Hank Virgona is especially adept in his depiction of female sensuality, working with the watercolor medium for the last 45 years. In line, color and tone he captures some of the many singular facets of his subjects....
The Heritage Center Museum's display introduces visitors to Lehn's life and work and his gaily painted woodenware so sought after by folk art collectors today....
The news comes as a surprise to many consignors, clients and onlookers, as the firm enjoyed a successful, $1.3 million debut in April 1999 and conducted several popular auctions the following year....
"There's no lack of retail interest. The only difference I saw was that dealers weren't inventorying. There wasn't a frenzy of buying for the Antiques Week shows," said Ron Bourgeault....
Selling for $37,000 was a miniature watercolor on ivory by Laura Coombs Hills of her instructor Mrs Alice J. Morse, who taught Hills at the Museum School, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston....
The week-long decoy events included a separate two-day mid-week auction conducted in Maine and an end-of-the-week sale taking place back on the Cape....
Nevermind the slower economy and sluggish market - as well as a torturously hot facility. Hundreds of patrons flowed through the show, purchasing tables, paintings, ceramics, and more as they went....
"[This year] stands as a time of transition for Sotheby's," said William F. Ruprecht. "In light of last year's Department of Justice investigation, Sotheby's [has] largely satisfied its settlement...
Often relegated as a "secondary" medium, the perception of works on paper is changing as their popularity grows. However they are categorized, these creations have a spontaneity and intimacy...
This summer the Santa Barbara Museum of Art gives well-deserved prominence to the achievements of figurative painters and their struggle for acceptance in the Southland....
Richard York Gallery's show will feature a selection of oils, watercolors, and drawings demonstrating how the artist conveyed the dynamic energy of the American landscape in his compositions....