Press Releases

Master Drawings New York
21-28 January 2012

Gaspar van Wittel 1652/3-1736 ‘Landscape with a Shepherd and Flock’
L’Antiquaire & The Connoisseur

Master Drawings New York the highly successful event celebrating its fifth anniversary returns to New York City’s Upper East Side on January 22 to January 29, 2011 with a preview viewing on Friday January 21 from 4 o’clock to 9 o’clock pm. The preview viewing will be in each of the participating 24 exhibitors’ galleries. The exhibitors from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Spain will show an outstanding selection of work from the 15th to the 20th centuries with prices ranging from $2,000 to over $ 1 million. The selection of works on paper includes oil sketches, water colors, drawings in charcoal, pencil and pen and ink.

Master Drawings is based on the highly successful Master Drawings London which will celebrate its 11th anniversary in July 2011. The week long event in New York will provide collectors with an opportunity to buy works from 23 leading specialists all within walking distance of one another. New exhibitors this year are Adler & Conkright Fine Art, Barbara Mathes Gallery, Les Enluminures and Mirelle Mosler Ltd/ Henrique Faria Fine Art. Hill-Stone Inc and Marianne Elrick-Manley are returning to Master Drawings New York. Additional new exhibitors will be finalized shortly.

Robert Michel 1897-1983 ‘Bahnsteig’
Adler & Conkright Fine Art

First time exhibitor Adler & Conkright Fine Art is showing a colored ink’s and collage on paper ‘Bahnsteig’ 1919-20 by Robert Michel. Barbara Mathes Gallery will highlight an untitled Joan Mitchell (1967-1968) a water color on paper. Paris based Les Enluminures will present a themed exhibition of manuscripts ‘France 1500’. ‘Job Beset by Satan’ by Noel Bellemare is one of the drawings featured in this group. Returning exhibitor Hill-Stone Inc will also be exhibiting at The Winter Antique Show on Park Avenue.

Joan Mitchell 1967-68 ‘Untitled’
Barbara Mathes Gallery

Francesco Zuccarelli 1702-1788
‘A Landscape with Peasants and Cattle and Sheep beside a River’
Crispian Riley-Smith

L’Antiquaire & The Connoisseur will showcase a stunning ‘Landscape with a Shepherd and Flock’ by Gaspar van Wittel called Gaspare Vanvitelli, black and brown ink and grey wash on cream laid paper. Master Drawing organizer Crispian Riley-Smith will exhibit a water color by Francesco Zuccarelli ‘A Landscape with Peasants and Cattle and Sheep beside a River.’ Mia Weiner will highlight an important drawing by Jacopo Ligozzi ‘Two Angels with Symbols of the Passion’ a monogrammed study for the painting of “The Triumph of Santa Giulia”in the Duomo of Livorno.

Noel Bellemare 1512-46
‘Job Beset by Satan’
Les Enluminures

Jacopo Ligozzi 1547-1627
‘Two Angels with Symbols of the Passion’
Mia Weiner

Master Drawings New York, now in its fifth consecutive year provides collectors with a rare opportunity to spend one week visiting over twenty different galleries who specialize in drawings and fine art. All galleries are located on The Upper East Side of New York City. The participating gallery list is still in formation. Additional information will be provided by the beginning of November. Master Drawings London, which also includes a similar number of outstanding galleries, will celebrate its 11th anniversary July 1-8, 2011.

Please contact us for a complimentary brochure or visit www.masterdrawingsinnewyork.com

Press Contact New York:
Joanne Creveling
30 East 60 th Street
New York, NY 10022
T: 212 755 8500
F: 212 755 8503
E: jcreveling@att.net

Press Contact England:
Diana Cawdell
Cawdell-Douglas
10-11 Lower John Street
London, England W1F 9EB
T: 44-207-439-2822
F: 44-207-287-5488
E: press@cawdelldouglas.com

Participating galleries:

Didier Aaron Inc.
Adler & Conkright Fine Art
L’Antiquaire & The Connoisseur
Richard A. Berman, 16th to 20th centuries
Margot Gordon Fine Art
Hill-Stone Inc
James MacKinnon
Barbara Mathes Gallery
Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art
Marianne Elrich-Manley Inc
Les Enluminures
Jose de la Mano Galeria
Mireille Mosler, Ltd/ Henrique Faria Fine Art
Jill Newhouse Gallery
Nissman, Abromsom, Ltd
Stephen Ongpin Fine Art
Crispian Riley Smith
Stiebel, Ltd
Trinity Fine Art Inc.
David Tunick Inc.
Monroe Warshaw
Mia Weiner
W/S Fine Art Ltd/ Andrew Wyld
Lowell Libson Ltd