Yong and many more. From their humble beginnings 50 years ago, John Moran Auctioneers has grown into a trusted, full-service auction…

7178 E. Main Streeta Scottsdale, AZ 85251a (480) 945-1113 www.legacygallery.com The Legacy Gallery has been a staple in the art world for the past 35 years. Their showroom is on the corner of Main Street and Scottsdale Road, right in the heart of the arts district. They represent the top Western artists including Martin Grelle, Kyle Polzin, John Coleman, Bill Anton, Glenn Dean, Tim Shinabarger, David Mann and Mark Maggiori to name a few.Owners Brad and Jinger Richardson are second-generation art dealers using their expertise to create an education-based atmosphere through their sales staff. “We provide fine art that stands the test of time for all collector levels—from established connoisseurs to new enthusiasts,” explains gallery representatives. The Richardson’s recently opened a second Legacy Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They…

7077 E. Main Street, #20 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) 481-0187 www.kinggalleries.com King Galleries celebrates its 26th year in Scottsdale in 2023. The gallery includes Native American ceramics along with regional paintings and bronzes. Featured ceramic Native artists include Tammy Garcia, Nathan Youngblood, Virgil Ortiz, Susan Folwell, Nancy Youngblood and Al QÖyawayma, with bronzes by Tammy Garcia and Autumn Borts-Medlock. Paintings by Andrea Vargas, Mike Esch, Jeff Aeling, Kwani Povi Winder, Marla Allison, Marcia Molnar, Andrew Florea, Mary Calengor and Kenneth Ferguson are also represented. “Throughout our winter/spring season in Scottsdale, we will have new paintings by each of our gallery artists,” says gallery owner Charles King. “Vargas, Florea and Molnar paint landscapes of the Southwest. Kwani Povi Winder is from Santa Clara Pueblo and is one of the rising stars…

336 SR 179, Suite A201 Sedona, AZ 86336 (928) 282-3225 www.mountaintrailssedona.com Mountain Trails Gallery located at Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village in Sedona, Arizona, has been a fine art destination gallery for more than 35 years. From traditional subjects and styles to the more contemporary interpretations of the West, Mountain Trails Gallery continues to offer a large and varied selection of paintings, sculpture and mixed media fine art from more than 50 award-winning artists. The gallery presents a variety of styles and subjects from detailed, life-like traditional to colorful contemporary; from storytelling figurative, to enthralling landscapes; to intriguing still life and dynamic wildlife in sizes ranging from miniature to large, including life-size garden and monumental sculpture by some of the leading artists in Arizona, as well as the American West.…

www.raytigerman.com Arizona artist Ray Tigerman, represented by Casa de Tesoro in Tubac, Arizona, hovers over a large canvas, 6 feet by 4 feet. His palette knife, coated in a measured amount of cobalt paint, seems under-scaled compared to the surface area before him. He leans over and swipes the paint in a delicate, precise motion across the already vibrant layers of textured paint, adding to the sculpturesque aesthetics of his creation. “When people see me working, almost everyone first comments on my technique, asking me if my layers are entirely constructed of paint or do I use a medium or both, then on the fact that I paint flat,” Tigerman says. “I use only heavy-body acrylics when creating my pieces and I choose to paint flat because it allows the…

www.darciepeet.com Artist Darcie Peet has been painting and living an outdoor life since childhood—hiking, cycling, skiing, kayaking and riding the back country of the Rockies, Canada, Alaska, the Southwest United States and Italy, and all are part of the exploration and discovery of “wild places” Peet loves in seeking singular painting material. “For me, these backcountry spaces are powerful, humbling, have such a sense of awe and deserve great respect,” she says. “Along with light, mood and a strong sense of place, it is these feelings and experiences that I strive to capture in my work.” With a bachelor’s from Colorado College and master’s in interior design from the University of Colorado, Denver, Peet has taught art and pursued a multi-faceted career in graphic design, advertising and commercial interior design.…

Many a Western artist has made their way to the genre by way M of illustration, and Den Schofield is one of them. Having done work for a variety of major companies, including numerous publishing companies, Schofield made the leap into Western art and has not turned back. “From boyhood, Den has dreamed of creating pictures depicting dramatic characters and events, set against the great outdoors,” his website notes. “Throughout his career, he has sought to set his art in a historical context and has developed a reputation for accurately depicting historical subjects. As he has pursued his illustration career, Den has also developed his understanding of America’s dramatic Western frontier history. He has traveled extensively throughout the plains, mountains and deserts of the American West. Along the way, he…

Returning as an in-person event is the Denver Art Museum’s 17th annual Petrie Institute of Western American Art Symposium, this year titled Near East to Far West: A Closer Look. The symposium tackles major themes surrounding the upcoming museum exhibition Near East to Far West: Fictions of French and American Colonialism, opening March 5 and featuring 80 astonishing works of art that encourages visitors to compare the visual and historical aspects of French Orientalism and artworks of the American West. JR (Jennifer R.) Henneman, director and curator of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art, explains that a primary goal of the institute is to “reinsert Western American art into its cosmopolitan and international contexts of creation. Near East to Far West does just that by exploring the many ways…

During the famous National Western “Graphite pencil may not be viewed as the most popular fine art medium in Western art, [but] I’ve always dreamed of taking pencil to new heights. I could not be more honored than to be considered in this modern venue, and be a part of the Denver skyline during the stock show,” Mast says. “In today’s world, ‘Quietness is Beautiful.’ In quietness and solitude I draw best. It’s the ‘small and simple’ things—the Western traditions, the ways of life and families that inspire me. I hope that my drawings remind people of the beauty all around us and of a simpler time. It is my wish that my work may bring hope to people and bring them closer to their own inner quietness. The Peace in…

1041 Westend Drive, Suite 107, Greensboro, GA 30642 (480) 779-9378 • contactus@oldwestevents.com • www.oldwestevents.com Old West Events is home to Brian Lebel’s Old West Shows & Old West Auctions, held every January in Mesa, Arizona, and every June in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Each annual event consists of a weekend vendor sale with hundreds of dealers, along with an exciting, live Saturday night auction. Both the shows and auctions feature the best authentic Western art, antiques and artifacts available for public sale. The company prides itself on its reputation for honesty, quality and authenticity. The Old West Auction features the finest Western artists and craftsmen and holds numerous auction records for Edward Borein. Frequent artists represented include Will James, Maynard Dixon, Charles M. Russell, Olaf Wieghorst, Nick Eggenhofer, John Moyers, Michael…

11944 N. Tracey Road, Hayden, ID 83835 • (208) 772-9009 • www.cdaartauction.com For more than 35 years the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction has specialized in the finest classical Western and American art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have more than 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients over $325 million in the last 15 years alone. The auction specializes in artwork by Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington, Thomas Moran, Maynard Dixon, Howard Terpning and other fine Western Artists. The 2023 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction will be held July 15 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. Upcoming auctions: Coeur d’Alene Art Auction July 15, 2023 Reno, NV…

2737 Larimer Street, Suite C, Denver, CO 80205 • (303) 825-1855 denver@hindmanauctions.com • www.hindmanauctions.com Hindman is a leading fine art auction house, connecting cities nationwide to the global art market. Hindman’s Western and wildlife art department specializes in historic and contemporary art including works by Western pioneering artists, Taos Society founders, living and deceased Cowboy Artist of America, New Mexico modernists and established Southwestern artists. From Thomas Moran to Howard Post, Hindman’s Western art team proudly presents two premier auctions annually, comprising the highest-quality art from the American West. The department has also excelled in bringing top examples of wildlife paintings and bronzes to the market. Hindman has proven itself as a leader in offering contemporary Native American art, holding auction records for Fritz Scholder, David Bradley and Jaune-Quick-to-See Smith,…

213 E. Sherman Avenue, Coeur d’ Alene, ID 83814 • (208) 664-2091 info@marchinmontana.com • www.marchinmontana.com The 36th annual March in Montana Auction & Dealer Show is shaping up to be an exciting one. Featuring fine Western and historic art, sculpture, contemporary art and cowboy and Indian collectibles, March in Montana takes place at Charlie Russell’s very own Elks Lodge in downtown Great Falls and draws dealers and buyers from around the world. The highlight of this year’s show is a fantastic collection of Native American items. A variety great pieces from the late 1800s is expected to garner attention as well. Continuously raising the bar, March in Montana is also offering several “Montana Lodge” sized pieces that collectors and designers normally don’t have an opportunity to see and purchase. These…

7819 42nd Street West, Rock Island, IL 61201 • (309) 797-1500 • (800) 238-8022 info@rockislandauction.com • www.rockislandauction.com From a small family business to the number one firearms auction house in the world, Rock Island Auction Company’s reputation for offering the finest collector-grade firearms didn’t emerge overnight. The auction house has worked hard to deliver the highest standard of quality, presentation and expertise in the decorative arms pursuit. These efforts include a state-of-the-art 150,000-square-foot campus in Rock Island, Illinois, designed to catalog, photograph, display and ship tens of thousands of items each year, from antique guns and militaria to historic paintings, bronzes and vintage advertisements. Entrusting legacy pieces to the next generation of collectors is their passion and that reverence for history is evident in the three Premier auctions they host…

403 N. Florence Street, Casa Grande, AZ • (520) 426-7702 • www.westerntradingpost.com Western Trading Post started as a branch of the Foutz Trading Post, which opened in Northern Arizona in 1877 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Around 1903, the family relocated to Kirkland, New Mexico, where they continued to expand. Throughout the 1900s, they operated many trading posts throughout Native country, many of which continue to this day. Several years ago, a branch of the family opened a Trading Post in historic downtown Casa Grande, Arizona. It was then purchased in 2010 by Jim and Bobbi Olson and Betty Whiteley. The Olson family changed the name to Western Trading Post and continue to operate as a family business. Buyers and sellers from around the world have many options…

The state of Arizona, also known as the Grand Canyon state, is typically thought of as dry, hot and almost unhabitable during the summer months. The Western Art Collector offices are headquartered in Scottsdale (a suburb of the greater Phoenix area) and we can attest that while we do see our fair share of cactus varieties and put up with sweltering temperatures in the summer, there is also an abundance of life and a diversity in landscape, foliage and climate throughout the year, and throughout the state. Not only is there a blossoming of flora and fauna, but a thriving and flourishing Western art and cultural scene to boot. We begin your Arizona art adventure tour here, in Scottsdale, where you will find quite the artistic hub known as “gallery…

7100 E. Main Street, Suite 4 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) 200-4290 www.faustgallery.com Faust gallery, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, was opened by Bill Faust in 1996. He became interested in American Indian art when he traveled to the Southwest in 1976 with his great-aunt Lovena Ohl. Lovena was a former buyer for the Heard Museum Gift Shop and then opened her own gallery in 1978. Under her tutelage, Bill established personal and long-lasting relationships with artists and museums throughout the country. After she passed away, Bill opened his own gallery space and continued her commitment to superior quality workmanship and materials in authentic American Indian Art. Today, Bill looks for artists who create unique and multi-faceted work which stands the test of time. He looks back at his friendship and representation…

7117 E. Main St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) 336-2864 scottsdale@erinhanson.com www.erinhanson.com The Erin Hanson Gallery showcases the bold and vivacious oil paintings of landscape artist Erin Hanson. A blend of modern expressionism and classic impressionism, Hanson’s colorful and unique paintings bring new life to the contemporary art scene. The artist’s works are collected by art museums and private collectors worldwide. The Erin Hanson Gallery also has locations in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and McMinnville, Oregon. “So much of Arizona is wild color,” says Hanson. “I hope visitors will come and experience Arizona’s landscapes through the lens of impressionism at my gallery. I guarantee they will see the landscapes they love painted in a way they have never seen captured before.”…

2021 N. Kinney Road Tucson, AZ 85743 (520) 883-3024 arts@desertmuseum.org www.desertmuseumarts.com Founded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is recognized as an innovative institution whose mission is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.Mrs. Priscilla Baldwin founded the ASDM Art Institute in the 1990s with the goal of promoting conservation through art education. She envisioned ways to inspire others to embrace conservation while developing their artistic skills. Today, the Art Institute provides classes, art exhibits and a traveling art collection, all of which inspire visitors from around the world. “In our efforts to highlight art and conservation, we are hosting Glass in Flight, a sculpture exhibit featuring 21 steel and glass sculptures of gigantic, realistic insects…

140 North Main Avenue Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 624-2333 www.tucsonmuseumofart.org As an institution built upon the original territories of the O’odham, the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block (TMA) acknowledges the Indigenous Sonoran Desert communities, past and present, who have stewarded this region throughout generations. TMA connects art to life through meaningful and engaging experiences that inspire discovery, spark creativity and promote cultural understanding. Founded in 1924, TMA encompasses an entire city block in historic Downtown Tucson and is committed to developing quality exhibitions, expanding and diversifying its collection and presenting relevant and innovative programs while broadening public access to the arts. The museum features exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, Latin American art from ancient to today, Indigenous arts and art of the American West. A permanent collection…

Arizona is a place like no other. From the warm rusty reds of Sedona, to the chiseled rock faces of the Grand Canyon, to the iconic saguaro cactus, the Southwest—and Arizona in particular—is mesmerizing. And while the idea of that awe-inspiring Arizona sunset seems almost cliché, the sheer beauty of it is no less real. Arizona Creates: From the Dramatic to the Sublime, a new show at Mountain Trails Gallery Sedona shines a light on Arizonan artists as well as those inspired by its qualities. Featuring paintings, sculpture and mixed media by 20 artists, the exhibition captures a range of elements that make up Arizona, including desert landscape scenes, depictions of Native American culture, cowboys, wildlife and more. Michelle Condrat’s artwork in the show stems from her trip to the…

Frederic Remington is one of the most recognizable names in Western art, but his career was cut short in 1909 when he died of appendicitis at the age of 48. Night & Day: Frederic Remington’s Final Decade at the Sid Richardson Museum spotlights Remington’s last years and tells the story of his evolving ambitions. Though Remington started out as an illustrator, at the turn of the century, he started to make a conscious effort to reshape his artistic image. “He started sculpting in 1895 and around 1900, he started to paint his nocturnes,” says Scott Winterrowd, director of the museum. “In his final decade, he really moves toward an impressionist-style brushwork.” Remington was so intentional about his changing style that he destroyed dozens of his completed paintings because they no…

The inaugural Lone Star Art Auction was held October 29, 2022, in Dallas and not only did the sale perform well, it exceeded the expectations of its owner, Phil Berkebile of the Great American West Gallery. “Not only did the sale meet expectations, it exceeded them. The sales total was higher than expected, as was the percentage sold,” Berkebile says. “We weren’t sure what to expect, but we’re very happy.” The sale brought in $5.6 million in sales with 95 percent of the lots sold. Berkebile notes that the sale had “high-quality clientele in the room,” including numerous Texas collectors and several prominent collectors from all around the Southwest. One couple who walked away with an incredible Ed Mell painting were especially pleased with the quality of the work. “When…