Results show actual prices realized, including buyer's premium, at Austin Auction Gallery. Past results are for reference only and are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.
Books, Manuscripts & ArchivesPrice realized$214
Estimate: $80 – $150
Coffee table art book: "Porfirio Salinas," by Ruth Goddard, introduction by Dewey Bradford, author and introduction contributor signed with sentiment at front dedication page, published by Rock House Press, Austin, Texas, stated first printing, 1975, 95 pages, some foxing to hardcover binding, approx 9.25"h, 12.5"w, 0.5"d, <1lb *Note: Dewey Bradford, owner of "The Country Store Galley in Austin, was instrumental in promoting Salinas paintings.
SPECIAL 9AM START - DAY 1 JUNE 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Jun 2025
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$39,040
Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000
Framed oil on canvas painting, Texas Hill Country Landscape with Yellow Wildflowers, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), dated 1951, frame with central plaque inscribed "Salinas," professionally conserved, see below, relined with wax resin liner, sight: approx 29.25"h, 39.25"w, overall: approx 38"h, 47.5"w, 20.25lbs NOTE: The work was professionally conserved in 1982 by conservator Jack Key Flanagan of The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, report attatched
DAY 2- MARCH 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Mar 2025
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$9,760
Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000
Framed oil on canvas painting, Hill Country Landscape with Bluebonnets, signed lower left P. Salinas (Porfirio Salinas, Texas, 1910-1973), framing labels verso for Melvin Picture Frame Co., New York, and House of Frames, Houston, sight: approx 8 5/8"h, 11 7/8"w, overall: 20.25"h, 23.5"w, 8.25lbs
DAY 2 -JANUARY 2025 NEW YEAR'S FINE ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Jan 2025
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$5,795
Estimate: $6,000 – $12,000
Framed oil on canvas painting, Early Autumn in the Hill Country, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), sight: approx 17.5"h, 23.25"w, overall: 23.75"h, 29.5"w, 7.25lbs
DAY 2 -JANUARY 2025 NEW YEAR'S FINE ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Jan 2025
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$6,710
Estimate: $3,000 – $6,000
Framed oil on board painting, Hill Country Fall Landscape, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), retaining Country Store, Austin, Texas label verso, sight: approx 8.5"h, 11.5"w, overall: approx 16.5"h, 19.5"w, 5.25lbs Provenance: purchased by consignor circa 1963 from The Country Store Gallery, Austin, Texas
DAY 2- NOVEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Nov 2024
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$27,940
Estimate: $12,000 – $16,000
Framed oil on canvas painting, River Landscape with Bluebonnets, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), dated 1967, G. Harvey Gallery framing label verso, sight: approx 15.75"h, 19.75"w, overall: 21.25"h, 25.25"w, 5.25lbs
DAY 2- AMAZING OCTOBER ANTIQUES & IMPORTANT ESTATES AUCTION · Oct 2024
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$8,890
Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000
Framed oil painting on canvas, Bluebonnets and Live Oaks, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), gallery tag and short Salinas newspaper obituary at verso, sight: approx 8.75"h, 11.75"w, overall: 15.5"h, 18.5"w, 3.75lbs
DAY 3- JULY 2024 Fine Antiques & Estates 3-Day Auction Event · Jul 2024
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$19,520
Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000
Framed oil on canvas painting, "Bluebonnet Meadows," signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), sight: approx 11.5"h, 15.5"w, overall: 23"h, 26.75"w, 10.25lbs Provenance: From the estate of Leslie and Angelyn Smith, Austin, Texas Start Price: $5000.00
New Year Special Auction Event Day 2 · Jan 2024
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$4,575
Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
Framed oil on board painting, Breaking Waves on the Shore, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), dated 1967, hanging tag verso inscribed "bought from P. Salinas Nov. 1967," sight: approx 5 5/8"h, 9 7/8"w, overall: 12 5/8"h, 16 5/8"w, 1lbs Start Price: $600.00
New Year Special Auction Event Day 2 · Jan 2024
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$11,590
Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000
Framed oil on canvas painting, Hill Country Landscape with Bluebonnets and Live Oak, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), sight: approx 11.25"h, 15.25"w, overall: 20"h, 24"w, 6.5lbs Provenance: A Fine Austin, Texas estate Start Price: $5,000.00
September "Once in a Lifetime" Auction Event - Day 2 · Sep 2023
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$29,500
Estimate: $30,000 – $50,000
Framed oil on canvas painting, Texas Landscape with Live Oaks and Wildflowers, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), sight: approx 15"h, 30.75"w, canvas: 15.5"h, 31.25"w, overall: 25.5"h, 41.25"w, 11.25lbs Start Price: $15,000.00
WESTERN ART, NATIVE AMERICAN, FIREARMS -DAY 2 · Jun 2022
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$15,340
Estimate: $2,000 – $4,000
WESTERN ART, NATIVE AMERICAN, FIREARMS -DAY 2 · Jun 2022
View lot details →Books, Manuscripts & ArchivesPrice realized$236
Estimate: $150 – $250
Book: "Bluebonnets and Cactus: An Album of Southwestern Paintings," Porfirio Salinas, Prepared for Fine Arts Corporation by The Pemberton Press, 1967, 132 pages, signed by the artist, having color separations, some light wear to corners and slight foxing, approx 8.5"h, 11 5/8"w, 2lbs Start Price: $100.00
WESTERN ART, NATIVE AMERICAN, FIREARMS -DAY 2 · Jun 2022
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$14,000
Estimate: $15,000 – $20,000
Framed oil painting on canvas. Fall, Texas Hill Country, signed lower left Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), sight: 23.75"h, 35.75"w, overall: 32.75"h, 44.5"w Start Price: $12,000.00
DAY 2 ANTIQUES, FINE ART, JEWELRY, GOLD COINS
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