Native Art Rides High At Hindman
Native American paintings were the stars of Hindman’s Western & Contemporary Native American Art auction, led by Fritz Scholder’s Hollywood Indian and Horse #2 (at left), which set a new auction record for the artist, after selling for $500,000. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s Fire-weed painting, the second top lot, sold for $350,000 against an estimate of $10,000-$20,000, setting a new record for the artist. David Bradley’s 2008 Sleeping Indian, Shiprock / Santa Fe also set a new auction record for the artist after earning $50,000. Hindman’s May 19 sale of $3.9 million significantly surpassed its estimate. Scholder’s Hollywood Indian and Horse #2 skyrocketed past its presale estimate of $50,000-$70,000 to achieve the record. Six other paintings by Luiseño artist Scholder were in the auction’s Top 10 lots, including his 1979 acrylic on canvas…