Howard Terpning (b. 1927), The Red Blanket Coat. Oil on canvas, 36 x 29 in. Courtesy Christie’s.

Online
Christie’s
May-June
The Betsey Harvey Collection

From May through June, Christie’s will host the online Betsey Harvey Collection sale, offering exceptional Western art from leading artists Howard Terpning, Martin Grelle, John Ford Clymer, Kenneth Riley, Ernest Martin Hennings, William Robinson Leigh, Gerard Curtis Delano, William Acheff, Fritz Scholder and more. The auction is led by Terpning’s The Red Blanket Coat.

As a devoted patron of the arts, Betsey Harvey notably played a significant role as founding member of the Western Art Society of the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been awarded for her long support of the museum and of the artists it spotlights. Harvey’s patronage and friendship with many of the artists represented in the collection reflects her dedication and passion for Western art and its legacy.

William Trost Richards (1833-1905), Artist’s Bluff, Franconia, New Hampshire, 1872. Watercolor and gouache, 8¼ x 13½ in., 163⁄8 x 211⁄8 in. (framed). Courtesy Grogan & Co. Estimate: $30/50,000

Boston, MA
Grogan & Co.
May 3
Fine Art Auction

Grogan & Company’s annual Fine Art Auction on May 3 will feature more than 150 carefully curated lots of American paintings, prints and sculptures. Highlights include a collection of New England landscapes by important artists such as William Trost Richards, Aldro Hibbard and Frank Weston Benson as well as a piece of rare American history: an original July 15, 1776 printing of the New England Chronicle containing the complete text of the Declaration of Independence.

Another particularly noteworthy piece is Richards’ watercolor and gouache Artist’s Bluff, Franconia, New Hampshire, painted in 1872, which is estimated at $30,000 to $50,000.

A full online catalog is available online at www.groganco.com with print catalogs available upon request.

David Barbero (1938-1999), Two Buttes, 1989. Oil on canvas, 323⁄8 x 40 in. Courtesy Santa Fe Art Auction. Estimate: $8/12,000

Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Art Auction
May 5-6
Art of the West

The spring edition of Santa Fe Art Auction’s Art of the West sale will feature nearly 450 lots of fine Western artworks that celebrate the region’s rich heritage. Anticipating the Rodeo de Santa Fe each year, this popular sale foregrounds the rugged and wild spirit of the West with works by some of the area’s most influential artists, both classic and contemporary.

Regarding the historic works represented in the sale, collectors will find a remarkable selection of paintings by Robert Daughters, Forrest Moses, Frank Applegate, Sheldon Parsons, Oleg Stavrowsky, Carlos Vierra, Alfred Morang and Louis Leon Ribak.

A highlight in the upcoming sale is the 1989 oil Two Buttes by David Barbero, which has a presale estimate of $8,000 to $12,000.

Al Loving (1935-2005), Septehedron L-B-4, 1970. Acrylic on canvas, 191⁄8 x 22 in. Courtesy Swann Auction Galleries. Estimate $15/20,000

New York, NY
Swann Auction Galleries
May 14
Modern & Post-War Art

Swann Galleries’ Spring offering of Modern & Post-War Art will take place on Thursday, May 14. The auction will feature a selection of works across a variety of important genres from the era, including abstract expressionism, hard-edge abstraction and color field painting.

Among the highlights to be on the lookout for is Felrath Hines’ oil Brown Landscape; Autumn Eve, from around 1950. The piece is estimated at $12,000 to $18,000. In addition, Detroit artist Al Loving’s 1970 Septehedron L-B-4 is expected to bring in $15,000 to $20,000. The acrylic painting features a six-sided stretcher with the face of the canvas depicting four of the seven sides of the polyhedron with three sides suggested by overlapping line and form.

Bidding will be available through online platforms, absentee, the phone and live in-person.

H. Lawrence Hoffman (1911-1977), Cover Illustration for Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, 1938. Courtesy Swann Auction Galleries. Estimate: $3/4,000

New York, NY
Swann Auction Galleries
June 18
Illustration Art

Swann Auction Galleries’ Illustration Art auction celebrates the genre of illustration as both art and cultural record, offering collectors the opportunity to acquire pieces that span genres, media and moments.

Book illustration is led by cover art by H. Lawrence Hoffman for the 1942 gothic novel, Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier. The piece epitomizes the dramatic visual language of 1940s paperbacks, featuring moody, atmospheric imagery that helped shape film noir aesthetics and established conventions of gothic novel cover design. It’s estimated to fetch between $3,000 and $4,000.  Mid-century magazine illustration is represented with work by real life “Mad Men” Edwin Georgi and Thornton Utz. Appearing on the pages of the Saturday Evening Post and Ladies’ Home Journal, their artwork embraces the period’s polished realism and narrative clarity. Also of note is Bruce McCall’s 1994 cover for the New Yorker.

Exhibition hours are 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, and Monday, June 15, through Wednesday, June 17. Bidding is available through online platforms, absentee, phone and live in-person.

Frederic Remington (1861-1909), The Rattlesnake, cast in 1000oz of silver. 100oz silver, 17 x 11 x 23 in. Courtesy Morphy Auctions. Estimate: $60/90,000

Santa Fe, NM
Morphy Auctions
June 20
Old West and Native American Art Show and Auction

The Old West and Native American Art Show and Auction in Santa Fe, June 20, 2026, is shaping up to be another exciting event with objects covering all categories from Western artifacts and Arms, Andy Anderson carvings, Fred Harman Artwork and Native American textiles and pottery objects both historical and contemporary. The event takes place at the Santa Fe Convention Center and runs from June 19 to June 21.

Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872), Twilight, ca. 1849. Oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in. (OS), 11½ x 13½ in. (SS), signed lower right. Courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries.

Thomaston, ME
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
June 26-June 28
Summer Splendor

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, Maine presents its three-day Summer Splendor sale this June. Expected to be the star of the show is African-American landscape painter Robert S. Duncanson’s oil Twilight, a historically significant work created around 1849. One of the artist’s earliest surviving works, the painting clearly reflects Duncanson’s engagement with the Hudson River School and is expected to garner significant bidder interest. Other notable 19th-century American pieces planned for the sale include works by Henry Cheever Pratt, Gilbert Stuart and Joseph Whiting Stock.

An open preview will be held June 13 to 25. The sale takes place June 26 to 28 at 11 a.m. EST each day. 

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