The Newport Antiques Show – Before Photos – Opening July 24
The Newport Antiques Show – Before Photos – Opening July 24

The Newport Antiques Show – Before Photos – Opening July 24

Before Photos — here are a few photographs of our booth before set-up (we will post the after shots tomorrow):  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jane Peterson’s “Zinnias”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jane Peterson’s “Zinnias”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jane Peterson’s “Zinnias”

Zinnias.  here is one by the 20th century American artist Jane Peterson (1876-1965) that we sold back in 1989.  

Grounded: the great art treasures that no longer go out on the road
Grounded: the great art treasures that no longer go out on the road

Grounded: the great art treasures that no longer go out on the road

Grounded: the great art treasures that no longer go out on the road – guess if you want to see Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring you will have to hop on a plane; it has been deemed too fragile to … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Sally Swatland’s “Water Lilies”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Sally Swatland’s “Water Lilies”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Sally Swatland’s “Water Lilies”

A new work by Sally Swatland, Water Lilies, has just been added to our Recent Acquisitions page.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): A.F. Tait & W.L. Sonntag’s “Summer Morning, New Hampshire”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): A.F. Tait & W.L. Sonntag’s “Summer Morning, New Hampshire”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): A.F. Tait & W.L. Sonntag’s “Summer Morning, New Hampshire”

Summer Morning, New Hampshire.  Here is an interesting, collaborative, Hudson River School painting by Arthur F. Tait and William Louis Sonntag that we sold many years ago.  

Aspen Art Museum Readies New Building
Aspen Art Museum Readies New Building

Aspen Art Museum Readies New Building

Aspen Art Museum Readies New Building – The Aspen Art Museum is now trying to become a Contemporary Art powerhouse … guess everyone wants a piece of the action.  

D.C. judge grills lawyers for the Corcoran and Save the Corcoran over breakup plan
D.C. judge grills lawyers for the Corcoran and Save the Corcoran over breakup plan

D.C. judge grills lawyers for the Corcoran and Save the Corcoran over breakup plan

D.C. judge grills lawyers for the Corcoran and Save the Corcoran over breakup plan – interesting article on the proposed breakup of the Corcoran.  Kind of sad to think that one of our oldest cultural institutions (founded in 1869 by William … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry John Yeend King’s “In the Garden”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry John Yeend King’s “In the Garden”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry John Yeend King’s “In the Garden”

In the Garden.  Here is one by the 19th/20th century British Victorian artist Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924) that we sold twice … first in 1985 and again in 1990.  

Detroit Museum Raises Nearly $27 Million to Help Stave Off Sale
Detroit Museum Raises Nearly $27 Million to Help Stave Off Sale

Detroit Museum Raises Nearly $27 Million to Help Stave Off Sale

Detroit Museum Raises Nearly $27 Million to Help Stave Off Sale – nice to see that some of the ‘locals’ are trying to help.