HOUSTON — Simpson Galleries will present what could be the most-exhibited work by Texas Modernist Dorothy Hood in its Fine Art and Antiques two-day auction scheduled for Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22. The sale is now open for early bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

Flower VI is an undated oil on canvas that was first exhibited in 1940 at the 16th Annual Exhibition of Works by Houston Artists at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, where it won honorable mention. It then went through literally dozens of exhibitions until 2015. Hood (1918-2000) clearly saw this work as pivotal in her career, as did the numerous exhibition managers who requested the painting for display. The South Texas Institute of Art received Hood’s personal archive and effects upon her passing. Simpson has placed a modest $15,000-$25,000 estimate on the work.

Master of Manhattan winterscapes Guy Carlton Wiggins (1883-1962) has the sale’s top-estimated lot. Midtown Winter is a 1937 oil on canvas and features Wiggins’ trademark wintry scenes amid New York skyscrapers as vehicles and pedestrians navigate the city streets. The work comes to market from the collection of Sylvia and Saverio Giammalva of Houston, and is estimated at a strong $60,000-$80,000.