The image of the sunset over the Design District in Dallas came from a moving car. It isn't always the quality of the image that matters the most, but the fact that the image was captured. The atmosphere, the lines and the textural quality made it seem like it could make a great dry point … Continue reading The Process of Print
Tag: Albert Pinkham Ryder
One Sunday in Birmingham @ the Museum
A Sunday trip to the Birmingham Museum of Art doesn’t provide enough time to cover its comprehensive collection, especially its Vietnamese ceramics exhibition, one of the finest in the world, and its Wedgewood collection, the largest outside England. Fortunately, the American Art and Decorative Art collection is substantial, yet not overwhelming. Paintings are largely organized … Continue reading One Sunday in Birmingham @ the Museum
The Catalogued and The Referenced — Visiting Bonhams Preview and Spanierman Gallery
It has become a tradition for us to combine the trips to Bonhams and Spanierman Gallery together. During Americana week, Bonhams had an American and English Furniture & Decorative Arts sale and Maritime Painting & Decorative Arts sale. The best, in our mind, were displayed in the lobby of the lower level. A grand Steinway … Continue reading The Catalogued and The Referenced — Visiting Bonhams Preview and Spanierman Gallery
Ryder and Inness at Christie’s
Three paintings on display at Christie's by Albert Pinkham Ryder were the draw to New York this weekend. It's not often works by this artist come up for sale. The three were a disparate lot, one somewhat resembling a painting in the Smithsonian Museum of American Art (The Lorelei, lot 87), the only other place … Continue reading Ryder and Inness at Christie’s
Urban Art & Antiques 