After a successful run at the Butler Institute of American Art, The National Arts Club is overjoyed to be hosting “Spring Rising,” a brilliant exhibition of recent works by this acclaimed painter.

You can find his works in major museums, including the Metropolitan, the Smithsonian, and the British Museum. They’re also in private collections all across the globe. This fall, you can also find Morton Kaish’s work at the National Arts Club in New York City via “Spring Rising,” a representation of more than 30 years of Kaish’s floral and landscape works.

“Critics have noted Kaish’s powerful ability to combine traditional and experimental painting techniques with contemporary insights,” the club writes. “His relish for blazing color, vigorous brushwork, and intricate handling produces paintings that are romantic but never sentimental. Also feature are a series of accomplished etchings and monotypes.”

“Spring Rising” opens October 2 and continues through October 28. To learn more, visit The National Arts Club.

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For a limited time — now through October 29 — the Getty Museum in Los Angeles is exhibiting a rare drawing titled “Study of a Mourning Woman” by this creative genius.

In July 2017, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, made a landmark acquisition of a group of 16 drawings and one painting. One of the drawings is an exceptionally rare study of a woman by Michelangelo Buonarroti, circa 1500. The museum is now exhibiting the drawing to the public through October 29 — its first time on view since being rediscovered in the collection at Castle Howard in 1995. Before then, the drawing had been hidden among other treasures in the family collection, unknown to scholars for hundreds of years.

Timothy Potts, director of the museum, said, “Michelangelo’s drawing is the supernova among a collection of some 16 extraordinarily rare and important drawings recently acquired by the Getty. Michelangelo is rightly regarded as one of the very greatest painters, sculptors, architects, and draftsmen in history, and it was important to me that the people of Los Angeles and other visitors to the Getty have the opportunity to view this exquisite addition to our collection before it is shown elsewhere.”

The museum added, “The drawing represents the pinnacle of a group of pen and ink drawings made early in Michelangelo’s career, at a pivotal moment when his fame as a sculptor was also spreading to dramatic painted compositions. While there is no known Michelangelo project that includes this figure, the design was nevertheless known to a number of the artist’s contemporaries. Examples of figures directly inspired by ’Study of a Mourning Woman’ can be found in a manuscript page in the Farnese Hours by Giulio Clovio (1498-1578), and drawings by Lorenzo Sabatini (c. 1530-1576) and Francesco Salviati (1510-1563).”

To learn more, visit the Getty.

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“Art in Autumn” is a great way for Western fine art collectors to kick off the fall season by considering tasteful pictures by these acclaimed artists. Where?

Located in Polson, Montana, Native American-owned Takes Horse Gallery is presenting works by a number of esteemed artists during “Art in Autumn,” on view October 6 through November 11. Among the artists represented in the exhibition is John Gawne, who is widely known for his arresting images and portraits of Native Americans.

Also on view will be selections by David Dragonfly, DG House, Tabby Ivy, John Pepion, Rachel Warner, and Shannon Webster. To learn more, visit Takes Horse Gallery.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is just about to open a significant exhibition of brilliant masterworks by the most famous artists in art history. You certainly can’t miss this.

Opening October 4 at the Met in New York is “Leonardo to Matisse,” 60 masterpieces of European drawing spanning the Renaissance to the Modern age. Drawn from the Robert Lehman Collection, it is the first presentation to highlight the full range of his distinguished collection, numbering over 700 sheets, and to explore his significant activity as a 20th-century collector. “The exhibition will trace the development of European drawing across five centuries through works by such celebrated masters as Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer, Rembrant, Tiepolo, Ingres, Seurat, and Matisse,” the Met reports.

“Drawn from the Museum’s acclaimed Robert Lehman Collection, the exhibition will present a dynamic array of styles, techniques, and genres — from compositional studies for mythological and biblical narratives to panoramic landscapes and arresting studies of the human form. The selection will also illustrate the different facets of the artists’ creative processes — from Leonardo’s keen anatomical observation in his ‘Study of a Bear Walking,’ to Dürer’s awakening artistic self-consciousness in his ’Self-Portrait’ study, to Rembrandt’s re-interpretation of Leonardo’s painted masterpiece ‘The Last Supper.’

“The selection of drawings on view in ‘Leonardo to Matisse’ will reflect significant developments in the medium between the 15th and 20th centuries, as styles, techniques, and genres evolved, evoking illuminating comparisons across regions and eras. The portraits, figure studies, landscapes, mythological, and biblical narratives included in the exhibition will represent diverse sacred and secular subjects in media ranging from metalpoint, pen and ink, and chalk to graphite, pastel, and charcoal.

“The role of drawing as the foundation of all the visual arts will be illustrated by numerous preparatory studies for painting, sculpture, textiles, engraving, and stained glass, including rare 15th century Netherlandish designs for a carved capital and tapestry. Elucidating the varying stages of the design process, the works on view will include rapid preliminary sketches, detailed studies of motifs, expansive compositional designs, and finished drawings intended for patrons.”

“Leonardo to Matisse” continues through January 7. To learn more, visit the Met.

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The Tampa Museum of Art is currently presenting an incredible range of hyperrealist paintings made over the last half-century during a must-see exhibition. However, it’s only up for a few more weeks!

On view through October 22 at the Tampa Museum of Art, “50 Years of Hyperrealistic Painting” presents the work of some 30 artists known for their hyperrealistic depictions of ordinary objects and scenes of everyday life. “Art dealer and author Louis K. Meisel coined the term photorealism in the late 1960s to describe large-scale paintings created to look photographic,” the museum writes. “This exhibition features three generations of photorealist painters, including John Baeder, Robert Bechtle, Chuck Close, Richard Estes, Audry Flack, Ralph Goings, Yigal Ozeri, Raphaella Spence, and others.”

To learn more, visit the Tampa Museum of Art.

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The American Society of Marine Artists will host the 2nd National Marine Conference in beautiful Mystic, Connecticut October 19-22. Who are the stars that are aligning there?

The American Society of Marine Artists has a fantastic lineup for its second national conference. CW Mundy will open the conference on Thursday, October 19 at the Haley Mansion with a special demonstration before Don Demers takes the stage. Sculptor Scott Penegar will follow with an intriguing demo on stone carving, showing three phases in the creative process.

More demonstrations follow on Friday, including those by Chris Blossom, William Davis, Don Demers, William Duffy, Lisa Egeli, Len Mizerek, CW Mundy, Len Tantillo, and Sergio Roffo. There will also be a plein air portion of the event. Friday evening will witness the opening reception of the 17th National Exhibition at the Rudolph Shaeffer Gallery.

Learn more by visiting the American Society of Marine Artists.

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VIP opportunities to meet artists start October 4 in Oklahoma City at the annual Cowboy Crossings art sale and exhibition. The event is hosted by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, and 2017’s looks like one to remember.

Opening to the public on October 15, Cowboy Crossings has become one of the nation’s foremost annual Western art sales and exhibitions. The exhibition offers a unique combination of more than 150 pieces, featuring the Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) 52nd Annual Sale & Exhibition as well as the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA) 19th Annual Exhibition and Sale.

“The quality and diversity of perspectives exhibited in Cowboy Crossings is indicative of how vast and relevant the West is to everyone today,” said museum President and CEO Steven Karr. “Western art is at the foundation of the National Cowboy Museum’s mission, and the combination of working art, such as saddles and spurs, with fine art, like paintings and sculptures, enables everyone to find a part of their West.”

The museum is offering a weekend full of activities. Some include lunch and dinner options with featured artists, group tours, and demonstrations at the museum, and exclusive CAA and TCAA exhibition previews.

The CAA exhibition will be on display through November 26, while works by TCAA artists will be on exhibit through January 7. To learn more, visit the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

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The inaugural TEFAF New York Fall in October 2016 introduced North American audiences to an immersive fine art and antiques fair experience through richly curated exhibitor presentations, dynamic programming, and significant institutional collaborations. The new tradition continues this October to much anticipation, as organizers look to build upon the success of 2016.

Hosted once again at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City, TEFAF New York Fall 2017 will feature 93 dealers and galleries focusing on fine and decorative arts and jewelry from antiquity through the early 20th century, circa 1920. TEFAF New York Fall, to be held October 28-November 1, “is recognized for going beyond the boundaries of a traditional art fair at the Park Avenue Armory,” according to the event website. “TEFAF New York Fall offers an unprecedented opportunity for collectors, interior designers, museums and art lovers to view and purchase strictly vetted works across a wide variety of collecting areas. These include furniture, decorations, ceramics, glass, silver, textiles, tapestries, antiquities, jewelry, paintings, sculptures, books, manuscripts, autographs, arms and armour, and Asian art.”

TEFAF CEO Patrick van Maris said, “We are delighted to return to the Park Avenue Armory to build on the successful debuts of TEFAF New York Fall (October 2016) and TEFAF New York Spring (May 2017). We are very grateful that New York has given TEFAF such a warm reception and helped it become part of the vitally important cultural landscape here. As the United States is the largest art market in the world, we are looking forward to furthering our presence in New York while continuing to showcase the very best the art world has to offer.”

TEFAF New York Managing Director Michael Plummer added, “When we first announced TEFAF would be coming to New York, dealers, collectors, and art enthusiasts wondered how the TEFAF experience would translate in a very different city and venue. We have been amazed by the positive feedback and momentum from the first two fairs and we are excited for another New York showing, this time returning to TEFAF’s roots, focusing on historic art, antiquities, and Old Masters.”

To learn more, visit TEFAF.

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Sixteen fascinating artworks that explore the ways contemporary artists address human issues by depicting an animal presence feature during a thought-provoking exhibition in Arkansas. Who, when, and where? Find out here.

On view through October 30 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, “Animal Meet Human” is part of the institution’s ongoing initiative titled Collection Focus. The exhibition aims to delve into objects from the museum’s permanent holdings that “reveal an awareness of the edge where the animal kingdom meets with that of the human world,” the museum suggests.

“From Stone Age paintings on cave walls to artwork created today, animals are among the most enduring subjects of visual art through the ages. But what may seem like a simple tribute to a creature can also be a subtle reflection of human concerns. ‘Animal Meet Human’ is a focus exhibition that presents 16 objects from the 1950s onward in Crystal Bridges’ collection — some never before on view — and explores the ways contemporary artists address human issues by depicting an animal presence.”

Several works will be on view for the first time at the museum, including Adonna Khare’s massive 40-foot drawing “Elephants” and Andy Warhol’s colorful Endangered Species prints.

To learn more, visit the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

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Although the practice of silverpoint is rare in the 21st century, there remains a specialized group of artists who still excel in this unforgiving medium, including Lauren Amalia Redding.

This October, Redding will showcase several of her delicate works at Menduiña Schneider Gallery in San Pedro, California. Drawing upon her Cuban heritage through memory and narrative, Redding employs silverpoint for its fleeting yet tangible qualities, creating portraits and figurative drawings with impressive detail. To complement her work in the gallery, Redding has also selected works by several Cuban masters.

To learn more, visit Menduiña Schneider Gallery.

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