Haidee-Jo Summers (b. 1971), "Crystal Cove," 2022, oil on board, 14 x 16 in.

Celebrating Real Art Collectors

Those highlighted in this issue of Fine Art Connoisseur buy art with their eyes and hearts, living with and enjoying it, sometimes enhancing their lives further by getting to know the artists who made it.

Virtual Gallery Walk for February 28th, 2025

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As part of our effort to continue to help artists and art galleries thrive, we're proud to bring you this week's "Virtual Gallery Walk."...

Artist to Watch: Fan Yu and His Sculptures of Dogs

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Little did Fan Yu know that his innate artistic talent was to intersect with his career, and lead him on a path of creating sculptures of dogs.
Celebrity Portraits in Print History - James McArdell (1728/9?–1765), engraved after a painting by Francis Hayman (1708–1776), "Mr. Woodwarde in Character of ye Fine Gentleman in 'Lethe'"

Celebrity in Print: Fame, At Last

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The exhibition "Celebrity in Print" pairs portrait prints with porcelain, silver, archeological fragments, and other artifacts that together illustrate the powerful impact celebrities made in the 18th century.
Edgar Degas (1834–1917), "Dancers with Fans," c. 1898, pastel on paper, 24 1/2 x 27 1/2 in., Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 1945.209

65 Rarely Seen Masterworks: Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and More

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On view this season in Hartford is the exhibition "Paper, Color, Line," featuring 65 masterworks dating from the 16th through the late 20th centuries.
Friday Virtual Gallery Walk

Virtual Gallery Walk for February 21st, 2025

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As part of our effort to continue to help artists and art galleries thrive, we're proud to bring you this week's "Virtual Gallery Walk."...
Diego Rivera (1886–1957), "Dos Mujeres (Two Women)," 1914, oil on canvas, 77 3/4 x 63 1/2 in., 1955.010

Rivera’s Paris

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The AMFA has organized the innovative exhibition "Rivera’s Paris." It gathers an array of paintings, drawings, and photographs to explore ...

Artist Spotlight: Poppy Balser

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My intention for my art is to serve as a conduit, a visual language for the spiritual connection between us.
Building an art collection - Olga Volkova (b. 1994), "Portrait of Anna," 2022, oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.

Building an Art Collection: Patience is a Virtue For This Collector

This retired veterinarian has been building an art collection since 1992. Today, his home is adorned with approximately 275 paintings, almost all of them ...
Maxfield Parrish (1870–1966), "Reveries," 1913, oil on canvas, 39 x 45 3/4 in., private collection courtesy National Museum of American Illustration (Newport, Rhode Island)

The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish

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Maxfield Parrish was a leading figure in the Golden Age of American Illustration, whose approximately 900 commissions for advertisements, magazines, books, stage sets, murals, stationery, and children’s books made him world-famous.

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