Heritage Texas Art Auction Posts Impressive Results!

Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries' latest auction of Early Texas art, held May 19 in Dallas, Texas, realized $1,318,338 for 519 lots, although after-auction sales are still ongoing and are expected to push the total to even higher levels.

"Texas art is an area that has been growing in popularity for quite some time," said Larry Boettigheimer, Director of Texas Art auctions for Heritage. "There's a great deal of interest in works like these from some of the Lone Star State's greatest artisan's, and we're proud to bring these exquisite works to the collecting public."

"The results of this auction were particularly strong," Boettigheimer said, "with many wonderful pieces selling far above our pre-auction estimate. Frank Reaugh's Breezy Morning, for example, sold for $179,250 against a pre-auction estimate of $30,000 - $50,000, and H.W. Caylor's Rush for Water, originally estimated at $25,000 - $30,000, brought $101,575 when all was said and done."

"This is a fascinating field, and those who appreciate great art owe it to themselves to experience the works of the great Texas artists. As we prepare for our next auction, I'd invite everyone to visit our website at www.HA.com, where they can see enlargeable, full-color images of each lot, read our complete and informative catalog descriptions, and even place their bids online from the comfort and convenience of their home or office."

Heritage Auction Galleries' Early Texas Art auction will be held live in Dallas, Texas, on December 1, 2007. For more information, please visit www.HA.com/FineArt.

Highlights of the auction included:

Breezy Morning, 1896
FRANK REAUGH (1860-1945)
Oil on canvas
12in. x 24in.
Signed and dated lower right
REALIZED: $179,250

Rush For Water
H. W. CAYLOR (1867-1932)
Oil on canvas
20in. x 30in.
Signed lower right
REALIZED: $101,575

Morning in the Hills Southwest Texas
JULIAN ONDERDONK (1882-1922)
Oil on canvas
12in. x 16in.
Signed lower left
Signed and titled verso
REALIZED: $77,675

Old Pedro the Goat Herder
FRED DARGE (1900-1978)
Oil on linen
36in. x 30in.
Signed lower right
Signed and titled verso
REALIZED: $53,775

El Capitan, 1935
ROBERT WOOD (1889-1979)
Oil on canvas
25in. x 30in.
Signed lower left
REALIZED: $40,630

Untitled Prickly Pear in Bloom
PORFIRIO SALINAS (1910-1973)
Oil on canvas
20in. x 24in.
Signed lower left
REALIZED: $28,680

Untitled Caliche Road with Post Oak and Prickly Pear
PORFIRIO SALINAS (1910-1973)
Oil on canvas
24in. x 30in.
Signed lower left
REALIZED: $26,290

Untitled Bluebonnets and Oak
PORFIRIO SALINAS (1910-1973)
Oil on canvas
20in. x 24in.
Signed lower left
REALIZED: $23,900

Untitled Bluebonnet Landscape, 1944
ROBERT WOOD (1889-1979)
Oil on canvas
20in. x 26in.
Signed and dated lower right
REALIZED: $21,510

Mid-Day Drifting Clouds Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, 2004
STAPLETON KEARNS (b. 1952)
Oil on canvas
24in. x 48in.
Signed and dated lower left
Dated and titled verso
REALIZED: $20,315

For more information about Heritage's auctions, and a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit www.HA.com.

Prospective consignors and sellers of fine and decorative arts are invited to www.HA.com/Sell. Or simply email FineArt@HA.com or call (800) 872-6467 extension 444.

To reserve your copy of any Heritage auction catalogue, please contact Client Services at (800) 872-6467, extension 150, or visit www.HA.com/Catalog to order by email.