A Journal for Classic Western Art
| November 2011
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WHAT'S GOING ON
It was an eventful summer. Our two shows featuring the art of "Old New Mexico" brought together a large number of monotypes by members of the Taos Society of Artists and works by the early artists of the Santa Fe Art Colony. In conjunction, we hosted the release and book-signing reception for ZLG staff associate, Stacia Lewandowski. Her new book, "Light, Landscape and the Creative Quest: Early Artists of Santa Fe" was eagerly received and quickly sold out of the advance copies. We all await anxiously for the full shipment to arrive.
In addition to our own shows, Santa Fe played host to an abundance of art and antique shows, all leading up to the ever-popular Indian Market. Richard Lampert lent his auctioneering skills to help raise money for two Taos museums: for the Millicent Rogers Museum's "Turquoise Ball" and the Taos Art Museum's "Russian Night." These are the largest fund-raising events for each museum and if you haven't visited them, they are among the jewels of Taos. The Millicent Rogers Museum is known for its historical collections of Native American art, jewelry, and pottery by Maria Martinez and family. The Taos Art Museum, in the historic home of Nicolai Fechin, showcases the art of the Taos Founders, Leon Gaspard, and Fechin.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
505/982-6100
gallery@zaplinlampert.com
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DISCOVERY
Of the many interesting facets during our day-to-day work as dealers of historical art, one of the most gratifying can be when we are asked to be detectives, of sorts.
On occasion someone will present the gallery with a piece of artwork that is unsigned and unidentified. We are asked to examine the work in order to help with the attribution of the artist. Frequently, the work is not distinguished or skillfully executed, or it will be of a genre type that is not within our realm of expertise. In those instances, we will decline. But we never try to dissuade people from asking, because on rare occasions the artwork presented is very interesting and the findings can be very exciting.
For example, there was the time when the gallery received a call from a friend who lives in England. While strolling in a small town near Cornwall, the man had come across a quaint antiques shop and went in for a look. To his surprise, he found some curious drawings that were done by a very skilled hand. There was no artist attribution. What was particularly striking about these works, was that the subject matter was obviously of the American Southwest. How did these drawings find their way to Great Britain? Our friend purchased the three drawings and subsequently set out to identify the creator of the drawings.
Having spent a good deal of time in the American Southwest, the new owner began to call on art dealers. After one dealer was stumped -- the drawings were not in his area of expertise -- Zaplin Lampert Gallery was recommended. The drawings were sent by courier to Zaplin Lampert Gallery. Upon opening the package, it did not take long for us to begin to hypothesize about the artist attribution. Each drawing depicted an element of Native American life or scene. How would we determine to whom the expert draftsmanship of these drawings could be attributed? There were several identifiers: the manner of the hand (as distinctive as is handwriting), the type of medium (graphite and China White), but more than anything else, it was the depiction of the rocks in the drawings. Everyone at the gallery agreed, it was the work of Peter Moran.
Peter Moran, the brother of Thomas Moran, had made several trips to New Mexico in the late 1870s and 1880s. During these sojourns, he made numerous sketches that later became etchings and paintings. Though his home and studio . . . to continue, click here.
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NEW ACQUISITIONS
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Leon Gaspard: "Bridge at Vitebsk"
Oil on board
21 x 24 inches
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 | Joseph Henry Sharp: "Crucita"
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches
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 | Eanger Irving Couse: "Firelight"
Oil on board
12 x 16 inches
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Fremont Ellis: "Noon Day Halt"
Oil on artist board
16 x 20 inches
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To view more of our new acquisitions, click here.
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SNEAK PREVIEW
Stay tuned for our upcoming exhibition
Harold Joe Waldrum:
FORM, COLOR AND SHADOW
Featuring over twenty paintings from a recent acquisition.
Opening reception December 2, 2011, 5 to 7 p.m.
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MUSEUM NEWS
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of OK, Norman, OK
Opening of the Stuart Wing and Installation of the Eugene B. Adkins Collection
Eugene B. Adkins was a Tulsa native who was a major collector of American and Native American art. In 2008, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art was "awarded stewardship of the collection of more than 3,300 objects," along with the Philbrook Museum of Art, according to the Museum. On October 23rd, the Museum celebrated the grand opening of its Stuart Wing that will showcase the installation of the Eugene B. Adkins Collection. The event will be free and open to the public.
In addition, the Museum announced the reinstallation of its permanent collection of Western and Native American Art. The collection had been out of view for two years while the Museum renovated and expanded its Stuart Wing. It will highlight the art of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, as well as Mexico and the North American Arctic.
Stark Museum, Orange, Texas
"Visions of the West," through December
The exhibition features works from the museum's Western collection, one of the finest collections of 19th and early . . . To continue, click here.
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| SANTA FE & NEW MEXICO EVENTS
Selected upcoming local exhibits and performances:
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe
"The Prints of Gustave Baumann," through December, 2011
The Museum of New Mexico is likely the largest repository of works by Santa Fe's beloved woodcut printmaker, Gustave Baumann, thanks to the generosity of his family. Don't miss this show which features a large number of his color woodblock prints, including many of his most popular Southwestern landscapes and traditional scenes.
O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe
"From New York to Corrymore:
Robert Henri and Ireland"
through January 15, 2012
The celebrated artist, Robert Henri, who worked in Santa Fe over three extended visits during the teens and twenties, created a substantial body of work here. This exhibit showcases his work from periodic sojourns to Ireland.
Santa Fe Symphony, Lensic Center for the Performing Arts
November 20, 2011, 4 p.m.
Musical Feast: Handel's "Messiah" Steven Smith , conductor The Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus with four vocal soloists fill the Lensic stage for this perennial favorite.
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Thank you for joining us.
Please send us your comments and
stop by the gallery next time you are in Santa Fe.
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