Addison Rowe Gallery

🌟 Gallery Highlight - Fritz Scholder's *Untitled Pueblo Scene* 🌟

Look first at the color.

A blazing orange sky. A lime-green hillside. Ochre and golden-yellow adobe walls punctuated by unexpected flashes of electric blue.

Painted in 1968, *Untitled Pueblo Scene* comes from a pivotal moment in Fritz Scholder's career, just one year after he began confronting the conventions surrounding Native American subjects in his work.

*Untitled Pueblo Scene*
1968
Acrylic on canvas
30 × 40 inches
Signed upper left

Rather than romanticizing the Southwest, Scholder transformed the familiar pueblo landscape through saturated color, simplified geometric forms, and expressive brushwork. The architecture is recognizable, but the experience of it is decidedly modern.

Scholder drew upon Post-Impressionism, Pop Art, and Abstract Expressionism to develop a visual language distinctly his own. In works such as this, color is not simply descriptive—it changes how we experience the subject itself.

That willingness to challenge expectations became central to Scholder's legacy and helped bring Native American art into a broader contemporary dialogue.

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🌟 Gallery Highlight - Fritz Scholder 🌟

Fritz Scholder once vowed never to paint Native Americans.

Then, in 1967, while teaching at Santa Fe's Institute of American Indian Arts, he began a body of work that would challenge how Native people were represented in American art.

Scholder (1937–2005), who was one-quarter Luiseño, rejected the romanticized imagery that had long shaped depictions of Native Americans. Drawing from Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism, he instead portrayed contemporary Native life with vivid color, distorted forms, and imagery that could be deliberately uncomfortable.

His groundbreaking "Indian" series became central to his legacy and helped transform contemporary Native American art.

Featured here:
*Portrait of a Plains Indian*
1994
Acrylic on paper
41 × 31 inches
Signed lower left

Scholder continued challenging expectations throughout his career - of Native identity, of American art, and of what artists themselves were expected to represent.

As Santa Fe welcomes visitors for Indian Market this week, we invite you to discover Scholder's work and the complicated, influential legacy of an artist who refused easy categories.

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🌟 Save the Date: Emil Bisttram at Independent 20th Century 🌟

Some artists leave behind remarkable paintings. Others leave behind an entirely new way of seeing the world.

This September, Addison Rowe Gallery is honored to present the work of Emil Bisttram (1895–1976) at Independent 20th Century, Booth 504, at Sotheby's at The Breuer in New York City.

A pioneering American Modernist, educator, and co-founder of the Transcendental Painting Group, Bisttram explored the relationship between abstraction, spirituality, geometry, and the unseen forces that connect us. His paintings invite us to look beyond appearances and consider a deeper harmony within nature, science, and the human experience.

Our presentation traces Bisttram's remarkable artistic journey—from his early commercial illustration and portraiture to important paintings from his Transcendental Painting Group years, his Atom Series inspired by Los Alamos, and intimate works from the 1930s and 1940s.

Featured here is Bisttram's:

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (NM Farmer Pete Barela)

1936

Oil on canvas

39 × 27 inches

We look forward to sharing this exceptional body of work with collectors, curators, and scholars from around the world during Independent 20th Century, September 24–27, 2026.

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🌟 Gallery Highlight - Howard Cook's Prismatic Night #1 🌟

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Howard Cook's work offers a compelling reflection on the many landscapes - urban, rural, and cultural - that have shaped the American experience.

Featured here is:

Prismatic Night #1

1951
Oil on canvas
24 × 40 inches
Signed lower right

Cook (1901–1980) was among the most accomplished American artists of the twentieth century. From the illuminated skyline of New York City to the pueblos of northern New Mexico, from New Deal mural commissions to his service as a U.S. Army war artist during World War II, his work chronicles a nation in transformation.

Prismatic Night #1 captures the energy of postwar America through light, geometry, and atmosphere—qualities that defined Cook's distinctive artistic vision and continue to resonate with collectors today.

As we reflect on the nation's history, Addison Rowe Gallery is proud to celebrate artists whose work documents not only America's places, but its evolving identity.

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🌟 Lawrence Calcagno: Atmosphere, Light, and Restraint 🌟

Few artists captured atmosphere with the quiet elegance of Lawrence Calcagno (1913–1993).

Featured here are two works from his 1959 Summer Series:

Morning Sun
1959
Ink on paper
13 3/4 x 11 inches

Midday Sun
1959
Ink on paper
13 3/4 x 11 inches

Working with fluid ink and watercolor, Calcagno embraced spontaneity and subtlety. Rather than describing a landscape directly, he distilled light, mood, and memory into compositions that feel both intimate, and expansive.

Created during a pivotal period in his career, these works reflect Calcagno's distinctive contribution to American abstraction - where atmosphere becomes subject matter and restraint becomes a form of expression.

Today, his work continues to resonate with collectors drawn to the contemplative and poetic dimensions of mid-century American art.

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🌟 The Blueprint of a Masterpiece: Emil Bisttram’s The Combat 🌟
Before a masterpiece takes its final form, there is often a period of experimentation, refinement, and discovery. This work offers a rare glimpse into Emil Bisttram's artistic process and the development of one of his most significant compositions.

Featured Artwork:Emil Bisttram
(1895–1976)The Combat, 1932
Pencil on paper | 21 x 20 inches
Signed lower left

Fresh from studying in Mexico under the legendary muralist Diego Rivera, Bisttram created this striking 1932 graphite study. It served as the exact structural and thematic foundation for his iconic 1933 canvas, Combat, and directly birthed his massive, mid-1930s federal courthouse murals (Justice Tempered with Mercy, Cooperation, and Strife).

Through the lens of Dynamic Symmetry, you can see Bisttram breaking away from traditional representation. The interlocking diagonals of the horses and the monumental, sculptural anatomy show a master craftsman perfectly balancing recognizable storytelling with raw, geometric abstraction.

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The Combat, 1932, by Emil Bisttram — Addison Rowe Gallery The Combat, 1932, by Emil Bisttram, is art for sale at Addison Rowe Gallery, a premier Santa Fe, New Mexico art gallery. We will help you expand your Transcendental Painting Group, American Modern art and Abstract art fine art painting collection.

🌟 Gallery Highlight - Raymond Jonson and Spiritual Nonobjective Art 🌟

Addison Rowe Gallery is pleased to highlight the work of Raymond Jonson (1891–1982), one of the foremost American Modernists and pioneers of spiritual abstraction in 20th century American art. He believed his purpose in life was to paint spiritual-nonobjective art.

Featured here is:

Polymer No. 28, 1971
Acrylic on Masonite
33 x 42 inches
Signed and dated lower right

Deeply influenced by Wassily Kandinsky and Bauhaus principles, Jonson devoted his life to exploring the spiritual in art through nonobjective painting. As founder of the Transcendental Painting Group and Cor Ardens, his impact on American Modernism extended far beyond the canvas — as innovator, teacher, curator, and mentor.

This gallery highlight coincides with the upcoming Sotheby’s Raymond Jonson auction beginning May 20 in New York.

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Addison Rowe Gallery specializes in historically important works by American and Southwest Modernists, including the Transcendental Painting Group, Taos Society of Artists, the Stieglitz Circle, and American Abstract artists.

Polymer No. 28, 1971 by Raymond Jonson — Addison Rowe Gallery Polymer No. 28, 1971, by Raymond Jonson, is art for sale at Addison Rowe Gallery, a premier Santa Fe, New Mexico art gallery. We will help you expand your Transcendental Painting Group, American Modern art and Abstract art fine art painting collection.

🌟 Gallery Highight of Spiritual Abstraction: The "Moon Magic" of Emil Bisttram 🌟

Addison Rowe Gallery is proud to feature a late-career masterwork by Emil Bisttram (1895–1976), a pioneering force who pushed American art beyond the physical world.

Featured Artwork:
Moon Magic, 1960
Oil on canvas | 31 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches
Signed lower right

As a co-founder of the Transcendental Painting Group, Bisttram sought to explore spiritual and cosmic themes through pure form and color. *Moon Magic* is a profound example of this singular vision; a rhythmic, abstract exploration that reflects his deep study of Dynamic Symmetry and the theories of Wassily Kandinsky.

From his early studies under Diego Rivera to his leadership in the Taos art community, Bisttram’s journey was one of constant evolution. This 1960 canvas captures the intense clarity and "higher order" that defined his later years in New Mexico. Today, his legacy is preserved in prestigious collections like the Smithsonian and the Met.

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🌟Gallery Highlight: "Some people paint their brushes out, others paint their hearts out." - Howard Schleeter 🌟

Addison Rowe Gallery is proud to feature a rhythmic and high-energy work by the "artist’s artist," Howard Schleeter (1903–1976).

Featured Artwork:

New Mexico #13, 1943
Gum Tempera | 17 ½ x 22 ½
Signed and dated lower right

In New Mexico #13, Schleeter’s technique transforms the high desert into a sculptural experience. While his contemporaries often sought smooth, romanticized views, Schleeter used heavy, rhythmic brushwork to mirror the rugged physical presence of the land itself.

By 1943, Schleeter was moving beyond literal detail to capture the "vibration" of the Southwest. Using bold, non-naturalistic tones and essential modernist planes, he cemented his role as a pioneer who pushed the boundaries of the medium while others remained tied to tradition.

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Howard B. Schleeter | New Mexico #13 (1943) | For Sale | Artsy Available for sale from Addison Rowe Gallery, Howard B. Schleeter, New Mexico #13 (1943), Gum tempera, 22 1/2 × 17 1/2 in

🌟 From Stage Design to Structural Abstraction: The Vision of Thomas Benrimo 🌟

Addison Rowe Gallery is proud to feature a mid-century masterwork by Thomas Benrimo (1887–1958), an artist who brought the sophisticated methods of the Bauhaus to the landscapes of Taos.

Featured Artwork:
Interiors, 1954
Oil on Masonite | 30 1/4 x 40 inches
Signed lower right

Influenced by his early career as a New York stage designer and educator at the Pratt Institute, Benrimo’s Interiors (1954) is a brilliant study in geometric architectural framing. Rather than depicting a literal room, the work uses light, shadow, and form to define space in a way that feels both grounded and otherworldly.

Moving to Taos in 1939, Benrimo believed that true abstraction required a "profound knowledge of nature." This philosophy allowed him to synthesize Cubist and Surrealist motifs into a singular style that earned him places in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, MoMA, and the Guggenheim.

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Interiors by Thomas Benrimo — Addison Rowe Gallery Interiors by Thomas Benrimo is art for sale at Addison Rowe Gallery, a premier Santa Fe, New Mexico art gallery. We will help you expand your Transcendental Painting Group, American Modern art and Abstract art fine art painting collection.