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1917-2009

This year we lost one of the greatest artists of all time. America’s Painter, Andrew Wyeth, died early this morning Friday January 16, 2009 passing in his sleep a little after 4am, Wyeth was 91 years old.

Wyeth had fallen ill in the recent weeks with pneumonia and his family was caring for him at home in Chadds Ford Pennsylvania. His sons Nicolas and Jamie had recently moved back home to be with the family patriarch and father. The small town of Chadds Ford, the nation, and the world mourns the loss of this great American master. We here at American Fine Art were among the many admirers and collectors of Andrew’s art. Having worked with him and representing his artwork for decades we are deeply saddened by his death.

Andrew Wyeth had said in an interview some twenty years ago that “all of my models and friends are gone,” now he has left us. Just before the inauguration of what would have been the 13th Presidency he had painted through. Although Wyeth had been a painter since childhood, he emerged on the national art scene during Roosevelt’s term in office and remained a steady force and tremendous talent through George W. Bush, over seventy years of painting America.

Wyeth was a deeply emotional and spiritual being who was inspired by life all around him. Wyeth once described his art by simply stating "Art, to me, is seeing. I think you have got to use your eyes as well as your emotion, and one without the other just doesn't work. That's my art." Wyeth painted breathtaking landscapes of Pennsylvania and Maine and intimate portraits of his friends, family, and neighbors. Wyeth’s is an art that does not dwell upon itself or upon topical issues of the day, his art is everlasting, conquering philosophical questions and expressing timeless moments of wonder in the world surrounding him.

During his enduring career Wyeth has had many exhibitions dedicated to his work throughout the world including the Wyeth retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1967, which broke the museum’s all-time attendance record. In 1976, another major retrospective of Wyeth’s artwork was organized by one of his greatest fans, Joseph E. Levine at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This was the first time the Metropolitan had given an exhibition to a living artist and the show served as a fitting tribute to Wyeth's stature and importance in 20th-century American art. In addition to his remarkable lot of exhibitions at prominent museums around the world, Wyeth has been showered with the highest honors an artist could receive and his artworks enjoy continuously record-breaking prices.

Most recently in 2007 President George W. Bush awarded Andrew with the National Medal of Arts. Wyeth was the first artist ever to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was conferred by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. In 1977, he became the first American artist since John Singer Sargent elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1980, Wyeth became the first living American artist to be elected to Britain's Royal Academy. On November 9, 1988, Wyeth was the recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the United States legislature.

In an interview with LIFE magazine in 1965 Wyeth said "Really, I think one's art goes only as far and as deep as your love goes." From Wyeth’s beginning to the end, his journey has been a full one and continues to enrich the lives of everyone who experiences his art.

We here at American Fine Art are enamored with Andrew’s magical realism, the intense expressionism in his art, and the immense talent of the artist to balance realism with abstractionism. A balance act which is quite difficult to achieve, yet Wyeth not only made it look simple…he made it beautiful, awesome in fact. Much like Picasso, there is no artist capable of filling the shoes of this incomparable American master of painting. We fully expect Wyeth’s following to continue to soar, this is a devastating loss for the art world. We can all be thankful that he had 91 years to share his talents with us and the world.

New Greek and Roman Galleries
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Greek and Roman Art Galleries, 1st floor

The opening of the new Hellenistic, Etruscan, and Roman galleriesan entire wing housing over 5,300 objects in more than 30,000 square feetcompletes the reconstruction and reinstallation of the permanent galleries of Greek and Roman art. The newest galleries present Hellenistic art and its legacy alongside those of Southern Italy and Etruria, forming the background to the story of Rome from the Late Republican period and the Golden Age of Augustus's Principate to the conversion of Constantine the Great in A.D. 312. The centerpiece of the new installation is the Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, a dramatic, sky lit space that links the various galleries and themes. These include displays of the art of Magna Graecia and the world of the Etruscans, together with the stunning collection of Roman wall paintings that is unrivaled outside of Italy. In addition, on the mezzanine floor overlooking Fifth Avenue, there is a large display covering the entire cultural and chronological span of the department's rich collection.

Max Ernst. Dream and Revolution
Through June 1, 2009
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Dadaist, Surrealist, romantic and imaginative genius. Max Ernst was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The Louisiana’s exhibition is the first major presentation of Max Ernst in Denmark. Max Ernst was a hypermodern, adaptable artist. Like a vagabond he turned his life into one long journey – constantly renewing his artistic activity and himself. He was always on his way in and out of new modes of expression, in search of development and change. He never came to a halt with any single style but continued to explore and experiment with art. The c. 200 works in the exhibition range through painting, collage, drawing and sculpture to the special Max Ernst techniques frottage and decalcomania.

Picasso: Challenging the Past
Through June 7, 2009
National Gallery of Art, London
‘Picasso: Challenging the Past’ explores the ways he took up the artistic concerns of the painters of the past and made audacious responses of his own. Displaying some 60 works by the artist, this exhibition invites visitors to re-explore the National Gallery’s permanent collection in light of Picasso’s fascination with the Old Masters.
The exhibition is organized thematically, showing how Picasso repeatedly returned to the great subjects of the European painting tradition, analyzing them as his personal style developed in myriad directions. Sections include self-portraits, the Spanish tradition of male portraiture, the female nude, still life, and the seated female figure.

At American Fine Art Editions we endeavor to advise and inform you of all of the latest developments in the art world on a continual basis. Our inventory of original fine artworks is ever-changing and we invite you to visit our showcase gallery often to see all of the spectacular new works to our collection and new releases by internationally acclaimed masters. We are currently offering our clients the opportunity to own Andrew Wyeth’s last work published before his death on January 16, 2009. This beautiful composition is a tranquil, awe-inspiring, Homer-esque landscape focused on a boundless river. Contact your International Art Consultant to add the LAST work ever published by Andrew Wyeth today. Wyeth captures the beauty of nature perfectly in this serene work. The movement he has created is astonishing. We can almost hear the river running and rolling fervently over the rocks.				We have a new collection of works available by the American master Alexander Calder. Calder’s works are full of expression, color, and fanciful movement that exude joy into whatever atmosphere in which they are placed. Calder’s first exhibition of paintings took place in 1926 in New York. In 1928, he met Joan Miró, who became his lifelong friend. Miro’s influence in Calder’s work is immediately identifiable and vise versa, especially in the works available at the gallery.
Andrew Wyeth "America's Painter" 1917-2009 This year we lost one of the greatest artists of all time. America’s Painter, Andrew Wyeth, died early this morning Friday January 16, 2009 passing in his sleep a little after 4am, Wyeth was 91 years old. Wyeth had fallen ill in the recent weeks with pneumonia and his family was caring for him at home in Chadds Ford Pennsylvania. His sons Nicolas and Jamie had recently moved back home to be with the family patriarch and father. The small town of Chadds Ford, the nation, and the world mourns the loss of this great American master. We here at American Fine Art were among the many admirers and collectors of Andrew’s art. Having worked with him and representing his artwork for decades we are deeply saddened by his death. Andrew Wyeth had said in an interview some twenty years ago that “all of my models and friends are gone,” now he has left us. Just before the inauguration of what would have been the 13th Presidency he had painted through. Although Wyeth had been a painter since childhood, he emerged on the national art scene during Roosevelt’s term in office and remained a steady force and tremendous talent through George W. Bush, over seventy years of painting America. Wyeth was a deeply emotional and spiritual being who was inspired by life all around him. Wyeth once described his art by simply stating "Art, to me, is seeing. I think you have got to use your eyes as well as your emotion, and one without the other just doesn't work. That's my art." Wyeth painted breathtaking landscapes of Pennsylvania and Maine and intimate portraits of his friends, family, and neighbors. Wyeth’s is an art that does not dwell upon itself or upon topical issues of the day, his art is everlasting, conquering philosophical questions and expressing timeless moments of wonder in the world surrounding him. During his enduring career Wyeth has had many exhibitions dedicated to his work throughout the world including the Wyeth retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1967, which broke the museum’s all-time attendance record. In 1976, another major retrospective of Wyeth’s artwork was organized by one of his greatest fans, Joseph E. Levine at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This was the first time the Metropolitan had given an exhibition to a living artist and the show served as a fitting tribute to Wyeth's stature and importance in 20th-century American art. In addition to his remarkable lot of exhibitions at prominent museums around the world, Wyeth has been showered with the highest honors an artist could receive and his artworks enjoy continuously record-breaking prices. Most recently in 2007 President George W. Bush awarded Andrew with the National Medal of Arts. Wyeth was the first artist ever to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was conferred by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. In 1977, he became the first American artist since John Singer Sargent elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1980, Wyeth became the first living American artist to be elected to Britain's Royal Academy. On November 9, 1988, Wyeth was the recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the United States legislature. In an interview with LIFE magazine in 1965 Wyeth said "Really, I think one's art goes only as far and as deep as your love goes." From Wyeth’s beginning to the end, his journey has been a full one and continues to enrich the lives of everyone who experiences his art. We here at American Fine Art are enamored with Andrew’s magical realism, the intense expressionism in his art, and the immense talent of the artist to balance realism with abstractionism. A balance act which is quite difficult to achieve, yet Wyeth not only made it look simple…he made it beautiful, awesome in fact. Much like Picasso, there is no artist capable of filling the shoes of this incomparable American master of painting. We fully expect Wyeth’s following to continue to soar, this is a devastating loss for the art world. We can all be thankful that he had 91 years to share his talents with us and the world.
Around the World: New Greek and Roman Galleries Metropolitan Museum of Art Greek and Roman Art Galleries, 1st floor The opening of the new Hellenistic, Etruscan, and Roman galleriesan entire wing housing over 5,300 objects in more than 30,000 square feetcompletes the reconstruction and reinstallation of the permanent galleries of Greek and Roman art. The newest galleries present Hellenistic art and its legacy alongside those of Southern Italy and Etruria, forming the background to the story of Rome from the Late Republican period and the Golden Age of Augustus's Principate to the conversion of Constantine the Great in A.D. 312. The centerpiece of the new installation is the Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, a dramatic, sky lit space that links the various galleries and themes. These include displays of the art of Magna Graecia and the world of the Etruscans, together with the stunning collection of Roman wall paintings that is unrivaled outside of Italy. In addition, on the mezzanine floor overlooking Fifth Avenue, there is a large display covering the entire cultural and chronological span of the department's rich collection. Max Ernst. Dream and Revolution Through June 1, 2009 Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark Dadaist, Surrealist, romantic and imaginative genius. Max Ernst was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The Louisiana’s exhibition is the first major presentation of Max Ernst in Denmark. Max Ernst was a hypermodern, adaptable artist. Like a vagabond he turned his life into one long journey – constantly renewing his artistic activity and himself. He was always on his way in and out of new modes of expression, in search of development and change. He never came to a halt with any single style but continued to explore and experiment with art. The c. 200 works in the exhibition range through painting, collage, drawing and sculpture to the special Max Ernst techniques frottage and decalcomania. Picasso: Challenging the Past Through June 7, 2009 National Gallery of Art, London ‘Picasso: Challenging the Past’ explores the ways he took up the artistic concerns of the painters of the past and made audacious responses of his own. Displaying some 60 works by the artist, this exhibition invites visitors to re-explore the National Gallery’s permanent collection in light of Picasso’s fascination with the Old Masters. The exhibition is organized thematically, showing how Picasso repeatedly returned to the great subjects of the European painting tradition, analyzing them as his personal style developed in myriad directions. Sections include self-portraits, the Spanish tradition of male portraiture, the female nude, still life, and the seated female figure.

Andrew Wyeth

"America's Painter"

1917-2009