William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), A Road to the Sea (Shinnecock Bay), ca. 1902. Oil on canvas, 12¼ x 18 in., signed lower left: ‘Wm. M. Chase’. Property from the Collection of Richard D. Simmons, Alexandria, VA. Courtesy Hindman. Estimate: $150/250,000

Alexandria, VA
Hindman
May 10, 10 a.m.
American & European Art
Headlining Hindman’s American & European Art auction are phenomenal works from the Collection of Richard D. Simmons, who was president and chief operating officer of the Washington Post from 1981 to 1991. Among the top offerings in the Simmons Collection is William Merritt Chase’s 1902 oil on canvas A Road to the Sea (Shinnecock Bay), estimated to fetch between $150,000 and $250,000. The sale will feature other coveted collections, including property from the Collection of Brian Gerard Dekker and from the Estate of Celestia B. Smithgall, co-founder of the Gainesville Times in Georgia.

In total, more than 100 paintings, works on paper and sculptures—by artists such as Jasper Francis Cropsey, Robert Henri, Leroy Neiman, William Edouard Scott and Hale Woodruff—will be on the auction block during the May 10 sale. Bidding begins at 10 a.m. and will be available in person, by phone and by Hindman’s Digital Bid Room, as well as additional online bidding platforms.

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Granville Redmond (1871-1935), Landscape with poppies and lupine, 1915. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. Courtesy John Moran Auctioneers. Estimate: $70/90,000

Monrovia, CA
John Moran Auctioneers
May 10, 12 p.m.
California, American, and Western Fine Art
John Moran Auctioneers is holding the first of their bi-annual California, American, & Western Fine Art sale this May. Featured in the upcoming sale are nearly 100 works from important American artists like Granville Redmond, Maurice Braun, John Frost, William McCloskey and Sydney Laurence. Leading the offerings is a quintessential oil on canvas created by Redmond in 1915, Landscape with poppies and lupine, estimated at $70,000 to $90,000. This work is coming to auction on the heels of a long-awaited retrospective of Redmond’s work.

Another highlight is California artist John Frost’s Misty view of the San Gabriel Foothills, an oil on linen capturing the San Gabriel Foothills, painted just two years after the artist settled in Pasadena. This work has a presale estimate of $20,000 to $30,000. Representing watercolor in the sale is Los Angeles-based Emil Kosa Jr., whose Hermosa Beach (est. $5/7,000) depicts a pier scene with figures milling about, fishing and enjoying a sunny day at the beach. 

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Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922), Winter Morning, 1909. Oil on canvas, 12 x 18 in. Courtesy Heritage Auctions. Estimate: $20/30,000

Dallas, TX
Heritage Auctions
May 21
Texas Art Signature Auction
Julian Onderdonk’s 1909 Winter Morning is one of the top lots in Heritage Auctions’ upcoming Texas Art Signature Auction. The piece, expected to bring in between $20,000 and $30,000, is an example of a grittier and more tonalist work by Onderdonk, often referred to as “the father of Texas painting.” Bidders should also watch out for abstract realist Alexandre Hogue’s 1957 untitled watercolor (est. $12/18,000) as well as his pastel Chief Alsate’s Profile, Big Bend study (est. $10/15,000) and Waterless Area, Big Bend (est. $10/15,000).

“This is an exceptional auction, because modern and contemporary art really shines, along with traditional Texas art,” says Atlee Phillips, Heritage Auctions Texas art director. “The strength in this sale is really in its diversity. We are very excited to offer this extraordinary selection, including a strong group of modern and contemporary art as it gains more and more popularity.”

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Bill Hughes (1932-1992), Comencheros Trading at the Taos Pueblo, 1974. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in., signed and dated lower left: ‘Bill Hughes [artist’s cipher] 1974’. Courtesy Santa Fe Art Auction. Estimate: $1.5/2,500

Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Art Auction
May 27-28
Art of the West
Santa Fe Art Auction’s second annual Art of the West is set to coincide with the popular Rodeo de Santa Fe. The sale will feature contemporary and historic classic Western art from New Mexico and beyond. “The Art of the West auction is as Western as we get here,” says Gillian Blitch, president and CEO of Santa Fe Art Auction, “and this year will be no exception.” Blitch explains that during the forthcoming May auction, collectors will have the opportunity to bid on some of the great contemporary Western artists, like “Jerry Jordan, Kim Wiggins, and Billy Schenck as well as past and present members of the Cowboy Artists of America such as Gary Niblett, William Moyers and Joe Beeler.”

Other highlights include two bronzes by George Carlson, Tarahumara Mother and Child (est. $4/6,000) and Matachine (est. $1/2,000); Bill Hughes’ 1974 oil Comencheros Trading at the Taos Pueblo (est. $1.5/2,500); Gene Kloss’ Far Across the Rio Grande from 1939; and Tommy Macaione’s Untitled (Santa Fe in Autumn), estimated at $2,000 to $4,000.

Bidders will also find a varied selection of 20th-century Native American artists including works by Charles Lovato and Fritz Scholder. —

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