Mark Haworth has strong showing at InSight Gallery
On April 1, painter Mark Haworth opened his newest solo show, Big Bend Unplugged, at InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas. Not only were the works warmly received, but the show performed strongly with a number of sales on the opening night. One little gem that sold early was this 12-inch-square work titled Tornillo Creek Hoodoos, showing a moonlit view of this magnificent rock formation with its jagged edges and stacked boulders that seem to teeter in the darkness. Western Art Collector wrote about this show in the April issue.
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Western illustration sells at Heritage Auctions
One place to hunt for hidden Western gems is in Heritage Auctions’ illustration sales. The most recent one was held April 15 and once again Western art and artists were turning in remarkable results. One early standout was William Edward Medcalf’s Howdy, Brown and Bigelow calendar illustration from 1952. These pin-up style images were common in 1952. Some were quite risqué, though the Western images were frequently more modest than other genres. The work sold for $22,500, well above it’s high estimate of $9,000. In the same sale, there was also a rare Howard Terpning painting from 1971, when the famous painter was a successful East Coast illustrator. The image, showing several robed figures guiding camels through a storm, sold for $32,500, well past it’s $6,000 high estimate.
Interested in having your SOLD! stories featured in the pages of Western Art Collector magazine? Email Michael Clawson at mclawson@westernartcollector.com to find out how you can share your recent sales and successes.
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