2nd Annual Western Art & Wine Auction July 12
Green River Rendezvous
July 8, 2018
The Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale is excited to announce the 2nd Annual Western Art & Wine Auction to be held Thursday, July 12th at the Museum. There will be both live and silent auctions. Twenty-one works of art will be auctioned live, with preview and social hour starting at 6:30PM and bidding at 7:00PM. This year’s offerings include a nice variety of historic themes and more modern wildlife and western landscapes.
Contemporary artists featured include Tucker Smith, David Wright, Dave Bell, Sue Davis, Kathy Wipfler, Donny Marincic, Richard Luce, Shanna Kunz, Lee Casbeer, Jake Gaedtke, and Joe Milazzo. In addition, there will be several museum-quality prints by historic artists including Charlie Russell, John Clymer, Carl Rungius, Frederic Remington and Karl Bodmer. As he did last year, American Mountain Men member and artist Tim Tanner will create an oil painting of an Indian lodge live during the auction. Tanner’s original painting will be auctioned off at the end of the event.
Ten lots of fine wine from Paso Robles will be auctioned off during the live auction. These select wines include lots from L’Aventure Winery, Bella Luna Winery, Brochelle Vineyards, Eberle Winery, Niner Wine Estates, Lone Madrone Winery as well as a Graham’s Vintage Port. Silent auction items will include unique pieces of art, wine, jewelry and Mountain Man crafts.
All of the art and wine have been donated to the Museum for the event. All proceeds go to support educational programs and publications at the Museum. Auctioneer services are being donated by Dave Stephens. This is a free event with open seating, if you wish to reserve seating for your group, please call 307-367-4101.
Buyers who can’t attend the live auction are welcome to submit absentee bids any time before noon on July 12, 2018, or may register in advance to bid live by phone. A catalog of art and wine for the auction can be found on the Museum website at www.MMMuseum.com/artauction, or stop by the Museum in Pinedale to pick up a printed copy. The event is a fundraiser for the Museum, so if you know anyone who loves western art, please pass the news about this event. For more information about the 2018 Western Art & Wine Auction, contact Sandy Smith, Art Auction Organizer, at the Museum of the Mountain Man, 307-367-4101, PO Box 909, 700 East Hennick St., Pinedale, WY 82941, or email artauction@mmmuseum.com.
Immediately prior to the Auction will be the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal awards presentation and author signing, which starts at 6:00PM. Come early and enjoy this recognition of academic study of the Rendezvous era and pick up your copy of the Journal!
The Museum of the Mountain Man was opened in 1990 by the Sublette County Historical Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation. It is dedicated to preservation and education about the adventurous young men who were the first non-natives to stay in the mountains year round trapping for beaver in the 1820s and 1830’s. The Museum puts on many educational programs during the year including Living History Day attended by 1,000 fourth grade students from Western Wyoming each May; more than 35 programs during Green River Rendezvous Days each July telling the real story of the mountain men and Plains Indians; and the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal, an annual peer-reviewed research publication. All programs are free and open to the public thanks to generous sponsors and donors. The Sublette County Historical Society also owns and manages the Sommers Homestead Living History Museum, Lander Trail New Fork River Crossing Historical Park, Trapper’s Point, and the Green River Rendezvous Grounds in Daniel.
|
