John Moran Auctioneers has been hosting semi-regular Art of the American West sales out of its Monrovia, California, salesroom. The auctions have not only been successful, but they are also putting some remarkable work on the open market.
Oscar Howe (Yanktonai Dakota, 1915-1983), Grass Dancer (Pezhin wachipi), 1959, tempera on paper, 22½ x 15¼ in. Estimate: $80/120,000 SOLD: $114,300.00
For example, during the September 10 sale, one of the top lots was Oscar Howe’s 1959 tempera on paper Grass Dancer (Pezhin wachipi). Howe, a Yanktonai Dakota painter whose work was exceptionally modern, has seen increased prices in recent years as collectors flock to his stylized pieces. Grass Dancer, estimated at $80,000 to $120,000, sold for $114,000.
Victor Clyde Forsythe (1885-1962), Rolling Clouds, 1932, oil on canvas, 28 x 40 in. Estimate: $2/3,000 SOLD: $6,985
Other lots in the sale were Maynard Dixon’s Study for Painting: Indian Girl for Fertility of the Earth, which sold over the $15,000 high estimate for $19,000; Lew Davis’ Waterhole No. 2, which also sold over estimates for $14,000; and Victor Clyde Forsythe’s Rolling Clouds, which more than doubled its $3,000 high estimate when it sold for $7,000.
Doug Hyde (Nez Perce/Assiniboine/Chippewa), Second Mesa Basket Dancer, 1982, carved Indiana limestone, 66 x 19 x 13 in. Estimate: $10/15,000 SOLD: $12,065
The sale also featured works in stone and bronze, including pieces by Doug Hyde and Gib Singleton. —
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