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  • At The Auction with Vyna,  Christie's,  Fine Arts

    Living with Art: Christie’s Private Sale

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    Our Selections from Christie’s upcoming evening sale in London, Kings Street

    Thursday, February 9, 2012

    Left: Fernand Léger (1881-1955) Femme au vase, signed with the initials and dated ‘FL 25’ (lower right) gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper, 12 3/8 x 9½ in. (31.3 x 24 cm.) Executed in 1925

    Bottom: Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Two Legs and a Belly. Signed with the artist’s initials ‘CA’ (on the top of the brass element) standing mobile: painted sheet metal, brass and wire, 16 x 17 x 6 in. (40.6 x 40.8 x 14.4 cm.), Executed circa 1959

    Gabriel Orozco (b. 1962), Samurai Tree Invariant 4. Signed, titled and dated ‘SAMURAI TREE INVARIANT 4 GABRIEL OROZCO 2005’ (on the reverse); signed ‘GABRIEL OROZCO’ (on a paper label affixed to the stretcher) acrylic on canvas, 47 3/8 x 47 3/8 in. (120.3 x 120.3 cm.), Painted in 2005
     Left: BAMANA FIGURE, JONYELENI. Mali, Wood. 21 in. (53 cm.) high. Right: Julio González (1876-1942). Homme étrange, signed with the initials and dated ‘j.G.1937’ (lower left), watercolour and pen and India ink on paper, 12 5/8 x 9½ in. (32 x 24.2 cm.) Executed in 1937
    Miquel Barceló (b. 1957)
    Brega de cans (Dog Fight) 
    Signed, titled and dated ‘BARCELÓ BREGAde CANS NOV. 81’ (on the reverse) Mixed media on canvas, 38¼ x 51 1/8 in. (97 x 129.7 cm.) Executed in 1981
     
    René Magritte (1898-1967) 
    Shéhérazade 
    signed ‘magritte’ (lower right), gouache and watercolour on paper laid down on card 
    9¼ x 7½ in. (23.5 x 19 cm.) Executed in 1947
    Left: PENDE MASK, MBANGU. Democratic Republic of Congo. Wood. 9 in. (23 cm.) high, not including stand. Right: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Buste d’homme, signed ‘Picasso’ (upper left); dated and numbered ‘28.5.64.III’ (upper right); dated ‘28.5.64.’ (on the reverse), pastel and crayon on card, 10 5/8 x 8¼ in. (27 x 21 cm.) Executed on 28 May 1964

    Photos courtesy: Christies

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  • 1stDibs,  Announcements,  Art Fairs,  Decorative Arts,  Fine Arts,  Mid 20th Century Furniture

    1stDibs’ 20th Century Art & Design Fair

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    Top 20th Century 1stDibs Dealers sign on for inaugural edition of the New York 20th Century Art and Design Fair on April 12 – 15, 2012. The event is to be held at the tent at Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park and presented by Dolphin Promotions

    Many of the leading names in the field of 20th Century design will showcase a cross-section of iconic material including furniture, lighting, sculpture, paintings, jewelry, silver, glass, ceramics, photography, textiles, prints, vintage clothing and accessories. Among the participants from the United States are: Bridges Over Time; Camilla Dietz BergeronLtd.; Christopher Anthony; Collage-20th Century Classics; Donzella; Downtown; Dragonette Ltd.; Fat Chance; Framont Fine Art; Good Design; Joyce Groussman; Katy Kane Vintage & Couture Clothing; Le Lampade; Lillian Nassau LLC; Liz O’Brien; Lobel Modern; Mark McDonald; Modernism Gallery; Neil Marrs; R 20thCentury; Reform; Sally Rosen 20th Century Collections; Steve Newman Fine Arts; The Silver Fund; Todd Merrill & Associates; Vojtech Blau, Trinity House and Caira Mandaglio.

    An early-buying preview party benefiting the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture will be held on Thursday evening, April 12, and is expected to draw serious collectors, designers, investors, and museum curators. The show opens to the public from Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15. The venue at Lincoln Center, located at West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues in the fashionable and easily accessible Upper Wide Side neighborhood of New York, is a gorgeous climate-controlled tent with hard walls and flooring. It is one of the largest event sites in Manhattan and has become an established location for some of the city’s most celebrated events, including the American Ballet Theatre Gala, New York Philharmonic Gala, and HBO’s Sex in the City party.
    Further details regarding the preview gala, lecture series, and special guests will be announced soon. For more information, please visit NYC20.net or contact Dolphin Promotions at (708) 366-2710 or (954) 563-6747.

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  • Art Fairs,  Decorative Arts,  Fine Arts,  Park Avenue Armory

    SOFA New York, April 20-23, 2012

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    Sculpture Objects Functional Art Fair Celebrates 15th Anniversary in NYC

    SOFA New York will be back at The Park Avenue Armory (at 67th Street) in the Spring of 2012. Get ready for some wonderful surprises, cutting edge design schemes and an exciting roster of fifty-five international dealers.
    Merete Rasmussen
    Red twisted Form, 2011, Stoneware, 17.5 in. h. x 19.5 in. wide x 11 7/8 in. deep
    J. Lohmann Gallery
    The 15th anniversary will kick off on Friday, April 20th through Monday, April 23rd. The invitation-only Opening Night VIP Preview is Thursday, April 19 from 5-7 pm, followed by a Public Preview from 7-9 pm by ticket purchase.

    Donna Davies, Director of SOFA fairs in New York, Chicago and Santa Fe adds, “In celebration of SOFA NEW YORK’s milestone 15th anniversary, plans are underway to reinvigorate the design and aesthetics of the exhibition hall. We look forward to presenting an exciting group of new dealers this fair who are strong in international ceramics.” This year’s new comers are: Cultural Connections CC (Missenden, England), specialists in Danish ceramics. Erskine, Hall & Coe located in London’s Mayfair, specialists in 20th century and contemporary ceramics. Former director of the prestigious Galerie Besson, Matthew Hall established the new gallery with his partners in the same Bond Street location when seminal ceramics dealer Anita Besson retired in June. Flow Gallery, also from London: Yvonna Demczynska of Flow said, “Our international selection of artists will include Dutch artist Henk Wolvers, master of porcelain who creates colorful, subtle forms alive with movement and translucency. Wolvers’s work, Lines, was recently purchased for The Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The Museum of Arts and Design in New York also purchased a Wolvers piece for its permanent collection. Megumi Ogita Gallery (Tokyo, Japan), focusing on young Japanese and American artists remarkable “for their absorption and adaptation of traditional materials and techniques in startling new expressions.”
    Of Note
    SOFA Lecture Series, free with paid admission. Leading the way on this year’s docket is glass artist/designer Dan Dailey (Schantz Galleries, Stockbridge, MA), internationally-known for his vibrant, humorous sculpture and luminary art. AVIP Program for upper-level collectors and gallery clients will again offer VIP cardholders ultra-exclusive private collections and curator-led museum exhibitions tours. Over 400 VIPs participated in the program last year.
    Friday Evening Savvy Soirée, April 20 for the 35 and under set. Last year’s enthusiastic crowd included alumni from the Institute of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), School of Visual Arts, New York University, Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, Boston University’s MFA Program, Pilchuck Glass School, and Chicago Art Institute; young collectors groups from the Museum of Modern Art, The Smithsonian, The Whitney Contemporary, Fuller Craft Museum, and Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses; and young designers from the offices of Bradley Stephens, Jayne Michaels, Adrianne Neff, Jennifer Eisenstadt, Tamara Eaton, and Tim Button.
    The 5th annual invitation-only Designer Breakfast Preview, Friday, April 20, planned in consultation with SOFA’s National Design Committee, which includes such notables as Alexander Gorlin, Amy Lau, Juan Montoya, Jamie Drake, Nancy Epstein, Steven Gambrel, David Ling, and Joyce and Maya Romanoff.


    David Ebner
    Oval Dining Table, Ovangkol, 35 x 55 x 96
    William Zimmer Gallery

    Photo: LuAnn Thompson

    Hans Coper
    Selected Works, 1960s – 1970s, stoneware, various sizes

    Erskine, Hall, & Coe

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  • Art Collections,  Events,  Life and Style,  Park Avenue Armory,  The Weekender

    The Weekender: Young Collectors Night

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    Young Collectors Night at the Winter Antiques Show, Thursday January 26, 2012
    Last week, 800 guests hobnobbed with dealers of the most exquisite collections of America’s antiques, at the prestigious Winter Antiques Show. For the last couple of years, The Young Collectors Night has become one of the most well attended show at the Park Avenue Armory, partly because it offers a whole new generation of collectors, and interior designers the opportunity to re-imagine the rules of design as they infuse their projects with the highest quality of antiques and modern design – from Regency to 20th Century Art and Furniture.

    The gathering was also an opportunity to meet old friends and colleagues, and to make new ones. I enjoyed the high energy that was on display that evening. It was Co-Chaired by Courtney Booth, Emily Israel Pluhar, and Stephanie Clark. The Vice Chairs were Melissa D. Berkelhammer, Roric Tobin & Justin Concannon, Cristin & Britt deVeer, Clay Floren, Ashley & Charlie Fox, and others. Led by Chairwoman Wendy Goodman, Design Editor of New York magazine, the evening afforded guests the opportunity to meet Ms. Goodman, along with 77 of the country’s most distinguished designers. Proceeds raised from the evening went to benefit East Side House Settlements vital work in the South Bronx and surrounding communities. The sponsors  were New York Magazine, Benjamin Moore and Elie Tahari.

    Milly de Cabrol, Nate Berkus, Muriel Brandolini, Wendy Goodman
    Winter Antiques Show Exhibitor Barbara Israel and daughter Co-Chair Emily Israel Pluhar
    Young Collectors Night Co-Chairs Courtney Booth, Emily Israel Pluhar Stephanie Clark
     Valaer Van Roijen and Co-Chair Emily Israel Pluhar
    Robin Wilson
    Elizabeth Brown and Tripp Potter
     Margaret Boyle, Ashley Rettenmaier, Chelsea Rettenmaier
    Geoffrey Bradfield
     Stephanie Woodmanse and Ellie Clymer
    Elizabeth Pyne and Christopher Spitzmiller
     Nate Berkus and Natalie Obradovich
     Wendy Goodman and Muriel Brandolini
     Lacary Sharpe and Rebecca Regan
     Atmosphere
     Jamie Drake
    Roric Tobin and Justin Concannon
    Lisa Yom and David Lipke
    Meghan Kelly and guest
    Renald White
    Ariel Ashe and James Reginato
    Scott Currie, Kyle Rouse, guest and Christian Leone 
    Katie Williams, and guests
    Photo credit: Billy Farrell Agency

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  • Art,  At The Auction with Vyna,  Auction Houses,  Posters

    Stephen Spielberg’s film archives among the highlights of Swann Galleries’ Upcoming Auction

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    An outstanding assortment of more than 430 Vintage Posters will go for auction on Thursday, February 2nd at the Swann Galleries. This sale, the first of Swann’s 2012 season, features some exceptional rarities, as well as iconic images from the United States and Europe. The public exhibition of the posters started this past Saturday, and will continue until Wednesday, February 1st, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Art Nouveau collectors will be pleased to know that approximately 100 rare and important posters of that style will be featured in the sale.
    Bernard Vellemot for Perrier

    Of note is a stunning set of Alphonse Mucha’s The Seasons, two variations of Mucha’s celebrated Reverie, one 1897, the other circa 1898. A run of posters of Judaic and Hebraic interest includes Miskovitz’s rare advertisement for the film The Promised Land, billed as “the first movie filmed in Palestine,” with text in Hungarian and Romanian, circa 1930s. Steven Spielberg adapted this image for a poster promoting his Jewish Film Archive. There are also posters for the Jewish National Fund, the Palestine & Near East Exhibition, the inauguration of an international memorial monument at Birkenau, and more. Also on view is a number of ski and winter resort posters from around the world. American examples include Ernest Haskell’s 1896 image for Truth Magazine, which is the first American ski poster, and possibly the earliest ski poster from anywhere; 17 posters for the annual Dartmouth Winter Carnival, including some of the most striking and rare images from the late 1930s. Lou Hechenberger’s bright and colorful image of a female skier toting her skis in New Hampshire. Last but not least are my personal favorites, three exceptional posters from Bernard Vellemot for Perrier’s campaign ads which ran in the 1970s and 1980s. The Swann Galleries is located at 104 East 25th Street, NYC.
    BERNARD VILLEMOT (1911-1989). Perrier / C’est Fou. Circa 1979. 24×17 inches, 63×45 cm.
    Lot 190. Estimate: $600 – $900
    BERNARD VILLEMOT (1911-1989). PERRIER / C’EST FOU. 1984. 17×23 inches, 43×60 cm.
    Lot 191. Estimate: $600 – $900.
    JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932). Palais De Glace. 1893.
    98×34 inches, 250×87 cm. Chaix, Paris. 
    Lot 25. Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000
    Left: JEAN CARLU (1900-1997). Mon Savon. 1925. 61×46 inches, 156×117 cm. Editions d’Art Robert Lang, Paris. Lot 153. Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000. Right: ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939). [Reverie] 1897. 26×19 inches, 66×49 cm. 
    Lot 59. Estimate: $12,000 – $18,000
    Cover Image: BERNARD VILLEMOT (1911-1989). Perrier / C’est Fou. 1977. 24×17 inches, 62×44 cm. S. E. Lalande – Courbet. Lot: 189. Estimate: $600 – $900.
    JOSEPH BASS (DATES UNKNOWN). [Abima Theatre] 1958. 37×27 inches, 94×68 cm.
    Lot 104. Estimate: $500 – $750

    Photos Courtesy of Swann Galleries
    All rights reserved

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  • Art,  Design Icons,  Events

    The Vital Role of Art to Interior Designers

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    IIDA RESIDENTIAL FORUM

    Tueday, February 7th 2012
    6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    Desiron Showroom
    151 Wooster Street
    Between Houston & Prince
    New York City
    (212) 353-2600

    The Dream by Pablo Picasso

    MAKING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INTERIOR DESIGN AND COLLECTIBLE ART 

    Join the IIIDA for a stimulating dialogue between one of the most influential figures in contemporary art, two of America’s foremost residential designers, and an artist whose celebrated and controversial work has been featured in major museums for over 3 decades. 
    Interior Designer Amy Lau will be signing her new book, “Expressive Modern: The Interiors of Amy Lau,” which will be available for purchase. 
    MODERATOR
    Stephanie B. Simmons, Director, Jason McCoy Gallery In addition to representing international contemporary artists, Simmons has curated several independent exhibitions in NY, as well as in her native Germany. For the past decade, her articles on art and interviews with artists have been published in various national and international magazines and newspapers. Simmons is also a contributing editor of the acclaimed art reviews site Artcritical.com. 
    SPEAKERS: 
    Mario Buatta, Principal, Mario Buatta “Prince of Chintz” 
    Recognized as One of Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Designers, Buatta has influenced interior design for decades. Initially associated with Elisabeth Draper, Inc. he later formed his own design firm. Buatta has created his own unmistakable style which he calls, “The Undecorated Look.” Celebrated as “The Prince of Chintz,” Buatta is known for his use of chintzes with textures, patterns and stripes, and expertly balancing contemporary and antique furnishings.
    Amy Lau, Principal, Amy Lau Design 
    Renowned contemporary interior designer Lau also currently serves as an independent advisor to collectors of 20th Century decorative arts. In 2005, she cofounded the prestigious Design Miami fair, which assembles the most significant galleries specializing in design from the post-war period to the present. Her new book, “Expressive Modern: The Interiors of Amy Lau” is testimony to her vibrant, innovative design. 
    Lauri Simmons, Artist 
    Represented by New York City’s Salon 94, Simmons is an internationally celebrated artist whose work has been featured in major museums and collections for over three decades. A central figure in the Pictures generation, artists who came to prominence in the late 70s and early 80s, Simmons is widely known for her work with human surrogates (dolls, puppets, cut outs, etc…). Her most recent photographic series exhibited at Salon 94 Bowery last spring was entitled “The Love Doll: Days I – 30.” 
    Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Owner, Salon 94 As a highly respected innovator and visionary in the art world, Rohatyn’s work as a collector, art advisor, and independent curator has made her one of the most influential figures in contemporary art. She founded Salon 94, a project space built within her home as an alternate to the traditional white box gallery in 2002, and launched Salon 94 Bowery in the fall of 2010. She hosts critically acclaimed exhibitions of noted artists in both spaces, as well as oversees numerous important private and public collections.
    To Purchase Tickets, visit the IIDA Official Website

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  • Contributors,  Decorative Arts,  Design,  Furniture

    Furniture Design Trends for 2012

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    Furniture design moves at a different pace to fashion design. People want their furniture to last, and particularly in a time of economic austerity, few people want to see their furniture as just a throwaway, fashion influenced trend. That said, things always grow and change, and furniture trends tend to follow not just changing tastes, but changing needs as the ways in which we live our lives alter over time.
     Tangerine Tango – The 2012 Color of the Year

    So, while you might not find sudden changes to furniture fashion, with Italian sofas on-trend this year and French chairs the next, trends do develop. Here are some of the furniture design trends we predict for 2012.
    Recycled Furniture 
    In keeping with current concerns about the environment and the need to conserve precious resources, the recycled furniture movement is growing. All kinds of surprising things can be made into something new. The most obvious is furniture made from reclaimed wood, with the rough-hewn qualities it has creating interest. More adventurous souls could seek out furniture made from crushed cans and reformed into chairs and tables, or perhaps furniture made from old surf and skate boards, such as pieces by Zanini de Zanine Caldas. If you have the design and building skills, you could even make your own. Another route is to look for materials reclaimed from old buildings and house clearances and use them as the centerpiece for something new.
    Eco-Friendly Furniture 
    In keeping with the above, designers and manufacturers are increasingly keen to show that their furniture has good eco-credentials. For example, the use of sustainable woods and fabrics which have not been treated with harsh chemicals both increase a piece’s cool factor. Untreated furniture is often the most eco-friendly, and many people are looking for furniture that does not use harmful chemicals in its manufacture. Some of this kind of furniture can be at the top-end in terms of price, as manufacturers compete for scare sustainable resources. Others, such as cushion covers made from un-dyed hemp, can be very cheap and accessible. 

    New Retro Furniture 
    There is a definite trend for low-slung, retro-style furniture that makes use of glass and metal to create a very 1960s to 70s look. Sofas and chairs increasingly have low seating heights, and so coffee tables are lowered to match. Many designers are making heavy use of glass too, so those low tables may well have glass tops, and those low beds have glass headboards. This kind of furniture has a lovely, relaxed feel: it harks back to the comforting confidence of another age, while also injecting a bit of modern edginess into a room. 
    Via Fabulously Green
    Brightly Colored Furniture 
    Furniture in bright colors catches the eye and can act as a focal point in a room. In particular (and mirroring catwalk trends) acid yellows, and bright purples can be seen everywhere. This is a great trend if you don’t have a big budget to work with, as you can change some fabrics or add a big, statement picture to achieve it. And of course, if you are able to spend more, it allows you to really go all out to achieve a new, bold look. 
    Neutrally Colored Furniture 
    This might sound as if it contradicts the above, but actually, it works in harmony with it. After all, you can only have so much color in one room. It also works as part of the eco-friendly trend, with un-dyed fabrics worked in. As well as un-dyed fabrics, colors like gray, taupe, cream and stone work well and can be combined with many brighter colors for a great all-round look. Neutral colors can help keep things clean and light, and allow you to display art or photographs without worrying about color clashes.

    Photo courtesy of Roche Bobois
    Modular Furniture
    Modular furniture isn’t new, but it is growing in popularity. And it doesn’t just have to mean modular sofas: anything which can be combined with something else to give it a double use comes under this trend. Modular furniture allows you to re-jig a room instantly, so you could go from having scattered chairs which separate a room into areas for different activities, into having a single cozy centerpiece for family and friends to gather on and around.
    Contributed by Izzy Woods

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  • Cars,  Decorative Arts,  HEW Hotels,  Wallpapers

    Tangerine Tango – The 2012 Color Of The Year

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    Time To Tango

    As an interior designer, I understand fully the importance of color, not just the ones I favor, but the ones my clients are drawn to. Due to an individual need for complete sereneness, muted and understated tones are the color of choice.
    Alice Red & Orange Wallpaper by Marcel Wanders. Graham & Brown




    But when clients needs that extra umph, they veer toward colors that excite and invigorate their personalities at home. Imagine how pleased I was to read back in December, that Pantone announced Tangerine Tango as their Color of The Year. A good choice by far. Color is important to us all, and as a culture, we embrace color as it means different things to each one of us. What does Tangerine Tango means to you? For me, it represents power, plus it stimulates the senses. It’s also a sincere, and thoughtful color. And now more than ever, I believe that this world needs to embrace those virtues. Here’s what the folks at Pantone had to say about their selection: “Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”

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  • Announcements,  Awards,  Designers,  Events,  Gardens,  Metropolitan Club,  Textiles

    The New York School of Interior Design Honors Jack Lenor Larsen and Thomas Woltz

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    The New York School of Interior Design will honor visionary, scholar, world traveler, and authority on traditional and contemporary crafts, Jack Lenor Larsen and Thomas Woltz,  at its annual spring benefit, on Wednesday, April 18 at the Metropolitan Club.

    Jack Lenor Larsen
    Photo credit: Roberto Dutesco

    Mr. Larsen will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and Mr. Woltz, who is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, will receive the school’s first Thomas N. Armstrong III Award in Landscape Design. This year’s Benefit co-chairs include Mario Buatta, Ellie Cullman, Philip Gorrivan, Amy Lau, Stephanie Odegard, Campion Platt, and Barbara Slifka. The Vice-chairs include Graham Arader, James Druckman, Marina Kellen French, Hugh Hardy, and Mary Ellen and Richard Oldenburg.

    Thomas Woltz
    Photo credit: Will Kemer Photographer

    Thomas Woltz works between offices in Virginia and New York, he has led designs of a broad range of institutional projects in the US and abroad including The Peggy Guggenheim Sculpture Garden in Venice, Italy, The McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, Round Hill, Jamaica, the National Arboretum of New Zealand and a Master Plan for the conservation of 42,000 acres of Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles. Many of Thomas’ projects focused on restoration of damaged ecological infrastructure within working farmland and create models of biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. Thomas serves on the Board of Directors of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, and is an avid gardener.

    “We are very pleased to salute Jack Lenor Larsen and Thomas Woltz,” said Patricia Sovern, Chairman, Board of Trustees. “Each of these men has enriched the textures of our lives and the quality of the built environment. We are particularly proud to launch the Thomas N. Armstrong III Award in Landscape Design, honoring our late trustee’s devotion to landscape design.” According to Sovern, Armstrong’s son, landscape architect, Whitney Armstrong, will present Woltz with the award.

    Tickets for the benefit start at $500 and $1,000 per person. Tables of 10 can be purchased for $5,000 (Supporter), $10,000 (Benefactor), $15,000 (Connoisseur) or $25,000 (Patron). To purchase tickets or for more information contact: Monica Cheslak at 212-472-1500, or email: mcheslak@nysid.edu.

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  • Art Fairs,  Fine Arts,  Life and Style,  Park Avenue Armory,  Photography

    The Weekender: Young Collectors

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    Lillian Bassman: Portrait of a Lady

    What component of a photograph makes it beautiful to the viewer? Is it its sense of fantasy, mystery, or can it be its lucidness? For me, a great photograph lies in its significant form. Lines and colors combined in a particular way in order to create and stir aesthetic emotions. The photographs of Lillian Brassman evoke all these emotions, In truth, her photography is conceptional, which means that her subject matters are real, but it is strictly abstract. That is a good thing if you’re considering collecting art and willing to start with photography.

    Artists like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jeffrey Conley, and Martine Franck blend in very well with her work. Lillian Bassman is considered one of the last great women fashion photographers. A breed of geniuses, which I hope one day won’t become extinct. Her work is all about high contrasts between light and dark, the graininess of the finished photos and the geometric placement and camera angles of her subjects. Starting a photography collection is certainly a great start for any young collector, and usually, the price point isn’t prohibitive. The Peter Fetterman Gallery in Santa Monica offers a wide variety of some of the most renowned artists, and now, you can view a number of their collections when you visit them at the Winter Antiques Show which is still open to the public at the Park Avenue Armory. The show ends on Sunday, January 29th. Last night, I had the opportunity to go to the Young Collectors Night which offered guests a private viewing of one of the world’s most prestigious antiques, from English, European, and Asian fine art, to decorative arts dating from antiquity through the 1960s. Starting an art collection may not be an easy process, but thankfully, one has many choices to select from, when you visit a fair such as this one.

    Lillian Bassman, It’s A Cinch, Carmen, Harper’s Bazaar, New York, 1951, gelatin silver print
    Peter Fetterman Gallery

    Lillian Bassman Photos (including Ms. Bassman herself, holding a camera)
    Cover: Lillian Bassman, Charles James Dress, 1960, gelatin silver print
    Lillian Bassman, The Cost of Living: Barbara Mullen in a Dress by Omar Kiam for Ben Reig, 
    New York, 1950, gelatin silver print
    Lillian Bassman, Margie Cato, Junior Bazaar [White Dress and White Gloves], c. 1950, 
    gelatin silver print
    Lillian Bassman, Anne Saint –Marie, Chanel Advertising Campaign, New York, 1958, 
    gelatin silver print
    Lillian Bassman, Barbara Mullen, Flat Hat, Bare Back, c. 1950, gelatin silver print
    Above images from Peter Fetterman Gallery
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