An Old Label from Wunderly Gallery Except for Chinese ink-wash paintings, whose ownership is genuinely documented through personal seals over hundreds of years, for the majority of the artworks available in the market, tracing the previous owner is harder than deciphering a papyrus document written in hieroglyph. However, sometimes we are blessed with old labels from prominent galleries. … Continue reading At Concept Art Gallery — The Passage of Time Evident on Gallery Labels
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Industry In Art: Visualizing Progress Through Painting and Photography
In the 20th Century there have been a number of approaches to painting industrial America. It took some time for artists to work their way up to the task, and some of the first attempts were corporate. In fact, the notion of corporate sponsorship remains in much of industrial art throughout the century. One place … Continue reading Industry In Art: Visualizing Progress Through Painting and Photography
Popular Salon of the People
The Carnegie currently has a show "Popular Salon of the People: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annuals at Carnegie Museum of Art, 1910–2006" which contains several works by Pittsburgh artist Johanna K. Hailman. Known for painting flowers, Hailman also apparently tried her hand at painting steel mills. Her work along these lines hangs in the show … Continue reading Popular Salon of the People
Transcendental Travels
Winston Churchill once said “the farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” This quote as I learned of it came from a book about the Luminist painter Fitz H. Lane, a transcendental-influenced Unitarian. The author, James A. Craig had something more to say on the way time relates to … Continue reading Transcendental Travels
Upcoming Auctions
Dargate@ Pittsburgh, PA, http://www.dargate.com/There are not many high end pieces except one painting by Landseer, RA. Butfor collector specializing in West Pennsylvania art and antique,there are some interesting items.Barridoff @ Portland, ME, http://www.barridoff.com/Without doubt, Barridoff offers pieces with museum names if not museum quality. There are several Hudson River School works by Gifford and Bierstadt. … Continue reading Upcoming Auctions
Urban Art & Antiques 