Western & Contemporary Native American Art sale tops $2M at Hindman

John Nieto, ‘Poised Coyote,’ $63,000. Image courtesy of Hindman
John Nieto, ‘Poised Coyote,’ $63,000. Image courtesy of Hindman
John Nieto, ‘Poised Coyote,’ $63,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

DENVER – Western artists ranging from historic painters such as Albert Bierstadt, William R. Leigh and Leon Shulman Gaspard to contemporary names such as Ed Mell, Jeremy Lipking and John Nieto achieved outstanding prices during Hindman’s May 4 Western & Contemporary Native American Art auction. Contemporary Native American artists were also among top performers, led once again by an iconic Fritz Scholder work, Indian at the Bar. Paintings by Native American artists such as Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith and Kay WalkingStick were also among the highlights. With a lively room of bidders and strong competition from the phones and online platforms, the auction ultimately realized more than $2 million, with 94 percent of lots sold.

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Heritage presents superlative Western art collection, Nov. 30

Fritz Scholder, ‘Dartmouth Portrait #16,’ estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Heritage Auctions, HA.com
Fritz Scholder, ‘Dartmouth Portrait #16,’ estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Heritage Auctions, HA.com
Fritz Scholder, ‘Dartmouth Portrait #16,’ estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, HA.com

DALLAS – Heritage Auctions will present a sale titled Visions of the Southwest: Property from the Collection of Jack B. Harrod on Wednesday, November 30. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Texas art blooms like bluebonnets at Vogt, May 14

G. (Gerald Harvey Jones) Harvey, ‘Hill country bluebonnets,’ est. $10,000-$12,000
G. (Gerald Harvey Jones) Harvey, ‘Hill country bluebonnets,’ est. $10,000-$12,000
G. (Gerald Harvey Jones) Harvey, ‘Hill country bluebonnets,’ est. $10,000-$12,000

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Vogt Auction Galleries will present an auction of artwork, sculpture and pottery that pays homage to the legacy of Texas and the American West on Saturday, May 14, starting at 1 pm Central time. It will feature masterpieces by distinguished artists such as Jose Vives-Atsara, G. Harvey, Porfiro Salinas, John Nieto, Dawson Dawson-Watson and Helen Hunter. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Maranda Moran on Western & Native American art

Maranda Moran, fine and decorative specialist at John Moran Auctioneers, who has expertise in Western and Native American art.
Maranda Moran, fine and decorative specialist at John Moran Auctioneers, who has expertise in Western and Native American art.
Maranda Moran, fine and decorative art specialist at John Moran Auctioneers, who has gained expertise in both Western and Native American art.

MONROVIA, Calif. – Maranda Moran grew up in a family of collectors, being pulled out of bed in the wee hours at a young age to accompany her parents to garage and estate sales, flea markets and auctions. At age 16, she was operating her own antiques booth in an antiques mall, specializing in fine and decorative arts from the turn of the century to the 1950s. Apt at sussing out choice, hard to find objects d’art for clients and armed with a degree in art history and history from UCLA, she turned her expertise into a career. In 1994 she joined her husband’s firm, John Moran Auctioneers, as a fine and decorative specialist with a concentration in Western and Native American art, a booming market genre.

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