![]() “This show is really a testament to Texas as both a southwestern state and a state with a history and movement in art that tells a larger story of America,” she says.Facilities | Department of Theatre and Dance - The University of Texas at Austin retweet icon bullhorn icon reply icon info icon flickr icon tumblr icon vimeo icon reddit icon podcast icon angle-down icon angle-left icon angle-right icon angle-up icon ban icon hamburger icon book icon bookmark icon bug icon caret-down icon caret-left icon caret-right icon caret-up icon chain icon check icon check-circle icon chevron-down icon chevron-left icon chevron-right icon chevron-up icon circle icon circle-o icon clone icon close icon download-cloud icon code icon download icon ellipsis icon envelope icon warning icon external-link icon eye icon eye-slash icon facebook icon github icon google-plus icon heart icon heart-o icon home icon info-circle icon instagram icon linkedin icon lock icon medium icon minus-circle icon send icon pause-circle icon play-circle icon plus-circle icon question-circle icon quote-left icon quote-right icon rss-square icon search icon share-alt icon slack icon snapchat icon ticket icon twitter icon wheelchair icon youtube icon Although attending in person isn’t even necessary with online and phone bidding available, Phillips says this auction brings plenty of collectors to the auction house because of the featured artists who have strong followings. “The Texas art market is very resilient because the collectors are so passionate,” Phillips says. This broad range of prices and diverse mix of artists draws enthusiastic collectors from across the state to participate in the auction. Nichols’ work, OWL, and Judd’s work, MAGUEY, are expected to sell for $2,000-$3,000 and $8,000-$12,000, respectively. Both were members of the Dallas Nine, a group of midcentury regionalists and modernists active in the 1930s and ’40s whose work is highly prized and often kept in collections over the years, meaning that it’s rarely on the auction blocks. One example is her oil and charcoal work APPLES OF DISCORD, which is expected to draw $3,000 to $5,000.īut what Phillips is most excited to see on the block are works by Perry Boyd Nichols, a Dallas native and accomplished painter, printmaker, and mural artist, and DeForrest Hale Judd, a nature artist and longtime professor at Southern Meth odist University. ![]() Howell-Sickles began painting cowgirls in 1972, using classical mythology references and feminine symbols like triangles, six-petal flowers, bears, and apples to provide deeper meaning. ![]() Estimate: $60,000-$80,000.Ī notable painting in the contemporary category-which is quickly growing in popularity among young and new collectors-is by American artist Donna Howell-Sickles. Jose Arpa, Flagstaff, Arizona, oil, 22 x 40. Jose Arpa, Atosca Bluebonnets, oil, 20 x 24. Perry Nichols, Owl, watercolor/ink, 13 x 10. Julian Onderdonk, Autumn at the Farm, oil, 16 x 24. Salinas was extremely prolific when it came to painting the Texas landscape, so although his paintings aren’t rare, they’re of high value among collec tors, with this particular landscape esti mated at $10,000 to $15,000.ĭonna Howell-Sickles, Apples of Discord, oil/charcoal, 59 x 59. In fact, one of the most anticipated pieces in the sale is BLUEBONNETS AND DISTANT HILLS by Porfirio Salinas, who is known as one of President Lyndon B. Phillips says about half of the lots are traditional Southwest landscapes, running the gamut from the earliest artists, like Julian Onderdonk, to turn-of-the-century artists, like Robert William Wood, to today’s living masters. The key for her is to combine traditional western themes with more contemporary works, creating a larger sale that appeals to everyone. “There’s a lot of impressionism, modernism, originalist, midcentury modernism, and contemporary work as well,” she says. Heritage’s director of Texas art, Atlee Phillips, says that it’s not all necessarily western art on the block. The bidding begins on Saturday, May 13, at 1 p.m. With previews available May 10-13, collectors have ample time to peruse the nearly 150 lots by 50 artists. Get the Southwest Art May 2017 print issue or digital download now–then subscribe to Southwest Art and never miss another story.Īrt collectors will find three main categories of Texas art to explore this month at Heritage Auctions in Dallas: early landscapes, midcentury regionalism and modernism, and contemporary art. ![]() This story was featured in the May 2017 issue of Southwest Art magazine. Porfirio Salinas, Bluebonnets and Distant Hills, oil, 12 x 16. ![]()
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