Ahlers & Ogletree – Native American Objects & Art of the American West
February 24 at 10 am
1788 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30318
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ATLANTA, GA. — Vibrant Native American-themed paintings by Frank McCarthy (1944-2002) and Emmi Whitehorse (b 1956) are expected headliners in Ahlers & Ogletree’s Art of the American West & Native American Art & Objects auction on Friday, February 24, in Ahlers & Ogletree’s new location on Atlanta’s Upper West Side.

The auction, beginning at 10 am Eastern time, will also be conducted online and will feature 255 lots, to include fine art of the American West and Native American objects, including pottery, fine art and rugs. Artists in the sale, in addition to McCarthy and Whitehorse, will include R. Farrington Ewell, Joe Beeler, Walt Gonske, Curt Walters, Alan Houser, Clyde Aspevig and Dan Namingha.

The oil on canvas by Frank McCarthy titled “The Warriors of Canyon Land” (1988) depicts a vertical landscape of tall cliffs against a dark sky and two Native Americans on horseback in the foreground. The work, 40¼ by 24 inches (less frame) is signed and dated lower left ($15/20,000).

The mixed media on paper laid on canvas by Emmi Whitehorse is titled “Field of Birds” (1992) and shows an abstract Native American imagery of birds in a field. The work is monumental, with a canvas size of 51¼ by 78 inches, and is signed, dated and titled en verso. It’s accompanied by a gallery receipt from 1992 ($10/20,000).

An oil on canvas painting by the Reverend Thomas E. Mails (American, 1920-2001), titled “Hualapi Country” (1983), is a Western scene depicting a mountainous landscape with two Native American females gathering crops, Overall 48 by 67½ inches, signed, it should realize $6/8,000.

An oil on canvas by Walt Gonske (b 1942), titled “On the Rio Pueblo,” is a winter river landscape scene signed lower right and signed, titled and numbered (1765T) verso, 36¼ by 30 inches ($4/6,000).

There are several artworks by Allan Capron (Haozous) Houser (1914-1994) in the auction, including a 1992 patinated cast bronze Western sculpture, 12¾ inches tall, titled “Peace Prayer” (or The Offering), of a kneeling Native American male holding aloft a ceremonial pipe ($6/8,000).

Also from Houser is a gouache and mixed media on paper from 1938, double-titled “Apache Buffalo Hunt” and “Two Riders on Horseback Hunting,” depicting two mounted warriors chasing a buffalo with arrows, signed and dated and in a 19¾-by-29-inch frame ($3/5,000).

A patinated bronze sculpture by Robert Farrington Elwell (American, 1874-1962), 11 inches tall, titled “Birchbark Canoe,” depicting a Native male in a canoe on a choppy body of water with an applied verdigris finish, is signed in mold lower left, with a foundry mark ($5/7,000).

An undated patinated cast bronze sculpture by Joe Neil Beeler (American, 1931-2006), is titled “Apache Telegraph” of a Native American male with his horse, holding aloft a rifle on a rocky outcropping ($4/6,000).

A handwoven wool Navajo Klagetoh rug made by Eva Marie Begay, active in the late Twentieth/early Twenty-First Century, 11 feet by 5 feet 9 inches, with three tan, grey, black and red diamonds framed by a stylized floral border, should rise to $4/6,000.

A hand-painted terracotta discoid form vase with “Whirling Rainbow Goddess of Window Chant” decoration by Lucy Leuppe McKelvey (Navajo, b 1950), depicted as swirled bands of geometric and figural motifs, signed and titled, should reach $1/2,000.

A sterling and leather concho belt by Phillip Sekaquaptewa (American/Hopi, 1948-2003), titled “Hopi Migration Story,” having ten rectangular sterling conchos with rounded corners decorated with pictorial overlay depicting the Hopi migration story, all attached to a wide leather belt band, should hit $1,5/3,000.

An acrylic on canvas colorblock painting by Dan Namingha (American/Hopi, b 1950), titled “Morning Light” (2002), depicting a landscape at dawn, is signed lower right and titled and dated verso ($1/2,000).

An American antique percussion Indian Trade Kentucky long rifle, circa 1800, having an octagonal 37¾-inch barrel, tiger maple half stock, double set triggers, brass furniture, coin silver accents or inlay, gilt retaining spring, brass tacks, wooden ramrod and check rest, is expected to ring up $800-$1,600.

Live, in-person previews will be conducted Monday through Thursday, February 20-23, 10 am to 5 pm Eastern time, in the Ahlers & Ogletree Atlanta gallery at 1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard. No appointment is required. Virtual appointments are also available. For additional information, www.aandoauctions.com or 404-869-2478.

The American West has captured the imaginations of generations of people. The art, wardrobe, tools, weapons, and scores of other items are not just cherished in modern times, but coveted. Join us at our exclusive Native American Objects & Art of the American West auction featuring works by R. Farrington Elwell, Joe Beeler, Walt Gonske, Curt Walters, Allan Houser, Emmi Whitehorse, Clyde Aspevig, Dan Namingha, and others and lay claim to your piece of iconic American history.
Rev. Thomas E. Mail, “Hualapi Country”, Oil on Canvas – 1983
Navajo Two Grey Hills Rug, Circa 1930
“Come Forth a Dream”, Veryl Goodnight
Indian Trade Kentucky Long Rifle, Circa 1800
“Warriors of Canyon Land”, Frank McCarthy