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Dealers invite collectors to visit their galleries by appointment during the spring rendition of Just Off Madison

May 17

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New York City’s anticipated American Art Week in the spring and fall always drums up an air of excitement among fine art collectors, and one of the highlights each season is Just Off Madison. It’s a widely loved art walk in which collectors can jump from prestigious gallery to prestigious gallery, all located along and around Madison Avenue. And after a 2020 hiatus, Just Off Madison is back, but note that the spring rendition is by appointment only, taking place on Monday, May 17. Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), Caro with an Orange (Portrait of Caro), 1887. Oil on canvas, 493/8 x 361/8 in., signed lower left: ‘J. Alden Weir’; dated lower left: ‘1887’. Courtesy Debra Force Fine Art.

William Zorach (1877-1966), The Dance. Bronze, 11½ in., signed on base, verso: ‘Zorach’; inscribed on a label in the base: ‘No. 30 “The Dance” Bronze William Zorach’. Courtesy Betty Krulik Fine Art, Ltd.

Thus far, dealers who will be participating in the spring 2021 event include Graham Shay 1857, Avery Galleries, Kraushaar Galleries, Conner • Rosenkranz, Menconi + Schoelkopf, Meredith Ward Fine Art, Taylor|Graham, Alexandre Gallery, Debra Force Fine Art and Betty Krulik Fine Art, Ltd.

Featured at Betty Krulik Fine Art will be a collection of bronzes by William Zorach. The works were purchased directly from the Zorach family and are available either as a collection or individually. Running during Just Off Madison, Debra Force Fine Art will be featuring a show titled An Adventurous Spirit: Julian Alden Weir along with works by other American impressionists. The Weir exhibition will include pieces from the 1870s through circa 1910 that descended in the artist’s family. Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966), YAWNING (also SPRING AWAKENING), 1912. Bronze, 12¾ x 9¾ x 12 in., 1 x 9½ x 5½ in. (base), signed on top base: ‘Paul Manship / © Roma 1912’; marked on rear edge: ‘Roman Bronze Works N.Y.’. Courtesy Conner • Rosenkranz.

William Zorach (1877-1966), Melissa, 1956. Bronze, ed. 3 of 6, 16 in., signed on verso: ‘Zorach’. Courtesy Betty Krulik Fine Art, Ltd.Conner • Rosenkranz will be offering a 1912 bronze sculpture by Paul Howard Manship titled YAWNING (also SPRING AWAKENING), which depicts a nude woman stretching as she wakes. “Conner • Rosenkranz is pleased to offer this delightful early bronze by Paul Manship in conjunction with exhibition Paul Manship: Ancient Made Modern currently on view at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut,” says the gallery.