The American Art Fair celebrates its ninth year from November 18-21, 2016 at the Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York City. The Fair marks the beginning of American Paintings week in New York. Inaugurated in 2008, The American Art Fair is the now the only one that focuses on American 19th and 20th century works and features hundreds of landscapes, portraits, still lifes, studies, and sculpture exhibited by 17 premier specialists.

Thomas Colville, a founder of The American Art Fair notes, “ In the Fair’s ninth year, I am pleased that we have three new participants who add to the Fair’s diverse range of American painting and sculpture. D. Wigmore focuses on realist and abstract art from 1900 to 1980; J.N. Bartfield Galleries is the oldest gallery in the U.S. dealing in works by the American West masters; and Taylor | Graham will exhibit American 19th and 20th century sculpture and painting.”

Colville is optimistic about the timing for this year’s Fair: “With all the issues being raised by this introspective period of the American elections, I hope that once the election is settled, the positive qualities of the American cultural experience will come back into focus. The Fair will help direct attention to the enduring values—as well as the breadth and depth—of American culture. The election process has brought to the fore so many important issues that are making people think about the country’s future, increasing our awareness of the greatness and diversity of the American experience. At its core is the art that makes America great.”

Continuing as exhibitors are Avery Galleries, DC Moore Gallery, Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., Driscoll Babcock Galleries, Forum Gallery, Inc., Godel & Co. Fine Art, Inc., Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., James Reinish & Associates, Inc., John H. Surovek Gallery, Jonathan Boos, Menconi & Schoelkopf, Meredith Ward Fine Art, Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, Taylor|Graham, and Thomas Colville Fine Art. New participants in the Fair are D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., J. N. Bartfield Galleries, and Taylor|Graham.

D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc. was founded in 1980 and specializes in the major historic styles of American art. In the past, the gallery has acquired, created exhibitions, and sold the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, the Ashcan School, and Turn-of-the-Century Modernism. D. Wigmore Fine art, Inc. is currently focused on realist and abstract art from 1900 to 1980, specifically the Realism of the 1930s and 1940s, the Geometric Abstraction of the 1930s and 1940s, and the Abstract Expressionism, Op Art, Washington Color School, and California Hard Edge Painting from the 1950s through the 1970s. The gallery features artists such as Doris Lee, Charles Green Shaw, Paul Jenkins, and Mon Levinson.

J. N. Bartfield Galleries was established in 1937, and it is the oldest gallery in the United States to specialize in artworks by the American West masters. J. N. Bartfield Galleries features Western wildlife and sporting paintings and bronzes by artists such as Maynard Dixon, Federic Remington, and George Catlin as well as classic American paintings by artists such as Thomas Cole and Norman Rockwell. Founder Jack Bartfield’s nephew, Michael Frost, has been with the firm since 1965 and continues the traditions of the gallery today, emphasizing the importance of quality in both the services the gallery offers and the artwork that is shown.

Taylor | Graham was founded in 2013, creating a union of two galleries that share a specialty in American and European art from the 19th century to the present with a specific concentration on sculpture. Taylor is one of a few dealers globally that is an expert in both American and European art with a focus in sculpture. Graham is a fifth-generation gallery specializing in American paintings and contemporary art and is both widely known and respected for its knowledge and expertise in fine period sculpture. Taylor | Graham features American Art and niche European movements, such as French Impressionism, Modernism,
and animalier sculpture.

Two special lectures in celebration of American Paintings week will be presented by premier American art specialists. Kathleen A. Foster, The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Curator of American Art and Director of the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, will preview her forthcoming exhibition Inside the American Watercolor Movement on Friday, November 18 at 2 p.m. Karen Wilkin, art historian and critic will present The Amazing Continuity: Stuart Davis’ Imagery on Saturday, November 19 at 2 p.m. Admission
to lectures is complimentary; seating is on a first-come basis; lectures are held in the theater on the ground floor of Bohemian National Hall.

This year’s fair reveals a strong focus on the painter Charles Ephraim Burchfield with three different exhibitors showcasing his works: DC Moore Gallery with August Afternoon in the Alleghenies (1959-61), Debra Force Fine Art, Inc. with Butterfly Festival (1949-56), and James Reinish & Associates, Inc. with Tile Roof (1930;43). The painter Winslow Homer also plays a prominent role in the 2016 fair with two exhibitors, John H. Surovek Gallery and Questroyal Fine Art, displaying his works Yacht in Cove, Gloucester (1880) and Through the Fields (1879), respectively. Other notable works include Stuart Davis’ Roses (1927) exhibited
by Jonathan Boos and Norman Rockwell’s Autumn-Father and Son Bird Hunting (1961) exhibited by John H. Surovek Gallery.

Admission to the Gala Preview is by invitation; admission to the lectures and from November 18-21 is complimentary. Fair hours are 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For details, please visit
www.TheAmericanArtFair.com.