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In the early 1960s, Bob Chase began developing a plan for a fine art gallery. [5] He had recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison [6] [5] and convinced his father, Merrill Chase, who owned a portrait photography business, [1] to join him in opening a fine art gallery that would focus on emerging artists, mid-career artists, and works of art on paper by masters.
After only six-and-one-half years of marriage, Helen Birch Bartlett died of cancer on October 24, 1925. To honor his wife, Frederic presented their unique art collection to the Art Institute of Chicago in May 1926. The Helen Birch Memorial Collection has been permanently displayed in the museum continuously since the donation.
The List of painters in the Art Institute of Chicago is a list of the artists indexed in the Art Institute of Chicago website whose works in their collection were painted. The museum's collections are spread throughout eight buildings in Chicago, and not all works are on display.
BATESVILLE, Ind. (March 11, 2015) -- When Jesse Ronnebaum purchased an old, tattered painting from a yard sale about a decade ago, he convinced the owner to take 50 cents for the piece of art ...
Arthur B. Davies, Elysian Fields, undated, oil on canvas, The Phillips Collection (Washington, D. C.) The School of the Art Institute of Chicago was founded in 1879, from the remains of an earlier school founded in 1866 (thus the school predates the museum of the same name). [6]
The monochromatic painting, which measures 9.6 x 7.3 inches (24.5 x 18.5 centimeters), was purchased by an anonymous buyer for €860,000 ($908,000) at the Christie’s sale.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is an American auction house based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.Founded in 1982, sold to Sotheby's in 1997 and reopened in 2003, the company engages in auctions ranging from contemporary paintings and fine jewelry to French furniture and rare books and manuscripts.
The high-end art market seems to be a great option for investment these days. On Tuesday, Vincent Van Gogh's painting, L'Allée des Alyscamps sold at a Sotheby's auction for $66.3 million to ...