The largest exhibition of works by the artist to be mounted in more than a decade is currently on view at the Japanese American National Museum. The 93-year-old artist is celebrated in an exhibition at the art college in his hometown: The Montserrat College of Art. This Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute exhibition asks, who is the Master of the Embroidered Foliage? The museum will show nearly 100 works that reveal the artist's talent for capturing both the appearance and the character of his many prominent clients. This leading authority of Western art had been president of Kennedy Galleries from 1951 until 1983, and president of Mongerson-Wunderlich from 1985 until his retirement in 1998. This event long ago established a solid reputation and exhibitors seem to go out of their way to bring a superior selection of wares. "We were up against a number of good other shows and yet the show went without any serious hitches." The work was by Nineteenth Century Portsmouth painter, musician, poet and town eccentric Thomas P. Moses. The brass and string sculpture on wooden plinth was titled "Stringed Figure (Curlew) Version I." The stoneware jug featured flattened sides and incised decoration of a heart with a bird in the center. A new exhibition, currently at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, focuses on a subject not usually associated with the artist. An exhibition of 20 bronze sculptures of animals by this Italian-born master will be on view at James Graham & Son. Presented will be a major retrospective of works from a collection recognized as one of the richest and most comprehensive of its kind. Works by artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera and Piet Mondrian are on loan to the High Museum. Additions have been made in the areas of Greek silver, Japanese woodblock prints, African sculpture, American painting, Bohemian glass and contemporary sculpture. It is considered a collectors and dealers show due to the high quality of antiques. The show proved to be bright and colorful in contrast to the "brown" reputation that it once garnered. The still life depicting a large basket of fruit left the block after active bidding at $115,000. Bidding on the cupboard, made in pine and basswood, opened at $50,000 and skittered around under the crowded tent. The sale offered a wide variety of materials, ranging from classic American sporting guns to muskets, swords and early associated ephemera. The desk, with single-family history, surfaced unexpectedly in this small New Hampshire town and captured the attention of all of the serious American furniture dealers and collectors nationwide. Crane Collection, 564 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482 Since its founding in 1954, the by-invitation-only organization has stood for many virtues, among them a desire to pass accumulated wisdom to succeeding generations. The primary focus of this intriguing exhibition is how clothes may be considered as abstract, sculptural forms in the same way one would study a molded work of art. A landmark exhibition of more than 500 pieces of contemporary and historic Native American jewelry and artifacts celebrates its subject's beauty, power and symbolism. The Allentown Art Museum explores changing attitudes about nature and explains the indelible connection Americans have had with this style of art. This is the grand finale of the five-show weekend extravaganza. It's the grand finale of the five-show extravaganza. The show had to compete with ski lift rides to view the foliage. No contest. Its popularity as a "pickers' paradise" was clearly evident. "High" American country is this show's calling card. "High" American country is the show's calling card. The term "show circuit" takes on a whole new meaning during the first weekend in October here. Amid a bidding frenzy that came from all directions, the allegorical money box opened at $85,000 and, within minutes, had fetched $121,000, a world auction record for that model. The sale's top lot was a 1974 untitled work by Sam Francis that brought $253,900, purchased by a private US buyer. The furniture section contributed to top-level prices, with a zitan three-railing bed setting a world auction record for a Chinese bed at $847,500. Avery Galleries, 522 New Gulph Road, Haverford, PA 19041 - 610-256-5809 - email: info@averygalleries.com Paesaggio Gallery, 966 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06107 - 860-233-1932 - email: paesaggiogallery@broadviewnet.net - Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 am-5 pm and Thurs evening until 8 pm Sanford L. Smith & Associates, 68 East Seventh Street, New York, NY 10003 - 212-777-5218 - Email: info@sanfordsmith.com - Hours: 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday Sanford L. Smith & Associates, 68 East Seventh Street, New York, NY 10003 - 212-777-5218 - Email: info@sanfordsmith.com - Hours: 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday Conner * Rosenkranz, 19 East 74th Street, New York, NY 10021 - 212-517-3710 - Fax: 212-734-7678 - Email: info@crsculpture.com - Website: www.crsculpture.com - Hours are by appointment Crane Collection, 564 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482 - 781-235-1166 - Email: cranecollection@conversent.net - Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm and by appointment Joyce Kirschner Fine Arts, 146 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014 - 212-691-4967 - Email: jknyart@aol.com - Hours are by appointment only Edenhurst Gallery, 8920 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90069 and 73-655 E; Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260 - 310-247-8151 and 760-346-7900 - Email: fineart@edenhurstgallery.com - Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 AM-6 PM; Sunday, 11 AM-5 PM Albert Shahinian Fine Art, 198 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, 845-454-0522 - Email: info@shahinianfineart.com - Website: www.shahinianfineart.com - Hours: Thursday-Saturday, Noon-6 PM, Sunday, 1-5 PM and by appointment Schwarz Gallery, 1806 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 - 215-563-4887 - Email: mail@schwarzgallery.com - Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 AM-5:30 PM; Saturday, 10 AM-5 PM Lawrence J. Cantor And Company, 960 North LaBrea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038 - 866-239-5530 - Email: ljc@fineoldart.com - Appointments preferred Bert Gallery, 540 South Water Street, Providence, RI 02903 - 401-751-2628 - Email: bertgallery@conversent.net - Website: www.bertgallery.com - Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 AM-5 PM, Saturday, Noon-4 PM Godel & Co., Inc, 39A East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021 - 212-288-7272 - Email: info@godelfineart.com - Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 AM-6 PM; Saturday, 10 AM-5 PM Clove Church Studio - Fay Wood, 209 Fish Creek Road, Saugerties, NY 10477 - 845-246-7504 - Hours by appointment; open November 26-28, 10 AM-4 PM Kraushaar Galleries, Inc, 724 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 - 212-307-5730 - Email: info@kraushaargalleries.com - Hours: 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Tuesday-Friday; 10 AM-5 PM, Saturday It has been rumored that there are only three known to exist. For manager Bruce Garrett and staff, Columbus Day weekend means just one thing - it's showtime. Brian Haughton cannot suppress his enthusiasm for the eye-popping, up-to-the minute creations that make the event the stimulating catchall that it is. The jeweled, enamel and gold baton was one of three made in 1878 during the reign of Alexander II. The work became the highest-priced painting ever auctioned in the state. Howard Greenberg Gallery will feature vintage work by Evans and selected contemporaries. Modernism has had a long run in America, so it is a pleasure to learn that there is still something new to say. "An anonymous New York benefactor has honored NOMA with a generous gift of three early Rembrandt etchings of exceptional quality." The event won top marks for the quality of its offerings and the liveliness of its presentation. A fascinating exhibition offers new glimpses into the crucial influence of French Impressionist master Claude Monet's in converting Robinson to Impressionism. John Pence Gallery, 750 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 - 415-441-1138 - Email: art@johnpence.com - Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 am-6 pm; Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; closed Sunday Boyajian Sculpture Barn, 3 Hilltown Road at Route 39, New Fairfield, CT 06812 - 203-746-6101 - Email: davidboyajian@charter.net - Hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 pm and by appointment Alfred J. Walker Fine Art, 158 Newbury Street, second floor, Boston, MA 02116 - 617-247-1319 - Email: gallery@alfredwalker.com - Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am-5 pm Harvard Gallery, 9 East 96th Street, New York, NY 10128 - 212-427-9191 - Email: ejrayfield@aol.com - Hours are by appointment. Spanierman Gallery LLC, 45 East 58th Street, New York, NY 10022 - 212-832-0208 - Email: info@spanierman.com - Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:30 am-5:30 pm West Highland Fine Art, 391 Clinton Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 - 201-891-7170 - Email: lesfox@optonline.net - Hours: Thursday through Saturday, 11 am-5 pm or by appointment Garzoli Gallery, 930 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 - 415-459-4321 - Website: www.garzoligallery.com - Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am-4 pm |
