Participating Artists

    • Schedule of Events

    10 am - 4:00 pm

    		Exhibition Preview
    10:30 am - noon   First Presentation by Masters artist Curt Walters:
    Place and Moment
    Noon - 1:30 pm Awards Presentation and Chuck Wagon Luncheon
    2 pm - 3:30 pm Second Presentation: Panel Discussion Seeing Women in the West, featuring Howard Terpning and Mian Situ
    4:00 pm Autry National Center closes to the public
    5:30 pm   Cocktail Reception and Fine Art Exhibition and Sale
    7 pm   Silent bidding closes
    7:30 pm   First intent-to-purchase drawing
    7:50 pm   Second intent-to-purchase drawing
    Masters Miniatures     drawing
    9:00 pm    Reception concludes


    Saturday, February 6
    Special Programs, Cocktail Reception, Fine Art Exhibition and Sale


    Sunday, February 7, through     Sunday, March 7
    The Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale is open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

     

    Hotel Accomodations

    Reservations can be made at the Glendale Hilton by calling 818.956.5466 prior to January 15 and requesting the special Autry National Center 2009 Masters of the American West rate. On Saturday, February 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., the Autry National Center will provide complimentary shuttle transportation from the hotel to the museum. If you have questions or need assistance, please call 323.667.2000, ext. 317.

    Silent Bidding

    Because we anticipate intense interest in acquiring these special works, and we want to
    ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity, there will be a sealed silent bid procedure. Each patron who has purchased a ticket to the Cocktail Reception and Fine Art Sale on Saturday, February 6, may bid the price he or she is comfortable with on one or more of these remarkable works. Bids will remain sealed until 7 p.m. on the night of the reception, when we will announce the winning bids. Envelopes and bid forms are included in the Masters of the American West packets distributed at registration on the day of the event. Those who have purchased a ticket but who are not able to attend may request to have silent bid forms sent to them for mailing back to the Autry.

    Rules of Sale

    The George Montgomery Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and reopens at 5:30 p.m. for the Cocktail Reception and Fine Art Exhibition and Sale. Guests will receive one bid book consisting of one intent-to-purchase slip for each piece of art. For each artwork you wish to purchase, you must drop the matching numbered slip into the artwork’s accompanying box prior to the drawing.

    The drawing of intent-to-purchase slips begins at 7:30 p.m. at the sound of the triangle. Two names will be drawn and posted beside each work of art. The person whose name is drawn first has 20 minutes to confirm the purchase with the salesperson next to the artwork by signing the sales receipt. At 7:50 p.m., the triangle will sound again. If the first person whose name was drawn has not arrived to sign the sales receipt, the next person whose name was drawn is then given the option to purchase and 15 minutes to confirm the sale.

    All artwork will be sold in this manner with the exception of the silent bid artworks. In the case of sculptures with multiples in the edition, the work on display goes to the first person whose name is drawn unless otherwise noted. Names are drawn until the edition is sold.

    The Masters Miniatures has its own section in the bid book with the bid sheets for the miniatures designated by color and number. One name for each miniature will be drawn at 7:50 p.m., and winning names will be posted. Those potential buyers will have 15 minutes to confirm the sale.

    Please note: No credit cards will be accepted the night of the sale. All purchases must be paid by check.