On November 1 and 2, Hindman will offer a variety of Western artwork to bidders in the two-session Western & Contemporary Native American Art sale in Denver. Within the large selection of lots are a number of major pieces from Native American painters and sculptors.
Fritz Scholder (Luiseño, 1937-2005), Dancers at San Ildefonso, oil on canvas, 46 x 72” Estimate: $100/150,000
Among some of the top offerings are works from a private collection curated by Janet and Daniel Hidding, who started acquiring artwork in the 1980s. Many of those materials will be offered on November 1. Artists represented in the sale include Dan Namingha, John Nieto and Fritz Scholder.
The Scholder painting, Dancers at San Ildefonso, should expect considerable attention since the Luiseño artist’s market is continuously gaining strength as more collectors explore his modern compositions and fields of bright colors. Dancers at San Ildefonso is expected to sell for $100,000 to $150,000. Scholder’s top nine auction records have all been set in the last two years, with his record of $500,000 coming from a Hindman sale in May 2022. The artist’s top 27 auction records have all been set in 2018 or later, proving that interest has been very high in his work.
Earl Biss (Apsáalooke, 1947-1998), Autumn Pass, oil on canvas Estimate: $20/30,000
John Nieto, the Mescalero Apache painter who also created modern figurative works with intense colors, will be represented in the sale with Rancho de Taos Church, estimated at $15,000 to $20,000.
Two Allan Houser sculptural works, both in bronze, will be offered: War Pony (est. $15/25,000) and Acorn Harvest (est. $15/25,000). Like Nieto and Scholder, Houser was also working in a very modern style, as is Tony Abeyta, whose Wind’s Gentle Breeze will be offered with estimates of $6,000 to $8,000.
Tony Abeyta (Navajo (Diné)), Wind’s Gentle Breeze, acrylic and sand on canvas, 72 x 110” Estimate: $6/8,000
The two November sales in Denver are follow-ups to a September 22 sale held in Cincinnati, which also contained portions of the Hidding collection. Many of those materials in the earlier sale were more historic in nature, while the items in the November sales are more contemporary paintings and bronzes.
November 1-2, 2023
Hindman’s Western & Contemporary Native American Art
2737 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80205
(303) 825 1855, www.hindmanauctions.com
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