GALA 2022 art catalog

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the 2022 Gala and Art Auction! Live and Silent Auction Proxy bidding Booth Western Art Museum is pleased to offer complimentary absentee bidder service as a courtesy to collectors/patrons who cannot attend the auction. Please contact Cathy Lee Eckert at [email protected] or 770-387-2387 to make arrangements to bid and obtain a bid form for full details. Bids must be submitted by 12pm EST on Thursday, February 17. Please see some of the terms for proxy bidding included below. 1. By placing proxy bid(s), I authorize Booth and its agents to bid on my behalf and try to purchase artwork or item(s) for the lowest possible price. I understand that Booth will bid starting at the minimum amount and increase as necessary in increments up to the maximum amount of my bid. 2. Due to the competitive and incremental nature of bidding, I understand a piece may sell for my maximum bid amount and I may not be the winning bidder. If identical proxy bids are submitted, Booth will give precedence to the first one received. 3. Proxy bidders will be contacted with auction results by email within 3 business days following the auction 4. I agree that if my bid is successful my credit card will be immediately charged the full amount plus any applicable local and Georgia state taxes. 5. If packing, shipping, and shipping insurance are required, I agree I will be responsible to arrange for those services and pay those charges. All art donated by the artist unless otherwise noted THE BOOTH MUSEUM WESTERN ART 501 Museum Drive PO Box 3070 Cartersville, GA 30120 770.387.1300

2022 Artist of Excellence — David Wright At the 2022 For the Love of Art Gala, the Booth Museum will add David Wright to the list of great artists who have been honored at this event. He joins Howard Terpning, Ken Riley, G. Harvey, Fred Fellows, Ed Dwight, Robert McGinnis, Glenna Goodacre, Tom Hill, Mort Kunstler, Roy Andersen, John Coleman, and Martin Grelle as past honorees. Executive Director Seth Hopkins says, “We are honoring him for the consistently excellent artwork he has created during his 40-plus year career in fine art, but also for other qualities that make him a great person. He is a consummate Southern gentleman, a meticulous historical researcher, and very generous with his time in helping other artists do research. David, and his wife Jane, have been loyal supporters and members of the Booth since even before the Museum opened its doors in 2003. They visited the Museum’s temporary offices, checked out the founding collection and provided information on his first painting in the collection, Up the South Slope. The Museum has since acquired several other works by David, with both his Western and Civil War paintings on permanent display. Born in Kentucky in 1942 and raised in Tennessee, David was professionally trained as an artist with study in Europe. He entered the competitive field of commercial art, working as an illustrator and designer from 1962 to 1978. This period was only interrupted by a two-year stint in the U.S. Army, including a year as an advisor with MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) in Vietnam in 1964-65. Beginning in 1973, David began selling limited edition prints of his paintings through Greystone Press, operated by his brother Joe Wright. The 1976 release of his first mountain man print proved so successful that he adopted the genre as one of his major subjects. Continued success with subsequent print releases also allowed him to quit commercial work and paint full time. And the rest, as they say is history, or in this case history painting. In forging a successful art career, David has shown the same determination to making great art as his mountain man climbing Up the South Slope.

Live 101 3. Live Auction Steve Penley Floral—Orange 2021, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36” Estimate: $9,000 to $12,000 Steve Penley is one of Atlanta’s most prolific and well-known artists. His images often appear on magazine covers, while his original paintings grace the halls of major public buildings and are on permanent display at the Booth, Tellus and Savoy Museums in Cartersville. While his portraits of historic figures may be slightly better known today, it was the flower vases like the one in this auction that really launched him onto the national art scene.

Live 102 Live Auction Martin Grelle Empty Lodge donated by Joyce Carter Stevens 2010, giclee 35/150, 30 x 40” Estimate: $1,000 to $1,500 Many consider Martin Grelle to be the heir apparent to Howard Terpning’s art throne, having sold a painting at auction for nearly $600,000. Both have received the Booth Museum’s highest honor during the For the Love of Art Gala.

LIVE 103 3. Live Auction David Wright David Wright The Quiet Beat of Wings donated by Bill & Susan Brogdon 2013, oil on panel, 17 x 20” Estimate: $12,000 to $16,000 David Wright has spent enough time in the woods on survival exercises to know how difficult a job it would have been for the mountain men who trapped beaver, so that gentlemen in Europe could have warm and stylish hats. He also spent a year in Vietnam, which was an impactful experience.

3. Live Auction Live 104 Clyde Aspevig Autumn Sky 2018, oil on linen, 14 x 18” Estimate: $7,000 to $9,000 Inspired by wide open spaces of the West, especially Wyoming and Montana, Clyde Aspevig creates landscape paintings that he hopes will encourage people to enjoy and conserve nature. He counts among his art heroes John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn, and Winslow Homer. Born in Montana, he left for one year to teach art at Sandy Oregon High School, then returned to Montana with his wife, artist Carol Guzman, to paint full time. He also lived in Colorado for a while, but eventually returned to his beloved Montana.

LIVE 105 Live Auction Jay Moore Shadow Play Stillwater Valley 2019, oil on linen, 18 x 24” Estimate: $7,000 to $9,000 Jay Moore cites a workshop he took with Clyde Aspevig (also in this auction) with helping him decide to abandon illustration and commercial art. Learning that many of the best artists painted directly from nature, developing preliminary sketches and color studies outdoors, he made it a priority to paint in the field, often from dawn to dusk. He was one of the first artists who put GPS coordinates on his paintings, eliminating the need for location speculation by future curators and collectors.

LIVE 106 Live Auction John Buxton Standing Stone Trail, Recognizing Friends 2019, oil on linen, 24 x 18” Estimate: $9,000 to $11,000 John Buxton traces his family ancestry back to pre-revolutionary days, providing the central theme of his painting today. As an illustrator, John created a large amount of artwork for Robert Griffing who was an art director. Both Buxton and Griffing longed for the freedom to choose their own subjects. The role of painting history to both document, entertain, and educate allowed Buxton and Griffing the opportunity to redefine their careers and build their fine art resumes.

Live 107 3. Live Auction Guy Coheleach Brink of Lower Falls/Raven 2020, oil on canvas, 24 x 30” Estimate: $14,000 to $18,000 Guy Coheleach is one of the top wildlife artists in the world. His career retrospective exhibition has been shown at nearly two dozen major museums, including the Booth. His paintings have received the Award of Excellence of the Society of Animal Artists eight times. He has also been the focus of articles in Reader's Digest and Saturday Evening Post. The book Big Cats: The Paintings of Guy Coheleach was a Book of the Month Club selection in 1982.

Live 108 3. Live Auction Bradley Schmehl Prairie Preachin’ 2015, oil on canvas, 26 x 30” Estimate: $8,000 to $12,000 Bradley Schmehl was born and raised in Pennsylvania, surrounded by history. He was particularly interested in Civil War history and has created images recording many important moments from that time period. Two of his paintings hang in the Booth’s War is Hell gallery. Since 2010 he has diversified his subjects to include cowboys, landscapes, Native Americans and faith-based art.

3. Live Auction Shawn Cameron Live 109 Springtime on the Sixes 2020, oil on linen, 18 x 24” Estimate: $3,500 to $5,000 Shawn Cameron’s family has been a part of Arizona’s ranching heritage for many generations. Her grandparents on both sides were there as early as the 1870s, establishing ranches, schools, and Indian Trading Posts. Her family continues to ranch in the northern regions of Arizona. Inspired by this history, Shawn has been drawing and painting horses and cattle since childhood.

3. Live Auction John Gawne Live 110 Holding Dear 2021, oil, 22 x 28” Estimate: $4,000 to $6,000 After graduating from Notre Dame University with a degree in accounting, John Gawne worked as an accountant and later as a trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In the early 1990s, collectors began to take note of drawings he had been creating in his spare time, and he decided to devote his full attention to his art. His Western landscape and Native American paintings have won many awards including the 2007 C. M. Russell Museum CEO Award.

3. Live Auction Tom Browning Live 111 The Foreman n.d., oil, 28 x 14” Estimate: $7,000 to $10,000 This year marks the 50th year of Tom Browning’s art career. His early works were scratchboard depictions of wildlife. The lessons learned working with limited color helped him become a better painter when he switched to oil painting. He has passed these lessons on to students in workshops and through his acclaimed book on better painting. He is a member of many important art groups including the CAA and the Portrait Society.

3. Live Auction Live 112 Dinner Party for 8 people donated by Seth and Joyce Hopkins Estimate: $2,500 to $5,000 A private dinner for eight in your home prepared by Seth and Joyce Hopkins. They will bring the groceries, cook, serve, and clean up. You provide any alcohol. Over dessert, Seth will lead a discussion on Western art and answer questions well into the night. Expires November 30, 2022.

3. Live Auction Live 113 Graham Hobart Promise of Rain—Saguaro Cacti 2019, photograph AP 50, 36 x 56” Estimate: $18,000 to $22,000 Graham Hobart is a master photographer who shoots digital images in the infrared spectrum, creating images that look black and white, but can resemble line drawings or the look of fine art prints. Originally from Africa, much of his work has featured African wildlife. In 2014 he accepted a challenge from Booth Museum Director Seth Hopkins to head out West and try to capture comparable images in that region. The resulting exhibition Out of Africa and Into the West, was recently on view at the Booth.

3. Live Auction Live 114 David Wright The Wagon Scout 2021, oil on panel, 24 x 20” Estimate: $14,000 to $18,000 David Wright created The Wagon Scout especially for the 2022 For the Love of Art Gala. He was inspired by Gala Chairs Joel and Karen Piassick choosing Westward Ho! as the gala theme. David, and his wife Jane, have been involved with the Booth Museum since before it was even open to the public and continue to be loyal supporters.

Silent Auction Lot 1 3. Amy Watts 3L. ot 2 Mark Patrick Bowles In Christ there is no View to the West East or West 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30” 2021, acrylic on wood cross, 23 x 15” Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000 Estimate: $1,500 to $3,000 3.Lot 3 Deborah Copenhaver Lot 4 5Books 3. Fellows Biting Off More Study up on Than he Can Chew Lewis and Clark 2012, bronze 41/100, 13 x 7 x 17” Estimate: $250 to $500 Estimate: $2,500 to $4,500

Silent Auction 3.Lot 5 Brad Diddams 3.Lot 6 Tom Gilleon Passing Thunder donated by Kingsart Inc. 2003, oil on board, 34 x 30” Big Dogs Estimate: $1,250 to $1,750 2022, limited edition fine art print Lot 7 Josh Elliott 3. on paper, 24 x 24” Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000 Lot 8 3. Books donated by Tim and Cathi Newton The Mythic West Revealed Johnson Canyon Estimate: $250 to $500 2005, oil on canvas, 9 x 12” Estimate: $2,000 to $3,500

Silent Auction Lot 9 3. Doug Hyde 3.Lot 10 Michael Griffin donated by Nancy Halliwell Alpine Lakeshore Corn Maiden 2020, oil on linen, 22 x 32” Estimate: $2,000 to $4,000 n.d., bronze, 12 x 5 x 5” Estimate: $1,000 to $2,500 3.Lot 12 Pat Haptonstall 3.Lot 11 Carol Guzman Buntings and Boxes from the estate of Anne Eldridge 2020, oil on linen, 10 x 18” West Texas Shade Estimate: $2,000 to $4,000 n.d., bronze 3/25, 9 x 7 x 3” Estimate: $1,500 to $2,500

Silent Auction 3.Lot 13 Donna Howell-Sickles Lot 14 3. Tom Hill The Yellow Fawn Chicarrones 2021, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 24” with DVD and book entitled, Estimate: $3,500 to $5,500 Travels with my Paintbox: The Paintings of Tom Hill Lot 15 3. G. Harvey n.d., watercolor on paper, 22 x 29” Estimate: $1,000 to $2,000 Lot 16 3. Tim Cherry donated by Jim and Cindy Eaton Slumber Duck Peachtree Street-Atlanta 2020, bronze 5/18, 8 x 13 x 6” Estimate: $4,000 to $6,000 and book entitled, The City Series 1993, giclee 78/1950, 20 x 34” Estimate: $1,500 to $3,000

Lot 17 3. Silent Auction W.H.D. Koerner Looking Back Group of Sketches n.d., pencil sketch, 8 x 10” n.d., pencil sketch, 10 x 8” Estimate: $1,250 to $2,500 3L. ot 18 Harry Jackson Lot 19 3. Ned Jacob Long Horn Native American Cowboy with Man Gun 1966, hanging bronze on wood # 29P., 7 x 8 x 7” n.d., ink on paper, 5 x 8” n.d., pencil on paper, 5 x 8” Estimate: $1,500 to $2,500 Estimate: $1,000 to $1,500

Silent Auction 3.Lot 20 Gerald Balciar 3L. ot 21 David Mann Up and Away Commanche Moon 2021, bronze 4/100, 15 x 13 x 8” 2021, oil, 16 x 12” Estimate: $2,000 to $4,000 Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000 3.Lot 22 Walter Matia 3.Lot 23 David McKean Dreaming of Blue Stem donated by Ken and Deanna Zylstra 2018, hanging bronze 24/36, 14 x 11” Prickly Pair Estimate: $1,000 to $2,000 2011, colored pencil, 16 x 20” Estimate: $1,000 to $2,000

Silent Auction 3.Lot 24 Jim Morgan 3L. ot 25 Gary Lynn Roberts donated by Ken and Deanna Zylstra River Crossing Sandstone Spirits n.d., oil on canvas, 12 x 16” Estimate: $2,000 to $3,500 2020, oil on linen, 12 x 16” Estimate: $3,500 to $5,500 3.Lot 27 John Coleman Lot 26 3. Books An Art Tour Maiden from Second Mesa of Europe 2020, bronze 35/35, 11 x 7 x 5” Estimate: $250 to $500 Estimate: $2,000 to $4,000

Silent Auction 3.Lot 28 Fritz Scholder Lot 29 3. Ray Roberts Artist at Forty Apache as a Buffalo 2019, oil on canvas, 16 x 12” 1977, lithograph on buff Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000 arches cover ed. 25/100, 22 x 30” 3L. ot 31 Terry Slonaker Estimate: $1,500 to $2,500 Lot 30 Books 3. Indulge in donated by Nancy Halliwell Great Western Art Woman with a Pot Estimate: $250 to $500 ca 1985, clay, 22 x 7 x 8” Estimate: $400 to $800

Silent Auction Lot 32 3. Matt Smith Lot 33 Frank Serrano 3. donated by Robert and Susie Miller donated by Steve and Wendie Olshan The Colors of Autumn The Salt River-Arizona n.d., oil, 9 x 12” 2008, oil, 12 x 16” Estimate: $2,000 to $3,500 Estimate: $1,500 to $3,000 3.Lot 34 Peggy Ann Detmers Lot 35 Books 3. donated by Candace Alexander McNair The Way West: Westward Ho Capture the High Ground Estimate: $250 to $500 2001, bronze 12/25, 18 x 22 x 16” Estimate: $3,500 to $5,500

Silent Auction 3.Lot 36 Mick Doellinger 3L. ot 37 William Whitaker Kaiser (GSP-German Woman with White Shawl Shorthair Pointer) 1975, gouache on paper, 28 x 22” 2017, bronze 25/25, 13 x 20 x 6” Estimate: $750 to $1,500 Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000 Lot 38 3. O.C. Seltzer Logger Mountain Man Grass Dancer Native Artist donated by Barbara Martin Four prints from the Western Characters series created by O.C. Seltzer between 1927 and 1932 n.d., prints, 16 x 10” each Estimate: $300 to $500

Silent Auction 3L. ot 39 Theodore Waddell 3.Lot 40 Michael Naranjo donated by Don and Neva Rountree The Picnic Charolais Dr. # 7 2007, limited edition bronze set, each 18/33 Laying Bear 2 x 2 x 6”, Seating Bear 4 x 4 x 3”, 1983, oil and graphite, 20 x 26” Estimate: $2,500 to $4,000 Fish 1 x 3 x 1” Estimate: $2,500 to $4,000 Lot 41 3. David Wright donated by Fred and Beryl Everett Caught off Guard n.d., giclee 1/25, 38 x 48” Estimate: $1,250 to $1,750

Silent Auction 3.Lot 42 Harry Jackson 3.Lot 43 Michael Goettee Old Timer Star Chief 1970, bronze on wood base, # 32P., 20 x 10 x 10” (1954 Pontiac Chieftain Estimate: $800 to $1,200 “Star Chief” model convertible) 3L. ot 44 Tim Shinabarger 2021, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24” Estimate: $1,500 to $2,500 3L. ot 45 Books High Plains Drifter The Wright Stuff 2018, bronze 23/30, 14 x 16 x 5” Frank Lloyd, not David Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000 Estimate: $250 to $500

Silent Auction 3L. ot 46 Suede Woman’s Vest 3.Lot 47 Herb Mignery donated by Susan Brogdon The Gatekeeper Red Suede woman’s vest with fringe and bone 2009, bronze 14/15, 8 x 5 x 4” trim created by Arturo Arocha of Pieles Pitic in Estimate: $2,000 to $4,000 Pitiquito, Sonora, Mexico; size 10 3L. ot 49 Sharon Markwardt Estimate: $300 to $500 3.Lot 48 Chuck Middlekauff The Wacky West Hot Stuff Wildlife Show 2018, oil on deep wood panel, 20 x 16” 2019, mixed media on paper Estimate: $2,000 to $4,000 mounted on canvas, 30 x 40” Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000

Silent Auction 3.Lot 50 Fritz White 3L. ot 51 Michael Untiedt from the estate of Anne Eldridge IMAGE COMING Grandmother’s SOON! The Way Of the Turtle n.d., bronze 28/30, 5 x 4 x 5” Estimate: $500 to $1,000 3.Lot 52 Harley Brown 3L. ot 53 Fritz White Young Flower Wolf 2022, pastel, 13 x 10” n.d., bronze, 3 x 4 x 2” Estimate: $2,500 to $4,500 Estimate: $300 to $600

Lot 54 3. Silent Auction Deborah Ann Mitchell Feathers of Honor 2021, steel, 42 x 24 x 22” Estimate: $6,000 to $9,000 3.Lot 55 Apache Cradleboard 3L. ot 56 Howard Terpning donated by Sydney Hasler D’Arcy from the estate of Anne Eldridge Apache cradleboard Last Rays of Sun from Arizona White River with signed Collector’s Edition book Indian reservation entitled, Spirit of the Plains People n.d., mixed media, 25 x 11 x 10” 2001, lithograph 950/1003, 22 x 15” Estimate: $400 to $600 Estimate: $750 to $1,500

Lot 57 3. Frank Magsino donated by Fred & Beryl Everett A Bold Adventure n.d., giclee, 40 x 96” Estimate: $2,500 to $4,000

Boots n’ Saddles – Friday February 18 At Savoy Automobile Museum Miniatures Fixed Price Draw - Rules of Sale Artist, title, and price of each piece will be located on a label beside the piece. Pick your favorite piece(s) and place your “Intent to Purchase” slip in the box located beside the piece. If your name is drawn, you win the opportunity to buy the piece. Each person purchasing a ticket for Boots n’ Saddles can pick up “Intent to Purchase” slips at the event en- trance. Only one slip per person for each piece is allowed. The person whose name is drawn first and posted will have 15 minutes to reach the volunteer located near the piece to pick up the bill of sale to purchase the art. Once the sale is confirmed, the volunteer will write SOLD on the sign. If the first individual drawn has not claimed the work after the initial 15 minutes expire, their name will be crossed off and the second name be- comes eligible to purchase the art for the next 15 minutes. If the second individual drawn has not claimed the work after the second 15 minute period, their name will be crossed off and the unsold art will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. • 8:00 pm Two names will be drawn and written on the label beside each piece. • 8:00 pm First name drawn has 15 minutes to purchase the work. • 8:15 pm The second name drawn will have 15 minutes to purchase the work if it remains unsold. • 8:30 pm All unsold artwork becomes available on a first come, first–served basis. Payment in full must be completed the night of the sale. You may claim your artwork upon payment and take it with you or arrange for shipping. All fees incurred for packing and shipping are the responsibility of the purchaser. All sales are final. State sales tax applies on all purchases not shipped out of state. Participate by Proxy The Booth is pleased to offer proxy bidding for those unable to attend the Boots n’ Saddles Miniatures Fixed Price Sale. See page 3 for conditions. If you wish to have your name placed in one or more boxes, contact Cathy Lee Eckert at [email protected] or 770-387-2837 by noon on Thursday, February 16. Absentee participants will leave a credit card on file and are obligated to purchase any pieces where their name is drawn as either the #1 name or #2 name if person #1 declines to purchase. Quick Finish Live Auction – Rules of Sale Participating Artists: Cindy Baron, Stephanie Amato, Bill Davidson and Roger Dale Brown • Artists will begin work at 6:30 and have their painting completed and framed by 8:30 • There will be a live auction for each work following completion • Those interested in purchasing should gather around the artist’s easel at the times listed below 8:30-Cindy Baron; 8:35-Stephanie Amato; 8:40-Bill Davidson; 8:45-Roger Dale Brown

Miniatures M1 JaNeil Anderson M2 Kenn Erroll Backhaus LOT 13 Peaches First One of the Day 2020, oil, 12 x 9” 2019, oil, 8 x 10” Fixed Price: $12,00 Fixed Price: $1,950 M3 Greg Beecham M4 Jill Carver Western Icon Aspen & Mine Tailings 2021, oil on linen board, 9 x 12” 2021, oil on linen board, 11 x 13” Fixed Price: $3,400 Fixed Price: $1,450

Miniatures M5 Lorenzo Chavez M6 Scott Christensen LOT 13 Pinon August Evening 2020, oil, 9 x 12” 2021, oil, 8 x 10” Fixed Price: $1,600 Fixed Price: $2,500 M7 Karen Cooper M8 Lisa Gleim These Colors Don’t Run Charolais Bovine 2012, pastel, 14 x 11” 2018, pastel on panel, 12 x 12” Fixed Price: $2,200 Fixed Price: $1,600

Miniatures M9 Millie Gosch M10 John Guernsey LOT 13 Full Bloom Driftwood Falls– North Carolina 2020, oil, 12 x 16” Fixed Price: $1,200 2021, oil on panel, 9 x 12” Fixed Price: $900 M11 Carol Hagan M12 Karin Hollebeke Night Breeze Fox Dawn of a New Day 2021, oil on panel, 12 x 10” 2019, oil, 10 x 12” Fixed Price: $2,450 Fixed Price: $2,900

Miniatures M13 Jane Hunt M14 Ray Hunter LOT 13 Boats at Rest donated by Steve & Wendie Olshan 2021, oil, 14 x 12” Douglas Preserve Fog Fixed Price: $1,850 2010, watercolor, 14 x 11” M15 Christine Lashley Fixed Price: $925 M16 Amanda Lovett Fall Golds At Your Leisure 2021, oil, 6 x 8” 2021, oil on linen panel, 12 x 16” Fixed Price: $950 Fixed Price: $1,400

Miniatures M17 D. LaRue Mahlke M18 Michael Malm LOT 13 Top of the Falls, Amicalola Pasture Morning 2021, soft pastel, 10 x 8” 2020, oil on pastel, 8 x 8” Fixed Price: $1,600 Fixed Price: $1,200 M19 Matt Smith M20 Ron Stewart Autumn in the Apache Sundown Northern Rockies 2021, oil, 9 x 12” n.d., oil, 9 x 12” Fixed Price: $1,500 Fixed Price: $2,400

Miniatures M21 Michele Usibelli M22 Nicholas Wilson LOT 13 Morning Greys Walk Among the Angels 2021, oil, 12 x 16” 2020, gouache, 5 x 7” Fixed Price: $2,200 Fixed Price: $1,150 M23 Hyrum C. Joe M24 Lynn Brown LOT 13 Oak Springs Navajo Millie 2006, pencil, 8 x 10” n.d., watercolor on paper, 12 x 11” Fixed Price: $800 Fixed Price: $800