SANDWICH, MASS. — Exhibitions of works by three generations of Wyeth artists are invariably intriguing and rewarding. Intriguing because visitors can spot similarities and differences among the three:...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack Additional Photos Courtesy of Skinner Inc MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — To say that Skinner’s August 8–9 Americana sale was a success would be an understatement. It was a very...
Review And Photos By Laura Beach SANTA FE, N.M. — Chicago heiress Florence Dibell Bartlett is famous for two things: her role in founding Santa Fe’s captivating Museum of International Folk Art and the utterance,...
August 14–15 Auction Grosses $660,027 Review and Onsite Photos by R. Scudder Smith Catalog Photos courtesy Conestoga Auction Company MANHEIM, PENN. — Conestoga Auction Company, a division of Hess Auction...
Review by W.A. Demers; Photos Courtesy Debi Turi SHEFFIELD, MASS. — For the 67th year, the “Old Parish” First Congregational Church sponsored the Sheffield Antiques Show, but this year the show sported...
FAIRFIELD, MAINE – Paintings and sculptures, a total of 448 lots, were sold on Tuesday, August 25, at James D. Julia’s annual multi-day summer auction at his gallery, 203 Skowhegan Road. On Wednesday...
The McMullen Museum of Art’s exhibition “John La Farge and the Recovery of the Sacred,” opening September 1, was occasioned by a gift bestowed on Boston College in 2013 by dealer/collectors Alison...
OWLS HEAD, MAINE — On Saturday, August 22, the Owls Head Transportation Museum conducted its 38th annual New England Auto Auction. Of 187 vehicles included in the sale, the museum sold 150 vehicles on the block,...
HARTFORD, CONN. — The Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) recently acquired a rare chest-on-chest signed by Ephraim Grant, a cabinetmaker from North Stonington, Conn. In addition to being signed by Grant,...
The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show is open and runs through August 23 at the Baltimore Convention Center. The show is stocked with over 400 great exhibitors, offering antiques, choice works of art, silver,...
When Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Bill Dedman noticed a grand estate in Connecticut that had sat empty for nearly 60 years, he stumbled into the era of Gilded Age opulence, copper barons...
PHILADELPHIA, PENN. — Countless monographs and exhibitions have documented the enduring popularity of the Impressionists, but scant attention has been paid to the remarkable French art dealer who played...