Search Stories
Now showing 8390-8400 of 10294 result(s)
(Fragment)Eli Wilner Elected Trustee for the New York Academy of Art
Eli Wilner has been elected as a trustee for the New York Academy of Art (NYAA). NYAA was founded in 1982 by artists, scholars, and patrons of the arts who were interested in fostering the resurgence of figurative and representational art. The academy fulfills its mission by dedicating itself to ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Michaan's Appoints New Director of Fine Arts
Gregory Ghent is the new director of fine arts at Michaan's Auctions in Alameda, California. Ghent has over 35 years of experience as an art dealer and appraiser.Michaan's president, Allen Michaan, commented, "We are thrilled to welcome Gregory Ghent to our fine arts department. His wealth of knowledge and depth ... (Read More)
|
(Feature)Outward Bound and Sky-High
The apex of posters from the Chase collection in monetary terms went to a collector above estimate at $24,000 (est. $12,000/18,000). This condition B+ 401/2" x 31" poster by A.M. Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron, 1901-1968) of the new Statendam from the Holland-America Line (1928) held the honor of bringing the highest ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)First Million-Dollar Sale for Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Book of Job by William Blake (British, 1757-1827) was the top lot of the day at $31,860. This 1825 set of 21 engravings had several examples watermarked "J. Whatman/Turkey Mill/ 1825," with two engravings being in chine colle on a larger sheet. Most of the engravings bore the collector's stamp ... (Read More)
|
(Young Collectors)Texas (and Several Other Places) in the Rearview Mirror
The Young Collector
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
We've been at it again. Within the last month, we've been to Delaware for the Winterthur furniture forum, to Texas for the Round Top shows, and to Wheeling, West Virginia, for the Oglebay show.
This year, Andrew decided we'd drive to Delaware on Wednesday, ... (Read More)
|
(Show)Marketing 101 at the Bowmanville Show
Clay and Carol Benson had a spacious and neat booth displaying high-end furniture and accessories.With the help of former Bowmanville quilt dealer Carol Telfer, Larry Foster of Napanee, Ontario, set up a Nova Scotia chair table, 4' in diameter, priced at $3250 ($3216), and six collar-back New Englandchairs, 1840-50, priced ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)John Ott Receives Frost Essay Award
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the 2009 Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award to John Ott, associate professor of art history at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was selected by the editorial board of American Art, the museum's scholarly journal, for "Reform in Redface: The Taos Society ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Josephine Baker, 007, and D.C. Shepler Posters Break Records
Pictured on the back cover and on a full page in the catalog was this 331/2" x 241/4" condition B+ poster by Svend Koppel (1904-1978) of Josephine Baker in the 1935 film Prinsesse Tam-Tam (est. $4000/ 6000). It brought $9000 from a collector on the phone and set a world ... (Read More)
|
(Feature)The Carnegie Museum Celebrates Decorative Arts
The American collection in the Bruce galleries includes a Boston bombe chest-on-chest, circa 1780, a New York City tassel-back armchair with eagle arm terminals, and a Philadelphia chest-on-chest. In the sight line is a commode attributed to Thomas Chippendale in his later Neoclassical style. In the distance is a British ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)PAFA Seeking New Docents
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is looking for candidates from all backgrounds and disciplines to apply for its docent program. Docents are volunteer tour guides who interpret works of art and lead tours for a diverse audience of adults, families, and school students.Volunteers in PAFA's docent organization ... (Read More)
|
1 (800) 752-8521 • PO Box 1429 • Waldoboro, ME 04572
