Christie's in New York City

Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 - Overnight in New York City - Christie's Auction House:

This is the second-to-last day for viewing - auction tomorrow evening. This Fall, the schedules for the "Big Three" (Sotheby's, The American Art Fair, and Christie's) unfortunately did not line up for me; but I am fortunate to be able to schedule today! Since Ellie will be joining us, we will be staying overnight in The Big Apple, so we left home at 9:30. Nice drive through the Theatre District:

I dropped off Wendy and Ellie, and I parked the car. Nice walk back:




It is SOOO COOL TO SEE THIS ART! Last week, it was in someone's home - and next week, it's going to be in someone else's home. But we get to see it TODAY! Wonderful highlights include:

Winslow Homer - On the Beach, Tynemouth, 1881 watercolor:

Thomas Moran - Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, 1915:

Alfred Jacob Miller - Pocahontas:

Sanford Robinson Gifford - White Mountain Scenery, 1859:

David Johnson - The Natural Bridge of Virginia, 1860:

Frederic Edwin Church - On Otter Creek, 1850:

Alfred Thompson Bricher - New England Coast, circa 1890:


Note from the Future - these pieces sold for:

Lot 45 - Winslow Homer - On the Beach, Tynemouth - $372,500
(estimate 300,000 - 500,000)

Lot 24 - Thomas Moran - Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice - $118,750
(estimate 100,000 - 150,000)

Lot 29 - Alfred Jacob Miller - Pocahontas - $93,750
(estimate 60,000 - 80,000)

Lot 12 - Sanford Robinson Gifford - White Mountain Scenery - $432,500
(estimate 150,000 - 250,000)

Lot 15 - David Johnson - The Natural Bridge of Virginia - $456,500
(estimate 100,000 - 150,000)

Lot 29 - Frederic Edwin Church - On Otter Creek - unsold
(estimate 400,000 - 600,000)

Lot 151 - Alfred Thompson Bricher - New England Coast - $100,000
(estimate 50,000 - 70,000)

Dinner at Five Guys, with a nice evening walk through Grand Central Station:


Excellent Adventure-Time with my Beautiful Bride and Wonderful Daughter! Thank You God for these Great Days!

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Worcester Art Museum

Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 - Day-Trip to the Worcester Art Museum:

It was a Great Day to go see some Art with my Beautiful Bride! And when we parked in Worcester, I rolled over 40,000 miles:

(Cross-Blog Readers might remember that I had hit 20,000 miles on July 17 on my hiking trip to Maine).

The purpose of today's trip was:

We got there at 1 PM and had a very nice lunch in The Museum Café. i don't know why the New-York Historical Society (yes, they officially do have a hyphen between New and York) released so many of their Hudson River School paintings, but it is a great opportunity to see many wonderful pieces in one (nearby) place (trips to the Big Apple are not as exciting as they once were). Although the focus is on works by Asher B. Durand, many other artists are also represented:

Albert Bierstadt - "Autumn Woods, Oneida County, State of New York", ca. 1886

William L. Sonntag - "Morning in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia", ca. 1858:

John F. Kensett - "Seashore (Sunset on the Coast)", 1861:

Thomas Cole - "Catskill Creek, New York", 1845:

Asher B. Durand - "Black Birches, Catskill Mountains", 1860:

Asher B. Durand - "View of the Shandaken Mountains", 1853:


Needless to say, I highly recommend making the quick trip out to Worcester to view this exhibition, before it closes Nov. 25.

Another current Exhibition at the Museum is:

which is in a darkened room. The two Tiffany windows ("Angel of the Resurrection") are stunning:


"The whereabouts of the third panel remain a mystery."


The John La Farge windows are bold and colorful - "The Pool at Bethesda", 1898:


detail of The Angel:


I have previously blogged about the Worcester Art Museum on April 7, 2016 and Dec. 14, 2017. Two pieces I have not shared before are:

Canaletto - "Capriccio: A Circular, Domed Church"

Hubert Robert - "Roman Ruins", 1759:


Needless to say, I look forward to returning in the Winter of 2019 for:



Thank you God for Art, and Nature, and for these Wonderful Adventures!

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