Summer 2008
Old Lyme & Giverny Impressionism at Home and Abr road Abroad
Journey in Time
The Maine Folk Art Trail
Promoting the Progressive John Ruskin and J.M.W. Turner
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
A View Inside a Dealer’s Domain Mary Cassatt’s Works on Paper Artist as Subject: Georgia O'Keeffe
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Rediscovering a New England Master Dutch Treat: TEFAF/ Maastricht 2008
frank von der lancken (1872 – 1950)
Portrait of the Sculptor Willard Paddock (detail), about 1905
Oil on canvas, 41½ x 30 in. Signed (at lower right): F. von der Lancken
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C.L. PRICKETT Fine Authenticated American Antiques
THE APPLETON ROBBINS BONNET-TOP HIGHBOY Outstanding Queen Anne Carved Cherry Bonnet-Top Highboy of classic design and diminutive scale retaining a fine old surface having a broken arch top with enclosed bonnet, fan carved central drawers in both the upper and lower cases, overlapping drawers, most of its original brasses and a beautifully shaped apron continuing to cabriole legs ending in platformed pad feet. Farmington or Wethersfield, Connecticut, circa 1793. Height 87½", width 37¼" (at lower case), depth 20¼". Provenance: Leading Connecticut furniture scholar Thomas Kugelman believes this highboy dates from the 1793 wedding of Appleton Robbins of Wethersfield and Chloe Curtis of Farmington. Since such high chests were often paid for by the bride’s father it could well have been made in Farmington rather than Wethersfield. They were adjacent towns back then. Probable line of decent: Appleton Robbins (1764–1850) and Chloe Curtis (1772–1849) in 1793; to their daughter Catherine Robbins Hillyer (1801–1890); to her son Appleton Robbins Hillyer (1833–1915), to his daughter Mary Bushnell Hillyer Seaverns (1880–1947); to her son Appleton Hillyer Seaverns (1916–2007).
930 Stony Hill Road Yardley, Bucks Co., PA 19067 Telephone: (215) 493-4284 Website: www.clprickett.com Email: info@clprickett.com
Clarence, Craig, and Todd Prickett Located just 25 minutes north of Philadelphia and 75 minutes south of NYC at the Newtown Exit, #49, of I-95. Hours: 10 to 5 daily, closed Sunday.
Peter H. Tillou - Works of Art 17th- and 18th-century American and European Furniture, Antique Carpets, American Folk Art, Arms and Armor, Early African Sculpture, Chinese Han and Tang Dynasty Pottery, Pre-Columbian Art, European Old Master Paintings, American Paintings and Sculpture, Classic Cars 1928 –1934, Rare Coins and Medals, Early American Blown Glass, and Native American Art.
Early American full-length portrait of a young man painted in a room setting. Probably Connecticut, Ca. 1790, artist unidentified. Oil on canvas, unlined with the original stretcher, 64 x 48 inches.
109 Prospect Street, Litchfield, CT 06759 N 860.567.5706 Sanibel Island, Florida 33957 www.antiquesandfineart.com/ptillou N Established 1953 N By chance or appointment suggested
Peter H. Tillou - Works of Art 17th- and 18th-century American and European Furniture, Antique Carpets, American Folk Art, Arms and Armor, Early African Sculpture, Chinese Han and Tang Dynasty Pottery, Pre-Columbian Art, European Old Master Paintings, American Paintings and Sculpture, Classic Cars 1928 –1934, Rare Coins and Medals, Early American Blown Glass, and Native American Art.
Philadelphia Curly Maple Chippendale Carved Dressing Table, Ca. 1760–1775 This superb Philadelphia dressing table is one of two known in tiger maple with carved ball and claw feet, shell and vine carved center drawer, acanthus carved knees, shell carved apron, fluted quarter columns and finely molded top. Exceptional original condition with only minor repairs. Examination report by Alan Anderson available. Woods: curly maple, with secondary woods of poplar, Atlantic white pine and hard yellow pine. Brasses replaced. 32" h x 34" w x 20 1⁄2" d Private Midwest Collection The companion masterpiece is illustrated in both of Sack’s books, including Volume VIII, page 2276 in color.
109 Prospect Street, Litchfield, CT 06759 N 860.567.5706 Sanibel Island, Florida 33957 www.antiquesandfineart.com/ptillou N Established 1953 N By chance or appointment suggested
Mary Cassatt prints and drawings from the collection of
Drawing for “Two Ladies in a Loge, Facing Left�, [1879-1880] Pencil on paper
11 5/8 x 9 1/4 in.
Ambroise Vollard
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Gathering Fruit [Le Potager], 1893 Drypoint, soft-ground and aquatint 19 他 x 15 K in.
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Summer 2008 departments Advertiser Index 8 Editor’s Letter 11 Contributors 13 Noteworthy Sales 14 Highlights
Investing in Art
138 98 A Sense of Place
News, Events, & Trends
20, 22, 24, 26, 33, 35, 38, 50, 52, 54, 80
Destination Litchfield, Connecticut
Tribute Charles A. Sterling
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features
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Historic Hotel Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City, Canada
142 Rediscovery of a New England Master: Russell Cheney (1881–1945)
by frances j. folsom
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by richard m. candee
Lifestyle A Sense of Place: Strong Local Roots Define This Collection by gladys montgomery
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112 To Please Any Taste Litchfield County Furniture and Furniture Makers, 1780–1830 by julie frey
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Maine’s Folk Art Trail
Giverny & Olde Lyme 120 Giverny and Old Lyme Art Colonies Tous les Deux by amy kurtz lansing
130 Mary Cassatt: A Woman’s World by william h. gerdts
138 Investing in Art: Everett Shinn (1876–1953) by charles a. riley ii
150 John Ruskin: J. M. W. Turner’s Most Passionate Defender by charles a. riley ii
156 Georgia O’Keeffe and the Camera The Art of Identity by susan danly
163 Maine’s 2008 Folk Art Trail
compiled by charles e. burden and ray egan
172 The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht When Money is no Object
compiled by mark golodetz
Antiques & Fine Art (ISSN:1535-550), Vol. VII, Issue 5, is published six times a year (Spring, Summer, Summer/Autumn, Autumn/Winter, Anniversary, and Early Spring) by AFA, 125 Walnut Street, Watertown, MA 02472. Material in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Contents copyright ©2008 AFA. All rights reserved. The advertiser seeking the services of Antiques & Fine Art will indemnify and save harmless Antiques & Fine Art and its agents from any liabilities, claims, lawsuits, damages, or expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs that may arise out of publication of the advertiser’s/agency ads or materials. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information presented in this issue is accurate and neither Antiques & Fine Art nor any of its staff is responsible for omissions or information that has been misrepresented to the magazine. Application to mail at periodical postage rate is pending at Boston, MA, and additional offices. Postmaster, send address changes to Antiques & Fine Art, P.O. Box 9723, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310-9922. Subscription price is $24.95 for 1 year or $39.95 for 2 years. Printed in the USA. ON THE COVER: Detail, Edward Willis Redfield (1869–1965), The Bowdoin, Monhegan Island. Oil on canvas, 26 x 32 inches (66 x 81.3 cm). Signed lower left: E.W. Redfield. Courtesy of Avery Galleries.
The Bowdoin, Monhegan Island
edward willis redfield
(1869–1965) Oil on canvas, 26 x 32 inches (66 x 81.3 cm) Signed lower left: E.W. Redfield
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Equinox Antiques . . . . . . . . . .83
Mexico Real Estate Group . . .92
Adelson Galleries, Inc. . . . . .4–5
Finer, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Nanamura, Greg . . . . . . . . . .75
Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd., William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Alexander Ltd., John . . . . . . .34
Flather & Perkins, Inc. . . . . . .63
Nantucket Looms . . . . . . . . . .84
Weissman Antiquarian, Ed . .79
Allen, Mark & Marjorie . . . .40
Freitas, Roberto . . . . . . . . . . .59
West Antiques, Madeline . . .76
American Primitive Gallery . .48
Gecker American Folk Art, Sidney . . . . . . . .68
Nichols American Antiques, Thurston . . . . . .41 Northeast Auctions . . . . .60–61
Willauer Antiques, Lynda . . .58
Gemini Antiques, Ltd. . . . . . .49
Oriental Rugs, Ltd. . . . . . . . .53
Woodbury Antiques Dealers Association . . . . . . .76
Antiquario / Villas & Cottages . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Glazer, James & Nancy . . . . .15 Godel & Co. Fine Art, Inc . . . .9
Overall Chinese Export Porcelain, David . . . . . . . .70
Antiques in the Gardens . . . . .93
Archibald Portrait Miniatures, Christine . . . . .83
Goldberg Fine Art, Ltd., Bernard . . . . . . . .Back Cover
Pantry & Hearth at the 1775 Barn . . . . . . . . .76
Avery Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Gordon, Elinor . . . . . . . . . . .10
Bassoff-Sandy Jacobs Antiques, Scott . . . . . . . . .82
Hagan, John G.
. . . . . . .33, 35
Pap Oriental Rugs, Inc., Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
The Hanebergs Antiques . . . .80
Pollack, Frank & Barbara . . .29
Andersen & Stauffer Furniture Makers, LLC . . . .71
Peter Tillou
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Black Pearl Antiques & Fine Art LLC . . . . . . . . .77 Blum, Mr. & Mrs. Jerome . .22 Bridgman American Antiques, Jeff R. . . . . . . . .63 Brock & Co. . . . . . . . . . .18–19 Burns American Indian Arts, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Cantor & Co., Lawrence J. . .39 Chalfant Antiques, H.L. . . . .43 Cherry Brook Woodworks . . .81 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . .66–67 Constant, Inc., Douglas . . . .82 Copley Fine Art Auctions . . . .64 Creech Antiques & Fine Art, M. Ford . . . . .83 Davishire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Dunton, David . . . . . . . . . . .30 Eldred’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 8
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James M. Kilvington
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Heller Washam Antiques . .46–47 Hill Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. . . . . . . . . .Inside Front Cover Historic Deerfield . . . . . . . . .88 Huber, Stephen & Carol . . . .28 Jackson-Ann Gillooly, Inc., Robert . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Jim’s of Lambertville . . . . .36–37 Johnson Antiques, B&D . . . .82 Jorgensen Fine Period Antiques, R. . . . . . . . . . . .55 Kaplan Ltd., Leo . . . . . . . . . .32 Kilvington, James M. . . . . . .23 King Gallery of Fine Art, Roger . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Kinzle Antiques, Kelly . . . . . .65 Lloyd, Inc., Robert . . . . . . . .26 Lonergan, Gloria . . . . . . . . . .82 Lowy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Jim’s of Lambertville
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Prickett, C.L. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Puckett, Charles Edwin . . . . .75 Questroyal Fine Art, LLC . . .17 Raccoon Creek Antiques, LLC at Oley Forge . . . . . . .62
UPCOMING SHOWS
ArtHamptons . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Baltimore Summer Antiques Show . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover Great Southwestern Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Lawrence J. Cantor
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Historic Deerfield Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Litchfield County Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Rappaport, Gene and Carol . .85
Mid-Week in Manchester Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Russell-Thomas Antiques . . . . . . . . .50, 52, 54
Monday Bedford Pickers Market Antiques Show . . . . . .87
Sack, Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Sallea Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Nantucket Historical Society Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Shushan, Elle
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Newport Antiques Show . . . .73
Smith Antiques, Richard A. .78
Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Steele Fine Tribal Arts, Alan .25 Storey Antiques, Helen . . . . .83 Sullivan, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Two Rivers Art/Antiques Show & Garden Tour . . . . . . .78
Thompson Fine Art, Carole .54
Washington Antiques Show . .86
Tillou Works of Art, Peter . .2–3 Tillou, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Washington Spring Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Tucker Fine Arts, John . . . . .81
Whitehawk Antique Shows . .90 Summer
Edward Dufner (1871–1957), The Artist’s Wife Oil on paper mounted on board, 9½ x 7½ inches, signed An 80-page full-color catalogue is available for our recent exhibition, American Still-Life Painting of the Nineteenth Century. ($25 postpaid) Recent acquisitions include works by James Buttersworth, Samuel Colman, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, George Hitchcock, Eastman Johnson, Willard Metcalf, Marie Danforth Page, Ammi Phillips, Severin Roesen, Francis A. Silva, and Andrew Wyeth. To receive our monthly e-mail updates of recent acquisitions, please contact us at info@godelfineart.com.
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ELINOR GORDON CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN P.O. BOX 211, VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA 19085 (610) 525-0981 FAX (610) 525-1451 BY APPOINTMENT
One of the finest selections of Chinese Export Porcelain in the country
Berry Dish, Arms of Lee, quartering Astley, circa 1730–1732.
from the editor
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n 1929, Georgia O’Keeffe traveled to New Mexico, in need of a break from New York and in search of new subjects to paint. She returned many times, eventually settling there permanently in 1949. O’Keeffe was inspired by the stark landscape, its striated rock formations, and open sky, which she translated into stunning compositions. O’Keeffe in turn inspired others; from Alfred Stieglitz in New York to the photojournalists and celebrity portraitists who sought her out in New Mexico (see pages 156–162).
Peter Finer
SPECIALISTS IN ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR AND RELATED OBJECTS
Sources of inspiration are also the theme of Giverny and Old Lyme (pages 120–129), in which Amy Kurtz Lansing discusses the ties between two locations, one in France, and the other in Connecticut, that attracted artists during the age of impressionism. Theodore Robinson, Willard Metcalf, and Louis Ritter were among the first Americans to choose Giverny over the more popular French art colonies of Barbizon and Grez-sur-Loing. Many of the painters who followed them would also visit its American successor in Old Lyme, Connecticut. These artists were inspired by and attracted to the similarities of the landscapes and to the social networks that transcended the geography that separated them. The ability of a specific region to serve as inspiration is also addressed in Rediscovery of a New England Master: Russell Cheney (1881–1945) (pages 142–149). Cheney was remembered after his death as having captured “the universal qualities of beauty in rural New England.” Nature has been a constant source of inspiration for artists, and J.M.W. Turner was one of the most successful at harnessing the effects of light, color, and atmosphere in his innovative works. John Ruskin, his greatest advocate, declared that Turner saw “truth in nature.” Ruskin’s defense of Turner’s later style, which his critics called confusing and chaotic (now recognized as the forerunner of impressionism and modern art), is the subject of Charles Riley’s John Ruskin, J.M.W. Turner’s Most Passionate Defender (pages 150–155). The images from this article are drawn from the J.M.W. Turner exhibition opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this summer. In 1913, Hamilton Easter Field established an art school in Ogunquit, Maine, where there was already a thriving art colony. To house his students, Field purchased several cottages and furnished them with an assortment of rugs, carvings, and decoys found in the area. A number of the artists who took up residence were inspired by these objects and became among the earliest folk art collectors in the country. Since then, interest in the field has exploded. To celebrate Maine’s involvement in folk art collecting, this summer and fall, eleven museums located along what is being called Maine’s Folk Art Trail will simultaneously exhibit their folk art collections (pages 163–171).
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE MODEL ARMOUR FOR MAN AND HORSE IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY STYLE BY E. GRANGER, PARIS, circa 1850
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2008
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Chippendale Mahogany Highboy Salem, Mass. circa 1760–1770 The statuesque proportions and accenting details epitomize Salem’s contribution to this form. The brasses and finials are original. One lover of American furniture described Salem as the romantic school and Boston as the academic school. Illustrated Sack, Vol. II, p. 557. Height: 7' 4" Width: 40" Depth: 20⅛"
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