The cover painting for the May issue of American Art Collector by Mian Situ was one of three paintings that Sanders Galleries sold directly out of the magazine that month. Situ’s Snowy Mountainsold for $85,000 to collector Brian Schroeder. “Brian has been a client of mine for awhile now and has a spectacular collection,” shares Chris Sanders, who owns the Tucson gallery. “He called me up and said, ‘I have to own this painting.’”
Mian Situ, Snowy Mountain, oil, 68 x 51 in. Courtesy Sanders Galleries, Tucson, AZ.
The two other paintings that sold were bought by collectors who saw them in Sanders Galleries’ advertisement. Another work by Situ, Ronda, Spain, sold to Tucson collectors Dean and Sue Ghizzone for $48,000. “They have also been clients of mine and were looking for a piece for their home and couldn’t find the right one,” shares Sanders. “Then, they saw the ad...They were already fans of Mian’s work but they had never seen one of his landscapes and just fell in love with it.”
Mian Situ, Ronda Spain, oil, 40 x 60 in. Courtesy Sanders Galleries, Tucson, AZ.
Finally, Chauncey Homer’s Graffiti Horse was purchased for $28,000 by Sydney Williams, the daughter of longtime Western art collectors Craig and Jane Williams, who “have a world class traditional Western art collection,” explains Sanders. “When Sydney started collecting, she followed suit but has since started to break out into more contemporary, modern works. When she saw this piece, she said it was the coolest thing she’d ever seen.”
Chauncey Homer, Graffiti Horse, oil, 40 x 48 in. Courtesy Sanders Galleries, Tucson, AZ.
Now, Sydney’s collecting style is influencing her parents’ and vice versa. After Sydney’s purchase of Graffiti Horse, Craig and Jane bought a very progressive Chauncey painting as well. “They are broadening each other’s collections and they’re both better for it,” says Sanders. —
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