February 2018, New York, NY — Hawthorne Fine Art is pleased to announce a new exhibition of drawings entitled “Leaves of Beauty: Works of Art on Paper (1850-1950).” Works of art on paper, which first came to prominence in the early years of the fifteenth century through the rise in use of silverpoint ink, emerged… Continue reading Hawthorne Fine Art Announces “Leaves of Beauty: Works of Art on Paper (1850-1950)”
In the watercolor Autumn Trees from 1878, Winslow Homer nicked the surface of his drawing to create curt, white marks seen across the swath of grass in the foreground of the scene. This enlivening technique, though present in the work of other artists including J. M. W. Turner, is unusual for Homer. It is likely the… Continue reading ‘Medium Specificity’ in Nineteenth Century Watercolors: Winslow Homer and Julian Alden Weir
On September 13, 1881, Jervis McEntee recorded in his dairy: “Jamie and I returned this morning from our visit to Lucy at Fort Halleck Nev. The two past months have been among the most interesting in my whole experience. The ride over this vast stretch of country and particularly over the Pacific rail road was… Continue reading Exploring Home, Exploring the American West: Two Paintings by Jervis McEntee (1828-1891)
Hawthorne Fine Art is delighted to announce that the beautiful James Longacre Wood genre painting we recently sold to The Butler Institute of American Art will hang next to the museum’s iconic Winslow Homer painting Snap the Whip. Titled Mumble the Peg, the Wood painting conveys a classic scene of children at play that perfectly… Continue reading Painting Sold to Butler Museum will Hang Next to Homer
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