Art
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Hooked on Art
Fish Stories: Early Images of American Game Fish at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Fish Stories and the new acquisitions embody Crystal Bridges‘ mission to unite the power of art with the beauty of nature. “Game Fishes of the United States, one of the largest and most spectacular of American sporting books, was printed in 1879 -1880 at the zenith of late 19th-century American chromolithography. The work, which is included in the Crystal Bridges Library collection, features 20 color plates based on the original watercolor paintings by well-known sporting artist Samuel Kilbourne, with text written by ichthyologist George Brown Goode, head of the fish research programs of the US Fish Commission and the Smithsonian.”
“The collection in Fish Stories ranks among the most admired 19th-century color lithography and helps tell the story of American printmaking.” said Catherine Petersen, Crystal Bridges Library Director. “The exhibition provides a unique opportunity for art lovers, anglers, and families to explore distinctly American fish in their natural surroundings, many of which can be found in nearby rivers and lakes.”
The color plates capture a number of distinctly American fish in their natural surroundings, including the striped bass, sheepshead, bluefish, weakfish, red snapper, pompano, and brook trout. Each fish’s shimmering colors and delicate scales are amazingly vivid. This collection elegantly conveys the drama of sport fishing and highlights the exploration and celebration of nature in American art—one of the major themes in Crystal Bridges’ permanent collection.
Photo credit: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Library, Bentonville, Arkansas. Photography by Heugh-Edmondson Conservation Services, LLC.
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Rediscovering Monet in New York
Le Palais Ducal 1908 Sotheby’s May evening sale of impressionist and modern art in New York will offer an outstanding group of six paintings by Claude Monet, spanning the 1870s through the 1910s and including many of his most celebrated subjects: water lilies, Venice, a snowscape, the Seine and the Normandy coast. According to the auction house, these works are emerging after significant time spent in their respective private collections, including a prime example of the artist’s iconic Nymphéas (‘Water Lilies’) series that was acquired by its present owner in 1955 (estimate $30–45 million*), and a Venice scene restituted to the son of legendary collector Jakob Goldschmidt in 1960 that is on offer from the collection of his grandson, the late Anthony Goldschmidt (estimate $15–20 million).
In total, the six Monet paintings are estimated to achieve in excess of $78 million. Each of the works will be on view in London from April 10 – 14, before returning to New York for exhibition on May 1st. Sotheby’s will hold the Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York in May 5, 2015.
Nymphéas 1905 
Bassin aux nymphéas, les rosiers 1913 “As new generations and new markets rediscover the master, the supply of strong examples remaining in private hands is shrinking fast.” Simon Shaw, Sotheby’s
Le Chemin d’Epinay, effet de neige 1875 
La Seine à Vétheuil 1901 
Au Val Saint-Nicolas près Dieppe, matin 1897 Images courtesy Sotheby’s
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Asia Week NY 2015
High End Weekly’s first YouTube video is here! Well, it is actually a movie trailer. Wait a minute, does that mean there’s more in the works here? You just have to wait and see, yes? In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this little “work of art”. VSP
Video image description: A large cast iron relief panel of Kui Xing, Ming Dynasty, 16th – 17th Century, J. J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art.
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Asia Week Guide
The Art of Collection Asian Vessels:
Wei Asian Arts Whether you have an interest in the Song Dynasty ceramics, a period between the 10th and 13th centuries that was the highpoint of Asian art history, where the esthetics were driven by the Chan Buddhist influenced literati, who held sway over the Imperial Courts, or you like to collect modern to contemporary ceramics from Japan, a country that leads the world in the important field of contemporary clay art, Asia Week New York (the week-long art extravaganza which is celebrating a 6th year anniversary), is the perfect time to explore ancient to contemporary Asian art, as well as extending your knowledge, collection, and discover new and long standing galleries that specialize in Indian, Southeast Asian, Chinese, and Japanese art to name a few . For this year’s post on Asia Week New York, I’ve gathered a number of exquisite Asian vessels from ancient China to modern Japan, but it’s important to note that all sorts of important Asian works, spanning over four millennia will be shown throughout the city by Asian art specialists, museums, and galleries. Tours and lectures in Asian art will be conducted from March 13 through the 21st. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is celebrating the centennial of its world-renowned department of Asian Art. On Monday, March 16, I will be attending a breakfast meeting at the Met Museum, where Thomas P. Campbell, the director and CEO of the museum will announce the launch of a capital campaign and year-long exhibition programming celebrating the centennial of the Museum Department of Asian Art.
Here’s what you can expect from over 100 top-tier Asian art museums, and galleries world-wide: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from Nayeff Homsi, Prahlad Bubbar, Carlo Cristi, Kapoor galleries, Susan Ollemans. Ancient and Contemporary Chinese Art from Andrew Kahane, Asian Art Studio, Ralph M. Chait Galleries, China 2000 Fine Art, The Chinese Porcelain Company, Gisele Croes, Michael Hughes, Kaidodo, J. J. Lally & Co., and Zetterquist Gallery. As for Ancient and Contemporary Japanese Art, visit Dai Ichi Art, Joan B. Mirviss, the Onishi Gallery, Scholten Japanese Art. Finally, if you have a desire to acquire Ancient and contemporary Korean arts, Koo New York is offering an array of extraordinary Asian art treasure at the Tambaran Gallery, located near the Metropolitan Museum.
For more information on Asia Week New York, visit: www.asiaweekny.com. More images of High End Weekly’s coverage on the 2015 week-long exhibitions can be found on our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/highendweekly.
Spring Snow, 2011, Glazed stoneware 
Left: Suzuki Sansei, Seiji tsubo; Celadon-gladed vessel, 1988, stoneware with celadon glaze 
Okabe Mineo, Shino Mineo; Shino Vessel by Mineo, 1954, Glazed stoneware 
Koo New York 
Koo New York 
Joan Mirviss Gallery 
Joan Mirviss Gallery 
2000 Year Old Chinese Pottery from Gisèle Croës 
Japanese ceramics from NAGAE Shigekazu, Dai Ichi Arts Dai Ichi Arts
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Jeff Koons Retrospective
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Small Fairs for Big Budgets
Winter in New York doesn’t necessarily mean freezing temperatures, and talks of Snowmageddon, instead, it is a time to warm up your home, or imagination, with some of the world’s top antiques, from the most respected dealers in America. And so it was last month, even with the impending bad weather, thousands of people, including myself, flocked downtown to The Metropolitan Pavillion for the Metro Show, and many more went uptown to America’s most eminent art fair, The Winter Antiques Show. Since it’s all about business, and for the love of art, (and the sheer pleasure of feasting my eyes on an array of museum quality art and design) I drank a couple of double espressos, took my share of vitamin c, and head out to brace the cold.This time around, I was highly focussed on the ceramics (a shame I didn’t personally attend the New York Ceramics and Glass Fair, this year), as well as the outdoor pieces since I had a particular project in mind. I tend to go for the whimsy and divine, as most of my readers already know. But I was re-directed by the project at hand, and took note of other highly desirable objets.
To inquiry about these antiques, and various other pieces from The Winter Antiques Show, and The Metro Show, please contact our office.
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Paris’ Top Street Photographer
Robert Doisneau’s photography brings joy, laughter, happiness, and sometimes even some tears. His body of work is intriguing, fresh, and enchanting.Born in Gentilly, France in April 1912, Robert was mainly known for his candid street photography that focuses on The City of Light. His artwork is staged in homes, art fairs, auction houses, museums and galleries worldwide. Even yours truly is a Robert Doisneau collector.
The endearing photographer remains memorable, and a favorite among collectors and gallery owners.
His photography suggests a Paris long gone, but which many still yearned to have been part of.
Even today, Robert Doisneau’s photography is prominently displayed in homes, art fairs, auction houses, museums and galleries across the world.
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Prints You Can Count On!
The International Print FairNovember 6 – 9, 2014The International Fine Print Dealers Association’s Print Fair opens on November 6 – 9 at the Park Avenue Armory. This year, interior designers are incorporating prints into their clients’ interiors. “With Print Fair’s accessible price points, the new, just-starting-out collector can easily dip into the art market, and without breaking the bank,” confirms Dee Dee Eustace, a principal with Taylor Hannah Architect.
Mel Bochner, It Doesn’t Get Any Better, 2014Seasoned collectors are also drawn to the allure of fine prints. “I love prints and multiples and the opportunity to work with and get to know the artists, publishers, galleries, and print curators has been a highlight of my art life,” says Jordan D. Schnitzer, the Portland, Oregon-based collector and philanthropist who started collecting prints in 1988. Mr. Schnitzer’s Family Foundation has over 8,000 prints.The Print Fair showcases the very best of print making—from all around the globe, by the most celebrated artists and in every conceivable genre. “The Print Fair underscores diversity,” says designer Brian McCarthy,whowithDee Dee Eustace,SandraNunnerley and Matthew Patrick Smyth, co-chairs the fair’s Designer Committee. “The fair provides a manageable entry into collecting limited-edition prints by some of our most renowned artists,likeThiebaud, Judd andRuscha.”For nearly a quarter century, the Print Fair’s encyclopedic and far-reaching offerings have lured the world’s leading curators, designers and collectors.RavesShellyLangdale, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, “I have always thought that the most exciting aspect of the fair is being able to see so many dealers, quickly, efficiently, and all in one place.”At the Print Fair, attendees can savor thousands of prints from 90 of the world’s finest galleries. Adds another curator,JaneGlaubinger, of the Cleveland Museum of Art: “It’s so exciting that the best fine art print specialists in the U.S. and Europe are in one wonderful space and that many of them, especially the old master print dealers, save their very best material for the Fair.”A major virtue of The Print Fair, besidesthe affordability of the art, is the hospitable atmosphere in which itis displayed for sale. “A collector—young or old or any age in between—has the opportunity to meet and learn from some of the most distinguished art dealers in the world, providing the basis for necessary relationships even if they don’t buy something right off the bat,” notes Lyle Williams, Curator of Prints and Drawings at theMcNay Art Museum in San Antonio.“There is something for everyone at the Print Fair—the range is amazing!” exclaims designer Matthew Patrick Smyth. “It provides a great venue to start building a collection.” Adds Sandra Nunnerley, interior designer and author of Interiors: “To me print-making is another medium which allows the artist to expand his or her oeuvre.”The Print Fair opens with a benefit preview for the IFPDA Foundation at the Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue & 67th Street, on Wednesday, November 5, and runs from November 6 through November 9. Preview tickets are $85. Daily admission is $20. To buy tickets and for more information, visit www.printfair.com
James Turrell Suite from Aten Reign, 2014“There is a tremendous variety in subject matter and price range, with everything from old master prints to hot-off-the-press contemporary prints.”Marilyn Symmes, Curator and Director of the Morse Research Center forGraphic Arts at Rutgers University’s Zimmerli Art
Stanley Wm Hayter, Combat Sousmarin
Ito Shin Sui, 1932“With these artists, printmaking is integral to their art and not a sideline. Their prints are as captivating to me as their paintings.”Nelson Blitz, Jr., a New York businessman whose Upper East Side residence houses a prized blue-chip print collection consisting of heavy-hitters such as Edvard Munch,Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Pablo Picasso, and Jasper Johns
Rembrandt, Rumbler Three Trees, 1643
Flowers by Tom Hammick Getaway, 2014
Donald Judd, 1961-63
Sam Francis, Untitled, 963
Academia MIlitar, Bye Bye Brazil
Picasso, Tete-de-Marie-Therese, 1933
Robert Mangold, Five Color Frames, 1985
Julie Mehretu, Myriads, 2014
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The Best of Paris: Summer 2014 Edition
Guerlain, ParisTHE BEST OF FRANCE: WHO TO MEET, WHERE TO GO
There is something magical about Paris that draws me back to that city again and again. Of course, this is a feeling shared by millions, as it was evident during my recent trip in the mid-July season, when its hard to walk in the Parisian streets without facing a mob of tourists.
Even then, the city offers pockets of solitude- probably the most extravagant luxury in the French summer. During this trip I discovered not-to be missed spas, and the personalities that make Paris so inviting.
Upon my arrival, I headed to the super-de-luxe L’Institute Guerlain for a 2 hour treatment that felt even better that it sounds thanks to the intimate feeling of the place, that looks and has the air of a fabulous Hotel particulier. Then I was ready to visit Guerlain’s 68 Champs Elysee flagship store and the chic and cozy Le 68 restaurant downstairs, where I joined the charming and confident Thierry Wasser, the “nose” behind the creation of over 300 Guerlain fragrances and his husband, ebullient event planner Lucas Somoza. After a delicious lunch of white asparaguses perfumed with orange, and monkfish in Indian spices by star chef Guy Martin, I was ready to visit the city’s exquisite gardens, galleries and cafes, and photograph artists, designers and fashionables along the way.
Art dealer Laetitia Messengue in her Paris apartmentThierry Wasser surrounded by his signature Guerlain fragrances at 68 Champs Elysee, recently renovated by top American architect, Peter Marino.
I also visited Le Royal Monceau-Raffles to enjoy another superlative massage at Spa, the My Blend by Clarins treatment, and I swam in the luxurious, Philippe Starks”s-designed pool. It was a perfect escape! (leroyalmonceau.com)
On the 4th of July, I joined several hundred international diplomats and prominent international personalities to celebrate our Independence day at the American Embassy’s exquisite garden, where a buffet-style lunch included delectable mini-hamburgers and mint juleps.
Delectables at Guy Martin’s Michelin-stared restaurant
Thierry Wasser surrounded by his signature Guerlain fragrances at 68 Champs Elysee, recently rennovated by top American architect, Peter Marino
Renaissance woman, Kdom, former performer at the Crazy Horse,novelist and painter in her studioThen I traveled to Arles, the charming French town on the South of France made famous by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gaugain and other painters of the 19th century looking for extraordinary light, bucolic landscapes and a peaceful life. There, at at , annual the prestigious Photo Festival, celebrating its 25th anniversary, was David Bailey, guru of swinging London and a fashion photography legend, accompanied by his gorgeous wife and muse.
Along with the many striking fashionables that frequent Colette, Paris’s hippest store, I inadvertently ran into Karl Lagerfeld.
Text and Images by Rose Hartman – rosehartmanphotography.com
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Organic Forms as Object d’Art
Joern Lohmann GalleryCollective 2 Design Fair – Part II of II“The international collectors, curators and interior designers that came to Collective 2 Design Fair showed great interest in the contemporary ceramic sculptures and vessels exhibited by J. Lohmann Gallery. Contemporary versions of organic forms are in high demand by taste makers around the world and this trend resulted in very good sales including to a major US Museum and amazing press like the editorial in the WSJ that included the artist Sandra Davolio who is represented by us.” Joern LohmannJ. Lohmann GalleryThese object d’arts certainly have their own tasteful way of enhancing a decorated space. In some cases, they even make the room. These exquisite pieces of ceramics, many of which are from a group of Scandinavian artists that the gallery owner, Joern Lohmann have been working with for a several years, have the means of touching me, in a personal way. Not just because they’re graceful, but their natural sense of morphing into an interior and radiating beauty is something that you have to experience for yourself.
Joern Lohmann
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