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| 5/31/2005 | This Doesn't Look Like Kansas, Toto The original dress worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' was greeted with a round of applause in London. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | 'The Glass Key' Unlocks Bidding at New York Literature Auction It is no mystery that works by Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie uncovered competition at Swann Galleries. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | Eclectic Morphy Auction Is Firm's Fourth To Break the Million-Dollar Mark "This was our cleanest, smoothest sale to date." Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | The International Fine Art Fair: Five-, Six- and Yes, Seven-Figure Sales While one bastion of New York City was falling down (the retaining wall on the Henry Hudson Parkway) another bastion, this one cultural, was getting ample fortification. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | A Closer Look: Huge Crowds Engulf May's Brimfield Antiques Fair "It's early, but, let 'em in" was the call made by show promoter Dick May a few minutes before 9 am. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | American Folk Art Museum Names Karen DiSaia as American Antiques Show Manager Changes in venue, management and a reduced number of dealers participating in the show have all been revealed. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | In a Surprise Move, HHS Names Karen DiSaia as New Manager for the Connecticut Spring Antiques Show Long touted as "America's premier show of period American furniture and appropriate accessories," the show had been managed most recently by Forbes and Turner, with Linda Turner at the helm since 1986. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | Jim Burk and Barry Cohen Join Forces for Antiques Show at Philadelphia's Navy Pier After more than a decade of constructive coexistence in the York market, the promoters have announced their first joint effort. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | Smart Ceramics in Chicago The Smart Museum of Art will feature select works from several influential movements in the history and development of Twentieth Century ceramics and design. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | Quebec Country Furniture On view will be the Shelburne Museum's first exhibition dedicated to furniture from this region. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | The Enigmatic Landscapes of Robert Rasely At Allan Stone Gallery, Rasely's highly glazed oil on panels recall religious icon painting, as well as Italian Renaissance painting, but with a surrealistic undertone. Read More...
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| 5/31/2005 | Cedar Grove: The Thomas Cole National Historic Site To stand before a Thomas Cole painting is to submerge oneself in nature's splendor. Not just any nature, mind you, but Catskills nature. Read More...
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| 5/27/2005 | Lively 'Summer Hunt' Rides to $231,500 at Northeast The John Ford Clymer painting, depicting Indians hunting buffalo, was the top lot. Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | Willard Metcalf at Old Lyme More than 40 paintings are displayed at the Florence Griswold Museum alongside the artist's collections. Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | Rare Preening Decoy Feathers Consignors' Nest for $195,500 at Klinger Sale The painted and carved black duck with turned head and raised wing is attributed to Gus Wilson, Portland, Maine. Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | Annual Auction in New York is an International Bike Collectors' Heaven This year's sale included registered bidders from England, Japan and all over the United States. Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | The Pennsylvania Spring Antiques Show Many of the visitors commented on the high quality of the objects offered. Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | York Country Classic Antiques Show Sixty-three dealers presented a real country look with many pieces of original surface furniture. Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | Historic East Berlin Antiques Show "We are a very small town, and it seems to take about half the population to put on this show." Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | Kentucky's Speed Art Museum Hosts Exhibit of Rarely Seen Impressionist Paintings "Berthe Morisot: An Impressionist and Her Circle" will feature paintings, watercolors and drawings by Morisot herself as well as paintings from her art collection, including paintings by Degas, Manet, Renoir and Monet. Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | The Rich Legacy of the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony Finds Exhibition Utopia at Winterthur The exhibition includes more than 190 paintings, photographs, prints, frames, metalwork, furniture, ceramics and textiles from nearly two-dozen artists who called Byrdcliffe home. Read More...
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| 5/24/2005 | Quilt Masterpieces The Williams College Museum of Art explores the major role that this art form has played in the creative and communal lives of women throughout American history. Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | For the Love of Burl Treen At almost every antique show, in every historical society house, and perhaps nestled in a trunk in an attic, one finds an old bowl or cup made out of what appears to be some special kind of wood. Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | A Closer Look: Everything Comes up Roses at Shannon's Spring Art Auction "The depth of interest...was substantial and was evident across the boards from the $2,000 paintings right up to the top tier." Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | A Ghost Town and A Rare Colt Revolver Shatter Records for Greg Martin Auctions The event achieved a world-record price for a Colt Walker revolver - $421,875 - purchased by an East Coast collector. Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | Enamel Miniature of George Washington Brings a Record $120,750 Online "We believe that this is one of the two or three finest miniatures of Washington, second only to the one by [Thomas] Sully. [It] will be on exhibit at Mount Vernon." Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | Antique Garden Furniture Show At The New York Botanical Garden Red sold tags appeared rapidly throughout the tent, fastened to cast iron urns, cement planters, ornate mirrors, animals large and small, fountains, and early garden tools. Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | Blue Skies, Huge Crowds, and a Boomtown in Brimfield By 7:30 am, Tuesday, opening day, every lot in the midst of the markets had large signs posted boldly proclaiming them as "FULL." Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | Alastair John Stair, 63 After leaving Sotheby's, he went on to pursue a thriving appraisal business and to host a popular antiques radio show on National Public Radio. Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | Something To Look Forward To The Heckscher Museum of Art features abstract images and objects by 22 celebrated African American artists over the age of 60. Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | Painting the 'Queen of American Lakes' The Hyde Collection will explore the extraordinary depth and range of paintings that depict the history and landscapes of Lake George. Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | California Landscapes The Long Beach Museum of Art exhibit depicts the unique beauty of the Golden State as envisioned by artists who call, or called, California home. Read More...
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| 5/17/2005 | Visible Storage/Study Center Opens at the Brooklyn Museum The new facility completes the installation of the museum's Luce Center for American Art. Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | Brancusi's 'Bird in Space' Sets World Auction Record for Sculpture at $27,456,000 The audience's undisputed favorite, the lot came from a European private collection where it had been since 1937. Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | Dealer Wins $132,250 Basket at CRN The fine Chumash basket left the auction room spellbound. Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | A $214,000 Mallard at Guyette & Schmidt Sets Record for Carver The rare mallard hen decoy by the Philadelphia carver retained its near mint original paint and was in a swimming pose. Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | A Passion for Glass in Westchester "It's a small world and we all suffer from the same addiction." Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | Good Sales at the Armonk Antiques Show There may have been several things working against the show , but it was reported that many dealers had a profitable experience. Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | Far Hills Antiques Show Is Cancelled According to management, it was "simply due to a glitch in the booking of the fairgrounds on this particular date." Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | The Dahesh Collection Celebrates a Decade of Discovery The curatorial team will show how the museum has helped fuel interest in Nineteenth Century European art of the academic tradition. Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | Reinstallation of English Collection in Birmingham Opens May 22 For the first the time, the Birmingham Museum of Art's holdings of Eighteenth Century paintings, ceramics, silver, and furniture will be integrated into one installation. Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | An American Impression at the Hudson River Museum Retreating from the realities of the early modern era - with its burgeoning industry and crowded cities - the artists represented in this exhibit envisioned an American Eden. Read More...
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| 5/10/2005 | Gilbert Stuart's Iconic Portraits As a wonderful exhibition at the National Gallery documents, Stuart's artistic legacy includes splendid images of lesser-known figures in both America and England. Read More...
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| 5/4/2005 | Rekindling Memories of American Impressionism: Guy Wiggins at Joan Whalen Fine Art The exhibition features works by all three generations of Wigginses - (John) Carleton Wiggins (1848-1932), Guy C. Wiggins (1883-1962) and Guy A. Wiggins (born 1920). Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | Hassam Is Top Lot At Shannon Auction "Nudes at the Cove" sold to a couple in the room for $320,000. Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | Scrimshaw Record Established for Whale's Tooth at Bonhams & Butterfields The 1828 tooth depicted the English whaler "Daniel IV" afire and the whaler "Elizabeth" in the background. Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | Rochester Cream Pot Rises to $44,000 in Waasdorp Stoneware Sale The winning bid was made by New York City dealer Leigh Keno. Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | The International Art & Antiques Show When the word "International" slips into the title of one of the Wendy Management shows, things beyond the routine begin to happen. Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | Danbury Gets Its First Great Antiques Fair "The gate was not exactly earth-shattering, but the buying was surprisingly good." Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | Ronald Seavey, 58, Glass and China Dealer Ron's smile, humor and vast wealth of general information were willingly shared. Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | Greek Bronze Vessels from the White-Levy Collection on view in Houston Highlights of the exhibition are a calyx krater with applied silver decoration and stand and hydria with appliqué of Orpheus and satyr, both Fourth Century BC. Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | Cape Cod Museum Explores The Shapes and Shadows of Cy Fried The show consists of both Fried's new work - acrylic paintings on board - and his photos and photo aquatints for which he is best known. Read More...
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| 5/3/2005 | Max Ernst: A Retrospective Through works filled with Freudian overtones, mythology and childhood memories, Ernst played a central role in the invention of modern artistic styles and techniques. Read More...
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