https://urbanartantiques.com News and views about the exciting world of antiques and art. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:05:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://urbanartantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/uaasquare.png?w=32 https://urbanartantiques.com 32 32 https://urbanartantiques.com/2012/07/29/divorce-dilemma-how-to-divide-the-art/ https://urbanartantiques.com/2012/07/29/divorce-dilemma-how-to-divide-the-art/#respond Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:31:06 +0000 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=10238 Continue reading But How do we Divide the Art?]]> Maybe eleven Volvos are equal to one Rolls Royce Silver Coud, but is a work by John Singer Sargent equal to a Claude Monet? Such is the problem in dividing up well-heeled estates like that of Christopher Larson and Julia Calhoun. According to the Seattle Times, the biggest challenge in the recent divorce was dividing up the $102 … Continue reading But How do we Divide the Art?

]]> https://urbanartantiques.com/2012/07/29/divorce-dilemma-how-to-divide-the-art/feed/ 0 urbanartandantiques Mid nineteenth-century depiction of Josephine fainting after being told by Napoleon he will decree a divorce (to seek a male heir and royal alliance). Nineteenth century Source Archives Nationales de France - Scan provenant de Science & Avenir n°745 - Mars 2009, page 15. https://urbanartantiques.com/2012/03/12/sargent-at-the-amon-carter/ https://urbanartantiques.com/2012/03/12/sargent-at-the-amon-carter/#respond Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:35:55 +0000 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=9443 Continue reading Sargent at the Amon Carter]]> This weekend I spent a couple hours with four paintings by John Singer Sargent in a new exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The four paintings were created when the artist was between the ages of 22 and 26, and represent a period of artistic development prior to Amon Carter's own portrait … Continue reading Sargent at the Amon Carter

]]> https://urbanartantiques.com/2012/03/12/sargent-at-the-amon-carter/feed/ 0 urbanartandantiques Portrait_of_Carolus-Duran By Vassil (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://urbanartantiques.com/2010/08/31/brewing-up-art-in-san-antonio/ https://urbanartantiques.com/2010/08/31/brewing-up-art-in-san-antonio/#respond Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:40:32 +0000 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=5800 Continue reading Brewing Up Art in San Antonio]]> I didn’t quite know what to expect from the San Antonio Museum of Art, but if the charm of the city was any indication I may be again surprised. The museum sits in an industrial area removed from the downtown tourist district. It is connected via the River Walk, however and a leisurely stroll could … Continue reading Brewing Up Art in San Antonio

]]> https://urbanartantiques.com/2010/08/31/brewing-up-art-in-san-antonio/feed/ 0 urbanartandantiques https://urbanartantiques.com/2010/07/16/clubb-philbrook/ https://urbanartantiques.com/2010/07/16/clubb-philbrook/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:48:22 +0000 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=5482 Continue reading Laura Clubb and Oklahoma’s Art Collection]]> On a visit to the Philbrook Museum of Art, most likely like other first-time visitors, I was immediately amazed by the 72-room Italian Renaissance mansion and its 23-acre garden. However, I agree with what the former director of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art said: “what counts in a museum is above all the quality of … Continue reading Laura Clubb and Oklahoma’s Art Collection

]]> https://urbanartantiques.com/2010/07/16/clubb-philbrook/feed/ 8 urbanartandantiques oKLAHOMA 001 oKLAHOMA 018 oKLAHOMA 012 clubbhotel https://urbanartantiques.com/2009/05/15/symposium-at-doyle-auction-american-impressionism/ https://urbanartantiques.com/2009/05/15/symposium-at-doyle-auction-american-impressionism/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 16:37:06 +0000 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=1772 Continue reading The Agile Brush]]> John Singer Sargent and Claude Monet went together to paint outdoors. Sargent asked Monet if he could borrow some black. Monet replies, "black? I don't have black," to which Sargent replies, "then I can't paint!" I haven't verified the authenticity of this historical change, and it seems like it could have been contrived to convey … Continue reading The Agile Brush

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