This spring and summer, Hindman is diving into a season dense with Western, Native American and wildlife art with several major sales. One of the auctions kicking off this fantastic season is the biannual Western & Contemporary Native American Art sale, which includes a significant group of contemporary Western paintings and bronzes from the Collection of Barbara and Robert (Bob) P. Hunter Jr., from Alpharetta, Georgia. 
Frederic S. Remington (1861-1909), The Hold Up, oil on canvas, 27½ x 40” Estimate: $200/300,000
“[This auction] is shaping up to be one of the strongest groups of property Hindman’s Western art department has had the privilege to bring to market,” says Alexandria Dreas, associate specialist of Western art at Hindman. “We are thrilled to once again be offering a beautifully curated auction that seamlessly combines historic and contemporary Western and contemporary Native American genres into a sale that attracts a broad audience of private collectors, institutions and dealers alike.”
C. Michael Dudash, The Return to Summer’s Camp, 2016, oil on board, 48 x 36” Estimate: $25/35,000
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953), Fiesta Day (Squaw Winter, Crow Reservation - Montana), oil on canvas, 16 x 20” Estimate: $150/200,000The Hunter Collection features some of the brightest names in contemporary Western art, making up nearly 75 total lots. One of the major highlights is contemporary Western painter C. Michael Dudash’s oil The Return to Summer’s Camp, estimated at $25,000 to $35,000. Sculpture in the sale will be represented by Dave McGary and John Coleman. Both The Honor Dress, by McGary, and Coleman’s bronze Keokuk, Sac and Fox have presale estimates of $15,000 to $25,000. Additionally, a superb oil on canvas by the famed Frederic Remington, The Hold Up, is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000. Another highlight includes esteemed Native American artist Fritz Scholder’s acrylic on canvas Indian on Horseback (est. $50/70,000).
Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Indian on Horseback, acrylic on canvas, 68 x 80” Estimate: $50/70,000The sale takes place May 19 at Hindman’s Denver location. —
Western & Contemporary Native American Art
May 19, 2022
Hindman, 2737 Larimer Street, Suite C, Denver, CO 80205, (303) 825-1855,
www.hindmanauctions.com
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