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Dear Friends and Clients,
We are back in uncharted territory. Despite the recent global stock
market jitters and economic unrest, the art market may be exiting its recession and entering a new era for Postwar and Contemporary Art. The New York auction results this month were positive for both Christie's and Sotheby's sales. Celebrity collections offered blue chip works that commanded free press and record prices. See below for auction coverage and listen to this free ArtTactic podcast with analysis by San Francisco art dealer and author, Richard Polsky.
Blue Tangerine Art was at the new San Francisco Fine Art Fair this past week, the first contemporary art fair in the Bay Area for more than six years. A strong turnout and some solid art offerings made it a respectable fair given its zero base start.
This month are pleased to highlight new Blue Tangerine artist Kim Frohsin. Frohsin's intimate figure studies of the female form and her intuitive use of color transform this traditional subject matter into a contemporary art form.
With June fast approaching, the international art community is anticipating Art
Basel, Switzerland. With a slump in confidence in the euro, investing in art sourced from Europe is ever more appealing to collectors with American dollars.
Warm wishes,
Trudy Montgomery
"To be an artist is to believe in life."
- Henry Moore
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A New Era for Postwar and Contemporary Art
NY Times, May 14, 2010
Jasper Johns, Flag, 1960-1966, Sold at Christie's this month for a record $28,642,500 (inc buyer's premium)  |
NEW YORK - May 2010 might come to be remembered as the month when
postwar and contemporary art became fully integrated into the broader
art market.
A remarkable parallelism could be observed between the auctions of
Impressionist and Modern Art last week and those dealing this week with
the art of the later 20th century and of the last 10 years. Christie's
triumphantly led, in both cases, with sales totaling $360 million last
week and $292 million this week, against $233 million and $243 million
for Sotheby's.
Read the NY Times article...
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San Francisco Fine Art Fair
Kenton Nelson's painting sold through LA dealer Mendenhall Gallery for $70,000  | A larger than expected crowd came out to herald the new San Francisco Fine Art Fair - the first of its kind for more than six years - with collectors, artists and art lovers acknowledging a
respectable fair with a solid offering of contemporary and modern art. Dealers
reported mixed sales results but with many saying they will support the show next year.
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New Blue Tangerine Artist: Kim Frohsin
Abstract Figurative Expressions
Kim Frohsin, For Jax, acrylic on canvas, 11 x 9 in  | Kim Frohsin is celebrated
for her abstract figurative expressions. We are delighted to present these
intimate figure studies of the female form, which she creates using the brush,
tape and the palette knife.
Working
with live models in her San Francisco studio, these loose abstractions capture
the essence of femininity in all its mysterious guises. Frohsin's intuitive use of color sets her
apart from other figurative painters and transforms this traditional
subject matter into a contemporary art form.
View more of Frohsin's paintings online.
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Blue Tangerine Art offers art advisory services to private and corporate collectors. We source contemporary art from a wide range of sources, including direct from artists and galleries, from the US and Europe.
We offer paintings, drawings and limited editions by artists including: Chris Crossen, Patter Hellstrom, Angela Findlay, Rachel Holloway, Kim Frohsin, Birgitte Lund, Kathy Montgomery, Trudy Montgomery, Bella Pieroni, Anne Stahl, Nicola Wood, Suzan Woodruff and Eric Zener among others.
And photography-based work by Sparky Campanella, Sebastien Davila, Bjornulf Dyrud, Allison Hunter, Cressandra Thibodeaux, Sieglinde Van Damme as well as many others not listed on our website.
We look forward to helping you find just what you're
looking for to complement and expand your art
collection. Please contact us with your request via email or on (415) 515-6094 or (310) 774-1959.
Happy Collecting!
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Trudy Montgomery with her 'Union' paintings at Melissa Morgan Fine Art in Palm Desert, CA  |
Trudy Montgomery
Art Advisor and Principal, Blue Tangerine Art
web: http://www.BlueTangerineArt.com
email: trudy@bluetangerineart.com
twitter: @trudymontgomery
tel: (415) 515-6094 or (310) 699-6826
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