Live Auction

American Indian: Classic to Contemporary

This sale will take place August 15 – 17.

Session One: Tuesday, August 15 at 10:00 AM MDT
Session Two: Wednesday, August 16 at 10:00 AM MDT
Session Three: Thursday, August 17 at 10:00 AM MDT

Always a spirited event with furious bidding and record prices, the Santa Fe Art Auction’s August American Indian Sale will feature historic and contemporary Native art including pottery, textiles, painting, katsinas, jewelry and beadwork. This will be one of the largest Native American art sales that the auction has ever put together and will include a series of sales broken down by genre.

This year’s sale includes several important pottery collections, including fine work by Maria Martinez, Nampeyo, Fannie Nampeyo, Russell Sanchez, Nancy Youngblood, and Tony Da. The auction house will also offer a very strong collection of historic and contemporary Native American paintings, from Dorothy Dunn school artists such as Gerald Nailor, Andy Tsinajinnie, Beatien Yazz, Percy Sandy, Pablita Velarde, Helen Hardin and Quincy Tahoma as well as contemporary masters such as Tony Abeyta, Fritz Scholder and Earl Biss.

Auction and Contact Information

Location

932 Railfan Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Auction Preview

Carl + Irene Clark, Yellow Gold and Micro-Mosaic Inlay Bracelet

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Carl + Irene Clark, Yellow Gold and Micro-Mosaic Inlay Bracelet

Estimate: $12,000-18,000

 
Preston Singletary, Amber Basket, 2011

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Preston Singletary, Amber Basket, 2011

Estimate: $3,000-5,000

 
Apache, Figural Basket/Tray

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Apache, Figural Basket/Tray

Estimate: $5,000-7,500

 
Tony Da, Two Toned Bear with Turquoise and Coral Inlay

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Tony Da, Two Toned Bear with Turquoise and Coral Inlay

Estimate: $6,000-9,000

 
Osuitok Ipeelee, Fisherwoman

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Osuitok Ipeelee, Fisherwoman

Estimate: $20,000-40,000