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Francisco Goya (1746–1828), The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, Plate 43 from Los Caprichos (H. 78), 1799, etching andaquatint on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 in., private collection ■

Perhaps you’ve heard about the dream I had, the one that led me to invent the Figurative Art Convention & Expo (FACE). In my dream I was dining at a castle, seated at a very long table, and each chair was occupied by a famous artist from the past. Ea

Well, 2020 has been like no other year, and it’s only half over. Here’s hoping that summer and autumn will treat us all better. Like every field, art has been clobbered, and we at Fine Art Connoisseur have been keeping in touch with colleagues everyw

Welcome! Highlighting the tremendous quality of sculpture being made today is something we at Fine Art Connoisseur always look forward to with enthusiasm. On view in the following pages is an array of three-dimensional artworks that remind us how end

The Boys 30 x 40 in., oil on linen Staff Choice Award Available through Art Renewal Center 14th International ARC Sotheby’s Exhibition kristaleejohn@msn.com 952.200.8244 kristaleejohnson.com Worth My Salt, 20 x 20 in., transparent watercolor on pap

KEVIN MCEVOY (b. 1980) has been painting honest reflections of everyday life for more than 15 years. Fascinated by what he calls “common things,” this realist sees the poetry in life’s myriad moments, from the mundane to the painful to the poignant.

Located in West Nashville, LeQuire Gallery is the studio and gallery operated by the sculptor Alan LeQuire (b. 1955). On view there this summer (July 18–September 12) is a survey exhibition of his work in bronze, terra cotta, and plaster. Its strikin

This is the unlikely story of how a largely self-taught artist, Roger Dale Brown (b. 1963), nurtured his passion for art, and of how his creativity, spirituality, and ultimately his “artistic voice” evolved. Renowned for his teaching skills (he has l

The past year has been busy and productive for the Russian master painter Nikolai Blokhin (b. 1968). In Virginia last November he demonstrated his virtuosic technique to spellbound attendees of the Figurative Art Convention & Expo, and this February

Horses have played a starring role in art from its very beginnings. On the walls of the Chauvet cave complex in southern France — believed to be approximately 30,000 years old — they appear prominently among the animals these prehistoric artists reco

Perhaps you are familiar with the abstract paintings made by Betsy Eby, but you are almost certainly acquainted with what she looks like. A large percentage of the paintings created by her husband, James “Bo” Bartlett III (b. 1955), feature Betsy – c

Daniel Chester French’s Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial (1914–22, Washington, D.C), Frederic Edwin Church’s Niagara (1857, National Gallery of Art), and Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930, Art Institute of Chicago): these three icons of Ameri

Hopefully sooner rather than later, art lovers will again be exploring their favorite museums and galleries. Now consider adding to your cultural itineraries some of the fascinating artists’ homes and studios described in Valerie A. Balint’s article.

The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) was established in 1969 at the suggestion of New York state’s attorney general to fill the void for an “authoritative, impartial, not-for-profit body to research works of art with uncertain authors

While moving house, we worry if our possessions will be transported safely. Our anxiety only grows when it comes to unique items such as fine artworks, heirloom antiques, and family memorabilia — things that cannot be replaced if they get damaged or

astoriafineart.com July 1–August 20 After an extensive renovation of its gallery space facing Jackson’s Town Square, Astoria Fine Art is moving full-on into summer with a range of exhibitions. July is Wildlife Art Month. Its first half (July 1–15) i

In the annals of popular music, there are artists remembered only for a single hit song: Norman Greenbaum’s Spirit in the Sky of 1969, for instance, or the 2000 Grammy Award-winning Who Let the Dogs Out by the Baha Men. The phenomenon of the one-hit

Bend, Oregon mockingbird-gallery.com from July 11 Mockingbird Gallery is celebrating its 30th anniversary offering top-quality contemporary realist art in Bend, a lively and cultured town at the edge of the Cascade Mountains in central Oregon. On

The Seattle-based artist Dale Chihuly (b. 1941) is known worldwide for colorful, expressive creations in glass that have — during his five-decade career — revolutionized our understanding of this material, which had long been discounted by connoisseu

turnerfineart.com Turner Fine Art is presenting the exhibition While We Were Still… Flowers Bloomed. On offer are floral still lifes created by 13 leading painters, primarily during the COVID-19 quarantine. Located throughout the U.S., these artists