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Rebuilding with Art: Clarke Auction's November 18th Sale Provides Renewal After Sandy.
Posted: November 14, 2012 08:45 Last Updated: | Joseph Ronan ClarkeAfter Hurricane Sandy, we are all reminded that we may lose our possessions, but we never lose our need to be surrounded by beauty and brightness. A force of nature forces changes in landscape, residence, and environment, so why not a change in what we fill our homes and our lives with? Clarke Auction, Westchester's Premier Auction House, appreciates the severity of destruction that Sandy has left behind, down to a personal level. They also appreciate people's need to rebuild and renew. On Sunday November 18th, Clarke Auction will provide over 400 lots of beauty and structure in...
A Rosewood By Any Other Name : Arne Vodder, Eames, and Evans at Clarke Auction's October 21st Sale.
Posted: October 16, 2012 13:55 Last Updated: | Joseph Ronan ClarkeMidcentury Modern furniture has been recently challenging the idea that only fine art is art. The combination of functionality, design foresight, elegance, and edginess has made the midcentury modern market bring fine art numbers at auction over the last several months. Clarke Auction in Larchmont, NY, Westchester's Premier Auction House, has successfully navigated the rough economy of late by providing its bidders with exceptional midcentury selections in its last several sales. The upcoming Sunday, October 21st sale at Clarke Auction will maintain the reputation for ...
Indian Artist Krishna Hawlaji Ara Painting to Highlight Art at Clarke Auction
Posted: September 19, 2012 15:09 Last Updated: | Joseph Ronan ClarkeA beautiful and significant painting by renowned Indian artist Krishna Hawlaji Ara is coming to the block at Clarke Auction in Westchester, NY on Sunday Sept. 30th. The painting, a gouache on paper of multiple figures including beggars and a dog, is to be sold in as found condition. Ara, a founding member of the Progressive Artists Group in Bomaby (now Mumbai), was the first contemporary Indian painter to meticulously use the female nude as a subject not straying from the limits of naturism unlike his colleagues such as F.N. Souza. His work was rooted in the delig...
Art Wynwood Fair Highlights
Posted: February 18, 2012 10:17 Last Updated: | Pamela Cohen FLYING MURALS OF WYNWOOD & CAMO DEER Capturing the essence of what the Wynwood Arts District and the Miami art scene have to offer, Wynwood pioneer Tony Goldman will exhibit what he describes as “the flying murals of Wynwood” in the fair’s VIP Lounge. Under his guidance, six 8’ x 24’ murals by international artists, including a Retna work from the Janet and Tony Goldman Collection, an existing piece from How & Nosm, as well as new murals from DAZE, Aiko and Futura, are installed Goldman has also commissioned a special exhibit by Ron English, who is one ...
Sell It With A Flourish
Posted: January 12, 2012 12:05 Last Updated: | Antique HelperSome folks like to do things in a big way. They enjoy the spotlight, and blossom with a little extra attention. We’re sort of that way, too, so we understand. Even when it comes to selling an antique or collectible, we think it’s always more fun to make a splash. Why do anything the conventional way when you can make it fun? Do you remember that Super Hero Auction we had last year? We had national news coverage for that event, plus plenty of local headlines and spots on our local news networks. Our own John discovered he looked good in...
The Art of Creating an Income With Art
Posted: December 20, 2011 13:17 Last Updated: | Robin Wethe AltmanI recently finished a commission for a woman in my writing class. Connie is a person who is overflows with enthusiasm for people and life. She bubbles over when she is excited about a topic and she can cry in an instant at something that is sad. Well... She wanted me to create an oil painting of her sister and her sister's two daughters sitting on a bench in Laguna Beach. The mother lost her husband when the girls were just babies and has struggled to work and do her best at raising the girls alone in Taiwan. It turned out that the mother did quite well financially but in the stres...
Spirited Ceramics: Tang Dynasty Sancai Pottery
Posted: December 22, 2010 09:13 Last Updated: | Bill RauWe've all heard the saying "You can't take it with you." But what if you could? Death in pre-modern Chinese culture was of tremendous importance, and it was crucial that when one left this life for the next, the departed were given everything needed to enjoy the next chapter of their eternal life. This included everything from representations of houses, horses, guardians, camels and even young hand maidens, that stood as reminders of events that shaped the existence they left behind. The ceramic wares produced during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 C.E.) for this purpose are considered the most b...
Antique Helper Explores the Emerging Chinese Antique Market
Posted: November 05, 2010 09:19 Last Updated: | Antique HelperFans of Antique Helper have had the opportunity to witness some terrific sales of Asian antiques during recent auction events. At our October 30 Art and Antiques Auction Featuring Mission to Modern and Tribal Art, the star of the show was a porcelain vase with oxblood glaze. Mounted as a lamp, this object was given a presale estimate of $100 to $200. Despite the modest estimate, as soon as the catalog was posted, the oxblood beauty began to receive plenty of attention. Once the item opened at auction, the bidding swiftly surpassed high estimate and continued to rise, until it reache...
Jades from China’s Ancient Kingdoms
Posted: September 16, 2010 12:10 Last Updated: | Norton Museum of ArtThe Norton Museum or Art's Chinese galleries present a fascinating array of expertly crafted jade objects ranging from prehistory to the eighteenth century. The long span of production – up to 7,000 years by some estimates – indicates the significance jade possessed among the inhabitants of China’s earliest cultures, as well as the resonance of the material and its meanings throughout Chinese history. In the Meyer Gallery on the Museum’s second floor, some of the earliest jade forms are based upon utilitarian blades (such as the ceremonial blade known as a zhang). Others, in the form...
Chinese Export Porcelain
Posted: August 19, 2010 15:07 Last Updated: | Norton Museum of ArtUpon entering the Hodroff Gallery at the Norton Museum, visitors are greeted by a deluge of colors sparkling from the surfaces of a multitude of porcelain objects. There are wares decorated solely in blue and white, with colors ranging from a deep violet-blue to paler hues. Elegant scrolling motifs, often depicting leaves and other floral designs, adorn these objects, as do narrative scenes, dragons and phoenixes. Deeper into the gallery, rich greens, pinks, golds, and reds accent flowers, animals, figures, and armorial designs. The shapes and sizes of these porcelains range from sm...
Los Angeles Art Show 2010: More than eye-candy
Posted: January 28, 2010 12:21 Last Updated: | ArtfixDaily StaffCandy may be the art world's answer to the recession blues. Sweet and palatable images abounded at last week's Los Angeles Art Show: Wayne Theibaud's ice cream cones, Jean Wells' giant chocolate Kiss and pink cupcake sculptures, and gummi bears expertly captured in oil by Jeanne Vadeboncouer. Beyond the theme of edible delights, a wide range of art styles, from California impressionists to New York abstract expressionists, Arts and Crafts-era prints to cutting-edge video installations, gave the Fine Art Dealers Association's (FADA) 15th annual show breadth. This year, heavy rains and a st...
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