Events

Tue August 09, 2022

Thu May 19, 2022 - Sun Nov 06, 2022

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue - Norwalk, CT

Sat May 21, 2022 - Sun Sep 18, 2022

Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street - Old Lyme, CT

Wed Jun 01, 2022 - Sun Oct 30, 2022

Snyder Gallery, 881 Rockford Road - Lancaster, PA 17602

Thu Jun 09, 2022 - Sat Aug 20, 2022

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Wolfs Gallery – Richard Andres Selected Works 1950 – 1975
June 09 – August 20
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CLEVELAND, OHIO — Wolfs will present the exhibition and sale “Richard Andres: Selected Works 1950-1975,” featuring the early works of American abstract expressionist Richard Andres (1927-2013). The show will be on view June 9-August 20.

Richard Andres was an odd combination of an artistic hermit and a figure on top of the latest developments on the contemporary scene. After studying at the Cleveland Institute of Art on a National Scholastic scholarship, Andres immersed himself in painting, spending off-hours at the Cleveland Museum, focusing on artists such as Van Gogh and Matisse. When asked to describe his art, Andres struggled. “It’s hard to describe art. Art is something that’s there, to look at. So, words are very difficult. Essentially, the closest I can come is to say I’m a 1950s painter. The ‘50s was sort of an attitude toward art. It was going to be big. It was going to be strong. This great big group of painters had this attitude toward painting and it’s hard to pin it down because each painter was different. It really is a style that’s hard to define but the term ‘abstract expressionism’ is often used.”

According to 60’s critic Helen Borsick, “Technically, his paintings are abstractions, but that is only part of the story. Andres’ complex style of composition — strong in design and drawing — involves compartmentalizing the canvas with favorite signs, figurative allusions and symbols. Any degree of familiarity with his canvases develops recognition of his painting language and repeated forms as well as of the endless nuances of color tints and overpaint and underpainting methods.”

Some of Andres’ inspiration came from other artists, once stating that Edward Munch, Emile Nolde and Max Beckmann ranked within his top ten most admired painters. While often being his own worst critic, Andres grew content and more relaxed later in life, saying, “For years, I’d do a painting and say, ‘But it’s not good enough. You try to achieve something and you overachieve it but it’s still not good enough. I finally did a painting and looked at it and said, That is good enough.’ From that point on, the older paintings got better in my own mind.”

While with his finger always on the pulse of his more famous contemporaries, Andres was content to simply produce, preferring to avoid the limelight.

Director Michael Wolf of Wolfs describes his discovery of this trove of “masterful abstraction expressionist works” as “a rare and wondrous event,” and comments that it evokes “the heady times of the midcentury American art world.”

A fully illustrated catalog with more than 50 works, including an essay by Dr Henry Adams accompanies the exhibition and can be purchased for $20 post-paid.

For additional information, www.wolfsgallery.com or 216-721-6945.

Richard Andres (American, 1927-2013) L.S.F., acrylic on canvas, 48.5 x 70 inches

Wed Jul 27, 2022 - Wed Aug 10, 2022

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William A. Smith – Eccentric Vintage & 20th C. Design Online Timed Auction
Bidding begins July 27 & closes Aug 10
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Previews: Aug. 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, & 10th from 12-5 each day
An eccentric collection of 20th C. design, with a focus on Mid-Century furnishings from a Norwich, VT professors classic 1960’s home which featured Danish furniture, abstract paintings and Asian items. Plus, items from the estate of renown New England modernist sculptor Roger Prince of Walpole NH and items from NYC photographer Ernest Silva’s estate.
A diverse selection of mid-century and antique art, from Persian manuscripts to Salvador Dali lithographs. Other artists include Will Barnet, Joan Miro, Dora Maar, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Fernand Pierre, Alphonse Mucha, George Jo Mess, Ivan Chermayneff, Rufino Tamayo, Gino Hollander, Tadashi Nakayama, Varujan Boghosian, Elizabeth Keith, Shaw abstracts, Japanese woodblocks and Chinese scrolls, and art by local Vermont and New Hampshire artists.
Also, to be offered is a wide array of sculpture and 3D art by makers including Woody Jackson, Hiro Van Teal, Gary Slater, Chuck Hollis, Curtis Jere, Ruth Duckworth, Tariki, Salviati, Richard Prince, Agnes Nyanhongo, and Paul Evans. Sterling items including Danish examples, Louis Vuitton luggage and much more.
Eclectic array of mid-century and modern furniture featuring a large selection of Danish teak – sideboard, dining table, chairs, credenza, wall unit, Henry Rosen- gren Hansen barstools, and more. Also includes fine examples of mid-century design such as Eames/Herman Miller lounge chairs, Ekornes Stressless chairs, Barcelona style loveseat and cowhide chair, Wassily chair, leather club chairs and sofas by Richter and American Leatherworks, Mastercraft Dynasty chests, Jay Stanger bed and blanket box, Edward Wormly for Dunbar, a Neupert harpsichord, and more by mak- ers Evan Lewis, Milo Baughman, Warren Platner, Arik Levy, Silas Seandel, Alvar Aalto, and Kittinger and much more.
Two automobiles including a 1977 MG Midget and a 1980 Mercedes 450 SEL.
Over 500 lots! View Website for Full Details and Lot Images.
Charles Cobelle, W/C
1960’s Oil, Abstract
Henry Rosengren Hansen Barstools
Elizabeth Keith Woodblocks Alvar Alto
Fine Danish Rosewood
Vintage McIntosh System
Abstracts by Shaw California Redwood
Asian Items
Gino Hollander, Oil
Pr. of Mastercraft Dynasty Chests
Roger Prince Bronze Sculptures
Louis Vuitton
Will Barnet Lithographs
1980 Mercedes 450SEL
20th C. Style & Design
Studio Pottery – Ruth Duckworth & Others
1977 MG Midget
Jay Stanger King Bed
Dali Lithographs
Large size Quan Yin Sculpture