Decades after his death, scholars and curators are working to separate fact from myth and to illuminate the messages in Modigliani's life and work. This is the second part of a series presenting a colorful variety of works in pencil, ink, watercolor and pastel that highlight the best-known era of Maine architecture. The exhibition evolved from the purchase of hundreds of rough, developing and finished drawings for Diederich's exhibition pieces, as well as public and private commissions for sculpture and decorative arts objects. This is one of a few major exhibitions ever to focus exclusively upon drawings from South Asia and the Middle East. The American Folk Art Museum highlights complex and vibrant quilts, paintings, works on paper and sculpture by contemporary African American artists. Gardens at the event were executed to give the visitors an extra treat in landscape artistry. They returned in new record numbers during Heart of Country Antiques Week. "We hope that is a growing trend for the industry." According to show manager Steve Jenkins, "We had more dealers than at any time in the last five years. The first day's gate was the best first day in five years and Saturday was a new record high." "[It was] a big success...the country seems to be pulling out of the dark times since 9/11." The box, featuring double arched tombstone doors and ogee feet, set a world record for this style. François Boucher's (1703-1770) gouache sold to an anonymous buyer at Christie's. A rare Carpenter "Tally-Ho" coach drawn by four horses brought an auction price of $92,000. Competition narrowed to one bidder on the floor and a single telephone participant, with the phone eventually winning out. A rare opportunity to view original artwork created by the Goldbergian mind is provided in a four-part exhibition celebrating the influence of the artist-inventor at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Longing for warmth, water, and puffy clouds right about now? Get a preview with the photographs of John Gregory from the collection of Henry Santoro, on view at Cape Cod Museum Of Art. Eskenazi's annual show will feature just 12 major works. The Bruce Museum of Arts and Science will feature 34 Danish paintings from a collection acclaimed as the most extensive of its kind outside of Denmark. As for the new, slightly silly event title this year, the powers-that-be at the International Fine Art Expositions division of dmgworldmedia have been tinkering again. A host of decorators made their way into the preview, with management commenting that they were pleased to have seen so many sold tags around the floor. Dignitaries and art collectors were out in force, with the likes of comedian and contemporary art collector Steve Martin and NBC's "Today" show host Katie Couric in attendance. A new world's record was achieved for a belt buckle made for Edward H. Bohlin, the "Saddlemaker to the Stars." Several items deaccessioned from the Virginia Carroll Crawford Collection at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta received strong prices. The quilt was made in 1864 by Margaret Hazzard of Bainbridge Township in Berrien County, Mich., for her husband. Ranging from the beautiful to the quirky and reflecting craftsmanship of self-taught artisans, as well as academically trained artists, a traveling exhibit at the Bard Graduate Center offers surprises and delights. Flather & Perkins, Bruce C. Perkins, 888 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 Christie's evening sales of Impressionist and Modern art and the art of the Surreal achieved a combined total of $76,778,208. When the hammer fell on the fifth and final session of property from Kennedy family homes, every single lot found a buyer. The auction of early American glassware featured just under 100 lots with prices ranging from $150 to more than $20,000. At the very popular 39-year-old show in western Connecticut, it was booth after booth of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century American country furniture in good paint. Chilling out at the 26th annual show and sale in Quechee, Vt., was the order of the day for the 30-plus dealers exhibiting to an enthusiastic crowd of visitors. Opening for a four-day run at the 67th Street Armory with a well-attended gala preview, the show featured works that ranged from Old Masters to cutting-edge contemporary. The small exhibition consists of two paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe and nine photographs by Alfred Stieglitz. An exhibition opening March 20 at Silvermine is "Edward Hopper & John Marin's New York." . The show opening March 26 features more than 50 of his oil paintings and watercolors from the 1920s through the 1990s. Export porcelain could be more valuable than silver plate on the table, a fact not surprising in light of where it came from and the long journey it made as part of the China Trade. Cooper-Hewitt will present more than 150 textile applications from a wide range of areas, including architecture, apparel, medicine, transportation, aerospace and the environment. Despite his lack of botanical training. Albert R. Valentien created more than 1,000 accurate and detailed illustrations, depicting 1,500 species of wildflowers. Works exhibited portray animals as symbols of peace, majestic creatures of nature, subjects of scientific study, barnyard subjects, human companions and figures in cartoons and illustrations. "We had a terrific gate - a few less early buyers and a lot more retail buyers attended." This year's three-day event saw 1,500 attendees and more than 2,000 tickets were sold for the antiques and contemporary crafts show. Once again sales were strong, with garden ornaments and figural pieces garnering most of the attention. Online, individuals from Germany, France, Austria and England took on the formidable gallery audience, while art galleries from New York City and California were on the phones. While much speculation exists as to the actual intended use of this piece, it had been listed but never illustrated in Greentown glass references. The rare 1640 first collected edition of Shakespeare's 'Poems' sold for $25,875, despite lacking the frontispiece and five other leaves. Fidelity to her calling coupled with a genuinely brilliant mind, exactingly high standards and a dogged determination to see her work in print has made the collector the foremost scholar of antique American needlework of her time, perhaps for all time. Until now no single exhibition has identified and explored the theme that runs through this genre. The Worcester Art Museum, in partnership with Clark University and the College of the Holy Cross, will present the first major exhibition outside of Europe to explore art's role during the plague. For years George Stubbs was considered a mere painter of animals for a small group of sporting clients. For more than a century after his death he was nearly forgotten. A good many deals are available, even to a member of the American trade. English ceramics, glass, and minor arts were strongly represented, but this year's theme was "French Country Style." The event has adapted to the different trends and styles of the business and is still widely regarded as a perennial favorite among old-time Americana collectors and a host of new shoppers. In front of a packed house, with more than 500 registered Internet bidders and six phone lines in action, seven Charles Schulz originals brought top prices. The portfolio, by Hill and Wall, included all 20 hand-colored prints with accompanying text sheets. The 16-inch, reverse painted creation attracted a great deal of interest. |
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