In January the Musée du Louvre in Paris opened “New Frontier: Thomas Cole and the Birth of Landscape Painting in America.” The exhibition is the first of a four-year collaboration devoted to American Art, with the Louvre, the High Museum of Art (Atlanta), Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Arkansas), and the Terra Foundation for … Continue reading An American in Paris: Curators of Thomas Cole Exhibition at the Musée du Louvre Visit the Hudson Valley in March
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Pair of Letters by Benton to be Auctioned
A pair of whimsical letters, handwritten and with illustrations by the renowned American artist Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975), are expected to be centerpiece lots in an auction slated for Saturday, Nov. 12, by Dirk Soulis Auctions. Both letters were written by Mr. Benton to his parents while he was in his early 20s – one … Continue reading Pair of Letters by Benton to be Auctioned
Streisand’s Table, Acquired Taste
Trying to drum up interest in an empire game table these days may be a little like trying to sell a tree after Christmas. The country is just not in the mood for empire. A table coming up at Christie's January 21 seems to have several things going for it beyond a stately and adorned … Continue reading Streisand’s Table, Acquired Taste
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