tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40103742968432677322024-03-13T19:59:06.508-07:00Jill Wendroff GunterJill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-2865223711277566252015-04-06T11:19:00.000-07:002015-04-06T11:19:34.035-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A reminder to all collectors....</span><br />
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The art market continues to flourish and many artists are setting new highs for their works.<br />
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Your art is a treasured asset and as many of you are used to a house being reappraised, many have forgotten to update our other valuables.<br />
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Please let me know if you have Fine Art or Photography that needs to be appraised or reappraised.<br />
These pieces should be reviewed every few years. In many instances, based on market conditions, this could mean every 2 years.<br />
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Your personal property are assets that need to be ....... <span style="background-color: red; font-size: large;">Appraised and Reappraised.</span><br />
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<br />Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-58238904738852776942015-04-06T11:06:00.002-07:002015-04-06T11:06:50.768-07:00<br />
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A dinner honoring <span style="font-size: large;">Matthew Pillsbury </span>at Le Colonial. <br />
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Cocktails at The Gordon Bar at Sixty Soho in honor of <span style="font-size: large;">William Klein</span>.<br />
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True talents whose works continue to grace the walls of my clients.<br />
Continue back to the website to view just a few of their wonderful images.<br />
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<br />Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-47573761278714108042015-01-12T11:14:00.000-08:002015-01-12T11:15:05.818-08:00 <br />
<b>ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST</b><br />
<b> FEBRUARY 2015</b><br />
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<b> PHOTOGRAPHY.....BRUCE DAVIDSON</b><br />
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<b> CEO of the real-estate firm Bernstein Management in his gorgeous Cape Cod house (116-123)</b><br />
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<b>On my website Bruce Davidson - Stickball (Brooklyn Gang), 1959</b><br />
<b>Architectural Digest -East 100th Street Facade, 1966-68 (In Magazine pg. 121)</b><br />
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<b><i>A BRIEF GRAPHICS: PRINT GLOSSARY</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Prints are the result of a collaborative process between an artist and a skilled printmaker. The artist creates an original image on a matrix (which may be made of copper, zinc, stone, woodblock, mesh screen, depending on the method to be used) and the printmaker directs the mechanical process of reproducing the original image through the application of ink and the use of a printing press. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>The distinguishing characteristic of prints is reproducibility; however, prints are not infinitely reproducible. The surfaces upon which the original images are created are very sensitive and can be used for a limited number of runs. Therefore, prints come in numbered editions.</i></b><br />
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<i><b>Meaning to incise, relies upon the creation of an image through the carving of a metal plate. A few techniques are etching and </b></i><b><i>aquatint. An aquatint is an etching process in which ink is made to bite both lines and tonal areas on a copper plate. An <span style="color: red;">aquatint</span> has an effect celebrating tone and is similar to a watercolor. An etching focuses more on line rather than tone. An <span style="color: red;">etching</span> is drawn/scratched in to a metal plate creating grooves to hold the ink. The technique yields an elevated character to the lines, which is the signature trait of n etching.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Relief printing requires the artist to use a negative technique to generate an image. Instead of drawing what he/she wants to be inked or appear as dark, the artist cuts out what he does not want to be inked (what will appear as simply the paper or negative space). The principle relief techniques are woodcut, linocut and wood engraving.</i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: red;">Planographic</span></i></b><br />
<b><i>Refers to printing methods in which the ink of the final print lies flat on the paper, not raised or impresses. Techniques include lithography and screen printing to name just two. <span style="color: red;">Lithography</span> yields images that tend to be more painterly and shares quality of colored pencil drawings, crayon or even pastel drawings. To make a <span style="color: red;">screen print,</span> an image has been cut out of paper or fabric and is attached to a piece of tautly stretched mesh. Paint is forced through the mesh (screen) onto a sheet of paper beneath using a squeegee. The uncovered areas of the screen allow the paint to pass through onto the paper, while the areas covered by the compositional shapes are not. For works with more than one color, a separate screen is used for each color, or the same screen must be washed and remade each time. Andy Warhol was the first artist to extensively use this technique.</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b>Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-65937316428769090862015-01-04T08:22:00.001-08:002015-01-04T08:22:36.985-08:00AUCTIONS TO WATCH <br />
<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;">AUCTIONS TO WATCH</span><br />
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As I look forward what the 2015 Auction season will bring, I look forward to helping clients navigate and participate in building and or starting a contemporary art and photography collection. I not only view on line, but also attend those viewings in New York City prior to the auctions for works of interest and to check the condition of the piece or pieces.<br />
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Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips are the 3 main auction houses, however I am always abreast of all auctions worldwide for potential purchases, and to watch for any opportunities and market trends.<br />
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Here is the calendar for the major 3 auction houses above, but in particular those in New York City.<br />
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Christie's:<br />
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2/12 - Prints and Multiples <br />
2/24 - 2/25 Interiors<br />
3/6 - First Open<br />
3/27 - 3/28 Photographs<br />
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3/5 - Contemporary Curated<br />
3/31 - 4/1 Photographs<br />
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Phillips:<br />
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3/3 - Under the Influence<br />
4/1 - 4/2 Photographs<br />
5/14 - 5/15 Contemporary Art Evening/Contemporary Art Day<br />
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<br />Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-72651076037562294192014-07-15T13:06:00.001-07:002014-07-15T13:06:13.214-07:00PHOTOGRAPHY EXPANSION <br />
<u><b> PHOTOGRAPHY EXPANSION</b></u><br />
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With the growth of post-war and contemporary art, so too is the edition of photography being included as an integral part of a strong collection. <br />
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Major retrospectives continue to circle the globe. Most recent is that of Gary Winogrand, which premiered in San Francisco, traveled to Washington, D.C., is currently in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through September 21, and then on to Paris and Madrid.<br />
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has long been renowned for its photography. Most recently however, the museum announced that as part of its expansion project (it expects to reopen in 2016) it will create a center with more than 11,000 square feet devoted to photography exhibitions. This space will be the largest in the country to be used solely for that purpose, and thereby doubling the amount of space devoted to photographs and allowing curators to triple the number of pictures from the museums's own collection that they can exhibit yearly.<br />
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The steady efforts of; curators of photography at museums, galleries and countless collectors have paved the way for the appreciation photography enjoys today. While early, modern photographers asserted the value of the medium, it was only decades later that the market and appetite for collecting began to have an equal footing as art.<br />
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The best way to collect and experience is of course in person, in a setting and with time to enjoy, examine and take in all aspects of the work or works. What makes a good photograph is what speaks to you. What makes a photograph more valuable is the strength of the image, condition, provenance, rarity, artists reputation and public displays to name a few.<br />
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So let's celebrate this ever expanding medium and the continued appetite to live with wonderful images around us that make us smile, laugh, remember and simply enjoy.<br />
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Photographer: Arthur Elgort<br />
<br />Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-63213186997187161462014-04-30T12:11:00.001-07:002014-05-01T07:51:08.540-07:00 <br />
<b> 11 PHOTOGRAPHERS AMONG WINNERS OF 2014 GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS</b><br />
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The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the recipients of their 2014<br />
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Matthew Pillsbury, a highlight not only an earlier blog of mine, but also a photographer both I and many of my clients have added to there growing collections over the past many months, is one of the eleven recipients. His award was based on his most recent series which is currently photographing Japan. An article also appeared in the New York Times Magazine section on April 25th called a Country In Bloom which highlighted some of these beautiful images.<br />
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<b>Matthew Pillsbury</b> (born in Neuilly, France, 1973) received his BA in fine art from Yale University in 1995 and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York, in 2004.<br />
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His work has been exhibited internationally and is widely held in private and museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, Musee du Louvre, Paris and Tate Modern to name a few.<br />
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Please email or call regarding pricing, sizing and availability. Note: Other images are available.<br />
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<i>Art lovers understand the importance of keeping their work out of harms way. Millions are spent </i><br />
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<i>LIGHT FEATHER DUSTING</i><br />
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<i>QUALITY FRAMES</i><br />
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<i>All art, including textiles, photographs and paper should be framed using museum-quality materials</i><br />
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<i>MOISTURE</i><br />
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<i>Moisture can ruin your fine artwork. Be careful where you place art. A small often used bathroom </i><br />
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<i> <u>OVERALL: SHOW YOUR ART IN THE "BEST LIGHT"</u></i><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">What a wonderful gift to warm ones heart. An image that brings back a memory. A photograph that captures a moment in time. A photograph that simply makes one smile……………..</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am posting just a few "seasonal" images, and as with all my clients and potential clients, we will work together to find the photograph that will make that perfect gift. A gift that does last forever.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">From top: Arthur Leipzig (Watching Santa), Harold Roth (Sledding in Central Park), Andre Kertesz (Washington Square)</span>Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-5519707522625833682013-09-04T08:49:00.000-07:002013-09-04T08:49:14.782-07:00PICK OF THE MONTH<br />
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Over the past decade, Matthew Pillsbury has built several extensive bodies of work-Screen Lives, Hours, and City Stages-that deal with different facets of contemporary metropolitan life and the passage of time. A variety of these I have included on my website. Through the use of a large-format camera using long exposures, Pillsbury captures a range of experiences in the urban environment. And rather than being pictures of landmarks, they reflect the blurred lived experience.<br />
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"I think of these as places that are awaiting the drama of our lives to come and fill them". (Pillsbury)<br />
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Want to own a FABULOUS work of art by a wonderful artist.... Tom Wesselmann is my artist Pick of the Month for a terrific work to add to or build on a collection. Please email me or call me if you are interested in owning a work of this well recognized artist.</div>
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The VMFA in Richmond, VA welcomes this artists first major retrospective in North America and will be the only East Coast venue for this landmark exhibition. So if you are anywhere near the city of Richmond, it is well worth the visit. The exhibition runs until July 28, 2013.</div>
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Famous for his <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Great American Nude</i></span> series, American painter Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) is widely regarded as one of the leading figures in the vanguard of American Pop Art. Alongside his other contemporaries including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist, Wesselmann forged a new movement using images and materials of everyday popular culture.</div>
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We are in a new era of the art market as salesrooms overflow with collectors.</div>
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It's the amount the U.S. government has budgeted to combat climate change in 2013.</div>
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It's about how much money was spent during a single night at the Christie's postwar and contemporary sale last month.</div>
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One of my favorites and a photographer to be coveted and collected...William Klein.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Harry Benson is a Scottish born photojournalist who is well known for traveling to America with the Beatles in 1964. He photographed the Beatles' first and third US tours as well as their appearances in Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Paris. He was a contract photographer for Life Magazine from 1968 until it closed, under contract for People Magazine for almost 15 years and is currently under contract to Vanity Fair and Architectural Digest. Harry has photographed 11 American presidents from Eisenhower to Obama and was next to Robert Kennedy when he was shot.</span></div>
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On Thursday, March 21 2013, a wonderful article entitled The Lens Rises in Stature appeared in the New York Times. For those of you who want the condensed version, museum photography departments across the country are attracting curators, seasoned professionals and directors who realize that photography exhibitions attract crowds.<br />
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More space, more exhibits and no fighting for wall space, photographs are appearing in one man shows like William Eggleston, Cindy Sherman and an upcoming Gary Winogrand show starting in California...to name a few.<br />
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The "Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America" is at the Milwaukee Museum. "The City Dynamic: Representing Crisis and Renewal in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles" is opening at the Art Institute in Chicago in October 2014.<br />
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At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, whose photography department was founded in 1983 had fewer than 3,000 photographs in its collection; today it has some 15,000.<br />
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Although the Museum of Modern Art is younger than the Met, it started putting together its collection in 1930, a year after its founding- and a decade later the museum establishes a separate photography department. It now has a world-calss collection of modern and contemporary works.<br />
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Don't miss out on exploring collecting photography not only as being art in your home, but also as an investment in your future.<br />
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<span style="color: white;">Big museums are also giving much more attention to fine art photography, which is certainly increasing its exposure. The Metropolitan Museum show <i>Faking It</i>, was an exhibition devoted to the history of manipulated photography before the digital age. The National Gallery in London show <i>Seduced by</i> <i>Art</i>, was its first major photography exhibition, looking at how past and present photographers employ fine art traditions. The Tate, as noted in my earlier blog, highlighted the works of William Klein. The Museum of Fine Art, Boston, paid tribute to Ori Gersht, an up-and-coming Israeli-born photographer, and a favorite in my own collection.</span></span><br />
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A client has recently purchased this wonderful William Klein photograph (Piazza).<br />
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A true beauty, a fantastic investment...an icon image from a photographer who adorned Vogue fashion magazines and most recently had a retrospective at the Tate Museum in London.<br />
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William Klein is a well known photographer and his sought after images are in Museum Collections throughout the world.<br />
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We are already stepping into 2103 and that means the start of another exciting auction season. </div>
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I preview all of the catalogues and many of the auctions in New York for both myself and clients.</div>
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For potential purchases it is most important not only to get the condition report, but also to check the condition of each work of art in person.</div>
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I welcome your questions and interest to be a participant.</div>
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For those of you who have not yet had the opportunity to attend an auction in person, they are available to watch "live" online (for Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips). Although they are not quite as exciting as being there in person.......they are still a thrill.</div>
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As I look forward to a Happy and Healthy New Year, I leave you with one of my favorite images and in fact the first photo I ever purchased for myself over 25 years ago. It is also available for purchase.</div>
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Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-54146528298258012532012-09-07T10:20:00.002-07:002012-09-10T05:18:55.823-07:00 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #073763;">A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT</span><br />
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I few months ago I was at a clients house who already had many wonderful pieces of art and casually asked if if the pieces were insured. Well maybe it wasn't so casual.....His wife happened to have been standing next to us and I saw the look. You know the look. The look that says no and I have only been mentioning for years that we need to do that.<br />
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The collection and since that visit, additions to the collection, warranted an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cc0000;">Appraisal for Insurance</span> purposes. I have since done such an appraisal for approximately 25 pieces and he is now properly insured. <br />
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Not only is it important to have art approved for insurance purposes, but also to have art <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cc0000;">Re-Appraised</span> every couple of years. The art market and values are constantly changing and has become an investment class of its own.<br />
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Please call me if your need any such appraisals. Art Insurance is vital.<br />
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Artist: Chris PayneJill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-59331430844925335522012-09-07T10:06:00.002-07:002012-09-07T15:01:21.767-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><u>WELCOME TO THE AUCTION SEASON</u></span>.<br />
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As many of you know we are ready to welcome not only the end of summer, but also the beginning of the Fall Auction Season. With auctions at the larger auction houses including Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips, and at smaller venues, there is a wide variety to choose from.<br />
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You can view lots online at each of the respective sights.<br />
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If you are interested in any of the lots please let me know. It is always important to view the lots condition in person of which I am available to do. I am also available to help you with all parts of the bidding process.<br />
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Please continue to view my website as changes/additions are frequently made. The newest changes should be available on Monday, September 9th. The images/artists represented are just a sampling of the art market and what is available. It is a personal process that I go through with each client to find those artists and images that they would love to live with.<br />
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Photographer: Paul LangeJill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-4997347541181612182012-05-15T15:12:00.004-07:002012-05-16T08:31:19.160-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3J0U-xYZvxeXa_r9ChafsQetQlI0h2SXpKnTqNsnQA65h1udSuVW_llzNi07nnMEm6nUTcQcZ2UaRpStPw02nggwF3MBLsIVKCPfX4mQpfiFvoy2MXT8-qxEWoigXQ4vYk-hf7pDVYHU/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3J0U-xYZvxeXa_r9ChafsQetQlI0h2SXpKnTqNsnQA65h1udSuVW_llzNi07nnMEm6nUTcQcZ2UaRpStPw02nggwF3MBLsIVKCPfX4mQpfiFvoy2MXT8-qxEWoigXQ4vYk-hf7pDVYHU/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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A wonderful surprise for a wonderful friend/client. An Arthur Leipzig photograph for an Anniversary gift. This was sitting wrapped against a wall until my friends wife just couldn't take it anymore and had to know what was inside. I love this family picture as much as the photograph.Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-28720872570486823272012-05-09T12:53:00.000-07:002012-05-09T12:53:11.418-07:00Art Market Watch:<br />
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CHRISTIE'S CONTEMPORARY DOES A RECORD $338 MILLION<br />
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Interest in both art as a wonder to be surrounded by and as a wonderful investment continues to drive interest and sales.<br />
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Of course, many of us know about the much publicized auction and then sale of EDVARD MUNCH The Scream (1895) which sold for $120 million.<br />
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9 other works broke the 8 figure ceiling, selling for $10 million or more, and new auction records were set for 11 artists: Mark Rothko, Yves Klein, Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Gerhard Richter, Alexander Calder, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Wall, Josef Albers, Vija Celmins, Sherrie Levine and Romare Bearden.<br />
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STILL......STILL......Plenty of wonderful works of art for ALL...YES ALL price ranges to buy and enjoy for your own personal enjoyment, collection and even investment.Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-90358937208764334142012-04-22T13:33:00.000-07:002012-05-16T07:21:35.073-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">WILLIAM KLEIN</span>- SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY 'OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION to PHOTOGRAPHY' AWARD<br />
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I am sharing a brief tribute to one of my favorite fashion photographers: William Klein (born in 1928-)<br />
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Klein achieved widespread fame as a fashion photographer for Vogue. His work was considered revolutionary for its ambivalent and ironic approach in media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography.<br />
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He is ranked 25th on the Professional Photographers Top 100 Most Influential Photographers.<br />
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I am delighted to announce that William Klein will be in London to receive the Sony World Photograph 'Outstanding Contribution to Photography' Award.<br />
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Please see pieces of William Klein's works at www.jillwendroffgunter.com<br />
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<br />Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-3182046419267161322012-04-14T15:10:00.000-07:002012-05-16T07:37:49.523-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Robert Doisneau,</span> an artist of the Parisian streets, honored today by Google. The famous French photographer would have been 100. <br />
Parisian born, Doisneau wandered the streets of his home city with his trademark Leica collecting images of the local street life.<br />
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<br />Jill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010374296843267732.post-561074139733407232012-04-11T10:01:00.001-07:002012-04-11T10:01:46.367-07:00Sally Mann Auction ResultsApril 2012, Phillips de Pury New York Auction produced some terrific Sally Mann auction results:<br />
Candy Cigarette, 1989 19 1/2 x 23 inches $266,500 (includes buyers premium). Estimate was $40,000 -60,000. The New Mothers, 1989 19 x 23 1/4 inches $74,500 (includes buyers premium) Estimate was $20,000-$30,000.<br />
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Welcome to the Jill Wendroff Gunter's blog and look forward to ongoing bits of information on 20th and 21st century paintings, drawings and photography. Visit my website at www.jillwendroffgunter.comJill Wendroff Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292250351916336782noreply@blogger.com0