A major exhibition at The New York Public Library places Russia in a global context, stressing its interaction with other cultures and the exchange of ideas within its borders. The Frick's showing is truly the first major survey of the artist's graphic work to bring together a substantial number of loans from both international and national public and private collections. The New-York Historical Society is exhibiting a selection of original watercolors by John James Audubon of birds that frequent the park, one of the most important natural bird sanctuaries in North America. After 42 years, they will no longer conduct regular auctions in their current premises, but will move to a new site where they will emphasize the appraisal and private sale aspects of their business. There were myriad opportunities for people to either begin, continue or complete their own particular collecting "hunt" among 100 exhibitors of art and antiques from 15 states. Beautiful weather, a September date, and competing shows in Wilton, New York and Katonah were cited as possible causes of an attendance decline. Auction buyers seem to have shaken off the recession blues, according to the gallery's owners, whose recent sale saw steady strong bidding in the room and from absentee bidders as well as periodic bursts of lively phone bidding. The Conestoga auction, which totaled more than $660,000, attracted a huge amount of attention, including a record number of phone bidders for the gallery. The sale was the "second strongest sale in the field of Indian and Southeast Asian Art at Christie's ever and achieved the highest average lot value." With important collectors, prominent dealers and distinguished museums from around the world bidding on the telephones and in the salesroom, the Morrill collection fetched $12,046,669. The traveling exhibition, which makes Norfolk its first stop on a national tour, showcases a remarkable collection of glass made in the region during the Twentieth and Twenty-First centuries. At Pucker Gallery, Zevi Blum's compositions are filled with allusions to religion, mythology and fairytales and present a delightful panoply of characters. The Cleveland Museum of Art is presenting the first in-depth exploration of the artist's use of numbers as a subject. One of the most significant collections of American paintings in the world -- a sampling of 86 distinguished and enduring paintings from San Francisco's de Young Museum -- will travel to the East Coast for an exhibition at Winterthur. There are two factors that measure the success of an outdoor show. The first one is uncontrollable: the weather. The second is controllable: the level of antiques offered by the exhibitors. "We did it, our best show ever," Howard Graff reported the day after the event closed. "It was my goal from the beginning to have this critical piece of America's heritage go to a public institution." A painting by E. Martin Hennings elicited active bidding, followed by a significant price paid for a Phillip R. Goodwin oil. When the board of the Hickory Museum of Art in Hickory, N.C., decided to deaccession items held in storage at Brunk, they had no idea one of these objects would create so much excitement. A spectacular pair of Nimschke engraved gold and nickel single-action Army revolvers by Colt led the way at the gallery's auction of Important Firearms. The artist created some of his most interesting and compelling paintings in that Catskill Mountains area before his sudden death at age 42. The artist created some of his most interesting and compelling paintings in that Catskill Mountains area before his sudden death at age 42. Hailed as one of America's foremost representative painters, Magee has also created a number of highly acclaimed works spanning a broad range of media and styles. She was a contemporary and friend to the best-known Impressionist painters, including Renoir, Van Gogh, Modigliani, Toulouse-Lautrec and Degas, who purchased from her no less than 26 of her drawings. "Raphael to Monet: European Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore," on display at Charlotte's Mint Museum of Art, is a rare opportunity to enjoy artworks spanning five centuries. "Early on in York Bill DuPont came into our booth and asked, 'Do you know anything about antiques?'" Nancy said. Jim replied, "I know they are heavy." He also knows they are exciting, interesting, eye-pleasing and an important part of their everyday life. Set within Caramoor's Venetian Theatre and adjacent tent, the annual affair brought together 44 well-known dealers to benefit the Garden Guild and its restoration projects Determined not to see this benefit for the town's Gunn Memorial Library fail, the committee put the show into the hands of Lou Marotta last year - and the event took an about face. With 140 absentee bids, 106 phone bidders and a large in-house audience, the auction was primed to succeed, and succeed it did - to the tune of $1.6 million. The minnow has repeatedly been described by the fishing collectibles fraternity as one of the three most sought-after lures in existence. A sold rate of 72 percent was announced for the sale, although strong prices saw the totals come within 90 percent of the auction's estimated gross. The most comprehensive exhibition ever presented on the ancient city of Petra and its creators, the Nabataeans, is open. An exhibition at The New York Public Library's Humanities and Social Sciences Library showcases the work of printmakers and photographers in New York and its environs during the 1930s and 40s. Highlighting the diversity of the American Folk Art Museum's growing collection, this exhibition explores both the traditional and unconventional facets of folk art and the work of self-taught artists. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston documents, for the first time, the beginnings and evolution of the American studio furniture movement - one of the most important aspects of Twentieth Century furniture. According to Ulrich Hiesinger, Jordan "held his own with and even pointed the way for more than one scholar of American art." On that holiday weekend it seemed as if few of the local residents who bought preview tickets to support the event actually came to the show. "Great show, great dealers, great venue, great scenery, great weather, great overall setting, great joint-venture partners." While many of the participating dealers only make the trip from downtown, Modern also attracts a host of specialty dealers from around the country with numerous in attendance from Chicago and from as far as Los Angeles. The spirit of discovery and foliage fever once again drove crowds to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds. The gallery, which prides itself on being an estate auction house, included the best objects culled from nearly 40 different sources in this most recent sale. The large silk banner featured likenesses of David Godell as well as President Harrison and Vice President Morton and was emblazoned with "Concord, N.H." across the bottom. The Rago-Sollo sale grossed an impressive $1.8 million with numerous record prices established throughout the weekend. Strong prices were paid throughout the day. The set of seven Windsor chairs in original black paint reached $38,500. "Morning at Narragansett," dated 1872, was cataloged as a "major rediscovery in Bricher's oeuvre." Phyllis Galembo's costume collection now numbers around 500 spooky and suspiciously friendly characters as well as assorted heads, hands and feet. |
