June 23, 2010 by Lauren Della Monica
In the July issue of American Art Collector Lauren Della Monica
examines Massachusetts artist Katherine Ann Hartley’s paintings.
Anything But Still: Katherine Ann Hartley’s richly suggestive
still life paintings hover in time but are grounded in place.
October 29, 2009 by Lauren Della Monica
The text of the book, along with some key images, is now available here free of charge. Enjoy!
July 31, 2008 by Lauren Della Monica
The yacht America was the original muse for a cadre of nineteenth-century artists whose work inspired a tradition of marine artists documenting America’s Cup races. Marine artists such as James Buttersworth, Antonio Jacobsen and Frederic Cozzens were among the first in a long line of distinguished artists to record the winning yachts, their designers, builders, captains and owners. This article examines these and other artists and their America’s Cup artwork.
February 1, 2007 by Lauren Della Monica
A couple’s pursuit of American art and antiquities has led them down an enviable path, from collecting to eventually becoming dealers of the art they love. When they opened a weekend marine art and antiquities shop in Dennis, Massachusetts in 1982, they did not foresee that their weekend hobby would become their full-time occupation.
December 1, 2006 by Lauren Della Monica
Nestled on a bluff between the idyllic south shore of Cape Cod and a famed Donald Ross golf course sits a country club rich in history yet thriving in a new home. The 80-year old Oyster Harbors Club re-opened July 1, 2006, in a new building, the third on this site. Shortly before the building was completed, the project leaders realized there were many large walls and no appropriate artwork to hang on them. They enlisted my services to find just the right artwork to enhance the architecture and design of the new Clubhouse.
