SANTA FE, NM.- On November 4, 2006, Santa Fe's Eldorado Hotel hosts the thirteenth annual Santa Fe Art Auction. Since 1994, the SFAA has established itself as the Southwest's largest auction of classic Western art. Focusing primarily on the works of the artists of the renowned Santa Fe Art Colony and the Taos Society of Artists, as well as the historically significant painters and sculptors of the American West, the list of artists whose works have come under the gavel of the SFAA is a who's who of western art. Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Joseph Henry Sharp, Henry Farny, E. Martin Hennings, Victor Higgins and Thomas Moran were all featured in last year's auction that drew more than 400 people to bid on the 285 lots. 2005 boasted a record-breaking total of $3.7m with the highest price of $370,000 being paid for Charles Marion Russell's watercolor 'Blackfeet And Shoshone.'

Among the significant pieces in this year's auction is Birger Sandzén's 'Autumn Symphony.' Painted in 1930, it was bought by Kansas Senator Henry Allen who hung it in the magnificent home he had commissioned from Frank Lloyd Wright. When Allen sold the house to Wichita oilman Ed Adair in 1947, the painting remained, hanging in the reception hall above the fireplace. 'Autumn Symphony' was painted in Estes Park, Colorado where the Swedish-born Sandzén was inspired to create some of his best work including this masterpiece. With an estimate of $250,000 - $350,000, 'Autumn Symphony' is the largest ever Sandzén work to be sold in auction and confirms his reputation as one of the most sought after Western artists.

Frank Tenney Johnson's 'Coming Up On The Trail' is another of the highlights being offered in this year's sale, along with works by Gustave Baumann, Edward Borein, Eanger Irving Couse, Gerard Curtis Delano, Maynard Dixon, Henry Farny, Leon Gaspard, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Thomas Moran and John Henry Sharp. In addition to pieces by such established names, the SFAA is also selling works of modern and contemporary art, confirming the 2006 Santa Fe Art Auction as the place to be for collectors and fans of Western art.