Collectors of Western artworks showed signs of selectivity at auctions staged in the waning weeks of 2019. A battle of wills among bidders saw a gem by Georgia O’Keeffe, My Backyard, a small painting of the cliffs that framed her New Mexico ranch, go for...
There continues to be a calling among artists and collectors for art that represents the animals and traditions of the American West. Key autumn shows and sales suggested that the appetite is not waning for paintings, sculpture, and handcrafted items that demonstrate both the heights...
Spring and early summer sales see Western landscapes and Americana hit high marks There is a secret about art auctions, and like all secrets, it should be shared lest it loses its value: Strong prices are closely tied to the rarity of works, the degree to...
Bonhams California and Western Paintings and Sculpture April 16, 2019 Colorist Selden Connor Gile led Bonhams California and Western artwork auction in April in Los Angeles. Gile’s Quiet Cove (Belvedere) sold for $312,575 with fees, even as one of Frederic Remington’s most prized tabletop bronzes, The Bronco Buster,...
Masters of the American West at the Autry Museum February 9 – March 24, 2019 The Masters of the American West, the preeminent annual show and sale at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, California, broadened the definition of the Western art genre to meet its contemporary counterpart....
Figurative works and landscapes led western art sales in the closing weeks of 2018, with images of the region’s storied figures competing with renderings of its storied places. In early November, the Santa Fe Art Auction saw several small-sized yet stunning portraits by Taos Society Artists E....
At a time when a debate rages over the value and the meaning of a painting generated by artificial intelligence — or as international auction house Christie’s described Portrait of Edmond Belamy, “an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses” — it...
Thought-provoking images of Western lands, figures, and habitations dominated sales as summer wound to a slow end. Auctions saw brisk bidding by collectors arrested by renderings of the places and the peoples that anchor a region with representations tied to both contemporary and historic artists. A...
Singular pieces from high-profile, private collections sold swiftly and well at a series of auctions of American art by Sotheby’s and Christie’s. The latter auction house generated buzz with a beautifully rendered painting by Thomas Hart Benton of the U.S. Southwest and its peoples. Navajo Sand...
The charming tale that emerged from the C.M. Russell Museum’s celebration of its 50th annual auction was tied to a bull rider who was so inspired by artworks offered at the event that he chose to sell his truck to bolster his buying power. The...