Mysterious Maps: California as an Island
Imagine sailing off to a land so beautiful it was compared to the Garden of Eden. This island was, to sea-weary sailors, nothing short of paradise. Many tried to map it, but it was hundreds of years and many attempts before cartographers fully understood its elusive...
The Yoshida Family of Artists
Born in 1876 as Hiroshi Ueda in Kurume to a school teacher father, Hiroshi Yoshida grew up during the Meiji period (1869-1912), a time in Japanese history that was strongly influenced by Western culture. At the age of fifteen he was adopted by his art teacher, ...
Scholar’s Rocks
Scholar’s rocks, or Gōng shí (供石) in Chinese, are naturally occurring rocks that are often sanded, carved, polished, and altered in some way for a desired appearance and have been cited as a source of inspiration by many Chinese writers throughout history. Also known...
Getting Your Painting Appraised in Minnesota
An Art Appraisal in Minneapolis Being in the business of selling, valuing, and appraising art, antiques, jewelry, and sculpture in Minnesota people contact us for a variety of reasons. Some of the most common painting appraisal questions we get are: “How much does a...
Yaacov Agam
The work of Yaacov Agam is not easy to digest. It forces the viewer to move, inspect, follow the curves, lines, and shades of his work. Agam was, and is, a leader in kinetic art, creating works that are holographic, fragmented...
“Inserting Ink”: the Hidden Ties Between Japanese Woodblock Prints and Traditional Tattoos
Irezumi, the art of Japanese tattoo, translating literally to “inserting ink,” is an ephemera that has lasted hundreds, if not thousands, of years in Japan's cultural history. No definitive reason has been discovered for the very first tattoos of prehistoric Japanese...
Louis Comfort Tiffany: the Man, the Lamps, the Legend
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Bronze Nasturtium Table Lamp, available in Fine and Decorative Arts on March 30, 2019, 10 AM CDT. Interior designer and artist Louis Comfort Tiffany is known as one of the great contributors of art and design in the Art Nouveau...
Paul McCobb
Set of four Paul McCobb Planner Group Chairs, available in Fine and Decorative Arts on March 30, 2019, 10 AM CDT American artist Paul McCobb is known for his accomplishments in mid-century furniture design. Born in Boston in 1917, McCobb’s interest in art began at a...
Louise Nevelson
Louise Nevelson, Volcanic Magic XVII, available in Fine and Decorative Arts on March 30, 2019, 10 AM CDT. “I feel what people call by the word scavenger is really a resurrection. You’re taking a discarded, beat-up piece that was no use to anyone and you place it in a...
George Morrison
George Morrison Wood Collage, available in Fine and Decorative Arts on March 30, 2019, 10 AM CDT. George Morrison was born in 1919 in Grand Marais, Minnesota. He grew up primarily in neighboring Chippewa City, with his family, who were part of the Grand Portage Band...