WCG

MAY 23, 2024

Please find the SI Trust Careers posting for a Photography Conservator, SAAM at the preceding link. The Museum celebrates the extraordinary creativity of artists whose works reflect the American experience and global connections. Application window closes June 20, 2024. Duty Station: Washington, D.C.

Photography

WCG

AUGUST 7, 2025

OVERVIEW The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) is a leading voice for contemporary art and culture and provides a national platform for the arts and artists of our time. This may include cleaning, consolidation, removing non-original materials, repairing chemical or physical damage, and compensation for loss.

Sculpture

WorthPoint

MAY 4, 2024

Snuff bottles, which measure between one-and-a-half and three inches high, are admired by collectors for their fine craftsmanship, intricate symbolism, and clever use of every imaginable type of material. The German company Meissen , the first porcelain manufacturer in Europe, is one of the most popular and sought-after porcelain makers.

Antiques and Decorative Arts

Invaluable

AUGUST 26, 2024

Not merely ingenious tools of precision and accuracy, these instruments are also celebrated for their artistic qualities. The fine craftsmanship and artistic qualities of an orrery weren’t lost on Alexander Calder , whose interpretation took form and function into the realms of high art and sold for $2,434,500 at Christie’s in 2010.

Age

WCG

MARCH 29, 2024

Knowledge of American History, significant historical documents and collections Prior professional framing design experience Working knowledge of paper and painting conservation methods Qualified candidates should provide a cover letter and resume and reply by email ONLY to: Bill@archivalartservices.com.

Photography

Invaluable

MARCH 20, 2024

“All my work is based to some extent on Japanese art” Vincent van Gogh Known as Sakoku, Japan’s long period of isolation changed with the arrival of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and with it welcomed imports of photography and printing techniques from the West. Japanese art’s striking characteristics fascinated many artists.

Modern Art

Invaluable

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Paving the way for a more inclusive and functional approach to art, Constructivist artists spread the political ideologies of the socialist Soviet cause with the belief that art should reflect the modern industrial world and be accessible to the masses. Rodchenko instead threw himself into art in support of the Soviet state and industry.

Function

Antiques Dealer

MARCH 9, 2023

When investing in art over time, there are several factors to consider, including market trends, the artist’s reputation, work quality, and the current state of the economy. Consider the Artist’s Reputation and Work Quality The reputation of the artist is a main factor when investing in art.

Quality

Michael Rose Fine Art

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Unknown maker, Right Half of a Diptych: Crucifixion of Christ , French, c. For those looking to learn more about this tradition of these small ivory reliefs, the Courtauld Institute’s Gothic Ivories Project is a remarkable storehouse for research and photography. mid1300’s, carved ivory, 10.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.),

Maker/Artist

Art Dealers Association of America

JUNE 21, 2018

©The artist. In 1974, on something of a whim, she partnered with her colleague and friend Ruth Braunstein to open Quay Ceramics , a gallery focused on artists creating experimental works in the medium, many based in Northern California. Early artists shown included feminist icon Judy Chicago and ceramic master Ron Nagle.

Ceramics

Art Dealers Association of America

AUGUST 9, 2018

In the early 1990s, Argentine-born art aficionado María Inés Sicardi noticed that her new home of Houston, Texas, was devoid of art spaces dedicated to avant-garde and contemporary artists from Latin America. I worked closely with a photography curator during this time and connected with galleries from Buenos Aires and Mexico.

Maker/Artist

Grays Antiques

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Adapted by the Romans, Cupid is an ancient 'match-maker' famed for his enchanted arrows that induce love between mortals and even divine beings. Shell motifs , and decorative objects fashioned from shell and materials like Mother of Pearl offer a unique and whimsical expression of love, sure to make your sweetheart smile!

Antiques and Decorative Arts

Invaluable

JULY 17, 2024

How Visual Artists Became Jewelry Artists Jewelry-making and art share a long, interwoven history, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that artists discovered the true potential of jewelry as another form of expression. Ray also leveraged the medium to further explore the artistic preoccupations of his career.

Jewelry

Elsinore Gallery

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Artist Biography I was born In Vanport, Oregon, and I am a woman named Cameron. When I retired I had more time for my art endeavors, journals, jewelry, photography and felting. I decided to center on my skills as a photographer and fabric artist. I am a self taught artist. I was a teenager in the sixties.

Maker/Artist

Fine Art Estates

JANUARY 7, 2022

That is, unless you happen to know that a similar work by that artist has just sold for $25,000 at auction. If you know the artist’s name, you can use one of the auction databases (listed below) that appraisers and dealers subscribe to. The problem is, of course, how will you know that happened unless you have it appraised?

Appraiser/appraisal

Invaluable

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.

Fine Art

WCG

MAY 28, 2024

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is offering a two-year fellowship in Photography Conservation. West Collection of Photography, SAAM purchase made possible through the Franz H. left) Unidentified artist, Untitled (pin, woman in hat), undated, celluloid in metal setting. Please see the Announcement below. and Lusisita L.

Photography

Invaluable

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”.

Maker/Artist

Michael Rose Fine Art

AUGUST 9, 2021

Through August 28, an exhibition at the Attleboro Arts Museum explores the remarkable variety one can find within the work of just eight artists. Across a spectrum of media, the exhibition brings out the individuality of the featured artists. An accordion book titled What Do You Think About When You’re Not Sleeping?

Drawings

Invaluable

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Perhaps the most well-known artistic development of the 20th century, pop art emerged in reaction to consumerism, mass media and popular culture. This introduction of identifiable imagery was a major shift from the direction of modernism , which pop artists considered empty and elitist. What Is Pop Art?

Maker/Artist

The Art Newspaper

JULY 28, 2025

Photography by Jeetin Jagdish Sharma Frieze Sculpture—a fixture of the London art calendar—will return to The Regent’s Park in September, with works on show by 14 artists including the late Native American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Delhi-born Reena Saini Kallat. Shadows are not mere voids.

Sculpture

Invaluable

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The school’s craft-based curriculum was based on workshops – everything from carpentry and metal work to stained glass, wall painting and weaving – were taught by two collaborators: an artist (referred to as the Form Master), who focused on theory, along with a craftsman, who shared techniques and technical processes.

Textiles

Invaluable

APRIL 14, 2025

The founder of this artistic hive mind? It was also where his championing of industrial materials such as glass, steel and reinforced concrete started to take shape. Gropius standpoint at the time was that there was no real difference between the artist and the craftsman. Paul Klee – Die Schlange auf der Leiter.

Function

The Art Newspaper

JULY 14, 2025

During Munch’s lifetime, innovations such as x-ray photography, anaesthesia, germ theory, antibiotics and contraceptive devices revolutionised the perception of the body, and from an early age the artist took a keen interest in medical developments. Edvard Munch, On the Operating Table (1902-3) Photo: Juri Kobayashi.

Paintings