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Patrick Boyd Carpenter: ' It’s a Proper Old Fashioned Antique Shop.'

Grays Antiques

I buy anything I like that’s handmade and good quality from the last five hundred years. Influenced by Giacometti and the Surrealists, now much of his work is exhibited at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. In terms of stock, I’ve got a good selection, Master drawings, sculptures, oils, textile, and prints.

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The Essential Guide to Minimalist Art: 10 Artists Who Mastered the Art of Simplicity

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Emerging as a reaction to the emotional qualities of Abstract Expressionism in the mid-20th century, Minimalism reduced art to its essential elements, focusing on geometric shapes, flat surfaces, and primary colors. Sold for $5,500 via Rago Arts and Auction Center (March 2024). Can’t make it in person?

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Trusted Local Antiques Buyers and Their Services in Bradenton

Sarasota Antique Buyers

In particular, we are interested in English and Continental items from the 18th to the 20th centuries, as well as modern and traditional furniture. We understand that each piece’s value depends on various factors, such as age, quality, condition, rarity, period, and maker. Modern art: Our interest extends to modern art pieces.

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Paul Klee: The Color and Spirit of Modern Expression

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These nuanced techniques, however, proved challenging for Klee as a young student at Munichs Academy of Fine Arts after he enrolled in 1898. Rather, Klee bristled at the adherence of his mentors to traditional artistic methods and approaches.

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Mabel Dwight's American Scene

Michael Rose Fine Art

The image has an auditory quality too. In her Life Class , from 1931, she shows a group of students at the Whitney Studio Club drawing from a nude model. While any art student will recognize the context of the image, Dwight also captures an art historical moment.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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These carefully articulated forms were at times enhanced with painted additions to draw attention to their precise weaving. These sculptures, which he called tombstones, featured varied figures from preachers to lions (better image here ) and echoed the modernist minimalism that was beginning to grow in popularity across the art world.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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These carefully articulated forms were at times enhanced with painted additions to draw attention to their precise weaving. These sculptures, which he called tombstones, featured varied figures from preachers to lions (better image here ) and echoed the modernist minimalism that was beginning to grow in popularity across the art world.