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Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Louise de Broglie, Contesse d'Haussonville by JAD Ingres, 1845, The Frick Collection.

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Friday, January 13, 2012

2012 is the year of the dragon in the Chinese calendar. Dragons are considered to be very wise and are known for the tricks they play on humans. They can also be very arrogant and vain.

Please visit Moira Hahn's website and check-out her fantastic paintings.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Amazing Artist and Designer

Prototypes for Modular Ceramic Wall Dividers, 1958 by Eva Zeisel, Collection of the artist.

A designer of ceramics and dinnerware. Zeisel designed the shapes and often the decals that adorned them. However, because the factories owned the shapes, quite often they would put decals on the pieces that were not designed by her, and she often felt they did not match the design. Sadly, she passed away yesterday, happily she made it to 105!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

"Amaryllis Johnsonii" by Priscilla Susan Falkner Bury Aquatint printed in color, finished by hand from Priscilla Susan Falkner Bury (1793-1869)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Friday, December 09, 2011

Aspire Auctions December Auction is Open

The December auction is open and bidding continues from now through December 15th. The opening reception is December 9th from 5 - 8 pm. Visit the online catalog at www.aspireauctions.com for lots of unique Christmas gift ideas (they ship worldwide).

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Honoring Traditions

Thanksgiving by John Currin, 2003, The Tate Collection, London.

John Currin's artwork brings to mind the naturally lit rooms of Vermeer and the realistic, beautiful, yet often grotesque figures of Odd Nerdrum. What I see here are three women, obviously related, preparing a huge turkey for Thanksgiving, but the turkey is really the star. It is impossibly fat and huge, I have a hard time believing they will be able to fit it into an oven.

Happy Thanksgiving.