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Who’s buying whose art they first saw in this magazine.

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.

Kim Wiggins painting sells within 24 hours

New Mexico modernist Kim Wiggins delivered a new work, Las Trampas Dusk, to Manitou Galleries in Santa Fe on a Saturday afternoon, and by Sunday it was sold. “This particular piece was painted for our Night Visions show which celebrates the unique essence of nocturnes in an exhibition dedicated to love of the night,” says Cyndi W. Hall, Manitou’s associate director. “This piece was bought by a long-time Wiggins collector very quickly as his work does not last long on the wall!”

A trio of John Clymer works bring in big numbers at Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s September American art online sale had a small grouping of Western works available, including three John Clymer pieces that brought in a combined total of $420,000. The top Clymer was Victory Ride, which was estimated at $70,000 to $100,000. The 1972 oil sold for $163,800. The other works, Crazy Horse and Buffalo Crossing, sold for $151,200 and $107,100, both above estimates. The sale also had strong pieces from Ken Carlson, Frank B. Hoffman, Steven Dohanos and Eric Sloane.

Frederic Remington’s Mountain Man bronze outperforms at auction

Christie’s American art sale, held on October 28 in New York City, featured a number of noteworthy Western lots, including Frederic Remington’s bronze The Mountain Man. Cast No. 50 of the famous work was estimated at $150,000 to $250,000, but soared over those estimates after selling for $400,000. Author Michael Greenbaum writes, “[During Remington’s lifetime, The Mountain Man was one of his most critically accepted works. It was one of two groups purchased in 1905 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art and one of four subjects bought in 1907 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It remains one of his most enduring sculptural works, a striking representational image of the frontier.” Other pieces that sold well at the Christie’s auction included works by Eanger Irving Couse, Henry Farny, Thomas Moran and Robert Henri.

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