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Tune in to see Lark from #LarkMasonAssociates, give an appraisal of a Japanese Rifle & Helmet, ca. 1850 recorded at Wichita on the newest @RoadshowPBS episode - Vintage Wichita - airing tonight at 8/7C on @PBS! Click here to watch.: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/schedule/ #antiquesroadshow #antiques #antiqueshop #antiquestore #antiqueshopping #antiquestyle #antiquesdealersofinstagram #antiquesdealer #antiquesfair #antiquesofinstagram #antiquestorefinds #asianart #japanesegun #japanesehelmet #japaneseantiques

Featured on @iGavelAuctions - a good collection of snuff bottles from an American Mid-Western Collector in our current Asian sale. The collection includes many examples in jade, jadeite, hardstone, reverse painted crystal, porcelain and glass. The snuff bottles are from an American Midwest Collection formed before World War II and passed on to family members who expanded the collection. Most of the bottles were purchased before the 1970's. These snuff bottles are live now unt...il Session One ends on April 27th. Click here to view: https://bid.igavelauctions.com/AuctionHelp.taf @snuff_bottle_society @snuffbottles @asiaweekny @snuffbottlecollector #snuff #snuffbottles #snuffbottle #snuffbottlesociety #snuffbottlecollector #asianworksofart #chinesesnuffbottles #chineseworksofart #chineseart #chineseantiques #collecting #antiques #joyofcollecting #auction #vintage #asianart #larkmasonassociates #igavelauctions

NOW LIVE on iGavel Auctions - Catalogs and Art Books. Sale is open for bidding until May 4, 2021. See link in bio for sale. #igavelauctions #larkmasonassociates #onlineauction #artbook #book #bookshop #binding #artcatalog #asianart #asianbook #illustration #bookbinding #rarebooks #history #rarebookshop #bookstagram #booklover #bookshelf #illustratedbook #exhibitions

NEW BLOG - Hasui Kawase: A Master of Rain At the start of Hasui’s career, Japan was in a period of transition from the Meiji into the Taisho. Within two generations, the country had moved from a feudal into a model modern society. Foreign investments and industrialization opened Japan to an international audience for trade and exchange of culture through art, in particular printmaking. Demonstrating an affinity for drawing as a toddler, Hasui Kawase’s (1883-1957) parent...s recognized and nurtured their son’s ability, and when he came of age he was sent to the school of the painter Aoyagi Bokusen. There Hasui learned brush painting and drawing, assimilating specific Western painting styles into his oeuvre. After his studies, Hasui, with great reluctance, returned home to manage the family business as a... Click here to keep reading.: https://www.igavelauctions.com//kawase-hasui-a-master-of-r #japaneseart #art #japan #japanese #japaneseculture #japanesestyle #woodblock #printmaking #print #japaneseprint See more

Available on iGavel Auctions - A Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Ewers, Qianlong Mark, Qing Dynasty / Republic Period, est. $30,000-50,000 Click here to view lot: https://bid.igavelauctions.com/Bidding.taf Live in our Ancient, Asian, and Ethnographic Works of Art sales:... Session One April 627, 2021 Session Two April 829, 2021 #AsianArt #AncientArt #EthnographicArt #AsiaWeekNY #LarkMasonAssociates #iGavelAuctions #QuinnsAuctionGalleries #MarkLawsonAntiques #CaseAntiques #art #antiques #museum #antique #chineseart #antiquetextiles #newyork #collector #artcollecting #asiaweek #chinesepainting

NEW BLOG - Artist Profiles: Edouard Cortes and Raymond Thibesart Late 19th Century Paris was the birthplace of 20th Century artistic modernism and many different artistic movements were inspired by life there. As many of us know, Impressionism was the central artistic development that inspired and influenced artists of the time. Post Impressionism is the umbrella term for the many offshoots from Impressionism, and it includes cubism, fauvism, and pointillism among others....Edouard Cortesand Raymond Thibesart were two artists in late 19th and early 20th Century France who were inspired by and built on Impressionism. They each developed a different tenet of Impressionism. Thibesart developed the Impressionist idea of 'plein air' painting and experimenting with the ability to express the nuances of light and air with paint. Cortes was a Post Impressionist who built on the Impressionist love of depicting the modern city, Paris(link in bio for rest of blog) Images: Raymond Thibesart (French, 1874-1968,) Cherry Blossom, Oil on Canvas Edouard-Leon Cortes (French 1882-1969,) Place de la Opera, Oil on Canvas, ca. 1950 Raymond Thibesart (French 1874 - 1968,) Le Quai Vert Bruges, Oil on Canvas, 1933 Raymond Thibesart (French 1874 - 1968,) Apple Blossoms in Bloom, Oil on Canvas, 1948 #larkmasonassociates#frenchart#frenchartist#Postimpressionist#postimpressionism#streetscene#oilpainting#painting#parispainting#paris#edouardcortes#cortes#evening#eveningpainting#paint#ÉdouardLeonCortès#ÉdouardCortès#Cortès #raymondthibesart #artblog See more

NEW BLOG - Artist Profiles: Edouard Cortes and Raymond Thibesart Late 19th Century Paris was the birthplace of 20th Century artistic modernism and many different artistic movements were inspired by life there. As many of us know, Impressionism was the central artistic development that inspired and influenced artists of the time. Post Impressionism is the umbrella term for the many offshoots from Impressionism, and it includes cubism, fauvism, and pointillism among others. Edo...uard Cortes and Raymond Thibesart were two artists in late 19th and early 20th Century France who were inspired by and built on Impressionism. They each developed a different tenet of Impressionism. Thibesart developed the Impressionist idea of 'plein air' painting and experimenting with the ability to express the nuances of light and air with paint. Cortes was a Post Impressionist who built on the Impressionist love of depicting the modern city, Paris Click here to read more: https://bid.igavelauctions.com/AuctionHelp.taf Images: Raymond Thibesart (French, 1874-1968,) Cherry Blossom, Oil on Canvas Edouard-Leon Cortes (French 1882-1969,) Place de la Opera, Oil on Canvas, ca. 1950 Raymond Thibesart (French 1874 - 1968,) Le Quai Vert Bruges, Oil on Canvas, 1933 Raymond Thibesart (French 1874 - 1968,) Apple Blossoms in Bloom, Oil on Canvas, 1948 #larkmasonassociates #frenchart #frenchartist #Postimpressionist #postimpressionism #streetscene #oilpainting #painting #parispainting #paris #edouardcortes #cortes #evening #eveningpainting #paint #ÉdouardLeonCortès #ÉdouardCortès #Cortès #raymondthibesart #artblog

Happy Lunar New Year from Lark Mason Associates. May the Year of the Ox bring you success and peace.

NEW BLOG | Artist Profile: F. L. "Doc" Spellmon (1925-2008), a native Texan, became one of San Antonio's most celebrated artists both locally and nationally. Doc is known as a Folk artist and he painted in several styles, exploring both abstraction and figural works. His art is appreciated because of various themes in his work, including American life, religion, and the exploration of different cultures or communities within American society. Doc was an African American ma...n born into an American cultural landscape that had not yet experienced the civil rights movement(link in bio to read more.) Images (all Doc Spellmon (American 1925-2008): Black Seminole Indian Collection: Two Iron Men, Mixed Media Buffalo Soldiers - No Time to Die, Mixed Media, 1982 Removed from Africa - Portrait of Yvette, Mixed Media Apartheid, Pen and Ink on Paper Last Call for Fun, Collage on Board Joy To The World, Mixed Media on Tray B/W Drawings Collection - The Artist’s Model, Mixed Media High Yellow, Mixed Media Pen & Ink on Paper over Board, 1977 Painted Stool All lots part of the ‘Fine Art from a Texas Collector’ sale on @iGavelAuctions. Lots close on February 18, 2021. #docspellmon #fineart #americanart #folkart #texasart #sanantonioartist #africanamericanart #africanamericanhistory #celebrateblackartists #blackhistorymonth See more

Thomas Hart Benton ( American, 1889-1975) Letter From Overseas, Lithograph signed in plate and in pencil at lower right Thomas Hart Bentonwas an American artist from Neosho, Missouri who known for his paintings, murals, and lithographs. His paintings arefamous forshowing ordinary people doing common things and included portraits, landscapes, and scenes of people at work in farms, factories, and busy cities. His works can be found at major institutions like @themuseumofmode...rnart, the @chryslermuseum, and the @nationalportraitgallery. #thomashartbenton#eggtempera#methylcellulose#oilonmasonite#figurativeart#metropolitanmuseumofart#americanart #americanart#artteacher#americanrealism#art#artdaily#artlovers#artcollectors#newyork#newyorkart#instagramart#art#artdaily#artlover#artcollector #SocialRealism #Synchromism #AmericanRealism #AmericanModernism #ModernArt #regionalism

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Self Portrait with Marie-Therese Walter, Pencil on Paper with another drawing of a dog defecating on verso, with a "Cadre" label on the reverse of the backing board. "H&C" watermark. The drawing is accompanied with the catalogue, Rare Picasso by Joseph Palau I Fabre, which included this drawing. Literature: Joseph Palau I Fabre, Rare Picasso, Barcelona. Editorial Piligrafa, S.A., 1977 On September 5th, 1935, Marie-Therese gave birth to Pica...sso’s child, who they named Maria de la Concepcion. The little girl mispronounced her name and it was changed once and for all into the name of a goddess: Maia. Picasso drew these childish pictures when he wanted to amuse Maia, who was then between two and five years old approximately. The appearance of Maia so frequently depicted by her father is now the most exact reference we have to date them. And this leads us to place them between 1937 and 1940. (Many of the drawings are also believed to be by Maia or drawing with her father) In these cartoons Picasso combines supreme wisdom with supreme innocence. The childish drawings are also the reverse side of Picasso’s blue period. Picasso’s point of view changes in these drawings - sometimes he strives to express the child’s world with patent awkwardness; at other times his great skill makes it clear that this is the work of a master. This collection of childish drawings are almost completely joyful, innocent pieces, lacking in evil. Where evil does enter this collection, it seems to with great stealth. They’re not of a stormer nature, but rather they reveal Picasso’s state of mind at that moment. This lot is being offered with no reserve as part of our Autumn Fine Art sale. Live on @iGavelAuctions now to November 17. #igavelauctions#onlineauction#onlineconsignment#whatsitworth#estatefinds#privatecollection #pablopicasso #picassodrawing #secretpicasso #picasso

If you live near Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, mark your calendars. In one week their new exhibition, Cézanne: In and Out of Time, opens in the Lorna and Robert Rosenberg Gallery (Gallery 252). The exhibition is open November 11, 2020February 28, 2021. Featuring 12 paintings by Cézanne in conversation with work by Degas, Pissarro, Renoir, and others, ‘Cézanne: In and Out of Time’ looks at the trailblazing artist and considers what sets him apart. (MFA Boston) #artnews #whattodo #Boston #MuseumofFineArtsBoston #Whattodoinboston #cezanne #paulcezanne #impressionism #degas #pissaro #renoir #newexhibition

NOW LIVE on #iGavelAuctions | Autumn Fine Art presented by @LarkMasonAssociates. The sale is open for bidding now to November 17th. For more details on any lot shown please DM us. #joanmiro #miro #roylichtenstein #alexander alder #petermax #hanshoffman #richardhamilton #henrimatisse #picasso #pablopicasso #pauljenkins #georgetooker #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram #larkmasonassociates

NOW LIVE on #iGavelAuctions - Strictly Private: A Collection of Erotic Works by Duncan Grant. The sale is open for bidding now to November 17th and features intimate works from the collection Duncan Grant including drawings, watercolors, oil paintings, sketchbooks, and even some of his personal property. This collection was passed down from Grant to Paul Roche who then gave it to Douglas Blair Turnbaugh. For more details on any lot shown please DM us.... #duncangrant #duncangrantart #duncangrantartist #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram #duncangrantpainting #bloomsburygroup #britishartist #lgbtqart #postimpressionism #larkmasonassociates

CLOSING SOON on @iGavelAuctions - Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Works. The sale is closing tomorrow, October 28th, beginning at 10am ET. For more information on any of the highlights shown here please DM us. @asianart.news@asiaweekny@nelsonatkins... #AsianArt#AncientArt#EthnographicArt#AncientBronzes#ChineseCeramics#AncientGlass#AsianFurniture#AncientIndianArt#SoutheastAsianArt#PersianArt#ChineseJades#ChineseHardstones#JapaneseArt#KoreanArt#PreColumbianArt#AsianPaintings#JapanesePrints#SnuffBottles#AncientTextiles

Huanghuali is a type of Chinese hardwood that was predominantly sourced from the island of Hainan during the Ming and early Qing Dynasties, though it was also brought into China from Northern Vietnam. This rare and slow-growing wood, whose name translated literally means yellow flowering pear, is a member of the Dalbergia odorifera family. It was, and to this day, remains a rare and highly prized wood for furniture and cabinet-making. Shown here are fine examples of 18th cent...ury Chinese huanghuali furniture that were purchased from Robert Ellsworth through a gallery that existed at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in the 1970s. Both Ellsworth and the Nelson Atkins Museum are known to have only handled the finest and best quality items in Chinese art and antiques. These items are part of an Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Works of art auction [email protected] sale is closing tomorrow, October 28th, beginning at 10am ET. @asianart.news@asiaweekny@nelsonatkins #larkmasonassociates#igavelauctions#huanghuali#chineseart#chinesefurniture#outstandingart#furniture#chair#armchair#forthehome#decor#qingdynasty#horseshoeback#chinesehardwood#chinesehuanghuali#collectingchineseart#robertellsworth#nelsonatkins#18thcenturyfurniture

Carved Celadon and Russet Jade Huang, Western Zhou Dynasty (1027-771 BC) with original sale invoice from Sothebys' London, Chinese Works of Art, June 10, 1986; with Sotheby's lot tag; with customs declaration, July 1, 1986 - available now on #iGavelAuctions. Live until October 28th as part of their Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Works of Art Sale. @larkmasonassociates @asiaweekny #jade#jadecarving#jadecenser#chinesejade#chinesejadecarving#whitejade#greenjade #jadehuang#chineseart#chinesedecorativearts #celadon #zhoudynasty

The @SniteMuseum of Art recently received a gift of an exceptional Sevres enamel ewer, a type whose origins from the Renaissance is commonly known, but there’s more to the story. The elongated neck, arched handle, bulbous body are influenced from central Asian design that was transmitted to China during the Tang Dynasty. The Tang examples were made for both burial and use and display purposes, with those having a sancai glaze included in elaborate burials for wealthy individu...als as a mark of status, and others with a straw glaze providing an imperious surface allowing for the retention of liquid. The director of the Snite Joseph Antenucci Becherer is among the few who is pursuing the collection of works of art during Covid as many institutions are cutting back. Congratulations to the Snite and the Virginia A. Marten family for supporting this acquisition. @NotreDame.#ArtsatND#SniteMuseum #AsianArt #ChineseArt #tangdynasty

How to Tell if a Chair is Authentic, Look at the Arm and Handgrip

Chinese Cloisonné began to be produced in the early Ming Dynasty. Made from metal bodies overlaid with wire cloisonnés and filled with enamels, these vessels often emulated ancient bronze and ceramic forms. One of the best periods in Chinese history for the creation of cloisonné and other works was the Qianlong period (1735-1796). These three works available in our current auction close next week on October 28, 2020. Click the link in our bio to view the sale. @asiaweekny @igavelauctions #chineseart#asianart#chinesecloisonne#cloisonne#chineseenamel#enamel#qianlong#auction#asianartauction#asiaweek#artchinois#fineart#qianlongperiod #anitqueoftheday #cloisonneenamel

We are featuring in our current Asian art sale, this pair of Chinese Huanghuali Horseshoe Back Armchairs that was purchased from Robert Ellsworth through a gallery that existed at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in the 1970s. Both Ellsworth and the Nelson Atkins Museum are known to have only handled the finest and best quality items in Chinese Art and Antiques. This auction is open for bidding on @iGavelAuctions now to October 28th. DM for details. @asianart.news @asiaweekny ...@nelsonatkins #larkmasonassociates #igavelauctions #huanghuali #chineseart #chinesefurniture #outstandingart #furniture #chair #armchair #forthehome #decor #qingdynasty #horseshoeback #chinesehardwood #chinesehuanghuali #collectingchineseart #robertellsworth #nelsonatkins #18thcenturyfurniture