watercolor – Auction Finds

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Folks at one of my favorite auction houses were exceedingly excited a week or so ago over the immense sale of a painting by landscape artist Alfred Thompson Bricher. They showed off the painting and the price…

February 15, 2010

sherry

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Through an artist’s eyes

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I was at the tail end of an auction a couple years ago, waiting around for some artwork that had captured my eye. I was there with my art-loving friend Kristin, it was late and…

August 19, 2009

sherry

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An art discovery of MC “Five Cent” Jones

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As I strolled through a list of catalog items on the web for a Decorative Arts auction recently, I wandered onto some watercolors that were interesting. The first piece was an African American woman. Next to…

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