Western Art Collector April 2025/No. 212

Welcome to the April issue of Western Art Collector! We have harnessed more than 30,000 horsepower this month and are soaring high. How, you ask? Western Art Collector was selected by newsstand Media Jet to be included in its private jet lounge network across the country. This is exclusive to both Western Art Collector and our sister title, American Art Collector. We are now the ONLY art magazines in the private travel sector. Our artists and galleries will be seen by private travelers along with LUXE, duPont Registry, Interior Design, Compass and NewBeauty, to name a few of the partners. The goal is to showcase Western art to even more collectors and subscribers. You can find Western Art Collector at art shows, galleries, art events, Barnes & Nobles, and now…

Lots of great content all around the issue this month, including three features with connections to Texas, which should complement our State of the Art: Texas rather nicely. Also, our sections devoted to painting the Old West and national parks include some stunning artwork. But there is one small portion of the magazine I want to draw your attention to. On Page 28, we celebrate the life and legacy of artist Mort Künstler, who passed away February 2 at the age of 97. Mort was a dear friend of the magazine, and though his work didn’t appear in Western Art Collector as frequently as other artists, he was always generous with his time and attention when there was something we wanted to work with him on. I first interviewed him…

Western Art Trail Calendar OUR GUIDE TO SPECIAL EVENTS, SALES & AUCTIONS FROM COAST TO COAST April 2025 April 11-12  Scottsdale Art Auction: Session I & II SCOTTSDALE ART AUCTION April Through April 2025 Remington and Russell in Black and White SID RICHARDSON MUSEUM Fort Worth, TX – (817) 332-6554 www.sidrichardsonmuseum.org Through April 4  Luke Anderson & Richard Burke GALLERY WILD Santa Fe, NM – (505) 467-8297 www.gallerywild.com April 4 American Art Within Reach HERITAGE AUCTIONS Dallas, TX – (214) 528-3500 www.ha.com April 4-25 Stefan Savides: Sculpted by Nature INSIGHT GALLERY Fredericksburg, TX – (830) 997-9920 www.insightgallery.com April 4-25 David Meikle: Desert Light MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY Tucson, AZ – (520) 722-7798 medicinemangallery.com April 25-May 6 Nature & Emotion: Sculpting the Elements, Painting the Light BLUE RAIN GALLERY April 5-19 Thomas Portraits Blackshear…

Through May 11, 2025 Night of Artists Briscoe Western Art Museum San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 www.briscoemuseum.org Through May 25, 2025 Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 www.westernmuseum.org Through May 31, 2025 Legacy in Line: The Art of Gene Kloss COUSE-SHARP HISTORIC SITE / HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART Taos, NM – (575) 758-9826 www.harwoodmuseum.org Through June 22, 2025 Kermit Oliver & Hermès: Storytelling on Silk & Canvas THE BRYAN MUSEUM Galveston, TX – (409) 632-7685 www.thebryanmuseum.org…

May 24-26, 2025 Phippen Museum: Western Art Show & Sale Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 June 20-21, 2025 Prix de West Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 July 18-27, 2025 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & Sale Cheyenne, WY – (307) 778-7290 July 26, 2025 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Reno, NV – (208) 772-9009 August 16-17, 2025 Santa Fe Indian Market Santa Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 September 3-14, 2025 Jackson Hole Art Auction Jackson, WY – (866) 549-9278 September 5-6, 2025 Quest for the West Indianapolis, IN – (317) 636-9378 September 11, 2025 Western Visions Show + Sale Jackson, WY – (307) 733-5771 September 15-20, 2025 Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale Cody, WY – (307) 587-5002 October 11-12, 2025 Cherokee Art Market Tulsa, OK– (918) 384-6714 Oct.…

ROBERT TIDWELL, PH.D. Interim Helen DeVitt Jones Endowed Director of Collections, Exhibits and Research National Ranching Heritage Center Lubbock, TX, (806) 742-0498, www.ranchingheritage.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? One of our exhibit galleries, the McKanna Gallery, will be dedicated to exhibiting a wide range of Western art and craftsmanship. This gallery will invite visitors to explore various forms of Western art and help them answer the question, “What is Western art?” On June 7 is our annual Summer Stampede Western Art & Gear Show, a show and sale featuring outstanding artists and gearmakers, live music, dinner and dancing. Detailed event information can be found at summerstampede.com Can you tell us about any recent acquisitions at the…