At the Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Ghetti, a carpenter by trade, creates intricate carvings on the point of ordinary pencils. Barbara Ernst Prey, a gifted artist with an international reputation, brings new life to the medium of watercolor both through challenging and often complex compositions and the brilliant Maine light that glances across the images. Adelson Galleries, Inc will present a unique loan exhibition of approximately 50 John Singer Sargent oil paintings and watercolors from museums and private collectors. Several of the paintings have rarely or never been publicly displayed. While no one is proclaiming that the end of the national recession is officially here, the dealers at the monthly Metrolina Antiques & Fine Collectibles Show continue to report that quality objects are bringing fair market prices. "From all indications at this point just about every exhibitor will be returning, including our dealers from England," Leanne Stella said. Having markedly influenced collecting and design trends, along with show business from Manhattan to Palm Beach, the International's trademark luxe and volupte has evolved into a more diverse array. The rare, flowing glaze vase with highly carved teasels sold for $24,150. Northeast Auctions is not releasing the name of the successful bidder, but our best guess is that it went into the collection of a well-known New York City couple. The Robert "King" Hooper Chippendale creation, of Boston origin, one of six known, sold in the room after intensive bidding for $1,766,600. The top lot, a Louis XIV ormolu-mounted marquetry armoire by André-Charles Boulle, brought $4,599,500 in the room. An exhibition documenting the ways in which artists depicted the Kennedy years seems like such a good idea it is surprising that no one has organized one before. Concluding a triumphal national tour at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, a major retrospective of the work of the inimitable Grandma Moses has confirmed her enduring popularity and drawn attention to the quality of her art as well as the fascinating saga of her life. The Gulf Coast Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition of luminous paintings by Punta Gorda artist Fran Hardy January 17 to February 29. An exhibition presenting art and artifacts from the island of Cyprus spanning the late Bronze Age to the end of the Hellenistic period has opened at the Onassis Cultural Center. A promised gift to the museum's Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, The Eunice and Hal David Collection features approximately 60 drawings by 48 celebrated artists who have shaped the course of art history. "The show is wonderful," said Sally Case of Deacon's Horse Antiques. "The atmosphere is very personal." The "pumpkin" edition of the Kramers' show in Nashville has gained its own strength of sales and distinctive character. Promoted by Stella Show Mgmt. Co., the event has certainly become a crowd favorite over the years, attracting collectors, dealers and vendors from throughout the United States and abroad. Titled "Before the Hunt," the vivid painting's price advanced quickly, soaring $105,000. With competitive bidding from the crowded salesroom and the telephones, as well as from absentee and Internet participation, the auction totaled $1,618,343 with 88 percent sold by lot and value The total was more than double the $6/4 million high estimate, with 99 percent of the lots offered sold. The Gallery will be updated soon. Concluding a triumphal national tour at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, a major retrospective of the work of the inimitable Grandma Moses has confirmed her enduring popularity and drawn attention to the quality of her art as well as the fascinating saga of her life. Drawn from the Pennsylvania Academy's permanent collection is an exhibition that celebrates African American art and artists. A display containing outstanding vintage prints from all phases of Edward Weston's five-decade career will be on view at the Amon Carter Museum through January 11. The Museum of the City of New York presents the first exhibition ever to explore a remarkable chapter in the history of American's premier glassmaker and the Modernist movement itself. Barry Cohen found an excellent way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his fall York Tailgate Antiques Show. He left his motel room venue and moved into Memorial Hall on the York Fairgrounds, the very site of the Jim Burk show he was tailgating in the first place. "I can tell you one thing for sure, I will not be the last one to open my show in the spring or in the future," Jim Burk said after reflecting on the events at the York Fairgrounds. Taking advantage of the newly constructed York Expo Center, Frank Gaglio rounded up 130 antiques dealers and jumped onto the coat tails of longtime fairgrounds resident Jim Burk. The cane had been consigned by an American collector and after the intense bidding had subsided, it went to another American collector. As anticipated, attendance was strong, with both dealers and collectors vying for more than 15,000 pieces of early American pattern glass and more than 500 lamps and lamp parts. Another interesting offering from the selection of artwork was a lot of 60 sketch pads and working notebooks by John LaFarge. It sold in the room for $62,700. Inness is surely one of the most significant figures in American art history, but he is often overlooked in discussions about major American painters. Hamilton College's Emerson Gallery presents the art of Käthe Kollwitz, a German artist who illuminated the agony of the home front and the anxiety of a soldier's mother. At the Dahesh Museum of Art until February 8 is the first exhibition devoted to this artist and his oeuvre. 'British and French Painting in the Age of Romanticism' will fully explore for the first time the important exchange of art and ideas that originated between France and England during the decades following the fall of Napoleon in 1815. Marberger Farm began about 18 years ago as an upscale alternative to the various markets that had "tailgated" onto one of the earliest shows in the area, Roundtop. Several museum representatives were spotted shopping the show, including representatives from the Allentown Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and of course, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Were the dealers profiting from the preview, other than enjoying the food and drink and visiting with some clients they see only at this show? Yes and no. A 5.8-carat, emerald-cut, platinum and diamond engagement ring topped the auction, selling to a private individual from New York. An antique glass paperweight, whose owner once vowed never to part with it at any price, sold for $165,000 at L.H. Selman, Ltd. The poster was purchased by William Hughes, a well-known dealer and movie poster collector, according to Heritage's movie posters expert Grey Smith, who added, "We had several bidders just below him, all well into the six-figure range." |
