On the East Coast, Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer. In New York, it brings to a close the mad weekend dashes to the East End of Long Island, and the futile strategizing about how to best circumvent the excruciating crawl out to Montauk or the Hamptons.

While it’s always sad to see the summer end, the upside is the city comes alive again with the vitality it is known for. As you will see in the September/October issue of American Fine Art Magazine, this is also true of the art world—and not only in New York. Inside, we bring you previews of five gallery shows opening this month in New York, California and Vermont. In this niche market of American fine art, at this level, it’s rare to have so many shows happening simultaneously, so take advantage of it! Most of them can be viewed in-person, by appointment and/or online.

These gallery owners are the forecasters, tastemakers and trend-setters—and a wealth of knowledge—and their shows are often an opportunity to acquire a work by an artist headed for discovery or rediscovery. On Page 26, Eli Sterngass, partner at Lincoln Glenn, reflects on the exciting changes he has witnessed in the market over the past three years. He articulates it best: “Markets rarely reward historical importance immediately. More often, they lag behind scholarship and institutional reassessment. For collectors willing to look beyond the most familiar names, that gap continues to represent one of the strongest opportunities in American art today.”

I hope you have been enjoying our new Tete-a-Tete feature as much as I have. In a Q&A format, we talk to prominent figures in the industry about the trajectory of their careers, from their formative experiences with art to the establishment of their current business. This month we sat down with Allan Kollar, owner of A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings in Seattle, who shares his unique perspective as both a practicing artist and dealer.  

Because most of the galleries we work with, as well as this magazine, deal primarily in traditional art by non-living artists, we are the community—the people buying, selling, educating, curating and promoting in this sector of the art market. We can’t listen to these artists’ stories firsthand, but we can hear them from the scholars who know them best, many of whom have fascinating stories of their own and are still here to share. 

Sarah Gianelli
Managing Editor
sgianelli@americanartcollector.com

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