Much has been written about the influence of Japanese design on American and European works of the nineteenth century, but turn the lens in the other direction, looking at the influence of Western art on Japan, and there have been far fewer inquiries. The Art of Japanese Craft: 1875 to the Present, presented at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through …
Dealer Interview: Ben Janssens
An interview with the founder of Ben Janssens Oriental Art
The lure of provenance
The much celebrated collection of Yves-Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé to be sold this month in Paris is almost as notable for its roster of previous owners as for the objects themselves
Paris Dealers
An introduction to some preeminent Parisian antiques dealers
Master drawings from the collection of Horace Wood Brock
A spectacular group of European decorative arts, drawings, and paintings from the collection of Horace Wood Brock is the subject of a major new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Asa Ames: New Discoveries
On the work of American artist Asa Ames
The real Menil
On the most admired collector of the second half of the 20th century
Timeless Stones and Bronzes: The collection of Philip Hewat Jaboor
Marbles, porphyry, hardstones, oh my!
George Harvey’s Anglo American atmospheric landscapes
The American watercolor views of George Harvey
A Sense of Place: American art and the Seattle Art Museum
Today, the Seattle Art Museum is a leading repository of the work of important modernists