Residents of Visalia may not realize the Visalia Senior Center is host to talented oil and watercolor painters. There are also photographers, ceramicists and tole painters. One such artist, Bill Dillberg, loves to travel with his wife, Jan, and take photos as they go. Their most recent trip was to Ireland, starting and ending in Dublin with stops in Kilkenny, Cork, Killarney, and Galway. His goal in retirement is to travel and take photographs.
The photographic result of their trip is currently on exhibit at the Visalia Senior Center. The photographs depict the essence of Ireland from the quaint villages, pubs and cottages, as well as castles. The seniors love the color photographs of the sights from Ireland. In fact, four women from the oil painting class taught by Debbie Navarro asked to paint Bill’s images.
Pauline Hesse says she fell in love with a photo of an older gentleman with his donkey, dog and a goat by the side of the oil painting reproduction. “He is so neat to look at, he looks like a leprechaun,” she said.
Marlene Singleton chose to paint Dillberg’s photo of an Irish cottage because she’d love to go to Ireland. “It’s so beautiful and I love to paint flowers.” She plans to paint another photograph, a street scene in Kinsale.
The Visalia Senior Center shows works in the activity room at the Visalia Senior Center. Art by the watercolor class is also currently on display. The exhibits are ongoing, and rotate every six weeks. The oil class will show in September. Oil instructor Debbie Navarro and her students will also show their works at Taste the Arts in October.
The Visalia Parks and Recreation Department offers several art classes for seniors. The watercolor class will start Sept. 18 and oil painting starts Sept. 4. Other art classes offered at the Senior Center include ceramics, tole painting, digital photography, photo editing, basic and advanced drawing, in addition to fitness and dance classes. The fall/winter brochure comes out soon and will be mailed to Visalia homes.
Also on display at the Senior Center are historic images of Visalia provided by historian Terry Ommen. The images provide memories in retrospection for seniors as the photos reflect history a lot of them remember. There are scenes of the 1945 flood, opening of the Fox Theatre in 1930, the Palace Hotel, which was located to Court and Main Streets and several more line the hall.
Stop by the Senior Center’s Open House from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 to tour the facility and see all of the great art works. This event connects seniors, families and caregivers with community programs, classes and resources available for older adults.
The concept of displaying visual art and poetry is not new to Don Seybold and Jeff Smith. They have exhibited together once before and have outdone themselves with their current exhibit in the Northwest Gallery in the Tippecanoe Arts Federation.Many times in this small gallery, artists have achieved a complete visual overkill by hanging far too many works much too close together.
Seybold’s poems on white paper are the perfect buffer separating Smith’s paintings. They become a visual palate-cleaning element that helps refresh the eye before continuing inspection of the abstract paintings. Due to my less-than-adequate knowledge of poetry, the focus of this review will be the recent paintings of Smith.It is such a delight to see the creative evolution of an artist. Over the past several years, Smith’s surface complexity, coloration and mark making skills have truly expanded.
The majority of the work has a searching energy of layering and over-painting that completes the artist’s intent to create a balanced composition, which contains both line and coloration. The artist has presented the viewer with several approaches to abstraction.
A few of the paintings, such as “Impact,” echo the artist’s early work. The breaking up of space by lines or geometric shapes has been a constant for Smith. These paintings present a feeling of all that is urban: a mix of shapes, lines and color that take on the visual sense of tall buildings clustered together.
As well done as these pieces are, it was even more interesting to see Smith’s approach to color field painting, which consists of large fields of solid color, usually rectangles of squares floating above a solid background.
Of great interest to me were the three pieces, “Street Poster #1,” “Street Poster #2,” and “Mist,” that contained absolutely no representational subject matter. Perhaps these paintings were the artist’s answer to Seybold’s poems.
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2013年8月14日星期三
2012年4月16日星期一
Garage sale junkie finds Tom Thomson and Fred Varley
It’s a garage sale junkie’s dream: to find hidden art treasures at bargain basement prices.
And that’s what happened to one Vancouver bargain hunter and amateur art connoisseur who bought what he believed to be paintings by two iconic members of the Group of Seven — Tom Thomson and Frederick Varley.
The bargain hunter, who doesn’t want to be identified, bought the paintings at a garage sale for $100, convinced they were legitimate. He then took the two paintings — one a watercolour, the other an oil on panel — to Maynards fine art and antiques auction house earlier this year for authentication.
When Kate Bellringer, director of Canadian and contemporary art, took a look at them she was initially skeptical. “We get a lot of people at Maynards who come in with things they’ve found,” she explained in an interview with the Toronto Star. Nevertheless, each piece has to be looked at and examined and researched.
Bellringer began by taking the paintings to local experts for reaction. They came back with the same opinion: the paintings seemed to be authentic.
Then she consulted experts across Canada and flew to Toronto to have the paintings examined by an expert here. The conclusion was the same: the paintings appeared to be legitimate.
“It took two months to make sure they were real,” she said. “But it’s very exciting for us.”
Now, the paintings are to be auctioned off on May 16th.
The Thomson is valued at $150,000 to $250,000 while the Varley is valued at a more conservative $4,000 to $6,000.
The prices are on the conservative side because the auction house doesn’t know the provenance (the history of ownership) of the paintings.
That doesn’t take away from their artistic value. The Varley is a watercolour done in 1901 and depicts a cityscape of his hometown of Sheffield in England. It was likely painted when Varley was on vacation from studying art in Antwerp, Belgium, Bellringer said.
“It’s an early example of his work before he became the Varley we know. It’s him as a young painter.”
The Thomson oil painting of a sunrise over a lake in Algonquin Park was likely done in the spring or summer of 1915, said Bellringer.
“Thomson only painted for a brief period from about 1912 or 1913 to his untimely demise.”
The period of 1915 to 1917 is believed to be Thomson’s prime years for painting.
This painting is clearly from a “turning point in his style,” said Bellringer. It is vibrant with peachy colours, pale purples and blues in the sky, Bellringer said.
“The sky looks like it is coming awake. Because there is no foreground in the painting, I believe he painted this in his canoe.”
The Thomson was quite dirty when it was bought and has been cleaned by a conservator since then. Initially you didn’t see any of the colours, Bellringer said.
And the signature was difficult to make out. Part of it was missing — partially because of the dirt, and also because Bellringer believes a previous attempt at cleaning it had removed some of the signature.
“I’ve spent a lot of time with these paintings and looking at these paintings and I personally do think they’re beautiful,” she said.
The news that Maynard has two Group of Sevens on the auction block has prompted many inquiries, Bellringer said.
“We’ve had a lot of people call and come in to see the paintings.”
How that interest will translate when the painting is auctioned off is anyone’s guess.
But Bellringer points out the most expensive Tom Thomson went for over $2 million. “This one, if it had come in and had the proper provenance, I would have priced it at around $600,000.”
The find and the news of the auction has also triggered hundreds of phone calls from people who have found things at garage sales — all of them convinced they’re sitting on a fortune in undiscovered art and antiques.
So Bellringer will be busy over the next few months taking a look at these hopeful finds and evaluating them.
And that’s what happened to one Vancouver bargain hunter and amateur art connoisseur who bought what he believed to be paintings by two iconic members of the Group of Seven — Tom Thomson and Frederick Varley.
The bargain hunter, who doesn’t want to be identified, bought the paintings at a garage sale for $100, convinced they were legitimate. He then took the two paintings — one a watercolour, the other an oil on panel — to Maynards fine art and antiques auction house earlier this year for authentication.
When Kate Bellringer, director of Canadian and contemporary art, took a look at them she was initially skeptical. “We get a lot of people at Maynards who come in with things they’ve found,” she explained in an interview with the Toronto Star. Nevertheless, each piece has to be looked at and examined and researched.
Bellringer began by taking the paintings to local experts for reaction. They came back with the same opinion: the paintings seemed to be authentic.
Then she consulted experts across Canada and flew to Toronto to have the paintings examined by an expert here. The conclusion was the same: the paintings appeared to be legitimate.
“It took two months to make sure they were real,” she said. “But it’s very exciting for us.”
Now, the paintings are to be auctioned off on May 16th.
The Thomson is valued at $150,000 to $250,000 while the Varley is valued at a more conservative $4,000 to $6,000.
The prices are on the conservative side because the auction house doesn’t know the provenance (the history of ownership) of the paintings.
That doesn’t take away from their artistic value. The Varley is a watercolour done in 1901 and depicts a cityscape of his hometown of Sheffield in England. It was likely painted when Varley was on vacation from studying art in Antwerp, Belgium, Bellringer said.
“It’s an early example of his work before he became the Varley we know. It’s him as a young painter.”
The Thomson oil painting of a sunrise over a lake in Algonquin Park was likely done in the spring or summer of 1915, said Bellringer.
“Thomson only painted for a brief period from about 1912 or 1913 to his untimely demise.”
The period of 1915 to 1917 is believed to be Thomson’s prime years for painting.
This painting is clearly from a “turning point in his style,” said Bellringer. It is vibrant with peachy colours, pale purples and blues in the sky, Bellringer said.
“The sky looks like it is coming awake. Because there is no foreground in the painting, I believe he painted this in his canoe.”
The Thomson was quite dirty when it was bought and has been cleaned by a conservator since then. Initially you didn’t see any of the colours, Bellringer said.
And the signature was difficult to make out. Part of it was missing — partially because of the dirt, and also because Bellringer believes a previous attempt at cleaning it had removed some of the signature.
“I’ve spent a lot of time with these paintings and looking at these paintings and I personally do think they’re beautiful,” she said.
The news that Maynard has two Group of Sevens on the auction block has prompted many inquiries, Bellringer said.
“We’ve had a lot of people call and come in to see the paintings.”
How that interest will translate when the painting is auctioned off is anyone’s guess.
But Bellringer points out the most expensive Tom Thomson went for over $2 million. “This one, if it had come in and had the proper provenance, I would have priced it at around $600,000.”
The find and the news of the auction has also triggered hundreds of phone calls from people who have found things at garage sales — all of them convinced they’re sitting on a fortune in undiscovered art and antiques.
So Bellringer will be busy over the next few months taking a look at these hopeful finds and evaluating them.
2012年4月11日星期三
Kaminski sells Chinese art collection
The outstanding art collection of Wen Tsan Yu with works by many famous Chinese artists, the most notable Qi Baishi sold for over $2.6 million dollars at Kaminski Auctions on March 30-31.
Other artists in the collection, included Puru and Pu Jin. Most paintings included a dedication by the artist to “Yu San,” Wen Tsan Yu and the collector’s personal seal. Also in this sale, was his collection of exquisitely painted fans, the most important being a 20th century fan of paper leaf and featuring painting by Wang Yun on reverse with calligraphy by Zhu Nuzhen.
“Yu's collection is one of the rare collections by a Chinese scholar to come to auction. This collection of art and antiques is among the best I've ever seen,” said Ben Wang, Asian specialist.
Five 20th century Chinese paintings by Qi Bashi sold at Kaminski’s March Fine Asian Art and Antique Sale for a record $2.3 million dollars to break all records for the artist. All five paintings were 20th century scroll paintings of ink and color on paper, signed and sealed Qi Bashi and dedicated by the artist to "Yu San," Wen Tsan Yu with the collector's personal seal.
Wen Tsan Yu was raised in China and later became a professor at Peking University. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1916 with a Ph.B, and from Harvard University in 1919 with a LL.B. The family's maternal great grandfather was Moy Toy Ni, who came to the United States in the late 1800s and settled in Milwaukee. He was widely known as “Chinese Rockefeller” in the early 20th century. Paintings in this collection had been in the family for over 50 years.
Chinese porcelain from the family's collection also brought top prices. A pair of Famille Verte bowls decorated with floral roundels, marked on the base in a double ring, sold for $300,000. From the Republic Period, a Famille Rose baluster form vase having a painted continuous landscape scene and a calligraphy mark on the base sold for $220,000.
The booming Chinese art market fueled bidding from all over the United States, Hong Kong and China for this rare Chinese scholar's collection.
Other artists in the collection, included Puru and Pu Jin. Most paintings included a dedication by the artist to “Yu San,” Wen Tsan Yu and the collector’s personal seal. Also in this sale, was his collection of exquisitely painted fans, the most important being a 20th century fan of paper leaf and featuring painting by Wang Yun on reverse with calligraphy by Zhu Nuzhen.
“Yu's collection is one of the rare collections by a Chinese scholar to come to auction. This collection of art and antiques is among the best I've ever seen,” said Ben Wang, Asian specialist.
Five 20th century Chinese paintings by Qi Bashi sold at Kaminski’s March Fine Asian Art and Antique Sale for a record $2.3 million dollars to break all records for the artist. All five paintings were 20th century scroll paintings of ink and color on paper, signed and sealed Qi Bashi and dedicated by the artist to "Yu San," Wen Tsan Yu with the collector's personal seal.
Wen Tsan Yu was raised in China and later became a professor at Peking University. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1916 with a Ph.B, and from Harvard University in 1919 with a LL.B. The family's maternal great grandfather was Moy Toy Ni, who came to the United States in the late 1800s and settled in Milwaukee. He was widely known as “Chinese Rockefeller” in the early 20th century. Paintings in this collection had been in the family for over 50 years.
Chinese porcelain from the family's collection also brought top prices. A pair of Famille Verte bowls decorated with floral roundels, marked on the base in a double ring, sold for $300,000. From the Republic Period, a Famille Rose baluster form vase having a painted continuous landscape scene and a calligraphy mark on the base sold for $220,000.
The booming Chinese art market fueled bidding from all over the United States, Hong Kong and China for this rare Chinese scholar's collection.
2012年4月9日星期一
Artists for Humanity teens get ready to 'Bee' party hosts
The music is pumping in the background of a 5,000-square-foot art studio on a Thursday afternoon. Easels are lined across the floor. Small tables are covered in dried-up, splattered paint. Beams of sunlight capture the colors of canvas paintings and penetrate the room with warm air.
Unaffected by the clutter, young artists are scattered in their workspaces. They are drawn together by the vision of Susan Rodgerson, founder and director of Artists for Humanity, who has designated the theme of the 7th annual 'Greatest Party on Earth' event, which celebrates the earth and the creativity of young artists, as “Vanishing Bees.”
“We use this day to highlight environmental issues, and bees are a critical part of human life. There has been a problem with them dying in massive amounts,” said Rodgerson, adding that the theme was inspired by the documentary film, "Vanishing of the Bees."
The teen artists are expressing their interpretations of the bee theme through work that will be showcased and sold April 28 at the Artists For Humanity (AFH) EpiCenter, in the Fort Point art district. AFH’s central program, the Youth Arts Enterprise, is a paid apprenticeship and leadership program employing urban teens. Youths are partnered in small groups with professional artists, designers and young mentors to create, market and sell fine art and design services.
For the upcoming event, AFH "looks for diverse and abstract artwork, rather than literal pictures of bees and flowers,” said Maggi Brown, an AFH painting studio mentor.
Kelvin Nova (pictured above), a sophomore at Madison Park High School in Boston, conveys messages with meaning in a skilled graffiti-style form.
Traditional methods for graffiti have involved the use of spray paint, but Nova has infused his piece with a hip-hop flavor and lots of details, including eye-popping 3-D lettering that spells out the word “SAVE” in paint. A bee is strategically placed in the middle of the word.
The letter “V” is carved out as a red ribbon, representing the need to raise awareness. He has accented the piece with honeycombs and flowers that are bursting at the bottom of the canvas.
Nova is one of dozens of teens who have become paid apprentices for the organization by demonstrating a commitment to their craft. “I practice a lot. That’s how I’ve continued to improve and get better and better,” Nova said.
Rodgerson assesses the market value of each piece, which will carry price tags ranging from $100 for a small painting, to $4,000 for a large canvas piece. More than 100 pieces of artwork will be offered for sale.
“The kids volunteer to have their work sold," said Debbie First, AFH's communications consultant. If their work is purchased, 50 percent of the profit goes to the teen artist, and the other half goes into the AFH program.
Jameel Radcliffe, an AFH apprentice and a senior at West Roxbury High School, is working on an abstract piece that has bees disappearing into a blue sky, with elements of surrealism.
“Music motivates me," he explained. "I want people to realize that bees are disappearing and that we should have respect for them and have a deep appreciation for their existence."
For 'The Greatest Party On Earth' event, caterers from some top Boston restaurants donate food. This year, the food will match the theme: “The caterers are using everything from honeycombs to bee pollen to honey drizzles,” said Alexis Naylor, events manager for AFH. Live entertainment will include aerial performances and two bands. All money raised through ticket sales goes into the program.
Unaffected by the clutter, young artists are scattered in their workspaces. They are drawn together by the vision of Susan Rodgerson, founder and director of Artists for Humanity, who has designated the theme of the 7th annual 'Greatest Party on Earth' event, which celebrates the earth and the creativity of young artists, as “Vanishing Bees.”
“We use this day to highlight environmental issues, and bees are a critical part of human life. There has been a problem with them dying in massive amounts,” said Rodgerson, adding that the theme was inspired by the documentary film, "Vanishing of the Bees."
The teen artists are expressing their interpretations of the bee theme through work that will be showcased and sold April 28 at the Artists For Humanity (AFH) EpiCenter, in the Fort Point art district. AFH’s central program, the Youth Arts Enterprise, is a paid apprenticeship and leadership program employing urban teens. Youths are partnered in small groups with professional artists, designers and young mentors to create, market and sell fine art and design services.
For the upcoming event, AFH "looks for diverse and abstract artwork, rather than literal pictures of bees and flowers,” said Maggi Brown, an AFH painting studio mentor.
Kelvin Nova (pictured above), a sophomore at Madison Park High School in Boston, conveys messages with meaning in a skilled graffiti-style form.
Traditional methods for graffiti have involved the use of spray paint, but Nova has infused his piece with a hip-hop flavor and lots of details, including eye-popping 3-D lettering that spells out the word “SAVE” in paint. A bee is strategically placed in the middle of the word.
The letter “V” is carved out as a red ribbon, representing the need to raise awareness. He has accented the piece with honeycombs and flowers that are bursting at the bottom of the canvas.
Nova is one of dozens of teens who have become paid apprentices for the organization by demonstrating a commitment to their craft. “I practice a lot. That’s how I’ve continued to improve and get better and better,” Nova said.
Rodgerson assesses the market value of each piece, which will carry price tags ranging from $100 for a small painting, to $4,000 for a large canvas piece. More than 100 pieces of artwork will be offered for sale.
“The kids volunteer to have their work sold," said Debbie First, AFH's communications consultant. If their work is purchased, 50 percent of the profit goes to the teen artist, and the other half goes into the AFH program.
Jameel Radcliffe, an AFH apprentice and a senior at West Roxbury High School, is working on an abstract piece that has bees disappearing into a blue sky, with elements of surrealism.
“Music motivates me," he explained. "I want people to realize that bees are disappearing and that we should have respect for them and have a deep appreciation for their existence."
For 'The Greatest Party On Earth' event, caterers from some top Boston restaurants donate food. This year, the food will match the theme: “The caterers are using everything from honeycombs to bee pollen to honey drizzles,” said Alexis Naylor, events manager for AFH. Live entertainment will include aerial performances and two bands. All money raised through ticket sales goes into the program.
2012年2月14日星期二
Fine Art Auction House Goes to the Dogs
The art world can get pretty bitchy. This was even more the case than usual at Barkfest, a brunch this weekend at Bonhams auction house which served as a preview for "Dogs in Show & Field," an art sale taking place this Wednesday. Potential art buyers were encouraged to bring their various canines to not only see portraits of dogs on the wall, but also meet others of their species. The event benefited the American Kennel Club Humane Fund.
For the last several years, the sale and the party—offering mimosas, fruit and various carbohydrates (croissants, bagels, muffins) to people; water bowls and fresh dog treats for their pets—has coincided with the Westminster Dog Show, which finishes Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. In fact, a few of the dogs that showed up to Barkfest on Sunday would be competing in the Dog Show.
London, a Standard Poodle and the reigning AKC/Eukanuba National Champion stood on a card table, as two of his owners, Michelle Molnar and Jamie Danburg of Boca Raton, Fla., passed out Valentine's Day cookies and pins encouraging his win this week.
Why is London named London, you may ask? "Well, we're big Rolling Stones fans," said Chris Bailey, one of his breeders. "His father was Jagger, and there was a Mick somewhere in his line, too."
As London posed for photographs and greeted fans, Garth, a 3 1/2-year-old bloodhound, was enjoying his very first art exhibition. Karen Dewey, his owner, had brought him down from the Lake Sunapee area of New Hampshire, and he would be competing the next day, too. Being at an art show wasn't awkward with a 132-pound dog, said Ms. Dewey. "Not for him," she said. "He's well-trained and well-behaved and well-socialized."
Meanwhile, Roslyn and Craig Lauterbach, who own a commercial plumbing business in Flemington, N.J., were lugging around their two 150-pound Landseer Newfoundlands, Port and Starboard. They were pretty docile, though they did slobber a bit on the floor.
The Lauterbachs said they were used to have such huge puppies out and out about. "It is like when you have children," Ms. Lauterbach explained. "The only way they're going to learn to be social is if you bring them out."
"People always want to know about [if the dogs have] accidents," said Alan Fausel of Bonhams. "But for the most part, these are city dogs. They're well behaved around crowds and people. They're used to interiors and doing their business when they have to do their business."
There are 167 lots in the Bonhams show, including a sketch of a Scottish terrier in an armchair by Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, an English Setter in a field by Reuben Ward Binks, an oil painting of several Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in a basket by James W. Brook and an English Bulldog and a cat at rest in a stable by Ralph Hedley. None of them would be out of place on a note card you might get from your aunt in Millbrook.
Mr. Fausel explained that the market for dog paintings is particularly up for field sports and "gun dogs," i.e. animals that go after pheasants, ducks and woodcocks, but softer in the fox hunt, "because that is been banned in England."
"We have people who want a certain type of terrier or pug or bulldog," Mr. Fausel went on. "They're breed or job specific. They want art of their own animal, rather than just having a nice painting of a dog on the wall." For the most part, Mr. Fausel explained, "these are end users, people who love things and want to buy them. They're more invested emotionally. They are going to put this up, rather than buy and resell."
Laura Brightsen, who works in venture capital, and her Yorkshire terrier Sofie, had come with their friends Meridith Skodnik, who works in financial technology sales, and her miniature Golden Doodle Lola. "It is fun to do something with your dog in New York," said Ms. Skodnik. "Otherwise we just go to Bergdorf."
With so much stimuli and an allergic reaction coming on, it was hard to focus on the paintings up for sale. Apparently, Ms. Brightsen was having difficulty getting Sofie to respond to any of the artwork, too. "But she's responding to the dog biscuits," Ms. Brightsen said.
For the last several years, the sale and the party—offering mimosas, fruit and various carbohydrates (croissants, bagels, muffins) to people; water bowls and fresh dog treats for their pets—has coincided with the Westminster Dog Show, which finishes Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. In fact, a few of the dogs that showed up to Barkfest on Sunday would be competing in the Dog Show.
London, a Standard Poodle and the reigning AKC/Eukanuba National Champion stood on a card table, as two of his owners, Michelle Molnar and Jamie Danburg of Boca Raton, Fla., passed out Valentine's Day cookies and pins encouraging his win this week.
Why is London named London, you may ask? "Well, we're big Rolling Stones fans," said Chris Bailey, one of his breeders. "His father was Jagger, and there was a Mick somewhere in his line, too."
As London posed for photographs and greeted fans, Garth, a 3 1/2-year-old bloodhound, was enjoying his very first art exhibition. Karen Dewey, his owner, had brought him down from the Lake Sunapee area of New Hampshire, and he would be competing the next day, too. Being at an art show wasn't awkward with a 132-pound dog, said Ms. Dewey. "Not for him," she said. "He's well-trained and well-behaved and well-socialized."
Meanwhile, Roslyn and Craig Lauterbach, who own a commercial plumbing business in Flemington, N.J., were lugging around their two 150-pound Landseer Newfoundlands, Port and Starboard. They were pretty docile, though they did slobber a bit on the floor.
The Lauterbachs said they were used to have such huge puppies out and out about. "It is like when you have children," Ms. Lauterbach explained. "The only way they're going to learn to be social is if you bring them out."
"People always want to know about [if the dogs have] accidents," said Alan Fausel of Bonhams. "But for the most part, these are city dogs. They're well behaved around crowds and people. They're used to interiors and doing their business when they have to do their business."
There are 167 lots in the Bonhams show, including a sketch of a Scottish terrier in an armchair by Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, an English Setter in a field by Reuben Ward Binks, an oil painting of several Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in a basket by James W. Brook and an English Bulldog and a cat at rest in a stable by Ralph Hedley. None of them would be out of place on a note card you might get from your aunt in Millbrook.
Mr. Fausel explained that the market for dog paintings is particularly up for field sports and "gun dogs," i.e. animals that go after pheasants, ducks and woodcocks, but softer in the fox hunt, "because that is been banned in England."
"We have people who want a certain type of terrier or pug or bulldog," Mr. Fausel went on. "They're breed or job specific. They want art of their own animal, rather than just having a nice painting of a dog on the wall." For the most part, Mr. Fausel explained, "these are end users, people who love things and want to buy them. They're more invested emotionally. They are going to put this up, rather than buy and resell."
Laura Brightsen, who works in venture capital, and her Yorkshire terrier Sofie, had come with their friends Meridith Skodnik, who works in financial technology sales, and her miniature Golden Doodle Lola. "It is fun to do something with your dog in New York," said Ms. Skodnik. "Otherwise we just go to Bergdorf."
With so much stimuli and an allergic reaction coming on, it was hard to focus on the paintings up for sale. Apparently, Ms. Brightsen was having difficulty getting Sofie to respond to any of the artwork, too. "But she's responding to the dog biscuits," Ms. Brightsen said.
2012年1月5日星期四
Schiffer antiques lead off Pook & Pook auction
Friday night will have a selection of pieces from three collections including Margaret Schiffer of West Chester, Pa., the Studdiford family of Point Pleasant, N.J., and a southeastern Pennsylvania collection.
Margaret B. Schiffer is a well-known Chester County, Pa., author and expert in the antique field and a specialist in historical needlework, toys and Christmas ornaments. The volume Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania, written in 1958, was a definitive reference book for the time, recording the origins and progression of the art in the 18th and 19th centuries primarily in southeastern Pennsylvania. With her husband, Herbert, and son Peter, Schiffer Publications, printed numerous books on antique furniture and accessories.
The Saturday session will begin at 9 a.m. with a variety of pieces from Charlene Sussel of Garrett Park, Md. Her father-in-law was the pioneer collector Arthur Sussel. This group of 236 lots will be the beginning of several sales with items from the same collection. This selection includes paintings, furniture, silver, fine porcelain, Asian objects, textiles and accessories.
Furniture highlights include a Chester County, Pa., mahogany tall-case clock by Benjamin Garrett of Goshen Township, Pa.; a William and Mary armchair, circa 1735, early Chester County or southeastern Pennsylvania example with a baluster back and old black painted surface with punched star decorations; a Philadelphia William and Mary mahogany spice or valuables box on frame from the William E. and Johanna Studdiford collection. of Point Pleasant, N.J.; a rare Delaware Valley walnut armchair, circa 1715; and an important Pennsylvania or Maryland lowback Windsor bench.
Also selling in Friday’s session is a Chester County sampler wrought by Mary Graves under the tutelage of Hannah G. Carpenter. It is pictured in Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania by Margaret Schiffer, page 61.
The Kriebel name is well known in the field of Schwenkfelder fraktur drawings. These bright colorful pictures were executed in Montgomery County, Pa., in the mid-19th century. The fraktur in the auction was probably executed by Sarah Kriebel for a family member, Regina Kriebel. This is one of a number of fraktur by various artists in the collection including works by Brechall, Peterman, Krebs, Faber and others.
Paintings will include an oil on zinc scene of the Berks County Almshouse by John Rasmussen, a Pennsylvania itinerant painter; a painting titled Boy with Sheep by John Edward Costigan that was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 118th annual exhibition; a Ghent, Belgium, street scene by Pierre Francois de Noter; an industrial illustration done for the Speakman Co. of Wilmington, Del., by Stanley Massey Arthurs; and the painting of the American side wheeler J.B. Schuyler by James Edward Buttersworth.
Other artists represented include Fern Coppedge, Antonio Martino, Arthur Meltzer, Samuel Phillips, John Barnes, Hans Bebie, Bruce Crane, Bela De Tirefort, Alfred Bricher and many more.
Miscellaneous lots include a selection of English pearlware; Chinese carved jade; Boston silk on linen needlework memorial by Louisa Nouvse; and a fine group of turned woodenware by the maker Joseph Lehn working in Lancaster County, Pa., in the 19th century.
The sale will continue with items from the estate of Thelma Bennett of Toms River, N.J.; James and Sally Sorber of Chester County, Pa.,; as well as the estates of William Guyton and Richard Cloney.
A vibrantly painted Rhode Island sleigh, circa 1840, the decoration attributed to Thomas Frederick Hoppin will be sold. It was exhibited at the Rhode Island School of Design 1988.
Margaret B. Schiffer is a well-known Chester County, Pa., author and expert in the antique field and a specialist in historical needlework, toys and Christmas ornaments. The volume Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania, written in 1958, was a definitive reference book for the time, recording the origins and progression of the art in the 18th and 19th centuries primarily in southeastern Pennsylvania. With her husband, Herbert, and son Peter, Schiffer Publications, printed numerous books on antique furniture and accessories.
The Saturday session will begin at 9 a.m. with a variety of pieces from Charlene Sussel of Garrett Park, Md. Her father-in-law was the pioneer collector Arthur Sussel. This group of 236 lots will be the beginning of several sales with items from the same collection. This selection includes paintings, furniture, silver, fine porcelain, Asian objects, textiles and accessories.
Furniture highlights include a Chester County, Pa., mahogany tall-case clock by Benjamin Garrett of Goshen Township, Pa.; a William and Mary armchair, circa 1735, early Chester County or southeastern Pennsylvania example with a baluster back and old black painted surface with punched star decorations; a Philadelphia William and Mary mahogany spice or valuables box on frame from the William E. and Johanna Studdiford collection. of Point Pleasant, N.J.; a rare Delaware Valley walnut armchair, circa 1715; and an important Pennsylvania or Maryland lowback Windsor bench.
Also selling in Friday’s session is a Chester County sampler wrought by Mary Graves under the tutelage of Hannah G. Carpenter. It is pictured in Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania by Margaret Schiffer, page 61.
The Kriebel name is well known in the field of Schwenkfelder fraktur drawings. These bright colorful pictures were executed in Montgomery County, Pa., in the mid-19th century. The fraktur in the auction was probably executed by Sarah Kriebel for a family member, Regina Kriebel. This is one of a number of fraktur by various artists in the collection including works by Brechall, Peterman, Krebs, Faber and others.
Paintings will include an oil on zinc scene of the Berks County Almshouse by John Rasmussen, a Pennsylvania itinerant painter; a painting titled Boy with Sheep by John Edward Costigan that was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 118th annual exhibition; a Ghent, Belgium, street scene by Pierre Francois de Noter; an industrial illustration done for the Speakman Co. of Wilmington, Del., by Stanley Massey Arthurs; and the painting of the American side wheeler J.B. Schuyler by James Edward Buttersworth.
Other artists represented include Fern Coppedge, Antonio Martino, Arthur Meltzer, Samuel Phillips, John Barnes, Hans Bebie, Bruce Crane, Bela De Tirefort, Alfred Bricher and many more.
Miscellaneous lots include a selection of English pearlware; Chinese carved jade; Boston silk on linen needlework memorial by Louisa Nouvse; and a fine group of turned woodenware by the maker Joseph Lehn working in Lancaster County, Pa., in the 19th century.
The sale will continue with items from the estate of Thelma Bennett of Toms River, N.J.; James and Sally Sorber of Chester County, Pa.,; as well as the estates of William Guyton and Richard Cloney.
A vibrantly painted Rhode Island sleigh, circa 1840, the decoration attributed to Thomas Frederick Hoppin will be sold. It was exhibited at the Rhode Island School of Design 1988.
2011年12月20日星期二
Elizabeth Taylor’s Final Legacy
After the last diamond-encrusted bauble had been snatched up, the last item of Dior couture sold, the last Fendi handbag handed on to a new owner, the sale of Elizabeth Taylor’s vast collections netted $156.8 million. The four days of sales at Christie’s became the most valuable private jewelry sale in history ($137.2 million) and the most valuable private collection of fashion ever sold ($5.5 million). The first online-only Christie’s sale drew 57,000 bids and reaped $9.5 million. The complete collection sold out, a testament to both the star’s magnetism and the quality of the merchandise.
All the proceeds benefit the Elizabeth Taylor Trust, which manages the Taylor estate. Taylor was well-known in her later years for her fund-raising and activism for AIDS research. A portion of the profit generated by Christie’s sale of exhibition tickets (58,000 people saw the exhibit in its international travels), event sponsorship and the ongoing sales of “select publications,” will be donated to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The auction house also raised $170,00 through the sale of a deluxe limited edition boxed set of the catalogs on the first evening of the auction, which will also go to the foundation.
Some highlights from the later sales: those Vuitton trunks, with the violet-colored tags reading “Mine!” sold for $245,500, the top figure for the accessories sale. The Andy Warhol lithograph signed and dedicated by the artist went for $662,000. A (quite hideous) beaded Versace bolero jacket featuring rhinestone images of Taylor in some of her famous roles fetched $128,500. Even rocks Taylor never actually wore went for big sums: a large gray “scholar’s rock” netted $386,500, more than 30 times its estimate of $8,000 to $12,000.
Christie’s will complete the dispersal of the Taylor collections in the new year with sales of her Old Master paintings (Jan. 25 in New York), including a Frans Hals portrait (not of Taylor), and her Impressionist and modern art collection (London, Feb. 7 and 8).
Chris Wilding, Taylor’s son and a trustee of the foundation, said, “My mother always acknowledged that she was merely the temporary custodian of the incredible things she owned. Today, I think she would be happy to know that her collections will continue to enrich the lives of those who have acquired pieces.”
All the proceeds benefit the Elizabeth Taylor Trust, which manages the Taylor estate. Taylor was well-known in her later years for her fund-raising and activism for AIDS research. A portion of the profit generated by Christie’s sale of exhibition tickets (58,000 people saw the exhibit in its international travels), event sponsorship and the ongoing sales of “select publications,” will be donated to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The auction house also raised $170,00 through the sale of a deluxe limited edition boxed set of the catalogs on the first evening of the auction, which will also go to the foundation.
Some highlights from the later sales: those Vuitton trunks, with the violet-colored tags reading “Mine!” sold for $245,500, the top figure for the accessories sale. The Andy Warhol lithograph signed and dedicated by the artist went for $662,000. A (quite hideous) beaded Versace bolero jacket featuring rhinestone images of Taylor in some of her famous roles fetched $128,500. Even rocks Taylor never actually wore went for big sums: a large gray “scholar’s rock” netted $386,500, more than 30 times its estimate of $8,000 to $12,000.
Christie’s will complete the dispersal of the Taylor collections in the new year with sales of her Old Master paintings (Jan. 25 in New York), including a Frans Hals portrait (not of Taylor), and her Impressionist and modern art collection (London, Feb. 7 and 8).
Chris Wilding, Taylor’s son and a trustee of the foundation, said, “My mother always acknowledged that she was merely the temporary custodian of the incredible things she owned. Today, I think she would be happy to know that her collections will continue to enrich the lives of those who have acquired pieces.”
2011年12月8日星期四
Christmas at Alberta House
A Christmas exhibition and sale is an end of the year tradition in galleries across the country and Alberta House is no exception. Every December the gallery crew puts up a Christmas tree and fills both galleries with items brought in for the big “Christmas at Alberta House” exhibition and sale.
The tree is trimmed with hand made ornaments—woven, beaded, birch bark and paper constructions, blown glass and hand painted balls, tiny toys, holly angels, miniature paintings, shot gun Santas and much more—the only limits are the artists’ imaginations. Buyers can pluck ornaments right from the tree.
There are hand made soaps in baskets and gift bags—even soaps with toys in them—from Judy Colein who also brought in room diffusers, paintings, framed photographs and cards. Diane Meyer has gnomes. Margaret La Ponsie has a variety of items from paintings and prints to embroidery and wreaths. Mary Stroba brought in new oil paintings; Maureen Mousley and Dave Bigelow, both paintings and framed prints and Gene Usimaki, original watercolor paintings.
It’s the beginning of the winter season, so there’s much that is warm. Janet Smith brought in quilted lap robes, and rugs woven of designer yarn. Hand knit sweaters, caps and scarves will keep one stylishly cozy. Hand woven table runners and place mats will warm the Christmas table; hooked rugs, a floor or wall. Hefty, hand thrown mugs will hold a hot cup of cocoa; hand thrown, lidded, oven proof casseroles, an entire meal.
Affordable luxuries include colorful blown and stained glass; a wide assortment of original jewelry—sterling, beaded, classic and funky; hand painted and decorated clothing; beautiful, silken, turned wood bowls by Garry Smith; hand woven and birch bark baskets; hand forged hooks, lamps, and wall sculpture; hand dyed silk scarves, and carvings of wood, antler and stone. Nautical work includes seascapes, lighthouses and ships, in paintings, photographs, prints and cards.
There is also much that is distinctively Sault and EUP. David Bigelow has cards and prints of Sault and EUP landmarks—the old Presbyterian and St. James Churches, St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, old Sault High, the Pte. Iroquois Lighthouse and more. Jeanne Tubman has a number of local lighthouses, ships and landmarks in cards and prints. Many of the artists have made cards with winter EUP scenes that would make beautiful Christmas cards. Zoey Wood-Salomon has large winter cards in her “Grandmother” series. Sharon Schmeltzer has playful and colorful snowman cards. Fred Peterson has a series of cards with animal drawings as well as cards with more traditional Christmas subjects.
Perhaps men don’t find men hard to buy for, but most women do and, let’s be realistic—who buys most of the gifts? If one looks at the above list one sees mugs, carvings and note cards that appeal to men. Add to these a generous assortment of wildlife and nautical paintings, drawings, photographs and prints; clever boxes and trays for odds and ends; unusual bottle stoppers and wildlife carvings. Then throw in books by local authors—Rich Hill’s Hitchhiking after Dark and Lake Effect, any of Bernie Arbic’s or Deidre Stevens’ many local history books, Jan Huttenstine’s Remotely Yours about Whitefish Point, or Peter Gianakura’s An American Café—and the problem is solved.
“Christmas at Alberta House” is an exhibit with great variety, with the work of many artists represented, and it changes as the month progresses because artists may resupply as items are sold. Shop now through Christmas Eve during regular hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In preparation for the January cleaning and painting every item in the Alberta House Shop is on sale during December.
The tree is trimmed with hand made ornaments—woven, beaded, birch bark and paper constructions, blown glass and hand painted balls, tiny toys, holly angels, miniature paintings, shot gun Santas and much more—the only limits are the artists’ imaginations. Buyers can pluck ornaments right from the tree.
There are hand made soaps in baskets and gift bags—even soaps with toys in them—from Judy Colein who also brought in room diffusers, paintings, framed photographs and cards. Diane Meyer has gnomes. Margaret La Ponsie has a variety of items from paintings and prints to embroidery and wreaths. Mary Stroba brought in new oil paintings; Maureen Mousley and Dave Bigelow, both paintings and framed prints and Gene Usimaki, original watercolor paintings.
It’s the beginning of the winter season, so there’s much that is warm. Janet Smith brought in quilted lap robes, and rugs woven of designer yarn. Hand knit sweaters, caps and scarves will keep one stylishly cozy. Hand woven table runners and place mats will warm the Christmas table; hooked rugs, a floor or wall. Hefty, hand thrown mugs will hold a hot cup of cocoa; hand thrown, lidded, oven proof casseroles, an entire meal.
Affordable luxuries include colorful blown and stained glass; a wide assortment of original jewelry—sterling, beaded, classic and funky; hand painted and decorated clothing; beautiful, silken, turned wood bowls by Garry Smith; hand woven and birch bark baskets; hand forged hooks, lamps, and wall sculpture; hand dyed silk scarves, and carvings of wood, antler and stone. Nautical work includes seascapes, lighthouses and ships, in paintings, photographs, prints and cards.
There is also much that is distinctively Sault and EUP. David Bigelow has cards and prints of Sault and EUP landmarks—the old Presbyterian and St. James Churches, St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, old Sault High, the Pte. Iroquois Lighthouse and more. Jeanne Tubman has a number of local lighthouses, ships and landmarks in cards and prints. Many of the artists have made cards with winter EUP scenes that would make beautiful Christmas cards. Zoey Wood-Salomon has large winter cards in her “Grandmother” series. Sharon Schmeltzer has playful and colorful snowman cards. Fred Peterson has a series of cards with animal drawings as well as cards with more traditional Christmas subjects.
Perhaps men don’t find men hard to buy for, but most women do and, let’s be realistic—who buys most of the gifts? If one looks at the above list one sees mugs, carvings and note cards that appeal to men. Add to these a generous assortment of wildlife and nautical paintings, drawings, photographs and prints; clever boxes and trays for odds and ends; unusual bottle stoppers and wildlife carvings. Then throw in books by local authors—Rich Hill’s Hitchhiking after Dark and Lake Effect, any of Bernie Arbic’s or Deidre Stevens’ many local history books, Jan Huttenstine’s Remotely Yours about Whitefish Point, or Peter Gianakura’s An American Café—and the problem is solved.
“Christmas at Alberta House” is an exhibit with great variety, with the work of many artists represented, and it changes as the month progresses because artists may resupply as items are sold. Shop now through Christmas Eve during regular hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In preparation for the January cleaning and painting every item in the Alberta House Shop is on sale during December.
2011年9月26日星期一
Award-winning art on show
FEATURE artists at Cleveland's Old Schoolhouse Gallery for October are award-winning artists Peter Steller, of Wellington Point, and Regina Dolan, of Logan.
Peter's vivid paintings of North Stradbroke Island and his award-winning sculptures combine with Regina's atmospheric portraits and landscapes in a colourful exhibition, called The Sum of Two, opening this Friday, September 30.
Peter's collection includes The Dancer ? the elegant wood sculpture that won Champion Sculpture at this year's Ekka ? as well as nine other sculptures, ranging in size from 40cm to more than a metre, and a range of timber bowls and platters.
Peter's acrylic paintings are strongly influenced by the ocean, particularly the beauty of North Stradbroke Island, and most of his paintings in the exhibition focus on the island.
Regina's oil paintings continue her exploration of portraiture and figures, which were the focus of a recent solo exhibition in Brisbane, as well as landscapes of North Stradbroke Island and other areas.
Her collection in The Sum of Two includes her 2011 Archibald Prize entry of Sunshine Coast mayor Bob Abbott.
All works by both artists will be for sale during the exhibition.
In addition to Peter and Regina presenting artist's talks on Sunday, October 2 and Saturday, October 8 respectively, painting and sculpture demonstrations will continue throughout the exhibition, which runs until October 23.
Regina will also demonstrate the Alla Prima portrait painting technique and visitors are invited to enquire about having an oil portrait sketch done.
Peter's vivid paintings of North Stradbroke Island and his award-winning sculptures combine with Regina's atmospheric portraits and landscapes in a colourful exhibition, called The Sum of Two, opening this Friday, September 30.
Peter's collection includes The Dancer ? the elegant wood sculpture that won Champion Sculpture at this year's Ekka ? as well as nine other sculptures, ranging in size from 40cm to more than a metre, and a range of timber bowls and platters.
Peter's acrylic paintings are strongly influenced by the ocean, particularly the beauty of North Stradbroke Island, and most of his paintings in the exhibition focus on the island.
Regina's oil paintings continue her exploration of portraiture and figures, which were the focus of a recent solo exhibition in Brisbane, as well as landscapes of North Stradbroke Island and other areas.
Her collection in The Sum of Two includes her 2011 Archibald Prize entry of Sunshine Coast mayor Bob Abbott.
All works by both artists will be for sale during the exhibition.
In addition to Peter and Regina presenting artist's talks on Sunday, October 2 and Saturday, October 8 respectively, painting and sculpture demonstrations will continue throughout the exhibition, which runs until October 23.
Regina will also demonstrate the Alla Prima portrait painting technique and visitors are invited to enquire about having an oil portrait sketch done.
2011年9月25日星期日
Hundreds turn out for rainy Craven Arts Festival
Those who think arts are an umbrella for universal expression found Craven Arts Festival giving that a literal voice Saturday.
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center’s lobby was full of umbrellas with more covering the heads of the hundreds who attended the event.
“The rain hasn’t bothered it a bit — raincoats, umbrellas, everywhere. It’s been absolutely wonderful,” said Carol Torkarski, Craven County Arts Council executive director.
“The kilns are going at the sidewalk and they are doing an aluminum pour under the covered entranceway, just hiding out from the rain,” Torkarski said.
Craven Arts Council President Judy Avery said: “There has been a steady crowd since we opened the door.”
Inside the convention center, Jane Horner’s installation sculpture hung questions submitted by people attending on lantern-like four-dimensional frames graced by flowing white fabrics and ribbons.
The questions on inch-high strips of white paper asked things like, “in which way do you stretch yourself to make your artwork grow,” and in Horner’s case the answer is every way.
The multimedia artist, who has lived and created many years in Vermont, moved to New Bern in 2009 to help care for her father and has stayed, she said, even after he passed on. Her work often appears in windows and lobbies and she seeks to include a sense of movement even with the still media she uses in sculpture, assemblages, and acrylic and watercolor paintings or drawings.
Farther inside, 35 booths representing an enthusiastic group with diverse artistic media entertained, taught, sold — and in some cases gave — visitors their art.
New Bern potter Ben Watford, 79, a retired high school chemistry teacher and college professor, was throwing pottery inside and giving children who watched the process answers and a piece of his previously completed work.
Emmy and Sarah Ingalls of Greenville, granddaughters of oil-on-canvas artist Susan Hamrick, who was displaying her work nearby, watched Watford intently as he threw clay onto his wheel and made a vase right before their eyes.
“I liked it best when he pulled it up,” Emmy said.
Watford threw mostly vases on Saturday but said: “I now do more face jars than anything else at my shop at home.”
He will be hosted by Nells Art Gallery in Greenville Oct. 7 for a one-man show of his work including some ECU Pirate face jars.
Hamrick was having a good day at her own Simply Susan booth. She said a sale while she was setting up paid her booth rent.
Torkarski said many of the artists said they paid for their booths on sales at the Friday night exhibition preview party for participating artists and ticket-holders. That event, attended by 225, included wine and desserts and entertainment by John Van Dyke performing show tunes.
Saturday’s main event was free to the public, with 15 paid seminars including principles of aluminum casting, Chinese brush painting on clay, jewelry making, printmaking, photography, drawing, raku, sculpture, Ikebana flower arranging and others.
Avery said the council’s first festival showcases New Bern as an arts destination. “We see this festival as providing great visibility for the tremendous talent and resources in our community.”
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center’s lobby was full of umbrellas with more covering the heads of the hundreds who attended the event.
“The rain hasn’t bothered it a bit — raincoats, umbrellas, everywhere. It’s been absolutely wonderful,” said Carol Torkarski, Craven County Arts Council executive director.
“The kilns are going at the sidewalk and they are doing an aluminum pour under the covered entranceway, just hiding out from the rain,” Torkarski said.
Craven Arts Council President Judy Avery said: “There has been a steady crowd since we opened the door.”
Inside the convention center, Jane Horner’s installation sculpture hung questions submitted by people attending on lantern-like four-dimensional frames graced by flowing white fabrics and ribbons.
The questions on inch-high strips of white paper asked things like, “in which way do you stretch yourself to make your artwork grow,” and in Horner’s case the answer is every way.
The multimedia artist, who has lived and created many years in Vermont, moved to New Bern in 2009 to help care for her father and has stayed, she said, even after he passed on. Her work often appears in windows and lobbies and she seeks to include a sense of movement even with the still media she uses in sculpture, assemblages, and acrylic and watercolor paintings or drawings.
Farther inside, 35 booths representing an enthusiastic group with diverse artistic media entertained, taught, sold — and in some cases gave — visitors their art.
New Bern potter Ben Watford, 79, a retired high school chemistry teacher and college professor, was throwing pottery inside and giving children who watched the process answers and a piece of his previously completed work.
Emmy and Sarah Ingalls of Greenville, granddaughters of oil-on-canvas artist Susan Hamrick, who was displaying her work nearby, watched Watford intently as he threw clay onto his wheel and made a vase right before their eyes.
“I liked it best when he pulled it up,” Emmy said.
Watford threw mostly vases on Saturday but said: “I now do more face jars than anything else at my shop at home.”
He will be hosted by Nells Art Gallery in Greenville Oct. 7 for a one-man show of his work including some ECU Pirate face jars.
Hamrick was having a good day at her own Simply Susan booth. She said a sale while she was setting up paid her booth rent.
Torkarski said many of the artists said they paid for their booths on sales at the Friday night exhibition preview party for participating artists and ticket-holders. That event, attended by 225, included wine and desserts and entertainment by John Van Dyke performing show tunes.
Saturday’s main event was free to the public, with 15 paid seminars including principles of aluminum casting, Chinese brush painting on clay, jewelry making, printmaking, photography, drawing, raku, sculpture, Ikebana flower arranging and others.
Avery said the council’s first festival showcases New Bern as an arts destination. “We see this festival as providing great visibility for the tremendous talent and resources in our community.”
2011年6月6日星期一
Sotheby's in London Sells a Group of Paintings by Vereschagin for $5.7 Million
Tonight, in Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Important Russian Paintings a group of works by renowned Russian master Vasily Vasilievich Vereschagin of Russian, Indian and Balkan scenes brought the well above-expectations combined total of £3.7 / $5.7 million (pre-sale estimate for the group: £1.2-1.9/$1.9-3.1 million). The top-selling lot of this group also set a new auction record for the artist.
Headlining the evening auction and this component of the sale was Vasily Vasilievich Vereschagin's oil on canvas The Taj Mahal, Evening, which is one of the most important works to have resulted from Vereschagin's trip to India from 1874 to 1876. This museum quality painting witnessed intense competition for several minutes from no fewer than four clients in the saleroom and on the telephone banks. Setting a new record for the artist at auction, the work finally sold to a round of applause for £2,281,250 ($3,749,919) to an anonymous buyer on the telephone.
Commenting on the sale of this remarkable offering, Jo Vickery, Senior Director and Head of the Russian Art Department , said: “It has been a huge privilege to bring to the market such a number of highly desirable and quality works by this renowned Russian Master, Vereschagin. The international competition for these works in this evening’s sale is enduring testament to this artist’s output and the quality of the works on offer, which saw huge interest pre-sale. We are also thrilled to have set a new record for the artist at auction with the £2.2 million price achieved for his The Taj Mahal, Evening.”
The second highest price of the group was paid for Vereschagin’s oil on canvas On Campaign realised 481,250 ($791,079) against an estimate of £400,000-600,000 and the artist’s oil on canvas The Chief Mosque in Futtehpore Sikri, far surpassed pre-sale expectations of £80,000-120,000, bringing £373,250 ($613,548).
Headlining the evening auction and this component of the sale was Vasily Vasilievich Vereschagin's oil on canvas The Taj Mahal, Evening, which is one of the most important works to have resulted from Vereschagin's trip to India from 1874 to 1876. This museum quality painting witnessed intense competition for several minutes from no fewer than four clients in the saleroom and on the telephone banks. Setting a new record for the artist at auction, the work finally sold to a round of applause for £2,281,250 ($3,749,919) to an anonymous buyer on the telephone.
Commenting on the sale of this remarkable offering, Jo Vickery, Senior Director and Head of the Russian Art Department , said: “It has been a huge privilege to bring to the market such a number of highly desirable and quality works by this renowned Russian Master, Vereschagin. The international competition for these works in this evening’s sale is enduring testament to this artist’s output and the quality of the works on offer, which saw huge interest pre-sale. We are also thrilled to have set a new record for the artist at auction with the £2.2 million price achieved for his The Taj Mahal, Evening.”
The second highest price of the group was paid for Vereschagin’s oil on canvas On Campaign realised 481,250 ($791,079) against an estimate of £400,000-600,000 and the artist’s oil on canvas The Chief Mosque in Futtehpore Sikri, far surpassed pre-sale expectations of £80,000-120,000, bringing £373,250 ($613,548).
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