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| 8/24/2006 | Stephen H. Garner, III, 52, Respected Antiques Dealer Stephen H. Garner, III, an antiques dealer in Yarmouth Port, Mass. died unexpectedly on August 19 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He was 52. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Birchwood Manor Antiques Show Celebrated Its 100th Edition "Longevity" seemed to be the theme at last month's Birchwood Manor Antiques Show, which is celebrating its 100th edition. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | David Lee Jewell, Antiques Picker Extraordinaire Central Maine recently lost one of its most colorful antique dealers. David Lee Jewell, of Turner Avenue, died of a heart attack at the age of 72 on July 27. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | 'Henry Ossawa Tanner And His Influence In America' Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), America's finest black artist before Jacob Lawrence and the first African American painter to gain international acclaim, spent most of his life as an expatriate in France. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | 'Woven Worlds' Basketry Goes On View Sept. 9 At Mint Museum Showcasing 125 baskets, "Woven Worlds: Basketry from the Clark Field Collection," on view at the Mint Museum of Craft & Design September 9-December 31, honors tribal groups from the United States, Canada and northern Mexico. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | 'Warhol, Wyeth And Basquiat' Opens At Brandywine Sept. 9 "Factory Work: Warhol, Wyeth and Basquiat," on exhibition September 9-November 19 at the Brandywine River Museum, explores the collaborations between Pop artist Andy Warhol and realist Jamie Wyeth (b 1946), and between Warhol and New York graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | 'Georg Jensen Silversmiths' Opens At Philadelphia Museum Nov. 17 Danish silversmith Georg Jensen and his group of designers who helped establish one of the world's most important silverwares firms, will be the subject of "Georg Jensen Silversmiths," at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in November. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | 'A Rakish History Of Men's Wear' Opens Sept. 8 At NY Public Library From tight hose and doublets to codpieces to the wasp-waisted frock coat that preceded the modern suit, the history of men's fashion is more innovative and less conservative than is generally known. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Flamingo Conducts Granite State Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair "It was a small show, but the gate was good and there was some good buying," John Bruno of Flamingo Promotions said after his one-day Granite State Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Bellamy Eagle Brings $424,000 At Northeast's Marine Auction Eagles flew at Northeast Auction's annual Marine and China Trade sale, which realized $7.65 million in Portsmouth, N.H. this past Saturday and Sunday, August 19 and 20. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Chinese Export Painting Tops Osona's Summer Auction A wonderful selection of Nantucket baskets and a select grouping of marine paintings once again highlighted the popular midsummer Americana auction conducted by Rafael Osona. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Two World Records Set By Cyr Auction Company Two small illustrations by the artist many consider to be the father of American illustration, Howard Pyle sold for a combined $103,000 at Cyr Auction Company. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Shaker Fervor Is Born Again At Willis Henry Auction Sale previewers stood around a Mount Lebanon Shaker workstand like acolytes at an altar at the Willis Henry Shaker sale last month where it sped to a world record $491,400. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Mahogany Chippendale Chest Stars At Van Blarcom Auction After 25 years and 200 auctions, Kenneth W. Van Blarcom continues to run sales that draw knowledgeable dealers and collectors from all over. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Antiques Among Formal Gardens Proved Irresistible At Elm Bank Antiques amid the formal gardens of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society proved an irresistible draw for buyers and sellers at the Antiques at Elm Bank show last month. Read More...
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| 8/22/2006 | Betty Sterling, 90, Vermont Dealer At Brainstorm Farm Antiques Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Sterling, a former antiques dealer who for many years lived in Hawaii, died of cancer at her home in Puhahou on July 18. She was 90. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Big Crowds - Big Sales Nantucket Show Shines Again Called the social event of the year on the island of Nantucket, the August Antiques Show was once again a hotbed of activity as the show opened its doors with a gala preview party on Thursday, August 3. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Wassily Kandinsky Painting Attains $2.4 Million At Aguttes' Auction Wassily Kandinsky's 1931 painting, "Coulant," was the star at Aguttes Auction House's recent auction, when it came just shy of the 2.5 million euro mark, achieving an impressive $2,481,848. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | 'Road Trip' Brings New England Artists To York, Maine, Gallery This past winter, Old York Historical Society's curator Mary Harding logged thousands of miles traveling through four New England states to select work for "Road Trip," the current exhibition on view through September 10. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Raphael's 'Colonna Altarpiece' Is Again Whole At The Metropolitan On view to September 3, "Raphael At The Metropolitan: The Colonna Altarpiece" highlights the "Colonna Altarpiece," the only such monumental work by Raphael in America. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Dallas, Nasher To Premier 'Matisse: Painter As Sculptor' January 21 The Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center have partnered to present the first major exhibition in more than two decades to explore Henri Matisse's sculptural works next year. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Benson Oil Leads At $747,500 At Copley Fine Arts Auction Testing the waters in the antique decoy auction game recently, Stephen O'Brien Jr, and and his new company, Copley Fine Art Auctions, was the first of the auction houses to get the ball rolling for the annual series of decoy/waterfowl auctions. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Marine And Oriental Art Kick Off Eldred's Summer Auction Season Eldred's kicked off its annual summer schedule of auctions last month with a sale of Marine and Oriental Export Art that was well attended with a large and lively crowd. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | $143,750 For A Shorebird At Decoys Unlimited Sale The third and final in the series of waterfowl auctions to take place during the last week of July was Decoys Unlimited annual Summer Decoy and Americana sale. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Graves Mallards Bring $218,500 At Guyette And Schmidt Auction "The auction has fewer lots than usual," commented Gary Guyette, in regard to Guyette and Schmidt's North American Decoys auction last month, "but it grossed more than we usually bring in from a much larger auction," he said. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Egan Collection Bullish For Bourgeault For the ABCs of buying and selling American folk art, look no further than the Raymond and Susan Egan collection, which realized $5,952,000 in a single-owner sale at Northeast Auctions on August 5. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Wilton Historical Society Postpones New Show Living in Style: Homes, Gardens and Interiors, a new concept show originally planned for September 16 and 17 in Wilton, Conn., has been postponed. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Weather Cools Off, But Cape Cod Show Was Still 'Hot' A seemingly refreshed crowd of people flocked to the opening of the Cape Cod Antiques Antique Dealers Association Antiques Show and the crowd was one of the largest recorded. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Textile Museum Receives Gift Of 148 Central Asian Ikats Textile collector Murad Megalli of Istanbul has donated a collection of 148 Central Asian ikats to The Textile Museum including numerous men's and women's ikat coats, pants, and hangings. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Antiques In Rockport, Maine For High End Collectors Paul Davis produced his elegant Rockport Antiques Show, July 21-22, for the fourth summer, highlighting collections from dealers offering many of the finest antiques from early America with some European and Asian additions. Read More...
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| 8/15/2006 | Henri Rousseau: Jungles In Paris At The National Gallery Of Art "Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris," on view at the National Gallery of Art through October 15, is the first American retrospective of the painter in 20 years. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | Images Of African Americans Opens At LBMA August 25 The Long Beach Museum of Art will present "Portraits of a People: Picturing African Americans in the Nineteenth Century," an exhibition of images made of, and in some cases by, African Americans, opening August 25. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | Rhinebeck's Summer Magic Marks Eighth Season Despite a lighter than usual crowd, the antiques circus known as Rhinebeck Summer Magic cast a glow over the Dutchess County Fairgrounds for the eighth time on July 22. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | Nineteenth Century French Drawings & Sculpture At Erie Art Museum The Erie Art Museum presents "Charting A Century of Change: French Nineteenth Century Drawings and Sculpture from the Collection of Herbert and Carol Diamond," on view through September 24. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | The Maine Print Project Celebrates 200 Years Of Printmaking The largest collaborative fine-arts project in Maine's history, "Celebrating 200 Years of Printmaking in Maine" is an innovative series of exhibitions, education programs and a symposium about all aspects of Maine printmaking. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | Abraham Lincoln Letter Brings $80,500 At Swann Galleries An important autograph letter signed by Abraham Lincoln to his law partner and political confidant, John T. Stuart, brought $80,500 at a Swann Galleries auction. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | American, European Art, Antiques Fetch $2 Million At Jackson's The summer auction season at Jackson's International got off to a sizzling start at its recent auction of American and European fine art and antiques. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | Princess Margaret Collection Earns Royal Results At Christie's The two-day sale of items from the private collection of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, on June 13 and 14 at Christie's realized $25,104,742. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | Green Valley's Antiques, Americana Sale Achieves Nearly $700,000 Green Valley Auctions conducted its semi-annual Antiques and Americana auction of nearly 2,000 lots over three sessions on June 23-24. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | George Walowen, Artist, Folk Art/Antiques Dealer Longtime New York antiques dealer George Walowen died at his Walker Valley home on July 5 of a heart attack. He was 82. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | Kestenbaum Sale Proves Strength Of American Judaica Category An Eighteenth Century Old Testament in Hebrew was the top lot at the printed books and manuscripts sale that took place at Kestenbaum & Co. on June 20. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | Train Weathervane Steams To Record $1.2 Million "This was my American dream sale. I've come close before, but this was the first time I broke a million on a single lot," said Northeast Auction's Ron Bourgeault, whose August 4-6 Americana sale tallied $11.7 million. Read More...
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| 8/8/2006 | 'Handled With Care: The Function Of Form In Shaker Craft' A chance visit to the Hancock Shaker Village 30 years ago this summer set in motion the gathering of an enviable collection of Shaker articles, a portion of which is now on exhibit. Read More...
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| 8/7/2006 | Sloans & Kenyon Auction Grosses $1.76 Million A ten-panel Mexican School biombo (folding screen) from a prominent Washington, D.C. estate was the highlight of Sloans & Kenyon's recent $1.76 million estate catalog auction. Read More...
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| 8/3/2006 | The Rufus Porter Museum Pays Tribute To Artist, Inventor BRIDGTON, MAINE - It was at home in Indiana around 1985, after admiring the fancifully painted walls of another exhibitor's booth, that Julie Lindberg first began thinking about Rufus Porter, the visionary artist and inventor who, before his death in 1884, completed more than 150 murals in houses and taverns throughout New England. Read More...
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| 8/3/2006 | The House That Imagination Built NEWBURY, MASS. - Stretching two and a half miles between Newbury and Newburyport, High Street is famous for its stately parade of Federal houses, artifacts of an era when the seafaring communities north of Boston were commercial powers. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | World Record For Workstand At Willis Henry Shaker Auction It took no time at all for a world record to be set at the July 30 Willis Henry Shaker sale. Early in the sale, a Mount Lebanon Shaker workstand sold for a whopping $491,400. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | VMFA Adds Japanese Screens Pair, Duncanson Work To Collection A Nineteenth Century painting by an African American landscapist and a pair of Twentieth Century Japanese screens have been added to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts collection. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Rainy Weather Fails To Dampen Spirits For Brimfield Week This small town faces the thrice yearly weeks of Brimfield Antiques Market with an equanimity gathered over the more than 25 years the antiques shows have been in operation. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Edward Moran, Gifford Beal Works Top Allentown Museum Gains Recently the Allentown Art Museum acquired a group of 43 artworks, including a 20-by-24-inch painting by Edward Moran, and a 20-by-53-inch painting by Gifford Beal that relates to Allentown's history. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Albany Institute Work On Loan To Louvre The Musee de Louvre in Paris has borrowed the painting "A Studio Reception, Paris" by Thomas Prichard Rossiter, from the Albany Institute of History and Art for display in its exhibition "American Artists and the Louvre." Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Frick Collection Adds Two New Holdings The Frick Collection has made two significant additions to its holdings including the purchase of a masterpiece both of sculpture and clockmaking, "The Dance of Time: Three Nymphs Supporting a Clock by Lepaute." Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Rembrandt's 'Portrait Of A Woman,' At Speed Museum, Now Identified Visitors to the Speed Art Museum have long been fascinated by the museum's Rembrandt, "Portrait of a Woman," whose identity has remained unknown. Now, the museum would like to introduce the world to Marretje Cornelisdr van Grotewal. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | 'The Wild Show' Opens At CCCA Gallery August 5 The Columbia County Council on the Arts will present "The Wild Show," opening on Saturday, August 5, with a reception from 5 to 7 pm, open to the public. The show will be on view through September 16. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Bidders Put Their Money In Banks, Still & Mechanical, At Morphy's Bidders at Morphy's $1.4 million summer sale dropped their money into banks, both mechanical and still banks, at the recent event that featured over 200 varieties. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Timberlake Collection Brings $2 Million At Brunk's Auction In Asheville "The phrase fresh to the market applies," said auctioneer Robert Brunk in regard to the impressive and extensive collections that Bob Timberlake had consigned for a two-day sale at Brunk Auctions July 15-16. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Camden-Rockport Antiques Show Is 'Truly Spectacular' "Truly spectacular" was the opening comment from promoter John DeSimone of Goosefare Promotions in reference to the 26th Annual Camden-Rockport Historical Society Antiques Show. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Hildene Antiques Show Reports Good Turnout Weather always affects the Hildene Antiques Show in July in Vermont. This year the weather remained clear of rain until the last hour of the show when sprinkles did fall for about ten minutes. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | Benson Painting Tops Inaugural Auction at Copley Fine Art Copley Fine Art Auctions' inaugural antique sporting art and waterfowl auction on July 27 was led by an exceptional Frank W. Benson oil on canvas that achieved $747,500. Read More...
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| 8/1/2006 | French And Italian Modernism Triumph At Design Sale The recent design sale at Phillips de Pury & Company confirmed the lasting interest in major French and Italian designers of the Twentieth Century. Read More...
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