Sold!

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

From the magazine to the collector’s wall
Mountain Trails Gallery in Sedona, Arizona, advertised in a recent issue of the magazine and saw immediate results with readers. “We are excited to report that a painting at Mountain Trails Gallery Sedona is now sold after appearing in the June issue of Western Art Collector! The painting was purchased by a collector from the Midwest who saw Red Rock Country by Arizona artist Susanne Nyberg within the ad,” says gallery director Julie R. Williams. “We appreciate the importance Western Art Collector has to its audience, and we are grateful for all you do for our artists, our gallery, and the Western art world in general.”

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Sold-out show reported for Logan Maxwell Hagege
The May issue of Western Art Collector featured the newest work from California painter Logan Maxwell Hagege. The artist was experimenting with some of his newest paintings, and collectors responded enthusiastically when the works were made available at a May sale in Los Angeles. Not only did the show sell out, but all the works sold the opening night during the box draw. Hagege’s work is collected at some of the highest levels of Western art, and when pieces are available they are quickly scooped up.

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John Moran Auctioneers reports huge sale figures
On May 24, John Moran Auctioneers offered the Art of the American sale to bidders, who responded in force with frantic bidding and high sales numbers. One of the highlights of the sale was a Chimayo/Saltillo Revival serape textile from late-19th to early-20th century. “This important textile is finely woven with a sublime color palette of even tones including green, brown, rust and purple, and displays classic design elements such as the important central motif of a serrated concentric diamond, so defining of Saltillo style. It was made with a Vallero star in the center of the diamond, an intensely decorated inner field, and distinctive serrated borders and banding,” the auction house notes. “The use of the Vallero star suggests the coming transition between the earlier Rio Grande style and the 20th-century Chimayo style.” The piece, estimated at $3,000 to $4,000, sold well over those estimates for $10,625.

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Hindman’s Wildlife Experience auction brings in stunning results
Not only did Hindman’s June 3 Wildlife Experience sale achieve $1.2 million in sales, it also sold 100 percent of the available lots—a rare white-glove sale. More than 100 lots were available with tops lots coming from Simon Combes, Veryl Goodnight, John Banovich and Robert Bateman. Two important Western works worth mentioning are Kenneth Bunn’s mountain lion bronze The Look Out (est. $30/50,000) that sold for $62,500 and Kent Ullberg’s Bull Bison (est. $12/18,000) that sold for $31,250. The works came from the former Wildlife Experience Museum, and proceeds from the sale were donated to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. —

Interested in having your SOLD! stories featured in the pages of Western Art Collector magazine? Email executive editor Michael Clawson at mclawson@westernartcollector.com to find out how you can share your recent sales and successes.