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Art for All

Members of Art Dealers Association of America come together for a philanthropic affair

Exceptional Variety

Presented annually by the prestigious Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, is the highly regarded Delaware Antique Show, with the 2024 event expected to showcase 60 dealers in American antiques, furniture, paintings, rugs, porcelain, silver, jewelry and other decorative arts.

Grand Sights

Ansel Adams work once owned by Elton John is the top lot at Jackson Hole Art Auction

Packed House

The Coeur d’Alene Art auction saw high attendance and increased registration for its $17.5 million sale

Meeting Demands

Heritage Auctions hosts its American art sale featuring important works highlighting a variety of art movements

California Color

John Moran Auctioneers returns with its signature auction of California and American fine art

High Energy

Santa Fe Art Auction celebrates a milestone 30\" anniversary with its annual Signature Live Sale.

American Iconography

Back on the market after more than a decade, Rockwell’s A Scout is Loyal is expected to fetch big bucks

A Remarkable Legacy

The Brandywine Museum showcases Maine coastal works by Andrew Wyeth

A Regional Retrospective

Mint Museum Uptown showcases artists working in the American South during the first half of the 20th century

Art Deco Icon

The de Young Museum in San Francisco is presenting a landmark American exhibition on Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka

Real Resilience

The Smithsonian showcases the work of three Japanese-American women artists whose careers were derailed by racial persecution during World War Tivo

New Discoveries

Hawthorne Fine Art showcases the work of mother-daughter artists Julie Hart Beers and Marion Robertson Beers Brush

Countenances that Countenanced

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery celebrates the brilliant American women at the cultural heart of Paris during the early 20\" century

A WOMAN'S WORTH

“Gentle reader, do you know the eager, painful joy of mountain exploration—the treading of forests…the crashing and crawling through the thickets of stunted firs and spruces… claw[ing] the clothing of the alpine aspirant; the ascending of the beds of mountainbrooks to find some waterfall worthy of renown…hidden in deep mountain basin and visited only, and not reported on, by logger and trapper.”

Inside/Outside

The Reading Museum explores American Impressionism through a comparison of interior scenes and landscapes painted in plein air

Landscapes for Learning - The Arnot Museum uses its Hudson River School collection to anchor its educational programming

Continuing the mission of its founder, education remains major focus of the Arnot Art a Museum in Elmira, New York. The museum's founding donor, Matthias H. Arnot (1833-1910) was a wealthy banker who believed everyone should have access to fine art and arts learning opportunities. Each weekend, he would open his home to share his collection with the local community. Arnot also emphasized the importance of building an art library, which became part of the museum when it opened in 1913, and now contains nearly 1,000 volumes.

All Aboard -An exhibition explores the impact of the railroad on American life through the lens of the country's most prominent painters

Many would argue that no single technological advancement had such a profound impact on the cultural geography or social topography of the United States as the advent of the railroad. In an exploration of how the arrival of trains impacted the visual culture during the rapid industrialization and expansion of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Shelburne Museum presents All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840-1955.

American Beauty - The impressive Osher Collection of American Art is unveiled at the de Young Museum

The promised substantial gift of paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Bernard and Barbro Osher are on display at the de Young museum in San Francisco. The well-known philanthropists helped fund the construction of the de Young, and their generosity is commemorated through the named Bernard and Barbro Osher Wing and the Barbro Osher Sculpture Garden.American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art, featuring the works of 39 prominent artists, continues at the de Young through October 20.

Economic Engines - The following is excerpted from "Museums as Economic Engines," conducted by the AAM & Oxford Economics in 2017 with post-pandemic data from the "2023 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums," conducted by AAM and Wilkening Consulting For more information visit www.aam-us.org

The following is excerpted from "Museums as Economic Engines," conducted by the AAM & Oxford Economics in 2017 with post-pandemic data from the "2023 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums," conducted by AAM and Wilkening Consulting For more information visit www.aam-us.orgMuseums play an essential role in cultural and social life across the United States by collecting. preserving, researching and interpreting objects, living specimens and historical records. In doing so, museums enrich our lives, providing forums for learning and support, as well as a variety of services to our communities. Museums preserve and protect more than a billion objects and help the public better understand and appreciate cultural diversity.

Urban Reflections - An exhibition showcases works by urban realist Everett Shinn and his contemporaries

An exhibition showcases works by urban realist Everett Shinn and his contemporaries. Ashcan painter Everett Shinn’s fascination with the stage was a focus throughout his career. His ability to capture movement and drama in theatrical and urban settings distinguishes his work.

Beauty in the Commonplace - CW American Modernism explores the history of precisionism through an exhibition of 30 artworks.

CW American Modernism explores the history of precisionism through an exhibition of 30 artworks. Bringing together nine artists and 30 bodies of work, CW American Modernism, based in Los Angeles, presents the special exhibition, The Neo Immaculates. The title, coined by the gallery, encapsulates a unique style that’s clean and minimalistic, “with clearly defined lines and smooth—almost machinelike—surfaces,” describes gallery owner, Chris Walther.

Norman Rockwell - The most recently acquired piece, "Whig and Tory", executed in 1938 by the famous American painter and illustrator, Norman Rockwell, was hosted at the Norman Rockwell Museum

Recently hosted at the Norman Rockwell Museum, closing in June, was the exhibition Mystery and Wonder: Highlights from the Illustration Collection. Within the collection was the museum’s highlight, and the most recently acquired piece, Whig and Tory, executed in 1938 by the famous American painter and illustrator, Norman Rockwell (18941978). This oil on canvas illustration is quite significant in that it remained unpublished in any magazines the artist was known for working with—most famously The Saturday Evening Post.

Tracing History

The Arts and Crafts Conference returns for the 26\" year to enlighten and educate the masses on the Arts and Crafts movement

Top-Tier Offerings

The May 16 American Art sale at Freeman's | Hindman brought in a total of $773,494 with an 88 percent sell-through rate.

A Healthy Market

Freeman’s Hindman’s American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists sale achieved 1.8 million in total sales

American Atmosphere

Louis Ritman’s Hollyhocks leads Christie’s online-only auction of important 19\" and 20\" century works

Historic and Contemporary

DuMouchelles brings works by Tiffany and Frank Stella under the umbrella of one sale

Wild Lands

Landscapes and wildlife are the categories to watch at the Jackson Hole Art Auction

Poignant Pieces

Several watercolors by prominent American artists are among the highlights in Swann Auction Galleries’ American Art sale