Peek Inside Fine Art Connoisseur, July/August 2025

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ON THE COVER
Rosetta (b. 1945), “Lynx” (artist’s proof), 1993, bronze (edition of 18), 16 x 21 x 15 in.

FEATURES

• ARTISTS MAKING THEIR MARK: THREE TO WATCH
  We highlight the talents of Gabriel Akre, Caroline Nelson, and Alexander Shanks.
• LOOK UP: DEPICTING THE SUN & MOON
  By Max Gillies
• ELENA VLADIMIR BARANOFF’S PORTRAITS OF THE IMAGINATION
  By Leslie Gilbert Elman
• GREGORY GILLESPIE’S PAINTED LIFE
  By Daniel Grant
• FACE-TO-FACE WITH MY FAMILY’S PAST
  By Cynthia Moore
• A BRILLIANT LIFE IN MUSIC & ART ENDURES
  By Barrymore Laurence Scherer
• REALISM RISING: SEATTLE’S ART REVIVAL
  By James C. Andrews
• IN PLEIN AIR SITE
  By David Masello
• ART IN THE WEST
  There are at least 6 great reasons to celebrate the American West this season.
• GREAT ART NATIONWIDE
  We survey 6 top-notch projects.

COLUMNS

• Frontispiece: Gwen John
• Publisher’s Letter: Planting a Flag for the Future
• Editor’s Note: Yet Another Benefit of Fine Art
• Favorite: Sam Sussman on Marc Chagall
• Off the Walls
• Classic Moment: Estelle Day

Published six times per year, Fine Art Connoisseur is now a widely consulted platform for the world’s most knowledgeable experts, who write articles that inform readers and give them the tools necessary to make better purchasing decisions.

Fine Art Connoisseur‘s jargon-free text and large color illustrations are attracting an ever-growing readership passionate about high-quality artworks and the fascinating stories around them. It serves art collectors and enthusiasts with innovative articles about representational paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints — both historical and contemporary, American and European. Fine Art Connoisseur covers the museums, galleries, fairs, auction houses, and private collections where great art is found.