THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY ANTIQUES AND THE ARTS WEEKLY ț 5 CHURCH HILL RD ț BOX 5503 ț NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06470 ț FALL 2018 2 — THE GALLERY October 12, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY • THE GALLERY Tel. 203-426-8036 or 203-426-3141 or Fax 203-426-1394 www.AntiquesAndTheArts.com contact: Barb Ruscoe email - [email protected] Published by The Bee Publishing Company, Box 5503, Newtown Connecticut 06470 New Acquisitions & Brimming Fair Schedule Propel Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts BRUNSWICK, MAINE — Edward T. 1,” “Nudo 2” and “Nudo 3”; prints by Ynez Pollack Fine Arts has a busy fall and winter Johnston, Jacques Hnizdovsky; several im- season planned for 2018–19. Following a portant Whistler lithographs; and a brilliant successful show at the Brooklyn Book and example of the now rare exhibition poster Print Fair at the Brooklyn Expo in Green- for the famous 1985 exhibition of paintings point early September, Ed Pollack will by Warhol and Basquiat. exhibit at the New York Satellite Print Fair Recent sales have included books illus- at Mercantile Annex 37. The show is held trated and signed by Thomas Hart Benton October 25–28, the same dates as the In- and Keith Haring, a lithograph by Yasuo ternational Fine Print Dealers Association’s Kuniyoshi, several woodcuts by Carol Fine Art Print Fair, in a venue very close Summers, two watercolor drawings by the to the Javits Center. During January and Monhegan Island painter Lynne Drexler, an February, the firm participates in print fairs early and rare Stow Wengenroth lithograph in Portland, Ore., Los Angeles/Pasadena and of Eastport, Maine, a lithograph by Robert San Francisco/Berkeley, Calif. Motherwell, an etching by John Sloan from Among recent acquisitions are a group of his series of works depicting performances color woodcuts from the American print- by Angna Enters and a photograph of the maker Beatrice Levy; a small watercolor by aviator Amelia Earhart. William Zorach; a group of industrial scenes Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts welcomes visi- done in Russia in the 1930s by the Ameri- tors, by appointment, to its expanded gallery can wood-engraver Albert Abramovitz; space at the Fort Andross Mill in Brunswick, several rare woodcuts by Milton Avery; two and encourages those interested in its inven- woodcuts by Albert Schanker; a set of work- tory, activities and show schedule to visit the “In The Subway,” George Bellows, lithograph, 1921. ing proofs of Paul Cadmus’s etchings “Nudo website at www.edpollackfinearts.com. David Nitschmann — Founding Father BY GERALD SIMCOE of the “wildcats” and not the original bur- Receiving a portrait commission was a gundy, allowing a more present-day relativ- lesson in local and international Eigh- ity. Behind the figure is an oak tree which teenth Century history. Having been Nitschmann is recorded as cutting down a founder of Bethlehem, Penn., David to build the first building in the old indus- Nitschmann was a most interesting his- trial park, where the Hotel Bethlehem now torical figure. stands, just upstream on the Lehigh River Born in Zauchtenthal, Moravia, on from the old Bethlehem Steel. September 18, 1676, Nitschmann came Many of the Pennsylvania German im- to Herrnhut around the time of the great migrants who were offered land by William awakening in 1727, and was a happy par- Penn endured a period of indentured servi- ticipant in the Abendmahl. Having been tude to establish a footing in the New World. jailed for openly practicing his religion Whereas being in the Moravian Church, with others, he became a missionary in a room and board with the brethren were calling to St Thomas and St Croix, where provided in places like the Gemeinhaus, of he also became a widower. He had visited which Nitschmann had a hand in construct- the first British settlement in Georgia at ing, while he also felled local trees for several Wormsloe, now modern-day Savannah, extant buildings. and later went with his daughter to Penn- While gardening on the estate of Ambas- sylvania. There, he had a hand in build- sador Annenberg in the 1990s, I remember ing one of the first school for girls in seeing Lady Penn, visiting from the United America, along with the Count Nikolaus Kingdom, walking the grounds. She is a von Zinzendorf and his daughter Benig- direct descendant of the family and visited na. The Moravian Church believed that the former ambassador of Great Britain while women should be educated since they she was in Philadelphia. It was interesting primarily raised the children. to understand that the Penn family retained Originally, there were two oil portraits ownership of the Commonwealth until rendered from life of Nitschmann. One the American Revolution but returned to in his early years in Germany and one England due to an increasingly inhospitable likeness painted shortly before his death landscape and culture. when he was 82, now in the Moravian Portraiture of a deceased subject is more a Archives in Bethlehem, Penn. Both were case of psychic recreation, allowing the per- painted by Johann Valentin Haidt, a “David Nitschmann,” oil on canvas, 30 by 40 inches. son to live again in a modern form, yet how popular artist who made many likenesses little seems to change over time, except style. of his milieu. recreation. It was agreed that the portrait be a The paintings of Gerald Simcoe are repre- Working with the members of the Nitschmann bit larger than life-size due to the great hallway sented by Simcoe Gallery, 1925 Main Street, Middle School’s Art Club was very helpful in space it was to be placed in. His waistcoat was Northampton, Penn. For information, 610-262- deciding on the particulars of the painting’s preferred to be the blue of the school colors 8154 or www.geraldsimcoe.com. Antiques and The Arts Weekly — October 12, 2018 THE GALLERY — 3 American Paintings and Sculpture of the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries Eric Sloane (American 1905–1985), Oncoming Storm, Oil on Masonite, 24 x 36 inches 34 E. 67th Street, New York, NY 10065 • 212 535 5767 • [email protected] • grahamshay.com Art from the Indian Sub-Continent and the Himalayas 34 East 67th Street, New York, NY 10065 [email protected] • www.kapoorgalleries.com P. (212) 888 2257 Maitreya, Tibet, 14th century, Gilt Bronze, 16 x 11 1/2 in. (40.6 x 29 cm.) 4 — THE GALLERY October 12, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly At Boston International Fine Art Show Gala Preview Benefits Art For Justice Fund BOSTON — The 22nd Annual Boston sell and consign their art. complex new tax law and its implications River Valley. Explore the stunning 250- International Fine Art Show takes place On Friday afternoon at 4 pm, there will for you. Jeff Chatlos, private client of acre estate through Lederman’s images, October 18–21 and opens with a gala be a panel discussion on “Appreciated associate at U.S. Trust, will moderate the including panoramic and aerial views, preview to benefit the Art for Justice Fund Assets, Capital Gains, and Opportunity panel. A reception will follow. sunsets and detail shots. A book signing on Thursday, October 18, 5:30 to 8:30 Zones.” How does the new tax law affect On Sunday, October 21, at 2 pm, will follow. pm; 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale or disposition of appreciated Larry Lederman, photographer of Fred- Ongoing throughout the weekend are gala preview tickets will go directly to the art? How can Opportunity Zones help eric Church’s Olana on the Hudson: Art, two special exhibitions and a restoration Art for Justice Fund. minimize taxes by reinvesting capital Landscape and Architecture, will be a guest and repurposing clinic. The gala is an elegant evening where gains from art, real estate or other assets? speaker. As the leader of the acclaimed One of the 2018 Art for Justice Fund attendees have first choice of the works on Join Joseph B. Darby III, Esq, partner at Hudson River School, Frederic Church grantees, “The Writing on the Wall” is offer while enjoying fine food, wine and Sullivan & Worcester LLP; Drew Watson, made his name as a painter of large and a collaborative installation made from live music, while benefiting the Art for Art Services Specialist at U.S. Trust; and enduring landscapes throughout the mid- poems, diagrams, essays, letters, notes and Justice Fund. Founded by Agnes Gund Richard James, Wealth Strategies Advi- 1800s. His talents can be seen throughout stories from incarcerated people around with a $100 million donation from the sor at U.S. Trust, for a panel discussion the interior and landscapes of his property the world. Selected pieces from the instal- sale of a beloved painting, the Art for Jus- and a chance to ask questions about this Olana, located in the heart of the Hudson lation will be on view over the course of tice Fund makes grants to organizations, the weekend as illustrated by Kimothy advocates and artists leading impactful Joy. The African American Master Artists and cutting-edge work to safely reduce jail in Residence Program (AAMARP) at and prison populations across the coun- Northeastern University provides studio try. The Art for Justice Fund also works space for 13 artists and an enriching to strengthen education and employment environment for a diverse community opportunities for people leaving the judi- through the arts. A selection of works cial system and supports other arts-related from the artists will be exhibited for sale programs that expose the injustice of mass during the weekend.