SANTA FE, N.M. — The Signature Sale, conducted by Santa Fe Art Auction from November 6-7, featured more than 450 lots of fine and decorative arts, ethnographic and Indigenous artifacts, jewelry and other Western highlights across three sessions. The highest price, $762,500, including buyer’s premium, was achieved by Rebecca Salsbury James’ 1941 “White Roses at Twilight,” greatly exceeding its $200/300,000 estimate. Dated, inscribed and signed on the reverse, the work had provenance to the artist and was given to the Blumenschein Memorial Foundation (Taos, N.M.) in 1968. As framed, the piece measured 21⅛ by 17⅛ inches and was composed using her signature reverse-painted oil on glass technique. Further review will be in an upcoming issue.
