The Santa Fe Art Auction will present one of its biggest annual sales, the Live Signature Sale, on November 4 and 5 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. At least two sessions will be offered, featuring more than 400 works of art. The sale will reflect both the contemporary art coming out of the Southwest today as well as the historical works from the past, so bidders can expect to see a great deal of material that speaks to the city, the state and the entire region from a vast period of time.
Melvin Warren (1920-1995), Trail to Eagle Nest. Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 in. Estimate: $20/30,000
Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Diogenes. Bronze, ed. 12 of 12, 30 x 14½ x 9½ in. Estimate: $3,500/5,500
The auction house has been expanding for a number of years, but the Live Signature Sale is the longest-running sale in its growing arsenal of auctions. “We are now regularly offering 10 to 12 sales per year, from such diverse categories as Native American art, contemporary art and design, prints and multiples, Spanish Colonial and historic and contemporary Western art,” says Gillian Blitch, President and CEO of the auction house. “But our November sale brings in the best of all these categories. It is one of two annual signature sales that are live in the room and includes our renowned print catalog.”
Charles Loloma (1921-1991), turquoise, coral, lapis, gold and mixed-stone inlay cuff Estimate: $65/95,000
Apache Polychrome Olla, ca 1910-20. Basket, 18 x 20½ in. Estimate: $40/60,000
Important lots in the sale include Melvin Warren’s Trail to Eagle Nest, a lovely snow scene, estimated at $20,000 to $30,000, and Earl Biss’ Yellowstone (est. $20/25,000), a more modern interpretation of the national park and its first residents. Biss was a Crow artist, and his work will join many others by Native American artists, including T.C. Cannon and a number of works, both jewelry and paintings, by famous Hopi jeweler Charles Loloma. One of Loloma’s pieces is a turquoise, coral, lapis and gold bracelet estimated at $65,000 to $95,000. The bracelet has never been worn and has been in a single collection for the last 40 years. Loloma is widely regarded as one of the master artists in the world of Native American jewelry. Also available is a stunning Apache polychrome olla from around 1910 to 1920, estimated at $40,000 to $60,000.
Earl Biss (1947-1998), Yellowstone. Oil on canvas, 48 x 66 in. Estimate: $20/25,000
Charles Loloma (1921-1992), Untitled (Abstraction). Colored pencil on paper, 11¼ x 15 in. Estimate: $2/4,000
The sale will offer more photogravures by Edward S. Curtis from the Chris Cardozo Collection, as well as Curtis works from the Oklahoma collection of Daniel Brackett. The auction has seen exceptional results for Curtis and his photography over the last two years. Specialists at the auction also expect at least seven Gustave Baumann woodblock prints, and nearly a dozen Gene Kloss prints.
Peter Miller [Henrietta Myers] (1913-1996), Untitled. Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. Estimate: $8/10,000
“People have been coming to our November sale for years,” says Blitch. “It is a much-anticipated event and we will include activities throughout the weekend. We will host a reception and a lecture on Friday, November 4, and the live sale is Saturday, November 5. As our frequent guests will attest to, there is no prettier place to be than Santa Fe in the heart of its fall season.”
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