Category: 1stDibs

1stdibs and Serge Castella Gallery Presents Jacob Semiatin

Jacob Semiatin Untitled #31 ca. 1952
On View May 2 through 31. 
1stdibs Gallery

 JACOB SEMIATIN Watercolors: 1950-1962

1stdibs and the Serge Castella Gallery are set to present an exciting exhibition of Jacob Semiatin’s Watercolors. This is the first selling exhibition of works by this noted and reclusive Brooklyn Abstract Expressionist artist in over half a century. Opening May 2nd at the 1stdibs Gallery at the New York Design Center and simultaneously online at 1stdibs.com, the show will reintroduce Semiatin’s work to today’s art and decorative world with a colorful exhibition featuring over 20 of his dreamlike abstract watercolors created between 1950 and 1962. It runs until May 31st and is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm. Serge Castella, owner of the eponymous gallery and noted interior designer based in Girona, Spain, recently discovered this trove of Semiatin’s work in Europe. Castella along with 1stidbs has curated the collection and he states how lucky he was to discover Semiatin who until today has been almost forgotten.

Jacob Semiatin was born in Dublin in 1915 to Hungarian Jewish parents who immigrated to Brooklyn, NY. He spent most of his career living and painting the neighborhoods of his adopted town and during the 1930s and 1940s was an active member of the Brooklyn Society of Artists that included Gerard Schneider, Nicolas de Staël, and Jackson Pollock and who showed at the Brooklyn Museum. He also enjoyed friendship with James Johnson Sweeny, the 2nd director of the Guggenheim Museum (1952-1960), as well as with Leo Castelli.

Says Castella: “Semiatin was a recluse long before his death in 2003. He didn’t exhibit or sell his paintings and often argued with his friend Leo Castelli about this. As a result, the majority of them were seldom shown and rarely sold.” Nonetheless, Semiatin did receive shows during his lifetime at The Brooklyn Museum, the Contemporary Arts Gallery and The Galerie Internationale both in New York. A small selection of his abstract and figurative works can be found in the permanent collections of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF in NYC, Houston Museum of Modern Art, The Jewish Museum, Dublin, Ireland, the Ted Turner private collection and the William Clinton Library.

The 1stdibs Gallery at the New York Design Center: 200 Lexington Avenue at 32ndStreet, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Jacob Semiatin Untitled #2 ca. 1955
Jacob Semiatin Untitled #51
Jacob Semiatin Untitled Violet

These large format watercolors (35” x 53” framed) represent an important passage in Semiatin’s life as an artist and express a movement in American art of this time. The series replicates through changing light and color a distinct landscape through the course of the year and at different times of the day.

Jacob Semiatin Untitled #41 ca 1955
Jacob Semiatin Untitled #50

“The show at 1stdibs’ Gallery exemplifies how a truly good artist, with works of quality and merit rightly belongs in today’s decorative and art world.” 
Serge Castella

Jacob Semiatin

Images courtesy 1stdibs

In A Class By Herself

Gae Aulenti

Influential Women Designers: Gae Aulenti

If I’m not mistaken, you’re the kind of person who truly enjoy unparalleled design, and that’s why I believe you’ll be pleased to see the striking work of Gae Aulenti splashed all over this blog today. Many of you may already know that Gae (pronounced Guy) was the Italian architect who sadly passed away on November 1st. She was known for, and responsible for some of the most extraordinary designs of the 20th Century. One of which being the famous Musée d’Orsay in Paris.

Virtually every single piece of her iconic furniture and lighting designs are in high demand right now. This is no big surprise since most artists are even more famous after death (I am by no means suggesting that she wasn’t while she was alive). The beloved designer, who died a few weeks after her 84th birthday, was one of the first female Post War Italian architects and is best known for transforming old buildings into modern museums, including Paris’ Musée d’Orsay and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Her undisputed legacy includes a trove of modern residential and commercial furniture designs that showcase her collaborations with such illustrious manufacturers as Poltronova, Knoll, Artemide and Casabella.

The renowned online furniture store, 1stDibs, is featuring a number of American, and European dealers, who carry Aulenti’s works including her signature Tavolo con Ruote (Table With Wheels), produced by Fontana Arte, one of which is in the New York Museum of Modern Art, aka MOMA).

With the design zeitgeist pointing to a renewed interest in the works of late 20th century designers and architects, Aulenti’s furniture, lighting and accessories are So Chic – to be sure. And once again, So Hip!
Gae Alenti for Vistosi: A set of four Vistosi suspension lightsItaly, 1950s, blown Murrina technique, circa: 1960-70 Italy, 1stDibs.com
Gae Aulenti for Kartell: Pair of 4794 Lounge Chairs made of rigid expanded polyurethane foam, Italy. Circa 1972, Converso

Gae Aulenti: “Means” armchair for Poltronova Italy, circa 1967. Metal frame, fabric covering featuring a pattern of orange and brown circles specially designed for this model. Compasso

Metal table lamp by Gae Aulenti (RUSPA)
Image via Archie Expo
Musée d’Orsay
Musée with a view
Photo via: Prezentit.com

Designer’s Top Picks

Dahling, You Look Marvelous: Etoile de Mer mirror by Thomas Boog

Ready when you are Mr Demille… Movie Star by Gloria Vanderbilt, 1stDibs
Photo courtesy High End Weekly™
Chaotic poetry: Geometric wonders: Herve Van Der Straeten Sconces
Iconic Gio Ponti Candelabra from Christofle
All laced up: The Hello Gorgeous rug is ubber chic and glamor personified
Power to the people: Fernand Leger, Le Cirque Tapestry
Domestic Bliss: German Engineering: The world’s most expensive and luxurious vacuum cleaner. Artists in Berlin, Germany have taken 
over 100 hours to hand-encrust the HYLA GST with 32,000 genuine Swarovski Elements
Hyla-usa.com

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This Week 5 Hottest Events

The show brings together five examples of Swing’s iconic coin furniture, and will serve as the debut of his most recent and ambitious work to date, Murmuration. A fully illustrated catalogue showcasing each of the works from the series, with essays by David Collens, Judd Tully and James Zemaitis, will accompany the exhibition.
Johnny Swing, Murmuration, 2012
May 3, 2012 – June 29, 2012
Opening Reception hosted by Geoffrey Bradfield


The opening reception hosted by Geoffrey Bradfield. Monday May 07, 2012. 6:30 – 8:30pm. Sebastian + Barquet – 601 West 26th Street, 3rd flr. New York NY 10001.

Born in Connecticut in 1961, Johnny Swing lives and works in rural Vermont, though set up his first studio in 1986 in an abandoned gas station on the corner of 2nd street and Avenue B on New York’s Lower East Side. Space 2B served as both workshop and showcase for his and other artists and designers work, and was the venue for his initial experiments with repurposed found objects and furniture. Central to his practice is the importance of his materials, exposing their inherent nature with a witty detachment from their intended utility. Nothing is taken at face value.

Todd Burris, Corso Sienna, 1989
The opening reception for the spellbinding photographs of Todd Burris will take place on Wednesday, May 9th, from 5:30-8:30pm at the Robin Rice Gallery. The exhibition will be at the gallery until June 17th. This is the second collaboration between the artist and Robin Rice, so expect to see a series of beautiful photography which are like a visual dance of contractions. The exhibition is from May 9th to June 17th, 2012. Robin Rice – 325 West 11th Street, New York, NY 10014.
Liz O’Brien, Editions – Vintage-inspired Furniture
Antiques dealer Liz O’Brien debuts her first collection of newly designed, vintage-inspired furniture, lighting and accessories at 1stdibs on Wednesday, May 9th. The pop-up shop opens with a reception at NYDC from 6 to 8 PM. The collection will be on view and for sale from Wednesday, May 9th until Monday, June 4, 2012 at 1stdibs at the New York Design Center, 200 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor.

The Editions Collection offers a sophisticated, refreshing alternative at exceptional value featuring thoughtfully selected designs inspired by Liz O’Brien’s keen eye and passion for 20th Century art and design. These unique pieces are priced competitively to attract those seeking high style at an accessible price. With her ability to bridge the gap between historical design and contemporary interiors, Editions captures the essence of the great designers of the past with an updated, elegant and practical interpretation. Liz O’Brien is considered one of America’s leading experts in modern design and has forged her reputation as a premier furniture dealer catering to the most respected architects, interior designers, museum curators, and private collectors.
NYC Tribal Art Week® 2012
Traditional arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas take center stage in New York City during the 3rd Annual NYC Tribal Art Week®. Historically, New Yorkers have been among the foremost collectors of tribal art. New York politicians, artists, business leaders, professionals, fashion moguls and celebrities such as Helena Rubinstein, Nelson Rockefeller, Andy Warhol, John Friede, Armand Arman and Robert Mapplethorpe have solidified the international tribal art market rumored to now only exist in Paris. This year NYC Tribal Art Week® has reached a pinnacle and features three major tribal art auctions at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams as well as a wealth of gallery exhibitions and events focused on tribal art. NYC Tribal Art Week will take place from Thursday, May 7 until Wednesday, May 13, 2012 in New York City.
Participating Galleries include: Cassera Arts Premiers, La Conner, Throckmorton Fine Art, Luz Miriam Toro, Corso Gallery, David Norden African Art, Antwerp Belgium, Oumar Kiende, Wormhole to the Past Gallery, Hemingway African Art. Regular Show Hours – Friday, May 11th, Saturday, May 12th, from 11am – 6:30pm. Sunday, May 13th, from 11am-4:30pm. NYC Tribal Art show VIP Preview To Benefit Miracle House is on Thursday, May 10th from 5:00 -9:00pm at The Bohemian National Hall: 321 E 73rd St New York, NY 10021. Tickets available through Eventbrite. The Official NYC Tribal Art Week and Art Week and After Sotheby’s Auction Roof Terrace Celebration is on Friday 11th May Open 4:00PM – 12:00AM at the Bohemian National Hall, Roof Terrace, 321 E 73rd St New York, NY 10021 (3 blocks from Sotheby’s). Tickets available through Eventbrite.
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Left: Elsa Schiaparelli. Right: Miuccia Prada, photographed by Guido Harari in 1999.
Photos: Hoyningen-Huené/Vogue/Condé Nast Archive and Guido Harari/Contrasto/Redux
“Fashion is instant language,” Miuccia Prada has said. That gives curators Harold Koda andAndrew Bolton plenty of material for the conversations they’ll imagine between Prada and Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2012 Costume Institute exhibition. Opening in May, “Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: On Fashion” will explore the affinities between the two Italian designers from different eras. “Given the role Surrealism and other art movements play in the designs of both Schiaparelli and Prada, it seems only fitting that their inventive creations be explored here at the Met,” said museum director Thomas Campbell in a statement announcing the exhibition. “Schiaparelli’s collaborations with Dalí and Cocteau as well as Prada’s current Fondazione Prada push art and fashion ever closer, in a direct, synergistic, and culturally redefining relationship.” From Media Bistro. Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations at The Metropolitan Museum is on view from Thursday, May 10 through Sunday, August 19, 2012.

Out and About: The NYC20 Art + Design Fair Preview Party

Not surprising for 1stDibs, since they are the trendsetter in the design community. I enjoyed being at the party, meeting new and old friends, colleagues, savoring the delicious food, as well as sourcing furniture and glassware for some of my clients. The 2012 New York 20th Century Art and Design Fair officially opens today, and ends on Sunday, May 15th.

Pictured: Louise Devenish, Vyna St Phard
Photos courtesy High End Weekly™

Dragonette Ltd
Patrick Dragonette, Charles Tucker
Mario Buatta, Vyna St Phard
Steve Newman Fine Arts
 Steve Newman Fine Arts
Steve Newman
The NYC20 Art + Design Fair officially kicked off last night at The Tent at Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park. Thirty five top dealers gathered together to showcase some of the finest decorative and fine arts from the mid twentieth century. Michael Bruno, founder of 1stDibs, indicated on his open letter that the fair represented two exciting firsts: a first all-1stdibs-dealers show, and a first design show at Lincoln Center.
Serina Tufo, Michael Bruno, Alexander Jakowec, and Francesca Stanfill
Vyna St Phard, Craig Warfield
The Designer Forum kickoff party
 Lost City Arts
James Elkind
 R.20th Century
Evan Snyderman, Zesty Meyers

Vyna St Phard, Richard Rabel from The Modern Sybarite™
Reform
Gerad O’Brien
 Reform
Gerad O’Brien
Vyna St Phard, Natacha Charles
Atmosphere
 Vyna St Phard, Grace Feng
 My dear friend and cousin, Nathacha Charles

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Mid-20th-Century Style



Modern Love
Throughout the 20th century, the products, styles, theories and philosophies of design have become evermore diverse. No doubt this was due to the growing complexity of the design process, and the changing taste of the costumer. In the last century, design has existed as a major feature of culture and everyday life. It was seen as an instrument for improving the quality of life. I have a special fondness for decorative arts from the 1950s because it was a period of renewal and optimism in America.



Jacaranda Lounge Chairs from Brazil, circa 1970s
from R20th


Designers and artists were creating some of the most memorable art and objects. New materials such as plastic laminates, latex foam, fiberglass shaped the look of the mid 20th century. Designers were appealing to consumers’ growing aspirations by producing streamlined and forward-looking products that were the embodiment of the American Dream. The home became the very focus of that dream, and designers helped to shape it.

Alexander Calder Tapestry, France, circa 1970’s
“Le Lezard et le Tetard”, Woven at Ateliers Pinton – Aubusson
from Vojtech Blau
 
Left: Malatesta and Mason, Armchair, Leather and Walnut, circa 1960. 
Right: Kaiva textile for Marimekko, c. 1964

Duilio Barnabé, Portrait, circa 1961
Coffee table with glass top on a light grey mahogany base by Irina A. Klepper, circa 1950s
Jumo Bakelite streamlined lamp for Jumo Brevette, Paris, circa 1945
Maurice Calka, Boomerang desk for Leuleu-Deshays, 1970
Today a new generation is discovering and appreciating mid-20th-century art and design. Worldwide, this trend can be found in some of the most diverse spaces. I am quite partial to it since it was so glamorous, so stream-lined, so chic! If you share the same sentiment, then there is no better place to be than at the inaugural New York 20th Century Art and Design fair by 1stDibs. This event will take place under the tent at Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park from Friday, April 13th until Sunday, the 15th. There will be an early buying preview party on Thursday, April 12th. 1stDibs plan on showcasing 20th century art and design at its best. On view will be a highly curated selection of furniture, lighting, sculpture, paintings, jewelry, silver, glass, ceramics, photography, textiles, tapestries, prints, vintage clothing and accessories. It’ is time to fall for modern love.

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1stDibs’ 20th Century Art & Design Fair

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.

Americana Week: January 17 – 29, 2012

Your Guide to Americana Week

Monday, January 16
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts Opens
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City

Sotheby’s Preview
Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets
1334 York Avenue

Tuesday, January 17
Hayes Fine Arts Building
The Modern Art of Antique Quilts

Fisher Heritage Specialty
305 East 61st Street
New York City

Bohemian National Hall
New York Ceramics Fair
Opening Night
5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
321 East 73rd Street
New York City

Christie’s
Preview of Important American Furniture and Folk Art
Rockefeller Center
New York City

Christie’s
Preview of Chinese Export Art
Rockefeller Center
New York City

Bonham’s
Preview of Fine American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts
580 Madison Avenue
New York City

Keno Auctions
Auction: Important Americana, Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts
48 E 84th Street

New York City

Sotheby’s
Preview: Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets
1334 York Avenue
New York City

Hayes Fine Arts Building 

The Modern Art of Antique Quilts
A Fisher Heritage Specialty 
305 East 61st Street
New York City
Wednesday, January 18
Metro Show Opening Night
7 p.m. until 9 p.m.
125 West 18th Street
New York City

Christie’s 

Preview: Important American Furniture and Folk Art
Rockefeller Center
New York City

Christie’s
Preview: Chinese Export Art

Rockefeller Center
New York City

Bonham’s 

Auction: The Mapping and Discovery of America
580 Madison Avenue
New York City
Bonham’s 
Preview: Fine American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts
580 Madison Avenue
New York City

New York Ceramics Fair 

Lecture: Searching for Pots: 40+ Years Above and Below the Ground
12 Noon
321 East 73rd Street
Lecture: Getting the Blues: Cobalt Ornament on Tin-Glazed Earthenware from Around the World 
2 p.m.
321 East 73rd Street
New York City

New York Ceramics Fair 

Lecture: The Impressionists 
Dishes: Ceramics in the Florence Griswold House and the Odd Way They Were Collected 
4 p.m.
321 East 73rd Street
New York City

Sotheby’s

Preview:  Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets
1334 York Avenue
New York City

American Folk Art Museum
Music:  2 p.m. until 3 p.m.

Performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel
Hayes Fine Arts Building
Fisher Heritage Specialty
Show: The Modern Art of Antique Quilts
305 East 61st Street
New York City
Thursday, January 19
Winter Antiques Show 
Opening Night Party
5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue @ 67th Street
New York City

Christie’s 
Auction: Silver Auction

Rockefeller Center
New York City
Sotheby’s 
Auction: Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets
1334 York Avenue
New York City

Christie’s

Auction: Important American Furniture and Folk Art
Rockefeller Center
New York City

Christie’s 
Preview: Chinese Export Art

Rockefeller Center
New York City
Bonham’s 
Auction: Fine American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts
580 Madison Avenue
New York City

New York Ceramics Fair 

Lecture: Going Beyond Chromium Green: Overglaze Enamel Formulations and the Dating of Factory and Hausmaler-Decorated Meissen Ware 
12 noon
321 East 73rd Street
New York City

New York Ceramics Fair 

Lecture: American Blues: Printed Pottery Celebrating a New Nation
2 p.m.
321 East 73rd Street
New York City

Sotheby’s

Preview: Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets
1334 York Avenue
New York City

Hayes Fine Arts Building

A Fisher Heritage Specialty
The Modern Art of Antique Quilts
Show: at 305 East 61st Street
New York City
American Indian, circa 1900s
via The Financial Times: How To Spend It
Friday, January 20
Christie’s
Auction: Important American Furniture and Folk Art
Rockefeller Center
New York City

Christie’s
Preview: ‘Chinese Export Art

Rockefeller Center
New York City
Sotheby’s
Auction: Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets
1334 York Avenue
New York City

Antiques at the Armory 

Stella Shows
10 a.m. until 7 p.m. 
69th Regiment Armory
Lexington Avenue at 26th Street
New York City

Hayes Fine Arts Building

A Fisher Heritage Specialty
The Modern Art of Antique Quilts
305 East 61st Street
New York City
Saturday, January 21
Christie’s 
Preview: Chinese Export Art 
Rockefeller Center
New York City

New York Ceramics Fair

Lecture: From a Mere Lump of Clay: Harry Potter and Ceramic Technology
12 noon
321 East 73rd Street
New York City

New York Ceramics Fair 

Lecture: Hot Plates: Every Dish Tells a Story
2 p.m.
321 East 73rd Street
New York City

New York Ceramics Fair 

Lecture: A Variegated History: Tortoiseshell Earthenware in Colonial America
4 p.m.
321 East 73rd Street
New York City

Antiques at the Armory 

Show: 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. 
69th Regiment Armory
Lexington Avenue at 26th Street
New York City

Americana and Antiques at the Pier 

Show: 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Pier 92
New York City
Sunday, January 22
Christie’s 
Preview: Chinese Export Art
Rockefeller Center
New York City

Antiques at the Armory 

Show: 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. 
69th Regiment Armory
Lexington Avenue at 26th Street
New York City

Americana and Antiques at the Pier

Show: 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Pier 92
New York City
Monday, January 23
The Modern Art of Antique Quilts 
Show: A Fisher Heritage Specialty
Hayes Fine Arts Building 
305 East 61st Street
New York City
Christie’s

Auction:  Chinese Export Art

Rockefeller Center
New York City

Life size Nubian Goat Sculpture on Wheels
Photo courtesy of 1stDibs
Tuesday, January 24 – Saturday, February 25

1stDibs

Folk Tales: Bringing Folk Art Home Exhibition & Sale
The New York Design Center
200 Lexington Avenue
New York City

Christie’s
Auction: The Peter H B Frelinghuysen Jr Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain
Rockefeller Center
New York City

The Modern Art of Antique Quilts

Show: A Fisher Heritage Specialty
Hayes Fine Arts Building 
305 East 61st Street
New York City
Wednesday, January 25
National Academy Museum and School 
Exhibit: The Annual: 2012
1083 Fifth Avenue
New York City

American Folk Art Museum 

Music: 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.
Performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel
The Modern Art of Antique Quilts
Show: A Fisher Heritage Specialty
Hayes Fine Arts Building 
305 East 61st Street
New York City
Thursday, January 26
New York Historical Society Homes of Early New York
Lecture: Birth of an American Style
6:30 p.m.
170 Central Park West
New York City
For tickets inquiries, contact: East Side House Settlement | 718-292-7392

Winter Antiques Show Young Collector’s Night

Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue @ 67th Street
Show: 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.
New York City

Outsider Art Fair

Preview
7 West 34th Street
New York City
Friday, January 27
National Academy Museum and School The Annual
Exhibit: 2012
1083 Fifth Avenue
New York City
The Modern Art of Antique Quilts
Fisher Heritage Specialty
Show: at Hayes Fine Arts Building 
305 East 61st Street
New York City
Saturday, January 28, 29
National Academy Museum and School
The Annual: 2012 Exhibit
1083 Fifth Avenue

 Bringing Home A Legend 

A handful of rare and historical objects will go on view, during Americana Week in New York City. This time honored tradition kicked off yesterday at Keno Auctions with a gallery talk entitled American Still Life Painting in the 19th Century by Doctor William H. Gerdts.
This lecture marked the beginning of a series of high profile art fairs, auctions, and showroom events. Americana Week is in fact two weeks of sales, viewings and symposium devoted to three centuries of American craftsmanship in all its forms, including important furniture, decorative arts, and of course, folk art. Young and old collectors will become transfixed by an impressive mix of the finest museum quality art, and antiques. Yours truly will make the rounds to most of these events, shopping for clients, and gathering materials for you lovely readers out there. I’m looking forward to a couple of impressive lectures and auctions at Christie’s as well as the January 24th event at 1stDibs entitled: Folk Tales – Bringing Folk Art Home.
Life Guards from Just Folk 
(Michael and Gael Mendelsohn Collection)
Iconic Figures
Cover photo: Marionettes, also from Just Folk 
Extremely Rare 34 Star Flag
Used as a national parade flag during the Civil War period it features four different size stars on a blue canton, Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques
Above photos courtesy of 1stDibs
All right reserved

This will be an important selling exhibition of rare and extraordinary examples of American Folk Art and Ephemera curated by five of the country’s leading Americana specialists, and 1stdibs dealers including Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques, Just Folk and Judith and James Milne. Ames Gallery and A Bird in Hand will be displaying their antiques as well. Folk Tales is a group show of independent dealers from across the United States who will highlight collectible quilts, weathervanes, flags, outsider and tramp art, game boards, original-surface painted furniture, trade signs and one-of-a-kind pieces, all of which offer a fascinating view into the American decorative past. This show will include a broad range of items priced from the affordable (under-$500) to pique the interest of the budding collector to museum-quality to satisfy the ardent enthusiast ($100,000).

January 24 – February 25, 2012

1stDibs at New York Design Center
200 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor
@ 33rd Street
New York City
Free and Open to the Public
Monday – Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Kelly Wearstler on Five
The grande dame of west coast interior design, Kelly Wearstler has now extended her empire to fashion.  The tastemaker opened her design boutique at the legendary Bergdorf Goodman in the Fall of 2007 to thousands of adoring fans, and discriminating retail shoppers.  Now she’s following up on the evolution of her brand with a refined, elegant, and low-key ready-to-wear line on 5F.  Her clothing collection and accessories are moderately high-end, and perfect for the young, modern social climber who’s looking for that extra edge without being too garish about it.  Kelly Wearstler, an award-winning interior designer, is not only highly regarded among her peers, but she is also widely recognized in the press.
Kelly Wearstler, Michael Bruno and Linda Fargophoto by High End Weekly™

Wearstler was named one of the style leaders in 2010 by Town & Country; honored as one of House Beautiful’s best designers; recognized for her interior design work by Bon Appetit; dubbed one of the design world’s top tastemakers by House & Garden; named one of the elite “Design 100” by Time Style & Design; and designated as one of the top 25 trendsetters of the year by Modern Bride.
The Ready-to-Wear and accessories lines
Bergdorf Goodman, 5F
Craig Warfield, Vyna, and Kelly Wearstler
photo by High End Weekly™