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. 
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1. Maxwell Alexander’s Black Friday sale is a huge hit
Every year Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Los Angeles hosts an online-only Black Friday sale featuring many of the gallery’s biggest artists. The one-day-only event has considerable interest from online buyers and frequently sells out. This year’s sale once again saw a high turnout from collectors, who purchased 87 works, including 75 pieces in the first 10 minutes. One of the first works to sell was Joshua LaRock’s 15-by-15-inch oil The Tracker.
22. Dean Mitchell piece sells to a new collector, who quickly donates it to a museum
An art collector saw one of Dean Mitchell’s pieces two years ago in St. Augustine, Florida. Though she didn’t purchase it, the work stuck with her. During the summer of 2020, as Americans rallied against the killing of George Floyd, the collector suddenly realized she needed to purchase it. And then she immediately gave it to the Columbus Museum of Art, which is next door to the Columbus College of Art & Design, where Mitchell studied earlier in his career. The work, No Way Out, shows a black man confined behind bars and also a thick wall of paint that surrounds him. “She felt the work was timeless in so many ways,” Mitchell says. “After the killing of George Floyd, she wanted to get the work into a larger part of society to help create a crucial discussion.”
33. Classic John Wayne poster sells at Heritage Auctions
On November 21 and 22, Heritage Auctions held its Movie Posters Signature Auction in Dallas. One of the Western highlights from the sale was a three-sheet poster for the 1935 film Paradise Canyon. The poster, estimated at $8,000 to $16,000, sold at $15,600. The John Wayne film was the last of the “Lone Star Westerns” the actor made for Monogram in the early years of his career. The catalog notes: “Legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt supplies much of the action in this picture; Wayne and Canutt would soon become good friends and would go on to appear in a number of pictures together. This stunning stone litho three sheet, [is] considered by many to be Wayne’s best from the 1930s…”
44. Stunning New Mexico landscape sells at Josh Elliott’s newest solo show
Landscape painter Josh Elliott had a phenomenal November solo show at Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, Arizona. One of the stars of the show was Shiprock, Shadows and Shelter, showing one of the Southwest’s most iconic natural wonders. “The painting was sold to a new client who had recently found Josh’s work (and others) and has added three paintings by the artist for their new home,” says gallery owner Mark Sublette. “I recommended this particular painting as I felt it was an outstanding example of the artist’s work. This client has never been to the gallery and found us on the internet. We have only talked via email but have enjoyed our virtual conversations immensely.”
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55. The fall season brings success to InSight Gallery in Texas
InSight Gallery in Fredericskburg, Texas, saw a successful fall season with numerous artists selling major pieces to old and new collectors. Some of the highlights include pieces from Billy Schenck, Robert Moore, Robert Pummill, David Frederick Riley, Lindsay Scott and Robert Reynolds. Elsewhere in the season, the gallery sold a magnificent deer scene from Brian Grimm and a number of small works from Jeremy Browne, including Early Riser, showing a bright moon over a snow-covered barn. “We’ve sold 12 of Jeremy Browne’s paintings in two weeks,” says gallery director Adele Wells. “Pretty amazing! We are grateful.”
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