Beginning November 6, Freeman’s | Hindman will present more than 250 works to bidders in a pair of sales, one live in Denver and one online the following day. Organizers of the sale are calling now the perfect time to buy and sell Western art, and encourage bidders to tune in.
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), Cowboys on the Plains, 1920, watercolor and gouache on paper, 9 x 15 in. Estimate: $300/500,000
“The Western market is experiencing something of a perfect storm—a good one. The supply of fresh, important material, both classic and contemporary, is high, as is collector participation,” says Adam Veil, vice president at Freeman’s | Hindman. “After all, the West has always enjoyed a privileged position, apart from broader market trends. This has resulted in a dynamic, confident market and a time of great opportunity for buyers and sellers alike.”
One early standout in the sale is Charles M. Russell’s 1920 watercolor and gouache painting Cowboys on the Plains, with estimates of $300,000 to $500,000. “Cowboys on the Plains is a fine example with impressive provenance and a significant auction pedigree,” Veil says. “It was a highlight of the Amon Carter Museum’s 2012 exhibition, Romance Maker: The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell.But more importantly, it offers the very best of Russell’s late style—richer colors, greater detail and all the action, authenticity and storytelling we’ve come to admire.”
Henry Farny (1847-1916), Distant Village, 1890, gouache on paper, 10 x 7 in. Estimate: $150/250,000
A work from a Russell contemporary comes from Henry Farny, whose 1890 painting Distant Village will be available to bidders. It has estimates of $150,000 to $250,000.
From Taos, New Mexico, comes E. Martin Hennings’ Land of Sage and Cedar,estimated at $120,000 to $180,000. The works has a plate that reveals much of its provenance: “Presented to J. Gilbert Hause by his friends and colleagues from the University of Northern Colorado on the occasion of his appointment to the presidency of Black Hills State College.” Veil adds, “It’s the sort of Hennings one builds a collection around. We’re proud to be entrusted with its sale.”
E. Martin Hennings (1886-1956), Land of Sage and Cedar, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. Estimate: $120/180,000
The auction will feature pieces from the Estate of Henry V. Nickel of Potomac, Maryland. Nickel, who died in March, was a prominent environmental lawyer who had impeccable taste when it came to art. Pieces from his collection include several works by Russell, the Farny and a quartet of O.C. Seltzer paintings.
James Reynolds (1926-2010), The Delegation, oil on board, 24 x 36 in. Estimate: $20/30,000
Elsewhere in the sale are works by Frank McCarthy, James Reynolds, Joe Beeler, Melvin Warren, Joseph Henry Sharp, Birger Sandzén and Gerard Curtis Delano. —
Western and Contemporary Native American Art Online
November 6, 2025
Freeman’s | Hindman
201 Columbine Street, Denver, CO 80206
(303) 825-1855
www.hindmanauctions.com
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