NEW WORK FROM EVE KAPLAN ON VIEW IN THE GALLERY FROM OCTOBER 15. Born in Oslo, Norway, the daughter of a Norwegian mother and New Yorker father, Eve Kaplan moved to New York City after studying painting and sculpture at Bennington College. Working in restoration at Thorpe Brothers she came to specialize in gilding and [...]
ITALY: BENEATH THE SURFACE Diane Epstein’s signature fresco-like style of photography captures the monuments, cupolas and landscapes of Rome, and blends the aged stone and richly encrusted walls, developing an image that lies somewhere between a photograph and a painting. She does not change the scene per se, retaining the architectural details, but rather adds [...]
From the extraordinary collection of the late Countess Consuelo Crespi: 20th Century design by John Vesey and Howard Dilday. The works are offered alongside decorative objects and smaller pieces of furniture from September 29, 2011. The Crespis commissioned the pieces from Vesey and Dilday, two American designers, for their apartment at the Palazzo Odescalchi in [...]
New Orleans architect and painter James Lamantia graduated from Tulane University’s School of Architecture and received a degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design under Walter Gropius. He was awarded a Prix de Rome in 1949 and a Fullbright Fellowship in architecture and painting in 1950. He has taught at Harvard, Yale and Columbia [...]
Following the success of her last show at Gerald Bland, we are pleased to present new work from Leora Armstrong. Broken Lines will be on view from June 10th. From the artist: “The work has evolved around the issues of external light and reflection, working with edges or fields of colour using various media. The [...]
Featured in the much-anticipated book “Sister Parish Design: On Decorating,” Mita Corsini Bland’s watercolor renderings were on view from October 20. The exhibit coincided with the book’s publication earlier that month. Please visit MitaCorsiniBland.com to view or commission artwork.
Beginning April, 2009, we are offering a collection of legendary interior designer Albert Hadley’s sketches. Representing decades of iconic interiors the drawings offer a rare glimpse into the design process, allowing us to see Hadley’s thinking on paper as he worked out these masterful rooms for his clients. Albert Hadley was born in Nashville, Tennessee. [...]
A collection of Chinese Ancestral Portraits. Popular throughout Chinese history, these works of art were commissioned to worship ancestors and were displayed on holidays and days of remembrance.
Born in 1966 in London, Leora Armstrong grew up on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. She traces the origin of her work to the temperamental climate and stunningly dramatic vistas there, to her days looking at the light on the hills and reflection of clouds tumbling across. As a consequence, her work has evolved around [...]
From the estates of Ambassador David K.E. Bruce and Evangeline Bruce: furniture, paintings, drawings, decorative arts, memorabilia.
Executed between 1984 and 1987, these drawings were the first iterations of what would go on to become couture designs. Having begun his career as a sketch artist at the House of Dior, Blass never lost his great sketching talent. Saved by a close senior staff member, these original pieces constitute a unique collection, as [...]