November 3 - 4 | Hindman | Denver

Comprehensive Sales

On November 3 and November 4, Hindman will host two auctions featuring historic and contemporary Western and Native American art.

This November, Hindman’s Denver-based auction house will treat collectors to two comprehensive sales in the categories of Western and Native American art. Both auctions will feature historic through contemporary items, allowing buyers to find art at a variety of price points, styles, mediums and genres.Thomas Moran (1837-1926), View of Zion, 1919, oil on canvas, 10 x 14”. Available in the Western Art, including Contemporary Native American Art auction. Estimate: $100/200,000

At 10 a.m. on November 3, the single-owner auction Marilyn Eber Collection of Native American Art will hit the block with an array of cradleboards, paintings, pottery, jewelry and more coming to market. Eber was known for her generous nature, sharing with others her knowledge and collection. Among the important items available will be a Tony Da polychrome lidded jar with Kingman turquoise, estimated at $25,000 to $35,000; Earl Biss’ Warrior with Rifle (est. $1,5/2,500); a Fritz Scholder Indian portrait that has an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000; and Helen Hardin’s Rainbow Girl, which is set at $1,500 to $2,500.Carl Rungius (1869-1959), Mountain Caribou, oil on canvas, 30 x 40”. Available in the Western Art, including Contemporary Native American Art auction. Estimate: $200/300,000

Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), Illustrated Letter with Indian Scout and Horse, 1918, watercolor and ink on paper, 10 x 8” (each). Available in the Western Art, including Contemporary Native American Art auction. Estimate: $50/70,000

The following day, Hindman will kick off its fall Western Art, including Contemporary Native American Art sale that encompasses classic and contemporary works by some of the most recognized names in the genre. There are several lots coming from important collections in the sale, which gives collectors the opportunity to bid on work with dynamic provenance. The sale will include around 300 lots and also allows collectors to find work from all areas of the market—traditional cowboy, wildlife, sporting and contemporary, to name a few.

Highlighting the November 4 sale will be property from Palm Springs Art Museum, which is being sold to support the care of collections and the George Montgomery fund for acquisitions. Works that were originally from the collection of Montgomery, who was a Hollywood film actor, producer and director and also a bronze artist, include Sydney Laurence’s Mount McKinley from the South Side (est. $15/25,000) and Alfred von Wierusz Kowalski’s Return from the Hunt (est. $20/30,000). The signature item is a stunning Carl Rungius’ painting titled Mountain Caribou with an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000.Howard Post, Homestead, oil on canvas, 49 x 61”. Available in the Western Art, including Contemporary Native American Art auction. Estimate: $10/15,000

Property from the Homer E. Noble Collection, of Denver, includes several leading artists. Noble was an investor in land and natural resources, an advocate for the environment and assembled a fine art collection that included horses as a primary inspiration. The top lot from the grouping is a landscape, Thomas Moran’s View of Zion, which has an estimate of $100,000 to $200,000. An illustrated letter addressed to Harry P. Stanford by Charles M. Russell is also noteworthy and is expected to sell between $50,00 and $70,000. There will be several pieces by Randall Davey hitting the market from the collector including Rearing Horse, Cheltenham, England (est. $3/5,000) and Jocky’s Girl (est. $1,5/2,500).Allan Houser (1914-1994), Looking On, 1992, bronze, ed. 10 of 12, 32¼ x 14½ x 9”. Available in the Western Art, including Contemporary Native American Art auction. Estimate: $10/15,000

Outside the collections the sale will have stellar lots including a selection of sculptures. There will be works by Dave McGary, Allan Houser and Harry Jackson, to name a few. Contemporary artists are also represented well in the auction including Howard Post’s Homestead (est. $10/15,000) and the 1986 painting The Big Wait, by Billy Schenck, that is set at $18,000 to $24,000.

“We have a beautiful example by Kim Wiggins titled Wild Horses in High Country,” says Alexandria Dreas, Hindman’s cataloguer of Western art. “It’s almost a rainbow scene, and it’s a truly spectacular work. He’s been getting so much attention [and had] a number of gallery shows over the summer. It’s a wonderful example of his work and the colors are brilliant.” The painting, measuring a commanding 72 inches on its longest side, is estimated at $10,000 to $15,000. Dreas adds, “It’s great to see how contemporary artists are doing on the secondary market.”Earl Biss (1947-1998), Warrior with Rifle, 1987, oil on canvas, 14 x 18”. Available in the Marilyn Eber Collection of Native American Art auction. Estimate: $1,5/2,500

Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) (1943-1984), Rainbow Girl, acrylic on board, 12 x 6”. Available in the Marilyn Eber Collection of Native American Art auction. Estimate: $1,5/2,500

The contemporary Native American art session of the November 4 sale will include Fritz Scholder’s Horse and Rider (est. $30/50,000); In Times of Change by Earl Biss; jewelry including a silver and cobblestone inlay cuff bracelet by Charles Loloma that is set at $10,000 to $15,000; and pottery from Nathan Youngblood, Virgil Ortiz and Grace Medicine Flower.

Maron Hindman, the auction house’s vice president of the western region, concludes, “It’s a great group of property that’ll be enticing to a novice collector and the seasoned collector. There’s blue-chip art and affordable Western and Native American art for a novice collector.” —

Hindman’s Western and Native American art auctions
Marilyn Eber Collection of Native American Art, November 3, 10 a.m.
Western Art, including Contemporary Native American Art, November 4, 10 a.m.
Hindman
2737 Larimer Street, Suite C, Denver, CO 80205
(303) 825-1855, www.hindmanauctions.com