Richard Zane Smith ceramics unite past and present

Aptly illustrating Richard Zane Smith’s distinctive corrugated coil forms is The Glory of God, a 1998 vessel that achieved $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.

 

Aptly illustrating Richard Zane Smith’s distinctive corrugated coil forms is The Glory of God, a 1998 vessel that achieved $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.
Aptly illustrating Richard Zane Smith’s distinctive corrugated coil forms is The Glory of God, a 1998 vessel that achieved $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Contemporary Native American ceramicist Richard Zane Smith (American, b. 1955-) hails from the Wyandotte nation, based in Oklahoma, which has a strong cultural heritage and artistic tradition. Smith sets a high bar for any artist working in clay today and is celebrated for his technique and imagination.

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John Moran readies next Art of the American West sale for May 24

Harry B. Wagoner, ‘Desert Landscape,’ est. $3,000-$5,000
Harry B. Wagoner, ‘Desert Landscape,’ est. $3,000-$5,000
Harry B. Wagoner, ‘Desert Landscape,’ est. $3,000-$5,000

MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers, Inc.’s first Art of the American West sale of 2022 will take place on Tuesday, May 24. Enthusiasts of Native American art as well as Western art will find abundant examples of pottery, textiles, basketry and beadwork as well as fine art, sculpture, Native American kachina figures and painted retablos. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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