Video: The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center: Source: A Taste of New York We who love antiques know the pleasure of discovery is the greatest charm of collecting. As About.com antiques expert, Troy Segal, writes, “Even in a search-engine world, the thrill of a live-action chase remains paramount for collectors.” Segal, a contributing antiques writer […]
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Free Museum Friday Evenings
Photo: Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877); Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894). Source. Today’s forecast: wind, rain, gloom, more rain. Luckily, no art lover in New York ever has to suffer a dull Friday evening due to inclement weather. Here are the five major NYC museums that offer free/pay-what-you-wish admission today. The Morgan Library & Museum Photo: Interior, […]
MAAC Dealers at The Spring Show NYC
“This then is the impetus behind every show. Expose the best of the best to people. Make a splash and show off mankind’s craft and artistry. It is surprising how intriguing man’s abilities are when applied to the arts and crafts,” writes Clinton Howell, President of the Art & Antiques Dealers League of America (AADLA) […]
Flying Cranes Spring Exhibition & Sale
Flying Cranes Antiques Ltd. has specialized in Asian art works created by master artists of the Meiji Period, metalwork, Cloisonne, Satsuma, Imari ware, Studio Wares, Ikebana basketry, Japanese samurai swords, fittings and other exceptional Japanese works of art for over 30 years. You can see some of their pieces here.
Impressionism, Fashion & Modernity at the Metropolitan Museum & the Bonnet Festival
With New York City’s favorite annual celebration of chapeau artistry, otherwise known as the Annual Easter Parade & Bonnet Festival, this Sunday, it seems the perfect time to take a look at Impressionism, Fashion & Modernity at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition contemplates the meaningful relationship between fashion and art in the works […]
Micromosaics: The Past in Miniature
Micromosaic panel of Castle of Saint Angelo. Italy, 19th c. 8″ x 10-1/4″. Samuel Saidian Works of Art. Soon after the sumptuous St. Peter’s Basilica was erected around 1600, a crisis arose: damp clouds began to form on the vast interior walls, ruining the altar paintings of the most famous artists of the day. Seeking […]
The Art & Antique Dealers League of America's Spring Show NYC!
The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center is a proud sponsor of The Spring Show NYC 2013 at the Park Avenue Armory. Presented by one of the oldest antiques and fine arts organizations in America, The Art & Antiques Dealers of America League, the Spring Show features the best in decorative arts from the most prestigious […]
An Early Picasso Drawing Discovered
Reported in Antiques & Fine Arts, staff members of The Picasso Museum in Barcelona, Spain, removed the cardboard backing of Portrait of the Artist’s Mother (1896) by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) during a recent restoration to find a never-before-seen charcoal portrait by the artist. Reyes Jimenez, the museum’s head of restoration, believes the recently discovered drawing […]
The Look of a Lover's Eye
This Valentine’s Day, we take a closer look at the ardent history of the lover’s eye brooch, featured in our post on Romantic Antiques through the ages. In 1784, at the tender age of 22, the future King of England fell passionately in love with a commoner–a twice-widowed Catholic commoner, six years his senior. George, […]
Romantic Antiques for Valentine's Day
A rose that blooms forever. Sterling silver, Cartier, France, 1990s. Leah Gordon Gallery. Of the many origin myths of Valentine’s Day, the most popular by far is that of Saint Valentinus, an early Christian saint put to death for performing marriages for young soldiers at a time when it was forbidden. According to one legend, […]