Art Market Updates

N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), Lobsterman, 1927. Oil on canvas, 597/8 x 78½ in. Bequest of Betsy J. Wyeth, 2021. On view in Betsy’s Gift: The Works of N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth at Farnsworth Art Museum.

Wyeth Family Exhibition
On view through March 27, 2022, at Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, is Betsy’s Gift: The Works of N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. Betsy James Wyeth, wife of Andrew, daughter-in-law of N.C., and mother of Jamie, devoted most of her adult life to supporting the Wyeth family and their art careers. Not as often discussed, however, is her immense passion for collecting work by each of them, which has resulted in a diverse collection of paintings, drawings and watercolors amassed throughout the years. The exhibition features 27 works in total (six by N.C., two by Andrew, and nineteen by Jamie) from a bequest to the Farnsworth Art Museum upon Betsy’s passing in 2020.

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James Fitzgerald (1899-1971), At the Graveyard. Oil on canvas, 27½ x 38 in. Monhegan Museum of Art & History, James Fitzgerald Legacy, Gift of Anne Hubert. On view in Cape Ann and Monhegan Island Vistas: Contrasted New England Art Colonies at Monhegan Museum of Art & History.

New England Art Colonies
A collaboration between the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Maine, and the Monhegan Museum of Art & History in Monhegan, Maine, Cape Ann and Monhegan Island Vistas: Contrasted New England Art Colonies features historic works by artists connected to each of these thriving art colonies. Included in the exhibition are Theresa Bernstein, Eric Hudson, Leon Kroll, Emil Gruppe, James Fitzgerald and others. The exhibition will be on view at the Monhegan Museum July 1 through September 30, before traveling to the Cape Ann Museum from October 23 to January 16, 2022.

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Felix F. de Crano (1839-1908), Marshes and St. Augustine Skyline, 1893. Oil on board. Lightner Museum. On view in St. Augustine in a New Light at Lightner Museum.

St. Augustine in a New Light
The Lightner Museum in St. Augustine, Florida, dives into the artwork of American impressionist painters who spent their winters in St. Augustine during the beginning of the 20th century. St. Augustine in a New Light running through July 5, features works by artists like William Staples Drown, Abbott Fuller Graves and French-American artist Felix F. de Crano, from the museum’s own collection.

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Diversifying the Art Curatorial Field
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently gifted the Chrysler Museum of Art—in partnership with the Hampton University Museum—a $500,000 grant to train African American candidates for curatorial and conservation jobs. For years, the Mellon Foundation has sponsored a number of diversity and inclusion programs. The grant funds a three-year fellowship for aspiring professionals who have completed their master’s degrees.

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John Quidor (1801-1881), The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858. Oil on canvas, 267∕8 x 337∕8 in. Museum purchase made possible in part by the Catherine Walden Myer Endowment, the Julia D. Strong Endowment, and the Director’s Discretionary Fund, 1994.120. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. Photo: Smithsonian American Art Museum / Art Resource, NY. On view in Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art at Speed Art Museum.

Supernatural America
Opening this fall, Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, explores America’s long-held fascination with ghosts and the supernatural. Artwork featured in the exhibition reflect the United States’ violent history through the lens of the otherworldly, spanning the early 19th century to present day, including about 125 objects in paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, prints, photographs, furniture, clothing and textiles, video, scientific instruments and mediumistic/occult paraphernalia. Supernatural America will be on view from October 7 to January 2, 2022.—