William Gerdts, in his book For Beauty and for Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life : Catalogue, writes his own aesthetics of still life painting: I was especially attracted to pictures of single objects. It seemed to me that the artist's concentration must then have been at its most intense, … Continue reading The Charm of an Orange
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A Gaggle of Interests – Sept 20, 2009
In this series, Geo and I will list some of the interesting items that we have found in auctions, antique shops or eBay. We neither own the items and in most cases don't have the capability of examining the items in person. It mainly serves as an inventory record of what interest us (not necessarily … Continue reading A Gaggle of Interests – Sept 20, 2009
Follow-up: At Doyle, Chinese Porcelains with Outstanding Provenance
Either we have good eyes or are doomed to choose things we cannot afford: Just like the case of George Henry Hall's still life or John Enneking's landscape, the Chinese inky-blue porcelain vase from QianLong Period at Doyle , "conservatively" estimated between $2000 to $3000, was sold far above estimate (see previous post for photo … Continue reading Follow-up: At Doyle, Chinese Porcelains with Outstanding Provenance
At Doyle, Chinese Porcelains with Outstanding Provenance
The upcoming Asian Sale (next Monday) has its preview yesterday and today. The sale features both some deaccessioned works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the collection of Hon. Hugh Grant, the mayor of the New York City from 1888 - 1892. Not being able to access to the first-rate Chinese decorative art and … Continue reading At Doyle, Chinese Porcelains with Outstanding Provenance
A Pastel Painting at Doyle
Learned from this single painting, I feel the charm of still-lifes. It is the fact that they are of common daily objects that enable us to easily distinguish and identify those of true artistic values: The greatest still life does not imitate the nature but demands eyes to revisit and reexamine the familiarity in the subconsciousness of unknown and challenges our minds to see the world with freshness and inspiration. One nice painting came upon Doyle Auction on Wed, July 15. [Read More...]
Doyle Auction Brief
Neither Impressionists nor Ashcan schools were in demand at Doyle auction today. There is a high percentage of unsold among more than 250 lots, even things that were sold seldom met the low estimation. Compared to relative upbeat results from Skinner, the sale at Doyle auction indicates that buyers are more cautious and conservative, especially … Continue reading Doyle Auction Brief
Auction Preview – At Bonhams and Doyle
In conjunction with the formidable Cristie's American Art auction on May 20, Bonhams and Doyle offer fine art auction with more variety in price range. Geo and I had the pleasure to visit both last Sunday. Situated inside the aloof IBM building where Dahesh Museum used to be, the Bonhams New York branch looks more … Continue reading Auction Preview – At Bonhams and Doyle
The Agile Brush
John Singer Sargent and Claude Monet went together to paint outdoors. Sargent asked Monet if he could borrow some black. Monet replies, "black? I don't have black," to which Sargent replies, "then I can't paint!" I haven't verified the authenticity of this historical change, and it seems like it could have been contrived to convey … Continue reading The Agile Brush
Urban Art & Antiques 