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George Ames Aldrich – A Cape Ann Masterpiece

2011-11-08 10:47:44 -0700

Every once in a while, a painting comes into our gallery that just knocks you off your feet. Painted in luscious colors, this large scale 48" x 48" work is a masterpiece of composition and execution. Created around 1919, at the height of the popularity of American Impressionism, George Ames Aldrich (1872-1941), pushes the envelope to produce a thoroughly modernist image of a traditional Cape Ann theme, the busy docks of Gloucester harbor.

The influence of the European modernists ...

Edith Branson Pastels

2011-04-04 12:38:44 -0600

Previously kept in family hands over the last 70 years, Edith Branson's paintings are currently being reintroduced to American collectors by Blue Heron Fine Art. It is hoped that the reputation she acquired while active will be recaptured and that her position among many other important women artists of that era can be reestablished.

In keeping with our committment, Blue Heron Fine Art is pleased to also offer a selection of Pastels produced by Edith Branson in ...

Edward Bannister- In Memoriam, Past and Present

2010-12-07 07:17:33 -0700

As an art dealer I am often reminded that we are all stewards of the great history of this country; our collections are visual evidence of our links to the past. It does surprise me just how often our “links to the past” are thrust right back into the present.

Such a situation is presently developing in Providence, Rhode Island and concerns Brown University. Brown is endeavoring to preserve the memory and home of one of the nation’s most celebrated 19th century ...

Edith Branson (1891 - 1976) An American Modernist

2010-09-24 11:55:02 -0600

Edith Branson was an American modernist painter who created her own interpretation of the multitude of avant-garde movements that blossomed in Europe and New York City in the early 20th century. Most of Branson's work is reflective of her personal life as a young woman living ...

What to look for in a painting by James Edward Buttersworth.

2010-08-25 08:37:27 -0600

James E. Buttersworth (1817-1894), was a 19th century artist that many consider to be one of the finest American marine painters of his time. Paintings by Buttersworth have been treasured and collected by museums and collectors for many generations. Although some of his works may be purchased for less than $100K, strong examples of his most desirable paintings can be worth hundreds of thousands dollars. If you are considering acquiring a work by this artist, there are several factors to ...

Victor Candell, A Provincetown Modernist (1903-1977)

2010-06-23 08:59:42 -0600

For over 100 years, artists have been flocking to the Provincetown art colony each summer to paint in relative isolation amid the stark light and natural beauty that outer Cape Cod has provided. With summer upon us this week, I would like to take the opportunity to revisit the impact that this art colony had on one particular artist, not only on his style, but on his contribution to many art students in the years following the closing of the Hans Hofmann School.

Victor Candell was a ...

Jay Hall Connaway Revisited

2010-05-28 11:17:48 -0600

Our gallery has sold many paintings by the American artist Jay Hall Connaway (1893-1970) over the years. So it is with great pleasure that we greet the current reappraisal of Connaway's lengthy career recently undertaken by two prominent New England museums.

Beginning with the Portland (ME) Museum of Art exhibition last fall of 39 paintings by Connaway donated by Mrs. ...