American Fine Art Magazine January - February 2020/ No.49

It warms our hearts to say this as we take great pride in being a part of this fair, so here we go: the results are still coming in for The American Art Fair, held this past November 16 to 19, saw record attendance—especially on opening night—and unprecedented sales throughout the duration of the fair. The rumor we heard was no less than 17 paintings sold on opening night alone, which more than triples the amount sold on the same night in previous years. Also, the opening gala saw 700 attendees, made up mainly of serious art collectors, curators from museums around the country and other fans of American art. “We had our best attendance in the fair’s 12 years, and audiences for our lectures presented by Avis Berman, Barbara…

JAY E. CANTOR Jay E. Cantor started the American Art Department for Christie’s in the late ’70s, is on the board of the Winter Antiques Show, the Art Committee for The Century Association, the board of directors of The Century Archives Foundation, and recently retired as the chairman of the Collections Committee and a member of the Steering Committee for Friends of American Arts at Yale University. He also served as the founding president of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. JOHN O’HERN John O’Hern retired to Santa Fe, New Mexico, after 30 years in the museum business, specifically as the Executive Director and Curator of the Arnot Art Museum, in Elmira, New York. John was chair of the Artists Panel of the New York State Council…

THROUGH DECEMBER 22 Will Barnet: Early WorksMUSEUM OF ART DELANDDeLand, FLwww.moartdeland.org THROUGH DECEMBER 31 Heroines of Abstract ExpressionismFENIMORE ART MUSEUMCooperstown, NYwww.fenimoreartmuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 5 Winslow Homer: EyewitnessHARVARD ART MUSEUMSCambridge, MAwww.harvardartmuseums.org JANUARY 8 Western American Art SymposiumDENVER ART MUSEUMDenver, COwww.denverartmuseum.org JANUARY 10-12 Washington Winter ShowTHE KATZEN ARTS CENTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITYWashington, D.C.www.washingtonwintershow.org THROUGH JANUARY 12 Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of FlowersMENNELLO MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTOrlando, FLwww.mennellomuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 12 Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of FlowersORLANDO MUSEUM OF ARTOrlando, FLwww.omart.org THROUGH JANUARY 12 John Singer Sargent: Portraits in CharcoalTHE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUMNew York, NYwww.themorgan.org THROUGH JANUARY 12 N.C. Wyeth: New PerspectivesPORTLAND MUSEUM OF ARTPortland, MEwww.portlandmuseum.org JANUARY 16-19 FOG Design + ArtFORT MASON FESTIVAL PAVILIONSan Francisco, CAwww.fogfair.com THROUGH JANUARY 18 Globalism Pops BACK Into View: The Rise of Abstract ExpressionismMICHAEL ROSENFELD GALLERYNew York, NYwww.michaelrosenfeldart.com…

In 2020 The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City celebrates a monumental milestone of 150 years. As part of this celebration, Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore have gifted the museum 88 magnificent examples of American aesthetic movement and Gilded Age decorative arts and contemporaneous paintings from their collection of 19th century American art. The Wigmores’ holdings are a testament to their commitment to collecting works of the highest quality. The collection, which was assembled over four decades, features outstanding works by luminaries of American art, including members of the second generation of the Hudson River School—Albert Bierstadt, Sanford R. Gifford, John Kensett, Alfred Thompson Bricher and Jervis McEntee. A number of other historic artists are included in the collection as well. “In the aesthetic movement, art infused every…

CAREY L. VOSE Gallery Director Vose Galleries As the sixth generation of our family firm, I’m honored to carry on the tradition of specializing in American realist paintings from the 18th to 20th centuries, as well as representing a select group of contemporary (realist) New England painters and sculptors. In general, I would say that paintings with more activity, color and dramatic light generally fare better than more subtle, tonalist scenes in the current market. Prize-winning works that were exhibited during an artist’s lifetime are also typically more sought after, as are artists that were affiliated with a number of respected arts clubs and organizations. I’m also very pleased with the resurgence of interest from museum curators in acquiring examples by notable women artists of the early 20th century; in…

An acquisition of 23 works has recently come into the possession of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, from the collection of Los Angeles-based collector and noted scholar Gordon W. Bailey. Among both the historic and contemporary pieces included the acquisition is an oil on canvas by Henry Ossawa Tanner titled The Good Shepherd. Painted in 1917, the oil features a muted color palette and depicts a shepherd in the foreground, flanked by a pack mule and a sheep, with the rest of the herd filling the mid-ground of the composition. “Tanner gained great success in the international art world around 1900, and his work inspired generations of American artists,” says Mindy N. Besaw, curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. “The Good Shepherd is…