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Charles Burchfield, "Moon and Thunderhead", 1960. Watercolor, gouache, charcoal and chalk on paper, 34 ½ x 44 ½ in. Photo: Courtesy DC Moore GalleryThe visionary art of Charles Burchfield
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 16th, 2010 04:50
Two exhibitions in New York City this summer explore the extraordinary landscape art of Charles Burchfield (American, 1893-1967), a curiously under-appreciated master watercolorist. Celebrated during his lifetime for his nature-inspired artwork, Burchfield, who was active in Upstate New York and Ohio, has recently been reconsidered for his unique vision. On the auction market, his work has edged upwards in the last five years with a top price record of $1.3 million, for "A Dream of ...

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Christie's France President Francois de Ricqles directs an auction of an Amadeo Modigliani's sculpture, "Head", at Christie's auction house in Paris, Monday, June, 14, 2010.
Another early twentieth century master is trending mightily upwards on the auction market. Amedeo Modigliani's (Italian, 1884-1920) limestone sculpture of an elongated head with ...
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John James Audubon, Plate #211 CCXI, Great Blue Heron, Ardea Herodias, Printed by Robert Havell, London, 1834, Handcolored copper plate engraving, Collection of the John James Audubon Museum, Henderson, Kentucky. John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist
June 5 - August 22, 2010
Boise Art Museum
Boise, Idaho
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Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978),Tea Time, 1927. Oil on canvas. Bequest of Gertrude Perlberg, 2001.23Treasure of the Month
Norton Museum of Art
Norman Rockwell, Tea Time, 1927, at the Norton Museum of Art
Before a cozy hearth, an elderly couple sits in profile, backlit in warm yellows and oranges by an unseen flame.  The woman, nestled in her patterned easy chair at right, smiles down at her cup ...

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Imminence (1976). Jeff Donaldson, American (1932-2004). Acrylic and mixed media on corrugated paper board. Museum purchase in memory of Lillie Mae Harris Fincher, with funds provided by the Sankofa Society, 2009.11.“Pattern, Costume and Ornament” Explores the Meanings of Decoration in Contemporary African and African-American Art
Release Date: 15 June 2010
“Pattern, Costume and Ornament” opened at the Birmingham Museum of Art on June 6 in the Bohourfoush Gallery. The works gathered in the exhibition were created by African and African-American artists and drawn from the Museum's permanent collection and from local private ...

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