Several works by Abstract painter Nathan Dunn kicked off today's auction at Gray's in Cleveland. The artist is closely associated with Cleveland's rival city of Pittsburgh. Dunn studied at Carnegie Institute of Technology and became best known for his works throughout Pittsburgh, Ohio, and West Virginia. He also painted in Cape Cod, Massachusetts during the … Continue reading Pittsburgh Abstraction Kicks Off Tuesday Auction
Tag: Carnegie Museum of Art
Presidential Decanters Arrive at Carnegie in Pittsburgh
Remember those presidential decanters at the New York Winter Antiques Show in January? We wrote about them in this post. According to a recent article in the New York Times, they are now part of the collection at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The story says they were originally at an auction in … Continue reading Presidential Decanters Arrive at Carnegie in Pittsburgh
Life Insurance Exec Portraits from Smithsonian being offered through Pook & Pook
Scrolling through the upcoming auctions last night on LiveAuctioneers, I noticed several portraits being offered were the property of the North American Life Insurance Company. I was unfamiliar with it, but apparently it combined with Connecticut General to form CIGNA. The history dates back to Philadelphia in the 1790s. Portraits of life insurance executives are … Continue reading Life Insurance Exec Portraits from Smithsonian being offered through Pook & Pook
The Lasting Winter — Bruce Crane at Philbrook Museum of Art
The 19th century American Art collection at the Philbrook Museum of Art is on the second floor of its Italian Renaissance Mansion. Upon entering the first room slightly on the leftside of the staircase, one is greeted by a large winter scene painting by Bruce Crane, donated by Laura A. Clubb in 1947. New England … Continue reading The Lasting Winter — Bruce Crane at Philbrook Museum of Art
You Don’t Have to Be Wealthy to Collect Art
Whenever my husband and I watch a procedural on television that involves an art dealer, artist, or other art-world denizen, we always nod to each other as soon as the character appears because we know he did it. (It’s usually a man.) We haven’t been wrong yet. Why is this? Why is the art world endlessly depicted as a mercenary place populated by craven characters with vaguely European accents who are at once effete and sleazy?
How do we know a Pittsburgh Sideboard when we see one?
That’s a good question, isn’t it? I’ve stood in front of more than a few sideboards at antique shows and with Philadelphia on the tip of the tongue; someone blurts out “Pittsburgh.” It’s happened so often that I feel I may know what a Pittsburgh sideboard is. Unlike eastern cities like Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and … Continue reading How do we know a Pittsburgh Sideboard when we see one?
The Price For Slashing A Painting
Follow up the previous blog "slashing the painting": Timur Serebrykov, the former security guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art was ordered to pay $245,000 for slashing a valuable painting at the museum last year. He was also ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device for 11-23 months, four year probation and 500 hours of … Continue reading The Price For Slashing A Painting
Slashing The Painting
A former guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh has pleaded guilty to slashing a $1.2 million painting with a key and faces sentencing on April 7. Serebrykov slashed Night Sky 2 by Latvian artist Vija Celmins on May 16 because he didn't like it. [Read more...]
Furnishing the Frontier
For residents of Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and Boston wanting fine home furnishings there were enough residents to support a cabinetmaking industry before 1800. In Charleston and elsewhere, the furnishing were more likely to come from England. In frontier cities like Pittsburgh, however, the economics of transportation and the landscape made it necessary to import a cabinetmaker.[...]
From Pittsburgh: The 31st Annual Decorative Arts Symposium
Jason Busch, the Alan G. and Jane A. Lehman Curator of Decorative Arts, and Julie Emerson, Ruth J. Nutt Curator of Decorative Arts at the Seattle Art Museum will discuss exciting new ideas in the display of decorative arts and design. This evening event, presented by the Women’s Committee of Carnegie Museum of Art, will … Continue reading From Pittsburgh: The 31st Annual Decorative Arts Symposium
Urban Art & Antiques 