More than 400 lots will be available to bidders during the May 17 and 18 Art of the West sale from Santa Fe Art Auction. Categories will include historic and contemporary Western paintings, bronze sculpture, Native American artwork and even some Native American jewelry.
Ray Swanson (1939-2004), Setting Up Camp, gouache on paper board, 20 x 40” Estimate: $8/12,000 “We have a very nice selection of Western material. It’s always great to have a diverse group from the early 20th century to the modern day,” says Santa Fe Art Auction president and CEO, Gillian Blitch. “It’s a very diverse sale, but we also try to make sense of all of it within the sale. We are bringing in works that tell a thematic story about the West. And these auctions are generating a lot of positive feedback, especially after major sales achieved really great results, including our February Native American Art sale, that sold 96 percent of the lots, and our works on paper sale that sold 85 percent. The market is very strong for these kinds of materials.”
Roseta Santiago, Santa Fe, oil on canvas, 20 x 16” Estimate: $2/4,000Highlights in the sale include E. Martin Hennings’ The Corral (est. $12/18,000), Raphael Lillywhite’s Cowboy and Horse (est. $3/5,000) and Ray Swanson’s gouache work Setting Up Camp (est. $8/12,000). “The Swanson is particularly nice,” says Blitch. “It’s a large piece at 40 inches wide, and it’s just beautiful.”
E. Martin Hennings (1886-1956), The Corral, oil on canvas, 13½ x 13½” Estimate: $12/18,000
David Mann, After the Hunt, 1995, oil on canvas, 40 x 30” Estimate: $8/12,000Living artists represented in the sale include David Mann, whose 1995 piece After the Hunt (est. $8/12,000) will be available, as will Roseta Santiago’s Santa Fe (est. $2/4,000).
Raphael Lillywhite (1891-1958), Cowboy and Horse, 1949, oil on panel, 32 x 24” Estimate: $3/5,000Elsewhere in Art of the West are four works by Dave McGary, a selection of Edward S. Curtis photogravures and also works by Marjorie Reed, Elias Rivera, Harvey Johnson, Gary Niblett, William Matthews, Chuck Sabatino, Tony Abeyta, Jerry Jordan and many others. —
Art of the West
May 17-18, 2023
Santa Fe Art Auction, 932 Railfan Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 954-5858, www.santafeartauction.com
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