Fresh Paint

Highlights from Up-and-Coming Artists and New Works Available in Studios and Galleries Around the Country

Oscar Howe works head to Reno, Nevada

Coeur d’Alene Art Auction will have four exceptional Oscar Howe (Yanktonai Dakota) works in upcoming sale on July 26 in Reno, Nevada. Considered one of the most important Native American painters, Howe painted complex and modern works that were cutting edge 50 years ago, and still today. Among the four works is Dawn Rider, showing a horse and rider falling toward the viewer. The piece is estimated at $150,000 to $250,000. The combined estimate for the four works is $600,000 to $1 million, which makes the pieces some of the most significant pieces by the artist to come to market.

Learn more about the sale at www.cdaartauction.com.

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New Jim Jennings pieces at Acosta Strong

In March, at the Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week in Scottsdale, Arizona, Acosta Strong Fine Art was on hand showing new work from gallery artists. One painter who made a splash with guests was Jim Jennings, whose large and modernist landscapes captivated collectors. The gallery has a new work by the artist, It’s Gonna Rain, showing large cloud formations over the desert. The painter, who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was inspired by Robert Daughters, Maynard Dixon, Victor Higgins and Vincent Van Gogh. The piece is available now through the gallery’s website.

See more work at www.acostastrong.com.

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John Moran Auctioneers offers Edgar Payne work

Crossing the auction block at John Moran Auctioneers is Edgar Payne’s The Orange Sail, Concarneau, France. The California impressionist and prominent painter of the Southwest did a large number of boat and harbor scenes in Europe, which are now quite popular with collectors. The piece is estimated at $30,000 to $50,000. It will be offered May 6 in Monrovia, California. Another work in the sale is N.C. Wyeth’s Rose of Torridge, which was created in 1920 for Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley.

See more lots from the sale at www.johnmoran.com.

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N.C. Wyeth Western piece lands at Bonhams

On April 30, Bonhams will present an American art sale in New York City. The sale will include a major N.C. Wyeth Western piece, “Who’s afraid of his guns?” shouted McFarlane. “He daren’t shoot in a square fight!” (Colts 45). The piece, painted in 1912, shows a burly figure seated in a dark room holding a pair of revolvers. Wyeth is known for his illustration, including in Treasure Island, but Western subjects were some of his first easel paintings in the opening years of the 20th century. The piece is estimated at $250,000 to $350,000.