Innholdsfortegnelse for March - April 2018 / No.38 i American Fine Art Magazine

Avery Galleries “…Our exhibition of American women artists was extremely successful, and proved that important but little-known women artists are gaining wider recognition among museums and private collectors.” The market in our area is relatively strong. We have a stable of collectors whose interest is in American Impressionism and early American Modernism, and we have been able to place some excellent paintings with them. Great examples of American Impressionism and early American Modernism have done particularly well of late. Some notable sales in 2017 were a wonderful Shinnecock landscape by William Merritt Chase, a major Cubist still life by Arthur Carles, and important New Hope paintings by Edward Redfield and Daniel Garber. We have long thought that Arthur Carles is undervalued and under recognized. Thus, whenever a good example of…

DESIGN FOR AN ESSAY ON PRECISIONISM 1 I heard my father’s voice when I saw that “coffin nose” on the image of the Cord 812 Phaeton convertible in the catalog for Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art, the exhibition opening at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. During the Depression, one of his many jobs was as a salesman for the Auburn Cord Duesenberg dealership in Milwaukee. It came just after his stint running bootleg liquor—very quickly, in a souped up Model A—between Milwaukee and Grand Junction, Nebraska (a tale for another time). Did he sell a Cord? Let him tell it. “Who in hell’s bells was going to buy a Cord in the middle of a Depression? They were too pricey, even for the well-to-do who…

March 9-April 7 Questroyal Fine Art 903 Park Avenue New York, NY 10075 t: (212) 744-3586 www.questroyalfineart.com Questroyal Fine Art’s annual exhibition and sale of Hudson River School paintings has been a much anticipated event for two decades. It features fine examples of some of the biggest names in 19thcentury American painting. The Last New World: Important Hudson River School Paintings opens March 9 and continues through April 7 at the New York gallery. The gallery explains, “The Hudson River School painters were self-taught masters and their canvases reflect the wonder and awe of what was, and still is, the last and best new world.” William Trost Richards (1833-1905) is known for his seascapes and paintings of the rolling hills of the countryside. He was influenced by the teachings of John…

April 20-22 Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show The Navy Yard S. 11th Street & Kitty Hawk Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19112 philadelphiaantiquesandartshow.com The 56th Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show will be held at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from April 20 to 22, and will jointly benefit the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Penn Medicine. The show features furniture, paintings, jewelry and many other objects. Visitors will discover fresh perspectives on Colonial and pre-Colonial American life. The Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show was founded in 1966 to support the work of Penn Medicine, and this year’s association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art marks the beginning of a new era for a historic tradition. Through this partnership the museum will gradually assume full responsibility for the show’s organization and management. 2018 show…

April 21-July 15 Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe Street Toledo, OH 43620 t: (419) 255-8000 www.toledomuseum.org He knocked on the door of the White House and sold a subscription directly to Thomas Jefferson; learned to draw with a pencil given to him by Rubens Peale; discussed bird migrations with John Bartram; received skins of western birds from none other than Meriwether Lewis; and would eventually create American Ornithology, America’s first serious study of its own native birds—and all of this 25 years before his more famous colleague John James Audubon ever dreamed of drawing a beak, claw or feather. The Toledo Museum of Art’s first edition of Alexander Wilson’s pioneering multi-volume publication American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States will be the highlight…

April 29, 2 p.m. Freeman’s 1808 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 t: (215) 563-9275 www.freemansauction.com The fine art coming to market during Freeman’s April 29 single-owner sale, The Collection of Dorrance “Dodo” H. Hamilton, reflects not just high-caliber art but also Hamilton’s own collecting passions. Hamilton was a recognized philanthropist and horticulturist with homes in Newport, Rhode Island, Stafford, Pennsylvania, and Boca Grande, Florida, where all of her pieces in the sale draw from. “She was a much-beloved figure whose name resonates in Philadelphia and far beyond,” says Alasdair Nichol, chairman at Freeman’s. “Dodo, as she was known to everyone, left an indelible imprint upon the places she called home through her generous philanthropic acts, which improved and enriched the lives of many.” Hamilton, as Nichol explains, was not buying…

March 27, 6 p.m. John Moran Auctioneers 145 E. Walnut Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016 t: (626) 793-1833, www.johnmoran.com Avid collectors of California and American art will be treated to an array of iconic scenes and rare imagery from some of the nation’s leading artists during John Moran Auctioneers’ March 27 California and American Fine Art Auction. Throughout the approximately 200 lots, pieces from names such as Sydney M. Laurence, Granville Redmond, Christian Siemer, Edgar Alwin Payne, Wilson Irvine and Louis Moeller will cross the block. “Our top lot is the Granville Redmond estimated at $100,000 to $200,000,” says Morgana Blackwelder, director of fine art at the auction house. “It’s one of the pieces that really plants itself as the headliner because it’s what people expect when they see of traditional…

MARCH 2-JUNE 10 Grant Wood: American Gothic and Other Fables WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART New York, NY www.whitney.org THROUGH MARCH 4 The Art Show THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY New York, NY www.artdealers.org THROUGH MARCH 4 Drawn from Nature & on Stone: The Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane CAPE ANN MUSEUM Gloucester, MA www.capeannmuseum.org MARCH 8-11 Art on Paper PIER 36 New York, NY www.thepaperfair.com MARCH 9-APRIL 7 The Last New World: Important Hudson River School Paintings QUESTROYAL FINE ART New York, NY www.questroyalfineart.com MARCH 10-MAY 27 Eye on Nature: Andrew Wyeth and John Ruskin DELAWARE ART MUSEUM Wilmington, DE www.delart.org THROUGH MARCH 16 American Art on Paper, Part II MENCONI + SCHOELKOPF New York, NY www.msfineart.com MARCH 16-MARCH 17, 2019 From Farm to Table THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART Kansas…

Ghislain d’Humières has been named the executive director and senior vice president of core operations at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. As the CEO of the Speed Art Museum, d’Humières oversaw a $60 million renovation, and will supervise multiple divisions at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation…Taking d’Humières’ place at the Speed is Stephen Reily, who has been appointed director by the museum’s board of trustees. Reily stepped in as interim director in March 2017 and has served on the museum board for 10 years…Jennifer Jacobsen is now the director of American art at Bonhams. She comes to the organization after eight years with Christie’s…Phillips has appointed Christopher Mahoney as its senior international specialist for photographs. He has previously served as the head of the photographs department at Sotheby’s, as well as assisted…

Through March 17 LewAllen Modern 1613 Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM 87501 t: (505) 988-3250 www.lewallengalleries.com The Armory Show, officially the International Exhibition of Modern Art, shocked the country when it opened in 1913. It showed the works of European modernists for the first time in this country along with the more avant-garde of American artists. Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879-1962) wrote to the board of the Armory Show, “I’ll be delighted to help in any way with the exhibition, because I think it is the most important thing that ever happened in America, of its kind. Anything that will extend the unawakened consciousness here (or elsewhere) will have my support… The majorities are content to browse upon past achievements. What is needed is more, more and always more consciousness,…

February 28-March 4 The Art Show Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 t: (212) 488-5550 www.artdealers.org The Art Show hosts its 30th edition February 28 to March 4 at the Park Avenue Armory. Organized by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), The Art Show offers collectors, art professionals and the public the opportunity to engage with fresh fine art offerings from acclaimed artists through thoughtfully curated presentations. ADAA’s Art Show Committee have selected 72 of its member galleries to represent the breadth and depth of the association’s art and scholarly expertise, providing audiences with a diverse range of works from the pre-Columbian period through today. The 2018 fair will also include several first-time exhibitors, including Jonathan Boos, Altman Siegel Gallery, Chambers Fine Art, Sicardi Gallery…

April 26, 6 p.m. Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers 49 Research Drive Milford, CT, 06460 t: (203) 877-1711 www.shannons.com Examples of Hudson River School, impressionism, regionalism and modernism are among the American art at highlights coming to market during Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers’ American and European Fine Art Auction on April 26. The sale will get underway at 6 p.m. in the auction house’s Milford, Connecticut, showroom. One of the standouts of the sale is Dale Nichols’ Winter on the Farm, a fresh to the market painting dated 1969. Shannon’s has proven its success with works by Nichols, as they are the current holders of the artist’s world auction record for his piece Mid-Nation Winter, which sold in their last auction for $120,000. Winter on the Farm is indicative of the regionalist…

March 17, 5 p.m. The Russell: An Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum Mansfield Convention Center 2 Park Drive South Great Falls, MT 59401 t: (406) 727-1939 www.cmrussell.org/the-russell-event Works by Charles M. Russell are bought and sold all around the country, but no place is it more prestigious to buy or sell a Russell than at the event that bears his name for a museum that also bears his name. This year is no different as The Russell: An Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum returns to Great Falls, Montana, for its 50th auction. The city rolls out the red carpet for Western art fans and collectors during Western Art Week, though many call it Russell Week, in mid March to mark the occasion of…

Visions of Hawaii The New York Botanical Garden will explore Georgia O’Keeffe’s 1939 immersion in the Hawaiian islands in Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai’i. The landmark exhibition others a rare focus of 20 works created during a nine-week sojourn by the artist, commissioned by the Hawaiian Pineapple Company. Museum Partnership The Speed Art Museum has partnered with the Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, for a five-year endeavor, beginning with a major loan exhibition at the Speed while the Eskenazi is closed for renovations, titled Picasso to Pollock: Modern Masterworks from the Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University. Other exhibitions will follow in 2018 and beyond. DuPont Conservation The Delaware Art Museum has received a grant from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project to conserve 13 works of art…

Our collectors have deep collections in two different areas. They both like 19thcentury impressionist flower and city scenes, and they have paired them with their other love, 18th-century American furniture. The collections live happily together in their New England home. “The paintings came first,” he relates. “We had found a stately old house that had gone into disrepair and we had the crazy idea that we would eventually make it into a bed and breakfast. It had lots of walls for art. Family and career ensued and, eventually, as their children moved on, the couple moved to a smaller contemporary home with classic New England features but with high ceilings and lots of light. “The art looks better here than in the old house,” he admits. “Having art and antiques…

Through March 30 Meredith Ward Fine Art 44 E. 74th Street, Suite G New York, NY 10021 t: (212) 744-7306 www.meredithwardfineart.com Born in Offenbach, Germany, in 1919, Edith Schloss traveled extensively in Europe and worked as an au pair in London before evacuating to New York City during the Blitz. In New York she delved to the world of art after meeting political refugee Heinz Langerhans who introduced her to Bertolt Brecht and others at the New School for Social Research. From 1942 to 1946 she studied at the Art Students League and during the same time befriended Fairfield Porter. Schloss became an integral part of the Chelsea art scene, and joined the Jane Street Group. In 1947 she married photographer and filmmaker Rudy Burckhardt, and the two spent summers…

March 17-May 12 Jerald Melberg Gallery 625 S. Sharon Amity Road Charlotte, NC 28211 t: (704) 365-3000 www.jeraldmelberg.com At 90 years old, Wolf Kahn has seen trends in art come and go, to and fro. But like a rock in the unremitting tide, Kahn’s immovable presence has persisted, thanks in large part to his eagerness to shape his work to the world around him. His works bear hints of abstract expressionism, color field, impressionism and much more— and since his work has been around since the 1950s, he’s seen many of these movements from the ground level. Kahn’s work will be celebrated in the exhibition Wolf Kahn: A Fifty Year Survey opening March 17 and continuing through May 12 at Jerald Melberg Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina. The exhibition, designed…

Through May 13 Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art 254 Old Davis Road Davis, CA 95616 t: (530) 752-8500 manettishremmuseum.ucdavis.edu When Wayne Thiebaud joined the art department faculty at University of California, Davis, in 1960 he had already begun to establish his reputation for paintings of pies and pastries, the paintings with which he would be identified throughout his career. He had spent a year on sabbatical in New York but returned to California where he has painted ever since. His first show in New York was at Allan Stone Gallery from which he sold a painting to the Museum of Modern Art. In a statement he wrote as part of the museum’s acquisition process he wrote about “specific esthetic and philosophic problems which fascinate me”—Light, Space…

Through September 2 Nevada Museum of Art 160 W. Liberty Street Reno, NV 89501 t: (775) 329-3333 www.nevadaart.org Hans Meyer’s father wanted him to go to law school. Hans said, many years later, “Ever since I was a boy, I wanted to be a painter.” His father’s wishes prevailed and he attended law school—for three months. He left and went to Munich to begin his art education. He succeeded so well in his career that German Emperor Wilhelm II awarded him the title of “professor” for the portrait he had painted of the Emperor’s niece in 1917. His home town of Kassel honored him by allowing him to append the city’s name to his own. Hans Meyer-Kassel (1872-1952) is being honored by an exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art…

May 2018 Christie’s 20 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10020 t: (212) 636-2000 www.christies.com In 2010, David Rockefeller signed the Giving Pledge, confirming his plans to give the majority of his personal wealth to charitable causes. When he passed away in 2017, the family began work with Christie’s to execute that pledge via the sale of the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller. “It’s poised to be the largest single-owner auction ever,” says Paige Kestenman, associate specialist of American art at Christie’s. “With the charitable aspect, that’s especially exciting.” After unveiling early highlights in Hong Kong in November, works from the collection are now embarking on a worldwide tour, with special public previews at Christie’s flagship galleries in London, Beijing, Los Angeles and Shanghai before the late-spring auction at Christie’s…