A beautiful arrangement of fine art is available July 9 via WACA Auctions in St. Louis, Missouri, including a breathtaking oil by one of America’s preeminent landscape painters. Who was he, and which masterpieces are available?
WACA Auctioneers in St. Louis, Missouri, is overjoyed to be selling a number of outstanding artworks during its July 9 “19th and 20th Century Fine Art and Prints” sale. The auction presents both the casual and experienced collector with a number of tantalizing lots — including originals from monumental artists and prints of their iconic masterpieces.
Among the most notable artworks available are two incredible landscapes by the late Laurence Sisson (1928-2015), one of America’s most celebrated artistic minds. Sisson was known for tirelessly working and reworking watercolors to achieve his desired composition before moving to the studio. The results often speak for themselves, as his works are widely collected by both public and private institutions.
“New Mexico Desert Landscape” is particularly impressive — not to mention its estimate of $3,000-$5,000. One is immediately struck by the scorching red cliff faces that soar toward the upper edge of the canvas. Sisson has captured beautifully how the rocks have recorded millions of years of tectonic movement, erosion, and more. Below the vertical cliffs winds a calm stream in pastel greens and blues that balance the palette.
To learn more about the sale, visit WACA Auctioneers.
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Are You Looking for a Fantastic Art-Collecting Opportunity?
Featured Lot: William Woodward, “Pass Christian on the Gulf”
In this ongoing series for Fine Art Today, we take a longer look at the history and features of a soon-to-be-available artwork of note. This week: William Woodward, “Pass Christian on the Gulf.”
Although painter William Woodward (1859-1939) was born and raised in the quaint town of Seekonk, Massachusetts, he’s perhaps best known for his efforts to use art as a means of preserving the cultural legacy of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Woodward in his autobiography credited his Uncle George with being “the first in the family to develop art tendencies.” Along with his brother, Ellsworth, Woodward became a notable artist with a lasting career.
Woodward undertook studies at the Rhode Island School of Design but also took advantage of opportunities to study in Scotland, England, and Paris while on honeymoon in 1886. It was at the Académie Julian in Paris that Woodward was first exposed to the cutting-edge approach to painting of the Impressionists.
It seems Woodward always had a special place in his heart for the Lower Mississippi Valley, especially the multicultural Vieux Carré. Scholars suggest that Woodward’s views of this French Quarter — bustling with all kinds of densely placed European-style buildings and shops — are among his masterpieces.
Heading to auction via Neil Auction Company in New Orleans is a stunning original from one of America’s leading Impressionists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. “Pass Christian on the Gulf” is a medium-sized tour-de-force of color, vitality, movement, and vivid brushwork. Via the auction catalogue: “William Woodward became enamored of the Mississippi Gulf Coast as an artistic destination beginning in 1891. He was clearly inspired by the tropical beauty of the landscape and Gulf waters. He and his family spent time in Ocean Springs, Pass Christian and Biloxi, where Woodward would eventually retire and spend the later years of his life.
The large and masterful painting offered here from 1905 depicts a bright, sunny day in Pass Christian. The alley of live oak trees casts dappled shade along the road, while an African-American figure carrying a sack walks along the sidewalk. A sailboat is visible in the distance on the bright blue Gulf waters.” “Pass Christian on the Gulf” will feature in Neil Auction Company’s July 16 and 17 “Summer Estate Auction.” Estimates for the canvas are between $30,000 and $50,000.
To view the full catalogue, visit Neil Auction Company.
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Featured Artwork: Robert Dalegowski
“Temple of Light & Stone”
watercolor
24 x 18 in.
About the Artist:
Drawn to remote areas of the Grand Canyon, Robert Dalegowski enjoys
exploring these rugged landscapes, capturing in his watercolors their majesty and magic. When available, the Flagstaff artist uses water to mix his colors from locations where he is painting. “Using water from the land adds a unique essence of place to a plein air watercolor. Water shaped this land and knowledge of where and how to find it allows these travels and plein air watercolors possible in this high desert canyon.”
Dalegowski is one of 26 artists participating in the Grand Canyon Celebration of Art, taking place at the Grand Canyon September 10-17, 2016. Now in its 8th year, the plein air event features artists painting at various locations around
and in the Canyon. An exhibit and sale of their work will open on September 18 at Kolb Studio on the South Rim, continuing through January 16, 2017.
For more information and a schedule of events please visit:
https://www.grandcanyon.org/arts-and-culture/2016-celebration-art
or contact Kathy Duley [email protected] 480-277-0458
Featured Artwork: Paul Grass
“Suffer The Children”
Giclee on Canvas available, original sold
28 x 22 in.
Price: $395.00
Upcoming Show:
LivvnArt Biblical and The Religious Academy proudly present “The Bible Art Tour.” at Heavenfest. Show will be opening Friday July 30th with a special new Art Unveiling by Paul Grass of “Also Bodies Celestial” from 7:00-7:30 at the Bandimeer Speedway, 3501 S. Rooney Road Morrison, CO 80465.
Art will then be on display through August 25th at the LivvnArt Gallery at 216 South Grant, Denver CO 80209 by apt via [email protected]. Artwork will also be available on www.livvnart.org.
LivvnArt Biblical is a travelling Gallery focused on creating stunning new Classical Biblical Art and this show is a must see. Artists John Stadler, Paul Grass, Marge Zylla, and many more are exhibiting work in a Beautiful Location just north of Washington Park in downtown Denver. The Gallery is located at 216 South Grant, 2nd Floor, Denver 80209. Gallery is by Apt. via 720.503.1436 or [email protected]
LivvnArt showcases Faculty, Students and guests for The Religious Academy, www.thereligiousacademy.com, an Inter-Denominational Biblical Art School located in Denver Colorado. Each month we exhibit new pieces of themed Biblical work and help the community by giving back to good causes. This month we have Artwork for sale from the Brandy Cattoor Children’s Trust and the Gideon Grass Trust.
Donating Artists for the Trust include Brandy Cattoor, Paul Grass, Shari Cannon, Nikki Covington, J. Kirk Richards, Howard Lyon, Quang Ho, Mike Malm, Robert Barrett, Robert Kirby, Patricia Johnson, John Stadler, Corey Strange, Diane Burchett, Joseph Brickey and many more.
Featured Artwork: Kenneth Riley (1919-2015)
Kenneth Riley (1919-2015)
“Ceremonial Lance”
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 inches
Estimate: $75,000 – $125,000
Auction Information:
Live Auction!
September 16-17, 2016
Jackson, Wyoming
Session I: Friday, September 16
Center for the Arts | 12:00pm MST
Session II: Saturday, September 17
Center for the Arts | 12:00pm MST
About Jackson Hole Art Auction:
Since 2007, the Jackson Hole Art Auction has been recognized as one of the premier art events in the country, defined by the high standard of works offered in a variety of genres including wildlife, sporting, figurative, landscape and Western art by both renowned past masters and contemporary artists. The JHAA is a signature event of Jackson Hole’s annual Fall Arts Festival and attracts collectors from across the country as well as abroad. With locations in Scottsdale, AZ, Jackson Hole, WY, Santa Fe, NM and New York, the auction principals, Trailside Galleries and Gerald Peters Gallery, bring over 100 years of combined experience and expertise to the event.
Featured Artwork: Maxwell Hagege
NMWA Western Vision’s Artist Logan Maxwell Hagege
“Transitions”
2016
oil on linen
8 x 10 in.
$3,750.00
About the Artist:
Logan Maxwell Hagege excels in art depicting the figure and landscapes. Early on interested in animation, his interest quickly moved onto fine art while attending life drawing classes and later the Academy’s Advanced Masters Program. Hagege draws inspiration for his subjects from his native Southern California as well as by traveling extensively to view various landscapes in the American Southwest and the Northeast Coast of the U.S.
The 29th Annual Western Visions Show & Sale is carefully curated and includes both traditional and contemporary sketches, paintings, and sculpture. Western Visions is the cornerstone of Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival, and includes several fun and social events that allow collectors and artists to interact. Ticket sales and a full list of event details can be found at: www.westernvisions.org
You Won’t Believe What This Colorado Woman Had Hidden in Her Basement
Underneath blankets and sheets, and encased in a number of cardboard boxes in the basement of a Lakewood, Colorado, home lay a vast collection of more than 140 Native American artifacts that’ll leave your jaw on the floor.
Evergreen Fine Art Gallery in Evergreen, Colorado, is the lucky space that will afford lovers of both art and history the chance to view a monumental collection of Native American artifacts that were recently discovered hidden in a basement. Belonging to Diana Hinman Baltz, the items were once part of the George D. Hinman Collection — he was Baltz’s grandfather. Forgotten for nearly 60 years, the artifacts were only recently “unearthed” and will be the subjects of an excellent exhibition.
Among the objects in the collection are Midwestern Mound Culture pots, woven Nez Perce corn bags, and beautifully beaded Plains Indian clothing. Via the gallery, “George Hinman met ESAH – PA – WISHE (Chief Half Moon), a Choctaw from Arkansas, in New Haven where the Healy & Bigelow’s Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company’s traveling medicine show kept winter quarters. The two men formed a 20-year bond that’s still visible in Half Moon’s letters to ‘Friend’ Hinman sent from as far afield as England and invariably decorated with sketches of his many Native American associations. Half Moon studied the lore, arts and customs of the Arapaho, Crow and other tribesmen with whom he traveled.
“Hinman’s passion to preserve what he could of Native America’s marvelous arts and crafts is evident in the breadth of the collection he amassed over 40 years. From dealers across the country he acquired rare items of archeological, cultural and artistic significance, including pre-Columbian pottery, exquisitely worked stone implements, and select prizes gleaned from the collection of Major Ted ‘Texas’ Powell, acquisitions that he documented in dealer receipts and the scripted pages of a small hard-bound ledger.
“In the 1950s and 60s, Diana and Elmer Baltz added their own treasures to the already marvelous mix. A field geologist working out of Albuquerque, Dr. Baltz contributed large decorated pottery shards, an ancient Puebloan pottery “killed bowl” and a ceremonial rattle. Among other things, Diana collected fine Puebloan pottery and the works of Native American painters.”
To learn more, visit Evergreen Fine Art.
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Your Choice: In the Country or By the Sea
Spanning over 60 years and featuring the works by 17 different artists, Madelyn Jordon Fine Art is overjoyed to mount a lovely exhibition with a wide range of styles and subjects from the country to the sea.
Opened on June 24 at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art in Scarsdale, New York, “In the Country, By the Sea” is an outstanding group exhibition featuring paintings, works on paper, prints, and sculpture from 17 artists spanning over 60 years.
Ranging from the abstract to plein air, impressionistic, realism, and more, the exhibition is sure to have something for every art connoisseur to enjoy. The gallery writes, “The works do not seek to merely describe a location, but to capture the overall energy and mood specific to a place or moment in time. The impressionist works illustrate the artist’s mastery of technique, while the abstract works communicate a subjective experience associated with that place.”
David Kimball Anderson, “Pewter Jar and Paperwhites,” 2012, bronze, steel, and paint, 20 x 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 (c) Madelyn Jordon Fine Art 2016
Among the artists included are Rebecca Allan, David Kimball Anderson, Stanley Boxer, Byron Browne, Derek Buckner, Richard Diebenkorn, Nicola Dill, Tamara English, Elissa Gore, Adam Handler, Eugene Healy, Larry Horowitz, Larry Kelsey, Gary Komarin, DJ Leon, and Susan Wides.
“In the Country, By the Sea” will be on view through August 20. To learn more, visit Madelyn Jordon Fine Art.
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What Are Painters’ Paintings?
From Freud to Van Dyck, the National Gallery in London is exploring the stories behind works of art that were once owned by artists themselves. You may be surprised.
What a fascinating investigation. The National Gallery, London, has been creative once more with its most recent exhibition “Painters’ Paintings” — a show that delves into the personal collections of some of art history’s most recognizable names.
Featuring more than 80 works spanning over 500 years, the show attempts to understand “why certain painters acquired other painters’ works,” the gallery suggests. Was it for artistic inspiration, financial support, status, or investment? Indeed, all things — and angles — are considered during this magnetic show.
Seize this opportunity now, as the exhibition is only on view through September 4. To learn more, visit the National Gallery.
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How One Artist Captures an Instant
On view beginning July 14 at New York City’s Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is a magnetic solo exhibition of recent still lifes and cityscapes from accomplished artist Lisa Breslow.
From July 14 through July 31, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is one place to be for outstanding painting. As it features the recent works from adroit painter Lisa Breslow, the gallery writes, “Attentive to the subtle, exact moments of harmony between varying elements, the works express mood analogous to the way photographs document visual details.
“In her latest work, Breslow expands on her tonalist sensibilities and emboldens the compositions with a more heightened and varied color palette. Her recent oil paintings reveal a looser brushwork, slightly skewed angles, and fresh perspectives with bursts of color to juxtapose visions of nature and architecture. Forms are delineated by color contrasts that add yet another layer of richness to her scenes. Breslow remains focused on paring the subject down to its visual essence over specificity of details, her city blocks inching ever closer towards abstraction as her panels get larger.”
To learn more, visit Kathryn Markel Fine Arts.
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