MIR Appraisal

JULY 12, 2019

Wang Shaojun is a Chinese sculptural artist based in Beijing, China. Born in 1958, he is now a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China’s most prestigious and well-known art university, and an artist. Chinese contemporary art needs to be interpreted within its own context.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Characterized by a sense of space, a vibrant and expressive use of vivid blocks, and searing colors, Mark Rothko’s color field paintings would propel him to an uneasy fame and pioneer a new wave of artistic thinking, which had its roots in the Zen philosophy of minimalism, subtlety, and naturalness.

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Reagan Upshaw Fine Art

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The climate is constantly changing, and art fads can be as short-lived as those of the world of fashion. After centuries in which art markets and art museums were dominated by white men, hitherto under-represented artists are now being aquired with a vengeance, particularly by institutions.

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Grays Antiques

OCTOBER 6, 2018

He was an extraordinary figure within British art. He was a Scottish artist of Italian heritage, who lived in Paris, and was established in Chelsea. Influenced by Giacometti and the Surrealists, now much of his work is exhibited at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. How would you describe your collection ?

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Art Dealers Association of America

JUNE 21, 2018

©The artist. Since the start of her art-dealing career in the mid-1970s, Rena Bransten has ridden the seismic shifts of San Francisco’s gallery landscape with success and style. While many come to art dealing from a sales background, Bransten established herself as a gallerist from the perspective of an avid art collector.

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Michael Rose Fine Art

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

From the urban explorations of John Sloan or Edward Hopper to the more nuanced and human-focused prints of artists like Elizabeth Catlett or Sister Corita Kent, printmaking experienced something of a long golden age. 1945, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.74

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Art Dealers Association of America

MAY 7, 2019

Moving to Berkeley and then Oakland in the early years, and settling in San Francisco in 1986, Crown Point began by printing and publishing Bay Area artists including Richard Diebenkorn , Beth Van Hoesen , Wayne Thiebaud , and Robert Bechtle. Its how-to books on hand-printing processes enable artists anywhere to have successful access.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

He studied and then taught at the Bauhaus School , revolutionizing fine arts, craft, and industrial design. Breuer s Bauhaus Beginnings: A New Vision for Design The Bauhaus was an influential avant-garde school of design, architecture and applied arts that was founded in Germany in 1919 by Walter Gropius.

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Art Dealers Association of America

JUNE 20, 2019

Since his first gallery opened in the 1980s, Franklin Parrasch has maintained a dedication to furthering the careers of artists whose work defies any predetermined definitions of media or style and seeks to address existential questions through physical creation. What inspired you to pursue a career in visual art? Photo by Adam Reich.

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JULY 1, 2024

Upending the fine-art world, Collage and Assemblage subverted the very fabric of art, as artists like Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp elevated everyday items into high art, broke boundaries, and challenged traditional notions of what constitutes art, leaving an indelible print on the art world in their wake.

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Reagan Upshaw Fine Art

MARCH 25, 2024

It was the spring of 1985, and seven women artists were still pissed. The previous summer, the Museum of Modern Art in New York had held an exhibition entitled, “An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture” to inaugurate the museum’s newly renovated building. Only 13 were women. Only 13 were women.

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WorthPoint

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Artist Richard Howard Hunt (1935-2023) was recognized as one of the foremost African-American abstract sculptors of the 20th century. Throughout his career, Hunt used modern methods and industrial materials to sculpt organic forms. Over his career, the celebrated Chicago artist won multiple prizes.

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JULY 10, 2024

As the 1940s came to a close, a number of artists were looking for something new. During the style’s second wave, artists including Helen Frankenthaler , Morris Louis , Kenneth Noland and Jules Olitski also harnessed the spirit of non-figurative painting but embraced the idea of form as more important than any mythical content.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Well highlight key landmarks in his career while also showcasing essential paintings that helped secure his status as one of the most influential painters of modern art. Wassily Kandinskys Formative Years Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866 and attended school not for art but rather for economics and law. Ursula (1908).

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APRIL 14, 2024

Challenging traditional notions of artistic expression, Minimalism pushed the boundaries of what art can be – and its concentrated form of beauty would leave a lasting legacy. Kelly wanted to eliminate any trace of the artist so that his works were, as he put it, “objects, unsigned, anonymous”. Can’t make it in person?

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Reagan Upshaw Fine Art

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In 1978, Roberta and I joined our friend Buzz Spector to found White Walls: A Magazine of Writings by Artists. One of the few publications dealing with word-and-image art, it soon began to attract submissions by some notable artists in the field. Artists in Residence) Gallery, the first cooperative gallery run by and for women.

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WorthPoint

OCTOBER 14, 2024

When he was younger, Koppel studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and the Academie Rancon in Paris, where he concentrated on drawing and sculpture. These are the sculptural beauties I would relish adding to my collection of wearable modern art. His first jewelry pieces were put into production in 1946.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Meanwhile, ancient Greek vase paintings and Roman mosaics frequently depicted mythological scenes, battles, and everyday life, blending artistic expression with storytelling. Art of the Italian Renaissance or the Classical Realism movement of the late 20th Century is particularly conducive to following a narrative.

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MAY 14, 2024

I had the feeling that there was a dimension of reality that had not been dealt with in art: the dimension of ugliness.” This was a solemn time and the artists showed the social and political turmoil of life. In defiance of trends towards abstraction, Neue Sachlichkeit artists embraced realism.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Unorthodox and anti-establishment, the adherents of bohemian culture despised convention and rejected bourgeois values, as artists like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Vincent van Gogh embraced a new-found artistic freedom. A s much a state of mind as it was an artistic movement, being Bohemian was a reflection of oneself and society.

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

Generative art is a movement that emerged on the heels of modern art genres like Cubism , Dadaism , and Surrealism , celebrating the chaos and serendipity of its modern predecessors. In an unprecedented move, artists utilized systems that could generate works of art with little interference from the artist.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Frames are the unsung storytellers of the art world – silent yet essential. Read on as we chart the history of frames as they responded to artistic trends and technological innovations. In addition to some splendid historical examples, well also break down the materials and methods that go into these works of art all their own.

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Art Peritus

MARCH 4, 2025

96 Wonder Women in the Arts March is Women’s History Montha time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women across all fields, including the art world. Throughout history, female artists, patrons, and collectors have played a vital role in shaping the industry, often overcoming systemic barriers to gain recognition.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Celebrated as one of the most influential textile artists of the 20th century, Anni Albers redefined the possibilities of weaving and elevated it to a fine art. Transcending the narrow confines of a functional craft, Anni Albers transformed weaving into a fine art by incorporating modernist aesthetics and artisanal tradition.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

As the 20th century dawned in Brazil, so too did a new modern art that would not only redefine the country’s artistic landscape, but also build cities in its own image. This was a new art for a new Brazil. Characteristics and Techniques Brazilian Modernism was marked by an experimental approach.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Discovering the Bauhaus Gropius’s idea was to bridge the gap between craftsmanship and the fine arts, and the Bauhaus taught students both theory and applied crafts, so that pupils were capable of creating objects that were both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Sold for €220 EUR via Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH (March 2024).

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

He interned at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, studying with lab Co-directors James Bernstein and Inge- Lise Eckmann. He created a state-of-the-art paintings conservation facility in an empty university building with funding from the Mellon Foundation and the NEA.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Born around the turn of the century, and largely associated with Germany’s Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter , Expressionism’s roots can be traced across Europe, influenced by French Symbolism, Belgian artists like James Ensor, and earlier Post-Impressionist approaches. Here are some to have on your radar: Vincent van Gogh – La Mousmé.

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APRIL 14, 2025

The founder of this artistic hive mind? German-American architect Walter Gropius the man who was intent on art being for the people, with technology and craftsmanship closely aligned. Gropius standpoint at the time was that there was no real difference between the artist and the craftsman.

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Art Peritus

MARCH 1, 2025

During Womens History Month, the spotlight often shines on female artists and their profound impact on the art world. While their contributions are invaluable, wed like to shift the focus to other influential women who have shaped art history in remarkable waysfrom patrons and intellects, to even a spy.

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