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Trusted Local Antiques Buyers and Their Services in Bradenton

Sarasota Antique Buyers

Items frequently purchased: Paintings: Ranging from 18th to 19th-century art, encompassing oils, watercolors, drawings, lithographs, etchings, and prints. Modern art: Our interest extends to modern art pieces. We are passionate about exploring modern artistic expressions and their cultural significance.

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Paul Klee: The Color and Spirit of Modern Expression

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Paul Klee – Senecio (1922). Public domain image. Upon his return from war, Klee revived his practice and poured these same fascinations into his time working as an instructor at Walter Gropius Bauhaus for most of the 1920s.

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“You Need Energy and Conviction” - Gallery Chat with San Francisco’s Rena Bransten

Art Dealers Association of America

My father built an extraordinary manuscript collection but, for me, that didn’t really develop into an interest in contemporary or modern art. After I graduated from high school, I went to Smith College, which had a very fine Art History department, and that’s what I majored in. I learned a lot from the artists, truly.

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“People Are Rewarded by Close Looking” – Kathan Brown of Crown Point Press on the Enduring Excitement of Printmaking

Art Dealers Association of America

Crown Point’s location around the corner from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one reason why visitors to the gallery come from around the world, but the reputations of its artists and the importance of the books it publishes are a stronger factor. When did you first become interested in visual art?

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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Henry Darger was a leader in the American Outsider art movement. Born and raised in Chicago, Darger worked as a custodian and committed to painting with watercolors in his free time. These makers, who typically eschewed more traditional methods and materials, imbued their work with an uncanny sense of innovation and ingenuity.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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Henry Darger was a leader in the American Outsider art movement. Born and raised in Chicago, Darger worked as a custodian and committed to painting with watercolors in his free time. These makers, who typically eschewed more traditional methods and materials, imbued their work with an uncanny sense of innovation and ingenuity.

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“Light is therefore color” – Celebrating 250 Years of J.M.W. Turner

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A revolutionary painter who was one of Britains greatest and most visionary artists, Joseph Mallord William Turner (17751851) transformed the foundations of art with his romantically swept landscapes, bold coloring, and an abstract luminosity in his later works that helped lay the foundations of Impressionism and modern art.