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Chris Kenney was interviewed by Bruce Bratton
on Universal Grapevine on Jan 4, 2011 on KZSC
The interview can be found on the archive page.
"Yes Grace, it can happen to you."
Detail from "Mary Agnes"
A favorite client asked us to look at a few family heirlooms. Family legend held that one was particularly important. It was a portrait of a young girl by Robert Henri (1865-1929), a leading figure among the Social Realists known as the Ashcan School in New York from the early 1900's. Known for painting ethnic subjects, Henri traveled to Ireland in 1924 and painted portraits of young children. The painting entitled "Mary Agnes" had not been seen for decades and was destined to create quite a stir in the art market. The owners flew to New York to observe the spirited auction at Sotheby's in December of 2009. "Mary Agnes" sold at the last minute to an anonymous phone bidder in excess of 1.6 million dollars.
Paintings in Museums
"Penelope," by David Ligare
1980, oil on canvas, 40 x 48 inches
We were delighted to prepare this portait for accession into the permanent collection of theCrocker Museum, Sacramento.
It was displayed in the exhibit Tomorrow's Legacies: Gifts Celebrating the Next 125 Years
William Trost Richards, NA Richards was one of the foremost proponents of the American Pre-Raphaelite movement although he is also associated with the Hudson River School. He eventually rejected the romanticized and stylized approach in favor of meticulous factual renderings. Richards was elected as a full member of the National Academy of Design (the first art museum in America) in 1871. Few paintings of this dimension (48 x 72 inches) exist outside of museums. This painting was damaged during transport when it was tied with thick ropes to an automobile. The painting was featured at the Cantor Museum at Stanford University in a recent retrospective of the artist's work. Our client's family donated a substantial number of artworks to the museum.
Oil on canvas by Frederick Childe Hassam, considered one of the most important American Impressionists. He produced over 3,000 paintings, watercolors, etchings, and lithographs in his career, and was a founding member of The Ten, an influential group of American artists. This painting is exhibited exhibit at the Monterey Museum of Art.
Frank L. Heath
A 6 by 8 foot painting and frame conservation project depicting the Monterey Bay from the rolling hills of Santa Cruz for the Santa Cruz Public Library.
"A Pool Among the Rocks"
Raymond Dabb Yelland, 1876
Monterey Museum of Art, Crocker Museum of Art
