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Louis Comfort Tiffany Louis Comfort Tiffany, born in New York City on February 18, 1848, was one of America’s foremost leaders of the Art Nouveau Movement. Tiffany opened his glassworks in 1885 on Long Island, New York producing a wide range of outstanding designs for lamps, windows and decorative objects. As a leading developer of new forms of art glass, L. C. Tiffany is most noted for his Favrile glass produced from 1892 into [...] Click here to continue reading. Wu Guanzhong Wu Guanzhong was one of China’s best known contemporary painters whose popularity, both inside and outside of China, continues to rise. In 1936 he joined the National Arts Academy of Hangzhou studying both Chinese and Western painting techniques. After studying in Paris at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, he introduced Western aspects of painting to his students at the Central Academy of Art in Beijing. He was banned from painting [...] Click here to continue reading. Li Keran Li Keran was a child prodigy beginning his artistic career at age 13. He studied at Shanghai Art College studying both tradition Chinese painting and Western art. He learned from Kang Youwei who stressed artistic foundation should be built upon Song academic painting and the realistic tradition of Western painting. He also studied under Andre Claoudit and then developed his abstract and structural style. His experimentation with wash technique began in 1934. [...] Click here to continue reading. Qi Baishi Qi Baishi is possibly the greatest of modern Chinese painters and his works are collected worldwide by museums and private collectors. His very personal style developed over the years after beginning studies with master Wang Xiangyi in the late 19th century and continuing with his integration into the artistic circles of Beijing. He began teaching traditional Chinese painting at the Beijing Art Academy in 1927, while expanding his personal style into contemporary [...] Click here to continue reading. He Haixia The following information about this distinguished 20th century Chinese artist is reproduced from a 2008 news release from the China National Academy of Painting. He Haixia’s Chinese painting exhibition is unveiled Sponsored by China National Academy of Painting, the Chinese painting exhibition of He Haixia is currently on display to commemorate the centennial anniversary of his birth until Sept.15 at the National Art Museum of China. The exhibition displays more than 100 [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942) Born in Hartford, Kentucky in 1861, Charles Courtney Curran’s extensive education included study at the Cincinnati School of Design, Art Students League, National Academy of Design and Academie Julien in Paris. He moved to Sandusky, Ohio in 1881 and on to New York City in 1882. Already an established artist, Curran was invited in 1903 by artist Frederick Dellenbaugh to Cragsmoor Art Colony in New York’s Hudson River Valley. The [...] Click here to continue reading. The Lifetime Collection of Dr. James & Susan Widder, Cincinnati, Ohio For some, antiques are not just objects to buy, sell, and collect, but instead they are truly a way of life. For nearly ï¬ve decades, such as been the case with Jim and Susan Widder. They met at The Ohio State University when Jim was a graduate student (and Susan’s lab instructor), and when Jim completed his doctoral work, the couple settled in [...] Click here to continue reading. David Brokaw (American, 1812 to circa 1870) David Brokaw was born in New York and is believed to have painted in upstate New York as well as in Akron and Oberlin, Ohio. He entered Oberlin College in 1843 and made his home there, working as a photographer and goldsmith as well as painter, and serving as Oberlin’s mayor before leaving the area in 1863. - information courtesy of Garth’s Auctions. Jacques Lipchitz (French, American, 1891 to 1973) Chaim Jacob Jacques Lipchitz was born in Lithuania but moved to Paris in 1909 to study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the Academie Julien. He immersed himself in the French artistic community, befriending fellow artists such as Alexander Archipenko, Pablo Picasso, and Amedeo Modigliani. Lipchitz soon established himself as one of the leading proponents of Cubist sculpture. By the early 1930s he had dramatically shifted [...] Click here to continue reading. William Lipton: Dealer, Scholar, Collector William Lipton’s first journey to Asia occurred in the early 1970′s. He was immediately seduced by the culture of the East, and arranged for a return the following year with Jim Thompson at the Thai Silk Company, where he remained for six years, ultimately as the director of design. During this period he traveled extensively throughout Asia, often accompanied and advised by the Hong Kong dealer Charlotte Horstmann. “I [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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