October 9, 2012 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • Folky Berks County Painting Is Standout At Pook & Pook
    October 9, 2012

    The standout lot at Pook & Pook⁳ October 5‶ auction was a wonderful, folky painting with local interest. Soaring above its $50/80,000 estimate, Charles C. Hofmann⁳ oil on tin work, ⁖iew⁳ of the Buildings & Surroundings of the Berks County Almshouse,†attained $112,575 with buyer⁳ premium.

  • A First Look Antiques Week In Vermont
    October 9, 2012

    Not only were the leaf peepers out in force last weekend to celebrate Columbus Day Weekend, but so were the throngs of antiques dealers and collectors that were shopping the five-show series that has come to be known as Antiques Week in Vermont.

  • Edward S Curtis’s ‘North American Indian’ Brings 144 Million At Swann Galleries
    October 9, 2012

    Swann Galleries sold a complete set of Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian for $1.44 million, including buyer’s premium, at its October 4 auction of fine photographs and photobooks. It was the top lot ever sold at Swann Galleries, a premiere auction house for works on paper.

  • Alden Brewster Chick, 78; Fixture At Antiques Shows
    October 9, 2012

    Alden Brewster Chick, 78, beloved husband, father and ⁐oppa,†died peacefully September 2 at home, surrounded by his family, after a long and courageous battle with Lewy body disease. For many years, he was a fixture at antiques shows in Connecticut and as far as Washington, D.C., Chicago, Texas and Minnesota, assisting his wife, Norma Chick, as she ran her antiques business, Autumn Pond Antiques.

  • he Essential Elijah PierceAt Columbus Museum Of Art
    October 9, 2012

    A humble barber, dedicated lay preacher and master woodcarver, Elijah Pierce (1892‱984), was one of the great self-taught artists of the Twentieth Century. He brought soul and skill to carvings of religious narratives, African-inspired fables, African American heroes, current events and a veritable ⁎oah⁳ Ark†of animals. Pierce⁳ wry wit, keen insight and wide interests encouraged him to broaden his subject matter and refine his woodworking style. As part of the Columbus Bicentennial Celebration, the Columbus Museum of Art has organized ⁔he Essential Elijah Pierce,†a comprehensive survey of the museum⁳ extensive Pierce collection, including new acquisitions shown for the first time. It is on view through February 16.

  • American Textiles Lead Crocker Farm Auction
    October 9, 2012

    American textiles led the way at Crocker Farm⁳ latest antiques auction on September 15. The three-session auction, which included the Maryland Sale, an inaugural textiles session and an Americana session, was met with interest from collectors, dealers and institutions from across the United States.

  • Exhibition Of Silvermine Group Of Artists & The Knockers Club
    October 9, 2012

    A large crowd of artists†relatives, collectors, art professionals and neighbors jammed the historic Solon Borglum studio in Wilton on September 14 for the opening of an exhibition showcasing the work of The Knockers Club, the original Silvermine Group of Artists.

  • American West Photography Exhibition To Open In Ten US Museums Oct 27
    October 9, 2012

    Iconic images of the American West taken by more than 50 photographers spanning more than a century of real-time issues and conditions will be on display as ⁎ational Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West†opens in ten national venues on October 27.

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