Santa Fe Art Auction Celebrates 30 Years with a Signature Live Sale

Experience the finest Southwestern, Western, Native American and contemporary art in-person or online
Lot 378

Raymond Jonson (1891 – 1982), View from Santa Fe, 1922, oil on panel, 17 1/4 x 23 1/4  Estimate: $40,000 – $60,000. | Photo: Courtesy of Molly Wagoner, Director of Photography for Santa Fe Art Auction

Santa Fe Art Auction has long been the pre-eminent auction house in the Southwest as well as a nationwide leader in classic Southwestern, Western, and Native American art, including American contemporary art. This year, we’re proud to celebrate our 30th anniversary with a Signature Live Sale featuring 450 lots that exemplify the finest of the most popular categories brought to market throughout the year.

The auction, November 8-9, will feature a broad range of historic and contemporary Western art, ranging from Edward Curtis goldtones, Western paintings, and works by the Southwest Modernists to wonderful examples of historic Pueblo pottery, Diné (Navajo) textiles, Native jewelry, and substantial pieces by indigenous artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Notably, the sale will feature the renowned Gregory Warren Nelson Collection of important New Mexico artworks.

In-person viewings are available Monday through Friday, 10 AM-5 PM, at our showroom located in the vibrant Baca Railyard Arts District in Santa Fe. In addition, online bidding is now open, where you can also browse the complete auction catalog.

Lot 336

Benny + Valerie Aldrich (20th/21st Century), Sterling Silver and Multi-stone Inlaid Western Show Saddle, tooled leather, sterling silver, turquoise, coral, spiny oyster, lapis lazuli, sugilite, 38 5/8 x 27 1/2 x 19 1/2  Estimate: $80,000 – $120,000. | Photo: Courtesy of Molly Wagoner, Director of Photography for Santa Fe Art Auction

Lot 223

Frank C. McCarthy (1924 – 2002), Blackfoot Captive, 1977, oil on board, 23 1/2 x 35 1/2 Estimate: $30,000 – $50,000. | Photo: Courtesy of Molly Wagoner, Director of Photography for Santa Fe Art Auction

Lot 341

Allan Capron Houser, 1914 – 1994, Reflections, 1994, bronze, 14 1/2 x 16 x 20  Estimate: $8,000 –$12,000. | Photo: Courtesy of Molly Wagoner, Director of Photography for Santa Fe Art Auction

Lot 389

Dorothy Eugenie Brett (1883 – 1977), Changing Woman with Hero Twins / “Walking Beauties”, 1940, oil on board, 10 3/4 x 14 1/4  Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000. | Photo: Courtesy of Molly Wagoner, Director of Photography for Santa Fe Art Auction

Lot 257

Gib Singleton (1936 – 2014), Santa Fe Trail, 2001, bronze, 23 1/4 x 59 x 34 Estimate: $30,000 – 40,000. | Photo: Courtesy of Molly Wagoner, Director of Photography for Santa Fe Art Auction

Lot 128

Edward S. Curtis (1868 – 1952), Canyon de Chelly – Navajo, 1904, orotone on glass, 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 Estimate: $7,000 – $10,000. | Photo: Courtesy of Molly Wagoner, Director of Photography for Santa Fe Art Auction

Olivia Sherman is Research Associate at Santa Fe Art Auction, one of the premier art events in the country. View their profile and visit their gallery or contact them at 505.954.5858.

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