March - April 2007
On the Cover:
Richard Miller (1875-1943)
Interior with a Figure (detail)
1917-21, Oil on canvas, 37.5 x 40 in.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts,
Hagerstown, Maryland
Features
The Etchings of Anders Zorn
By Ernest S. Kramer
Sweden's Anders Zorn (86-1920) was renownded for oils and watercolors, but he also made superb etchings that are now more collectible than ever.
Hercules Brabazon Brabazon and Arthur Melville:
Opportunity Knocks in Late Victorian Watercolors
By Peter Trippi
Can’t afford a watercolor by J.M.W. Turner? Consider the remarkably underpriced works of these two Victorian masters.
Burton Silverman: Sight and Insight
By Matthias Anderson
Against all odds, this living master (b. 1928) has worked “to reunite form (color and composition) with content (realistic and narrative imagery).”
Thomas William Jones: A Watercolorist's Distinctive Take on Nature
By Kelly Compton
For more than 40 years, this living master (b. 1942) has beaten his own path through woods and fields to create a remarkable body of work.
Artists Making Their Mark: Three to Watch
Discover — and take note of — the immense talents of contemporary artists Alexander Creswell, Cheryl Criss, and Matthew Higginbotham.
Historic Collection: Always Collecting - At Home and Abroad
By Peter Trippi
A new exhibition at a Maryland museum uncovers the cosmopolitan lives and tastes of William H. Singer Jr. (1868-1943) and his wife Anna (1878-1962).
Hidden Collection: When the West Looked East
By Peter Trippi
Norbert and Elizabeth Wirsching of Manhattan have assembled a fine collection that highlights key aspects of late 19th-century Orientalism.
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