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Kwakiutl Thunderbird Mask, c. 1890-1910.

Global Tour of Ethnographic Arts Featured on The Curator’s Eye

Released: May 8, 2013

In conjunction with the upcoming African, Oceanic, Native American, and Pre-Columbian sales and shows, The Curator’s Eye (www.CuratorsEye.com) turns its spotlight to the exceptional Ethnographic Arts currently on display on the continuous online exhibition. The Curator’s Eye offers an around-the-world tour of rare, distinguished collectible objects from Borneo to Alaska and places in between. Tlingit Fighting Knife The global tour of noteworthy items begins on the Northwest Coast of America, with a rare Tlingit file-blade knife. This fighting knife marries a sensitively carved bea...

Jody Pinto. Fingerspan Bridge, 1987 Drawing, sheet size 60 x 72 inches. Preparatory to the installation of the nine-ton, Corten steel bridge installed over the Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, in 1987.

LAST FEW DAYS, Families/Cities SHIFT closes Saturday

Released: May 8, 2013

This exhibition concerns two families, the Gallagher-Leeches and the Pintos, whose histories converge over the decades, from the New Deal Era through today. Both began in Philadelphia, summered in New Jersey, and made the transition to New York. Besides the geographical parallels, the families support one another in the extreme, the artists all work collaboratively, and they teach or publish or build. The paintings, drawings, prints, and installations by the nine artists in this show date from 1924 to 2012. Michael J. ...

FOUR WORKS BY MARTIN WONG, THE HUMAN INSTAMATIC, SOAR AT GROGAN'S AUCTION

Released: May 8, 2013

Dedham, MA: Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers recently conducted a four day auction of the Elli Buk Collection, one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Scientific Instruments and Technological Achievements ever assembled. For eight days, collectors and historians flocked to Dedham for a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the famed collection of SoHo antique connoisseur, Elli Buk. It took Buk forty years to amass his impressive collection of over 2000 objects spanning two centuries and over 30 collecting categories. "This was the first time ...

Get the Summer Off to a Lively Start with Art at Agora

Released: May 9, 2013

June is an exciting month at Angora Gallery this year, with three memorable exhibitions to get the summer off to a great start. The Manifestation of Milieu shows artists taking the familiar and adding a sense of the unusual to it, with each work of art becoming a window into a world similar to ours, but where anything seems possible. In Pulse of Abstraction, a feeling of energy, movement and fulfilling life infuses the works, reaching out to touch the audience and encourage us to respond with courage and conviction. In Kaneko Johkoh's solo exhibition, thoughtful consideration merges with a...

Chinese Grayish-White Jade Cup Stand, 20th Century

Lark Mason and Associates’ Asian, Ancient, & Ethnographic Works of Art Auction Achieves Over $2.75 Million

Released: May 8, 2013

New York: The iGavel Auctions sale of Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Works of Art presented by Lark Mason and Associates that closed on May 1st, 2013, had 305 sold lots resulting in a total of over $2.75 million. Buyers were from many countries, with a large group of successful bidders from the People’s Republic of China. As iGavel enters its’ tenth year, this Asian sale represents a strong continuance of the company’s successful auction history and ability to navigate the Asian art and antiquities market. “The sale significantly exceeded our expectations and I am extremely ...

Art Deco chandelier, crafted by Verrerie des Hanots in 1920 ($14,500

MS Rau Antiques Introduces Art Deco Collection with Outstanding Jewelry and Furniture

Released: May 7, 2013

Art Deco and 1920's Hollywood glamour are the buzz words for fashion and interior design this spring as the remake of the movie "The Great Gatsby" hits the big screen. Black onyx, white diamonds, feathered headbands, geometric patterns and other Art Deco elements are cropping up in everything from tabletop to jewelry and accessories. M.S. Rau Antiques, one of the country's oldest and largest dealers in antiques, fine arts and estate jewelry, is happily riding the wave of this iconic period with a curated collection of vintage jewelry, furniture and objets d'art that is available for ...

Rendering of Speed Art Museum interior. More than $50 million was raised for the museum's expansion.

The Speed Art Museum Exceeds Funding For $50 Million Expansion

Released: May 7, 2013

The Speed Art Museum announced today that it exceeded its $50 million Changing Speed fundraising goal for the Museum’s major renovation and expansion project by $334,000, bringing the total amount raised to $50,334,000. The success of the campaign allows for the completion of Phase I and II of the Museum’s master plan, which includes a new North Building, a central utilities building and an art park and piazza. “The overall Museum campaign is the largest ever undertaken by a cultural organization in Louisville,” said Allan Latts, Chair of The Speed Art Museum’s Board of Trustees. “When w...

By the Pond, Old Lyme signed, Frank A. Bicknell, lower left oil on canvas 24" x 30" $12,500

A World of Delight, Paintings by Frank A. Bicknell (1866-1943)

Released: May 7, 2013

Frank Bicknell has traditionally held the distinction of having the shortest biography among all the Old Lyme Art Colony artists. No photograph was thought to exist; no one could identify the source of his rumored personal wealth. His output, his American Barbizon landscapes, his Impressionist forest interiors blooming with mountain laurel, his highly-keyed views of the Monhegan in all of its fierce majesty – served as bits of visual biography in place of textual evidence. This exhibition, A World of Delight at The Cooley Gallery, on view through June 15th, 2013, is an artistic do...

Feel “Free” and “Easy” at Villa Oxygene

Released: May 7, 2013

Feel “Free” and “Easy” at Villa Oxygene Priska Medam at Artisan Festival International Cannes by Dr. Barbara Aust-Wegemund, Art Historian Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative, Cannes 2013 Villa Oxygene Opening – Thursday, May 23, 6 - 10 PM Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative is supporting cultural diversity and peace, represented by independent art...

Water, Sand and Patterns by California artist, August Gay (1890-1949) is estimated at $50,000-70,000. This large oil on board (20 x 24 inches) depicts the fishing boats in Monterey Bay and exemplifies Gay’s colorful palette and use of geometric, Cubist inspired forms

SPECTACULAR WORKS BY GAY, GILE, NEIMAN, LARSSON AND MORE TO HIGHLIGHT CLARS MAY 19, 2013 FINE ART SALE

Released: May 6, 2013

Clars’ Important Sunday, May 19, 2013 Fine Art Auction will feature an array of spectacular, American paintings, one of which is Water, Sand and Patterns by Northern California artist, August Gay (1890-1949) estimated at $50,000-70,000. Circa 1920, this large oil on board (20 x 24 inches) depicts the fishing boats in Monterey Bay and exemplifies Gay’s colorful palette and use of geometric, Cubist inspired forms. Clars is very pleased to be offering this painting along with several others that come from a private collection in Pacific Grove, California. “We are quite thrilled to be offering...