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In Good Company Exhibition
Released: June 7, 2013(Boston) – Quidley & Company Fine Art. This year marks our 4th annual ‘In Good Company’ exhibition celebrating the best of our artists’ styles, craftsmanship, and vision. Twenty- nine artists from Quidley & Company’s renowned stable each contribute one iconic example of their work expressly for this highly anticipated event. Our preeminent artists showcase the best of contemporary realism and impressionism; collectively spanning the genres of landscape, marine, still life and figurative painting. Catalogs available.
“That’s Amore: Travel Posters to Love” at International Poster Gallery
Released: May 22, 2013BOSTON – Wanderlust is the theme of International Poster Gallery’s 21st annual Summer Show, “That’s Amore: Travel Posters to Love”. The core of the exhibition traces the fascinating development of travel to Italy, the “Sunny Boot of Europe,” from the rise of railroad travel in the 1890s to the 1960s. Featuring more than 100 original vintage travel posters, the exhibition will be rounded out by a select group of fine posters from every continent. “That’s Amore” opens June 11 and runs through September 2, 2013. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday no...
"Arthur Polonsky: Mythical Flight" on exhibit at Childs Gallery, Boston
Released: May 9, 2013A Boston Expressionist with a wholly unique worldview, Arthur Polonsky (b. 1925) has spent the past seven decades exploring man’s place in an unknowable universe, the subject of an enthralling new show, on view through June 28th, at Childs Gallery. Like his thought-provoking artwork, Arthur Polonsky is disquietingly enigmatic. His subjects are recognizable, yet he professes there’s no inherent narrative. His vision is wholly personal, yet the imagery has an inclusive universality. And though he is inspired by poetry, mythology, and symbolism, Polonsky paints with an unbridled imm...
War and Peace: TASS Agency Posters from the Soviet Union 1941 - 1946 at International Poster Gallery
Released: April 23, 2013BOSTON, MA - International Poster Gallery (IPG) proudly presents “War and Peace: TASS Agency Posters from the Soviet Union 1941 – 1946, a one-week only show and sale of extremely rare News Agency “window” posters from the Soviet Union, on view May 1- May 7, 2013. Posted daily in shop windows of Moscow after the German invasion in 1941, TASS posters were intended to rally support for the war, and later the post-war, effort. The gallery is offering its complete collection of 45 large format, intricately hand-stenciled TASS posters, many never before exhibited in the U.S. International ...
New Collectors Night at International Poster Gallery
Released: April 4, 2013BOSTON, MA – As part of International Poster Gallery’s (IPG) newest exhibition, “Getting Started: Affordable Poster Classics for the New Collector”, the gallery is presenting a special program on April 18, 2013 from 6-8pm designed to introduce new collectors to the world of poster collecting. As part of New Collectors Night, gallery owner and poster expert Jim Lapides will present a special program covering a brief history of posters and a crash course on the dos and don’ts of collecting. Refreshments will be served and attendees will have special access to the gallery’s collection o...
Artist Mark Davis to Exhibit Mobiles at Boston’s AD20/21 Show
Released: March 8, 2013BOSTON, MA – Boston-based artist Mark Davis announces his participation in AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, taking place March 21-24, 2013 at the Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts. For his second year at the show, Davis will showcase a series of exciting new pieces, including hanging, wall-mounted and freestanding mobiles. The artist will also present a booth talk on Sunday, March 24 at 3:00pm that focuses on the creation of his sculptural mobiles. Mark Davis is represented in Boston by Pucker Gallery, located on Newbury Street. For ad...
John P. Axelrod to Receive 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at Gala Preview for "AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries Show"
Released: March 5, 2013Boston, Massachusetts – Collector and philanthropist John P. Axelrod will receive the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gala Preview of the 6th annual AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries on Thursday evening, March 21 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston's South End. The Gala Preview, from 5:30-8:30pm, benefits Boston Architectural College (BAC), New England's largest independent, accredited college of spatial design. More than 600 people are expected at the event, which will raise over $100,000 for the BAC...
Boston Rare Maps Showcases Non-Cartographic Material in New Acquisitions
Released: February 27, 2013SOUTHAMPTON, MA – Boston Rare Maps, one of the country’s premier specialists in rare and unusual antique maps, announces the acquisition of a number of exciting new pieces, many among them rare and unusual non-cartographic materials. Featured works include original artwork for Guiness, a historic broadside advertising a lurid “story paper,” and a political cartoon mocking Napoleon’s ultimately unsuccessful exile to Elba. For additional information or to view the selection online, please visit www.BostonRareMaps.comor call (413) 527-4020. Highlighting this selection of new ac...
“Getting Started: Affordable Poster Classics for the New Collector” at International Poster Gallery
Released: February 22, 2013BOSTON, MA - International Poster Gallery (IPG) proudly presents “Getting Started: Affordable Poster Classics for the New Collector”, a show and sale of 50 original vintage posters under $2500 that reveal why the field remains one of the best for newcomers. The show features fine examples from several styles, subjects and eras to indicate the incredible breadth of opportunities for any budding collector. Highly accessible, beautifully printed and designed, often by world- leading artists, advertising posters have more than a 30 year track record of appreciation. A New Collectors Nigh...
Exhibitor Roster Announced for AD20/21 and The Boston Print Fair, March 21-24, 2013
Released: February 5, 2013AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries combined with The Boston Print Fair takes place March 21-24, 2013, at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts in Boston's South End. AD20/21 features galleries specializing in modern to contemporary furniture, glass, ceramics and decorative arts alongside a wide array of modern to contemporary fine art. The Print Fair features dealers in American, European and Asian fine prints, drawings, photography and other works on paper. Tony Fusco and Robert Four, co-producers of the show, are pleased to announ...
Cappiello’s Nitrolian Poster Among New Acquisitions at International Poster Gallery
Released: January 17, 2013BOSTON, MA - International Poster Gallery (IPG) announces an array of acquisitions and new additions to their offerings of over 5,000 original vintage posters, prints, luggage labels and graphics. Included in the lineup is a 1929 poster for Nitrolian paint by Leonetto Cappiello and a number of additional works by artists including Philippe Sommer, Elieen Mayo, Andy Warhol, John Scotford Jr. and more. The gallery is located at 275 Newbury Street and is open daily from 10am – 6pm and Sunday from noon – 6pm. For additional information, please visit www.InternationalPoster.co...
Rare 1811 Linen Printed Louisiana Territory Map Highlights New Acquisitions at Boston Rare Maps
Released: January 14, 2013Boston Rare Maps, one of the country’s premier specialists in rare and unusual antique maps, announces the acquisition of a number of exciting new pieces, among them a rare linen-printed 1811 map that depicts the short-lived state of “Franklin.” Additional works include a charming map of Lake Champlain printed in America during the Revolutionary War, the first-ever printed chart of Boston Harbor, and a mammoth hand-drawn map of North America’s west coast. For additional information or to view the selection online, please visit www.BostonRareMaps.com or call (413) 527-4020. ...
Appraiser Colleene Fesko’s Million-Dollar Diego Rivera Discovery
Released: January 2, 2013Boston-based fine art and antiques expert Colleene Fesko, frequently seen on the hit PBS television series Antiques Roadshow, celebrates her third year as an independent appraiser and consultant. After more than two decades at Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers, Fesko launched her appraisal firm in 2010, and has been in high demand for personal appearances, curatorial consulting and estate brokering since. In 2013, Fesko will be featured in a number of episodes of Antiques Roadshow’s Season 17, and two of her appraisals are already predicted to be season highlights. On January 7, an ep...
Walker-Cunningham Exhibits Dora Atwater Millikin "Sense of Place"
Released: December 9, 2012Boston, MA – November 26, 2012 – Walker-Cunningham Fine Art, located on the second floor at 162 Newbury Street, Boston announces "Dora Atwater Millikin: Sense of Place" an exhibiton of recent landscape paintings by reknowned South Coast Massachusetts artist Dora Atwater Millikin. The work, including several from a series of Netherlands views, will be on view at Walker-Cunningham Fine Art beginning Thursday, December 13, 2012 through January 12, 2013. Opening reception: Thursday, December 13, 5:30-8pm. In Dora's own words: My Netherlands Pai...
International Poster Gallery Presents “Winter Wanderlust” 19th Annual Holiday Poster Show December 1 – January 31
Released: November 14, 2012International Poster Gallery (IPG) proudly presents Winter Wanderlust, the gallery’s 19th annual holiday poster show featuring travel posters for exotic locales in addition to a selection of general works by renowned poster artists. From exotic beach resorts along the French Riviera to romantic railway excursions along the snow-capped peaks of Switzerland, the exhibition provides a tour of adventurous destinations unlike any other. Winter Wanderlust runs December 1 – January 31, 2012 at International Poster Gallery, 205 Newbury Street in Boston. The gallery is open da...
Special Guests and Programs at the 16th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show
Released: October 25, 2012Galleries from the United States and Europe will offer more than 3,000 original works of art at the Sixteenth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS), November 15-18, 2012 at The Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts (BCA). The show opens with a Gala Preview on Thursday, November 15 from 5:30 to 8:30pm to benefit Friends of the Children - Boston. Gala tickets are $100 and $250. Weekend hours are Friday 1pm-8pm, Saturday 11am-8pm and Sunday 11am-5pm. Tickets are $15, under 12 free. For additional information visit www.FineArtBoston.com ...
Urban Intersection - Painting Exhibition in Boston
Released: October 11, 2012Quidley & Company Fine Art proudly presents Urban Intersection, a group invitational exhibition and sale opening Thursday, October 25th through November 25th, 2012. An extraordinary group of nineteen contemporary artists working in the genre of representational painting explore the multifarious sensory information universally experienced in urban life. The urban setting and its corresponding lifestyle serve as the source inspiration for these extraordinary new works. Highlights of the exhibition include Alexandra Pacula’s vibrantly nuanced photorealist night paintings and Matthew C...
Global Persuasion: Original Mid-Century Modern Posters at International Poster Gallery
Released: September 25, 2012International Poster Gallery proudly presents Global Persuasion: Original Mid-Century Modern Posters, a show and sale of original vintage posters from 1945 – 1965. The Mid-Century poster genre, which has seen a meteoric rise in popularity in recent years, encompasses a broad spectrum of motifs and styles that responded to the technological and cultural developments of the post-World War II world. Included in the exhibition are works by such pioneers of Mid-Century design as Armin Hofmann, Herbert Leupin, Erik Nitsche and David Klein. Global Persuasion runs October 4 throu...
Narrative Fragments Exhibition - Quidley & Company, Boston
Released: September 12, 2012For Immediate Release: Exhibition Title: Narrative Fragments Exhibition Dates: September 20th-October 20th, 2012 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 20th, 2012, 5:30 - 8:00pm. Catered. Location: Quidley & Company Fine Art 38 Newbury Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02116 Exhibition website: http://blog.quidleyandco.com/events/2012narrativefragments/ (Boston) - Quidley & Company Fine Art proudly presents Narrative Fragme...
“Titans of The Sea: Vintage Advertising Posters From The Golden Age of Ocean Liners” Launches at InterContinental Boston
Released: August 2, 2012InterContinental Boston, a 424-room luxury hotel located on Boston’s burgeoning waterfront and just 1.5 miles from Boston’s Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, and International Poster Gallery launch “Titans of the Sea: Posters from the Golden Age of Ocean Liners”, an exhibit of some of the greatest vintage ocean liner advertising posters from 1914 - 1954. The show, which runs from July - December 2012 at the InterContinental Boston, explores the romance, history and adventure of ocean travel with 10 extraordinary selections from a recently acquired collection of more than 200 ocean li...
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Sixteenth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) Slated For November 15-18, 2012 at The Cyclorama
Released: July 17, 2012Co-Producers Tony Fusco and Robert Four are pleased to announce the Sixteenth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS), to take place Thursday - Sunday, November 15-18, 2012 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for The Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston's hip and historic South End. Both traditional and contemporary galleries from the United States and Europe will offer more than 3,000 original works of art. The show opens with the Gala Preview on Thursday, November 15 from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Weekend show hours are Friday 1pm-8pm, Saturday 11am-8pm and Su...
Postermania!: Handpicked Gallery Favorites at International Poster Gallery
Released: July 9, 2012BOSTON, MA - International Poster Gallery (IPG) proudly presents Postermania!: Handpicked Summer Favorites, a show and sale of original vintage posters chosen by the gallery’s knowledgeable staff. The term “Postermania” was originally coined during the Belle Epoque and refers to the poster fever that swept Paris during the 1890s. Fittingly, the gallery’s 19th annual summer exhibition features a diverse selection of posters by subject, genre and period, each selected by IPG staff members to reflect their individual tastes. Included are works by renowned poster artists ...
Initial Exhibitor Roster Announced For The Ellis Boston Antiques Show Slated For October 18-21, 2012 at The Cyclorama
Released: June 8, 2012Having relaunched The Ellis Boston Antiques Show in 2011, the show's producers, Tony Fusco and Robert Four, are pleased to announce the second annual show will take place on October 18-21, 2012 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for The Arts. The show will feature 40 exhibitors of the highest quality, drawn from both past Ellis exhibitors as well as many new additions. The show opens with a Gala Preview on Thursday, October 18 to benefit Ellis Memorial, Boston's first settlement house. Located in Boston's South End, just a two-minute walk from the Cyclorama,...
Unique Offerings and Special Guests Light Up "AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries” March 15-18, 2012
Released: March 6, 2012Tony Fusco and Robert Four, co-producers of AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries are pleased announce a wide range of unique offerings and an exciting lineup of special guest programs for their fifth annual show March 15-18, 2012 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston's South End. Featuring more than 40 exhibitors from the United States and Europe, AD20/21 combines a spectacular selection of 20th and 21st Century fine art, photography, vintage and contemporary studio furniture, jewelry and decorative arts with ...
Martha Richardson Fine Art to Present a Retrospective of Works by John Wilson at “AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries” March 15-18, 2012
Released: February 21, 2012Boston, Massachusetts - Martha Richardson Fine Art of Boston will present a retrospective of works by African American Boston artist John Wilson (b. 1922) at the fifth annual AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, March 15-18, 2012 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston's South End. Martha Richardson, already known for her previous exhibition of John Wilson's prints and drawings now represents the artist in New England. Wilson, a skilled painter, sculptor and printmaker, was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts ...
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