When he moved to the Big Apple in 1949, Andy Warhol was in tune with the sentiment of the song “New York, New York” and the line, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” Read More +
Author Archives: Mary Manion
Art Markets: Gallery label prompts investigation of attic find
Recently, as I was examining a collection of framed artwork for a quick verbal appraisal, I was reminded of an important but often overlooked piece of valuable information: a gallery label on the verso or backside. Read More +
Art Markets: Legitimate Kandinsky artwork is cataloged
In Russia, modernism at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century often meant an embrace of all things ancient. In music, Igor Stravinsky shocked Western audiences with the violent rhythms of “The Rite of Spring” (1913), which derived from Russian folk music. Read More +
Modernism in America introduced by The Eight
The famous Armory Show of 1913 exposed American tastemakers to the latest developments in European modernism through exhibiting paintings by Picasso, Braque, Matisse, Kandinsky, Duchamp and others. Read More +
Art Markets: Dali collectors proceed with caution
If you come across a signed work by one of the 20th century’s best known and most influential artists, with a price tag of under $500, you would normally have every reason to suspect a forgery. But if the print bears the signature of Salvador Dali, you might just have a genuine article. Read More +
Botero, ‘smart, quirky and just outside the norm,’ won acclaim for being whimsical
Botero is probably the first answer most critics, collectors or curators will give when asked to name a contemporary Latin American artist. Read More +
Modern art movements relegated the queen’s paintings to the attic
Britain’s long reigning and beloved Queen Victoria had barely been laid to rest before the backlash began. With her randy son Edward VII on the throne and setting an example on both sides of the Atlantic, mores began to loosen, and by the end of World War I the Western world was in full revolt against the Victorian Age. Read More +
Art Markets: President’s image on campaign poster subject of lawsuit
When freelance photographer Mannie Garcia photographed Barack Obama at the National Press Club in April 2006, he couldn’t have guessed that Obama would be elected president two and a half years later. Read More +
Art Markets: From monks to magazines and beyond
In the Middle Ages when publishing was literally in the hands of the church, the monks who copied the texts of books also took time to adorn their pages with beautifully illuminated illustrations. Read More +
Art Markets: Silver lining: Good art, photos will sell
The art world is hurting as the New Year begins. December’s five-day auction at Christie’s Hong Kong resulted in sales of $146 million, 35 percent less than projected. Read More +