Prix de West achieves $4 million in sales
Offering further proof that museum shows will continue to sell long after the opening weekend, the Prix de West surpassed $4 million by the time it closed on August 7 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. One of the final works to sell during the show was G. Russell Case’s 20-by-24-inch oil The Breakfast Club, which helped push the show to $4,002,600. It was the first time the show topped $4 million since 2008.
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Sean Michael Chavez hits another home run at Acosta-Strong
Painter Sean Michael Chavez has been having solo shows every summer at Acosta-Strong Fine Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The shows have been going on for three years, and three years in a row they’ve sold out. The most recent show ICONS continued to establish Chavez’s place in the Western art world. “ICONS has turned out to be the most successful show to date—bigger, better and ever more humbling,” he says. “Thankfully, my vision is making connections and I feel more informed than ever of where to go next.”
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Lola Cody sells stunning weaving to CAA artist
When Western Art Collector stopped by the booth of Lola Cody at Santa Fe Indian Market in August, the famous Navajo weaver only had two of three works left. When asked to see a photo of the third weaving before it sold, Cody held up an image of her with the weaving and its new owners, Cowboy Artists of America painter Mikel Donahue and his wife Christie. “I was taken with Lola’s weaving when we walked by,” Donahue says. “We went back three times to look at it before making our purchase. She was such a nice lady—we really enjoyed hearing about the patterns and natural dyes.”
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Setter Puppies makes a big splash at the Sporting Sale
Edmund Henry Osthaus has had a hot streak in recent years. The late 19th-century painter was known for his sporting subjects, including many hunting dogs. His most recent newsworthy work was sold July 14 at Copley’s Sporting Sale in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Setter Puppies, painted in 1890, was estimated at $60,000 to $90,000, but soared over estimated when it closed at $102,000. Western Art Collector featured the work in the July issue of the magazine. —
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