Currently in its 34th year, the annual Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville is the longest-running, largest celebration of antiques, art and horticulture in the country. A staple of Nashville, the event features 150-plus exhibitors, as well as cocktail parties, important speakers and stunning gardens for visitors to meander through.
Ernest Lee Major (1864-1950), Hydrangea and Silver Pitcher. Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 in., signed and dated upper left. Courtesy Stanford Fine Art.
Born out of the imagination of esteemed Nashville-born interior designer Albert Hadley, the Antiques & Garden Show brings in more than 16,000 attendees from across the world.
Visitors will have the opportunity to explore a bounty of fine art, antique and horticulture vendors, as well as enjoy live music and special events.
Fine art exhibitors at this year’s event include Stanford Fine Art, William Cook Antiques, Thistlewaite Americana, Roberto Freitas, Earle D. Vandekar of Knightbridge and more.
Adolphe Borie (1877-1934), The Artist’s Wife, Edith Pettit Reading in the Garden. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in., signed upper right. Gift of George Biddle to the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Courtesy Stanford Fine Art.
Nashville-based Stanford Fine Art will be bringing a combination of recently acquired American and French Impressionist paintings, alongside modern and contemporary works. Among these is an oil on canvas by Adolphe Borie (1877-1934) titled The Artist’s Wife, Edith Pettit Reading in the Garden. “Born in Philadelphia to a prominent family, Adolphe Borie studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1895 to 1899 with William Merritt Chase and Thomas Anshutz, and then at the Royal Academy of Munich from 1899 to 1902 with Carl Marr,” notes Elsa Dikkes, gallery director of Stanford Fine Art. “Along with his contemporaries such as Arthur B. Carles and Henry McCarter, he was among the Philadelphia artists who introduced modern art to the city...He won the Carol Beck Gold Medal for portraiture from the Pennsylvania Academy in 1910, which was followed by numerous other prestigious awards.” The gallery will also exhibit Ernest Lee Major’s oil Hydrangea and Silver Pitcher, a gorgeous 18-by-22-inch still life rendered in a neutral color palette. “By the early 1880s, [Major] was studying under William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League in New York City. [He] made his international debut in Paris in 1886 when he attended the Académie Julian and began exhibiting at the Paris Salon,” says Dikkes. The artist returned to the United States two years later, teaching at several noteworthy art schools and eventually became a regular participant in most large-scale annual exhibitions in Boston, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.
A sweeping view of the entry garden and showfloor at the 2023 Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville. Photo by Peyton Hoge.
Artwork and antiques on display at the Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville. Photo by Peyton Hoge.
The Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville takes place January 12 to 14 at the Music City Center. To purchase tickets visit www.antiquesandgardenshow.com.
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