Art Quotes for Collectors of Art

http://www.artsnova.com/fine-art-quotes.html http://www.artsnova.com/fine-art-quotes.html

Lino Printmaker

http://www.alexgerasev.com/

http://theabundantartist.com/alex-gerasev-russian-art-printmaker-painter/

Art Movement -- American Tonalism

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/25/arts/the-misty-mood-of-the-tonalists.html

http://www.askart.com/AskART/interest/Tonalism_1.aspx?id=104&pg=style

Good articles about American Tonalists. 

http://www.amazon.com/History-American-Tonalism-1880-1920/dp/1555953026

Book about American Tonalism with many reviews.  2010 publication date.

Photographs of Artists

http://artistandstudio.tumblr.com/artists  -- List of artists.

Interesting photographs of artists.  Also photographs of groups of people, artworks, and studios. 

Picasso and Printmaking Media

http://www.sapergalleries.com/PicassoPrintmakingTechniques.html

Art Market Trends

http://www.artbusiness.com/osoquspec.html

http://artmarketmonitor.com/category/economic-trends/

Decoration or Fine Art?

Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic, and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of artmarketblog.com.

http://www.artmarketblog.com/2007/08/28/investing-in-art-the-danger-of-fads-and-trends/

Good article -- "What is Decorative Painting?" 

http://www.artezan.com/artezan/whatis/whatis.html

Good article -- "The Nabis and Decorative Painting"

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dcpt/hd_dcpt.htm

Collage and Assemblage Materials

Exhibition explores the ways that collage and assemblage have evolved over the last century.  Exhibition explores the use of diverse materials in artworks.  It involves experiments in mixed media from 1913 to the present.

"By expanding the range of materials available for their work, artists using techniques of collage, assemblage and montage have enriched the language of art and extended its potential to comment upon life. "

http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=62075   (news article)

http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/home/#collection=home   (museum)

Name of exhibit is "Over, Under, Next: Experiments in Mixed Media, 1913–Present."
Exhibit to Sept. 8, 1913

Permanency of Giclee Prints and Other Reproductions

http://www.spenceguerin.com/prntrepr.html#printinks 

Excellent information about original prints and reproductions by the artist Spence Guerin.  He explains the types of orignal prints that artists make.  He explains the limitations of reproductions.  Artists use permanent materials to make original prints.  The inks used in reproductions are not permanent.  Lightfast pigments are used by artists.  Inks used in reproductions will fade and are not considered to be permanent or lightfast. 

Parrots in Art

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1825785@N22/

http://www.museumvoorpapegaaien.nl/

Websites for the Parrot Museum.  If you like parrots, you will enjoy these two websites.  The Flickr site has works involving parrots such as painting, drawing, fabric design, crafts, sculpture, ceramics, and more.

My parrots collages were selected to show on their Flickr site.  Their statement:  "The purpose of this research is to examine big issues in parrot art. The plan of the research will be to set forth how each artist spins tales around the confrontation of the parrot with the human world."

If you want to see these collages enlarged, clicking on pictures will take you to larger images on my Flickr site.

"Parrot Talk, #1".  Sold, but I may do more artwork based on this idea.  I would like to make a print of it, but cannot until I learn how to clean up the image. 



"Garden Forms with Parrot."  A large reproduction of this collage is available.  It is on heavy paper.  The original will not be for sale until my collage art show.

For great information, search Google articles and images for:  "Parrots in art" and "Symbolism of parrots in art."

Who was the French artist Bernard Buffet?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/bernard-buffet-return-of-the-poser-1645748.html

Interesting article about the career of Bernard Buffet (1928-1999).


"Cherries in a Fruit Bowl," 1957, size 21" X 25.5".  Sold at auction in 2012, for $79,200.00.

Who was the impressionist painter called Robert Girrard?

http://www.girrard.com/

http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.catalog.web.tk.CatalogServlet?catalogAction=Category&menuNdx=0.18&searchType=all

http://www.thomaskinkadememphis.com/gallery6.html

http://www.thomaskinkadeonline.com/robert-girard-works/

http://www.kinkadeusa.com/content/p/7/catid/5104/Robert_Girrard

http://www.gallerydirectart.com/dealer-gallery-of-fine-art-prints---posters-thomas-kinkade-the-robert-girrard-collection.html

http://www.experts123.com/q/how-well-did-the-robert-girrard-kinkade-paintings-sell-at-cottage-gallery-in-comparison-to-the-thomas-kinkade-paintings.html

Go to the above links to find the answer.  Thomas Kinkade (1958-2012)  painted under the "brush name" of "Robert Girrard" from 1984 to 1990.  He produced 71 Girrard paintings in the style of the French Impressionists.  Thom's career can be separated into three areas -- academic landscapes, Robert Girrard, and Painter of Light.

Go to Google Images to see the Girrard paintings.

Art Collectors Dorothy and Herb Vogel

This art collection has been called one of the most important post-1960s art collections in the United States.  The collection has over 4,782 artworks.  Go to the following links to learn about how the artworks were selected and purchased through the years.  Google Images has many  photos of the Vogels and their art collection.

http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/48844/how-working-class-couple-amassed-priceless-art-collection

http://herbanddorothy.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_and_Dorothy_Vogel

http://vogel5050.org/

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/herb-and-dorothy/



When buying art, they maintained a few strict rules.  Each piece had to be affordable.  It had to fit in their apartment.  It had to be of a size that could be carried home by subway or taxi.  They vowed never to sell any artwork in their collection.  They collected to enrich their own lives with art they found to be beautiful.

An Art Collector's Website

Art collection of Kevin Daniel.

http://kevindaniel.x10.mx/art.html

http://www.lostartistsblog.blogspot.com/

Parts of Kevin's statements that introduce readers to his sites ----

" I like a lot of different styles of painting. I have had an active interest in art for the past few years, and my tastes are still evolving as I learn and live with my growing collection. I do not collect as an investment but for the fun of it and to feed my enjoyment for doing research and learning."  

" I am an art collector who enjoys collecting art by artists who are not well documented, or not documented at all, and then documenting them on my art collection web site."

An unsigned painting.  Artist unknown.  Probably from the 1930s.   It came from an estate sale in Hopewell, NJ, in 2009.  Seller said it was painted in the "New Hope School Style."   Oil on canvas board.  Size 22 X28"  Contact Kevin if you know the name of the artist.

What is a giclee print?

http://giclee.d-post.info/

Go to this site to find out the facts about giclee prints.  For more information, click the links at the bottom of that page.  The link to a FAQ page is below.  It includes a comparison between giclees and traditional photographic processes.  It defines digital art.   This information will help you to decide if you should buy giclee prints and digital artworks.

http://giclee.d-post.info/giclee-faq.html

About fixatives and inks:

http://giclee.d-post.info/giclee-inks.html#inks

Who is the French artist Marius Girard?

                                                     William Girard (L) & Marius Girard (R)
                                                      A Girard original painting is on wall.                                                     


BIOGRAPHY OF MARIUS GIRARD  (c) 2012 by B.C. Edwards

There is very little information about Marius Girard online.  A woman who owns an original Girard painting sent me a copy of a newspaper interview with Girard from 1972.  The photograph of Marius Girard and his nephew William Girard was taken from the article.  There are many of Girard's paintings online.  Search Google for "Marius Girard"  and then click image section. 

Marius Girard was born in Rheims, France, probably in 1927, but perhaps in 1926.  He attended regular school and college until age 19, then studied at several art academies.  His only occupation has been as an artist.  He owns a home (condominium) on a street named Rue St. Rustique in Paris.

Girard is famous for painting impressionistic scenes of  Paris.  He has an extraordinary ability with color.  Some paintings are reproduced for prints and postcards.  He is one of the world's most reproduced artists.   In 1972, one of his postcards had been selling for over 15 years.  Girard did 135 watercolor paintings for the lobby and rooms of the Hotel Hilton in Paris. 

Girard sold his original oils and watercolors on the streets of Montmartre (Paris).   This is a district of Paris, in the northern part, noted for its cafes and as an artists' quarter.  In the online chat rooms there are several accounts of people who bought artwork directly from Girard in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.  During Girard's first visit to the United States and Canada in 1972-73, he might have done some paintings of North American scenes. 

Girard paints outdoors directly from the scene.  To begin a watercolor painting, Girard sketches in the basic lines with a stick dipped in ink or dark paint.  He uses popsicle or other sticks which he sharpens with a knife.  His style stresses linear effects.  Lines range from thin to thick.  Various textures and shadows are created with the stick.  After this stage has been completed, he works with watercolor paints applied with brushes.  Girard does watercolor paintings on a "special cardboard."  Perhaps he meant heavy-weight watercolor paper or illustration board.  Girard paints more watercolors than oils.  He said his technique is different for oil painting.

There are numerous listings for Girard on various auction sites, but records are usually available only to members.  Many original paintings and reproductions have been sold through auction houses.  On www.artprice.com there were seven paintings listed.  At www.goantiques.com an original watercolor painting was priced at $1,000.  Image size is 15 X 20" and date is 1950s or 1960s.  He has also done gouache (opaque watercolor) paintings.  There are auction records for original pen and ink drawings.

Online listings for unframed prints by Girard range from $1.00 to $7.00 each.  Framed prints are listed for around $8.00 to $10.00 each.  The value of a framed print with a double mat may be from $25 to $40.  One source said the lithographs may be worth $25 to $100 each.  Prices are less at stores selling used merchandise such as Goodwill.  A postcard from the 1950s or 1960s, was priced online at $12.00.

Most of Girard's prints are lithographs.  Although the signature and title under each print appear to be original handwriting in pencil, they are printed as part of the lithograph.  I have three lithographed art prints by Girard.  They are printed on heavy paper with a slight texture.  When I tried to erase part of the pencil writing, I found that it could not be erased. 

Marius Girard is listed in "Dictionary of Painters of Montmartre," editor Andre Roussard.  The book contains bios of 4,285 artists for the years 1800-1999.  It is online at www.roussard.com. 
http://www.roussard.com/detaildicopeintre.html#Anchor-44867

The newspaper article is from Lorain, Ohio, in Lorain County.  Date of Sunday, November 19, 1972.  Title "Postcards Made Him Rich."  Girard was age 45 at the time of this interview.  He was not married.  William Girard was age 18 at the time of this interview.  He was not married.

If you have more information, please use the comment section.  Numerous people are searching for information about Girard.
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(c) 2012 by B. C. Edwards -- http://newandoldvarietyblog.blogspot.com/ 
You have permission to copy this article for reference purposes only or to attach to Marius Girard artwork.  If you wish to publish this article, you will need written permission for its publication.

Joan's Photo of a Pomeranian Dog in LPB Auction

Joan has a unique fine arts photo in the current auction for the Louisiana Broadcasting Company Art and Travel Auction for 2012.  It is a photo of a Pomeranian dog looking out the window of its house at the owner who left it home alone. The name of the picture is "Missing You."  It is a framed digital photo of size 14X17".  If you want to bid on it, go to www.LPB.org/auction.  Look in Gallery 08 for Natchitoches.  It already has a bid.  The auction ends on October 25, 2012.  Joan sold three artworks in last year's auction, but only has this one in this year's auction.  Until you look closely, this artwork appears to be an abstract.  The colors and composition are wonderful.  Click on the photo to see a larger image. 

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News about our sales plans.  Links to all of our sites.
 

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International Collage Organizations

There are two international collage organizations that have annual collage exchanges and shows.  Many members belong to both groups since it started out as one group.  There are online exhibits of collages from past years, from 1999 to the present.   Links to the exhibits are:  

http://collagemuseum.com/collage-exchange-index.html -- Director is Cecil Touchon of  USA.  I was in the 2010 exchange.

http://outofsight.co.nz/Bakers/default.htm --  Director is Dale Copeland of New Zealand.   I was in the 2011 exchange. 

Cecil and Dale are both fantastic artists.  Cecil is a contemporary painter and collage artist with artwork in galleries throughout the United States.  His work is in many important collections.   Dale is an assemblage and collage artist  with outstanding credits and collections.   Some of her work is available for purchase on her website.  You can search for their names to get to their websites or click links off their collage sites.     

A Good Art News Site

If you are interested in reading about art, this is a good site.   It has art news as well as a file of artworks by various artists.  I visit the site often.

http://www.artdaily.com/