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Julie Carlson Wildfeuer

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The author of numerous art books and museum exhibition catalogs, ARTFIXdaily publisher Julie Carlson Wildfeuer has also written for regional magazines, Forbes.com, and Antiques & Fine Art magazine, where she served as VP and founding managing editor.

Art world news, exhibition reviews, and notes on collecting.

Blog entries from Art & Antiques Notes for July 2010

Frank Vining Smith: Maritime Painting in the 20th Century

Posted: July 13, 2010 22:04 Last Updated: May 19, 2011 21:15

Frank Vining Smith, The Red Jacket, 1922.  Oil on canvas, 24 x 28 in.  Private Collection.

The marine art of Frank Vining Smith (1879-1967) has become part of America's collective consciousness. When we envision a wind-propelled sailing ship plying the high seas, often the image in our mind's eye is inspired by, if not actually painted by, Smith. Prints of his ship paintings adorn seafood restaurant walls, original oils grace art museums and corporate office suites, and his best works now inspire collectors to bid upwards of $25,000 at auctions. The life and work of this beloved artist of America's great age of sail has finally been rightfully recognized with the ...