PhiladelphiaAntiquesWeek.com recently offered visitors to Philadelphia's Antiques Week five reasons to revisit this year including a new home at the Convention Center for the Philadelphia Antiques Show, an exhibit on firefighter memorabilia at the 23rd Street Armory Antiques Show, some recently acquired paintings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, an exhibit relating to Dr. Barnes … Continue reading More Great Things to See on Your Visit to Philadelphia Antiques Week
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Artists Eakins Painted
In comparing portraits to dauguerreotypes, Ralph Waldo Emerson commented that "Daguerreotypes give the sculpture of the face, but omits of the expression, the painter aims at the expression and comes far short of Daguerre in the form and organization. But we must have the sea and the shore, the flowing and the fixed, in every … Continue reading Artists Eakins Painted
eBay Talk (4) – Eakins on eBay
It is rare for one to find paintings by top American artists. Only less than one year ago, “Gross Clinic” by Thomas Eakins was tagged with a label of 68 million dollars, now there is one (possibly) by him on eBay. It would be interesting to see how much money it fetches through the internet. … Continue reading eBay Talk (4) – Eakins on eBay