Collectibles
Our Favorite Art & Collectibles of 2012
- Published December 10, 2012
- Written by Meghan Saar
For those collectors who can afford to spend a million and some change, this was a great year to score some fantastic pieces by Howard Terpning. The record-breaking Captured Ponies (above) hammered in for $1.7 million at Scottsdale Art Auction. (The auction house also sold Mystic Power of the War Shield for $1.3 million and Leader of Men for $850,000.)
Remington’s Second Life
- Published November 05, 2012
- Written by Meghan Saar
Not many collectors know that Frederic Remington was a novelist. Because he earned his living as an artist, he had the luxury of portraying the West more truthfully in prose than his contemporaries who tended to romanticize it.
A Rich Visual Playground
- Published September 01, 2012
- Written by Meghan Saar
At this year’s Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, held in Reno, Nevada, on July 21, collectors found a grand offering of masters and contemporary artists who excel in pictorial storytelling that compels viewers to stop and take notice.
Momaday’s Billy the Kid Pistola
- Published October 02, 2012
- Written by N. Scott Momaday
This is the story of a gun, a handgun that appears to have belonged to Billy the Kid. I have been deeply interested in the life and times of Billy the Kid for many years, and I have written widely on that subject in poetry, fact and fiction.
Annie Get Your Guns
- Published August 06, 2012
- Written by Meghan Saar
When Brian Lebel first told me how excited he was about the Annie Oakley collectibles that would be featured at his auction this year, I knew collectors would be in for a rare treat.
