Alderfer Auction opens second location, in Bucks County, Pa.

Alderfer Auction is known for its sales of paintings by Pennsylvania Impressionists. Image courtesy of Alderfer Auction

DOYLESTOWN, Penn. – Alderfer Auction has opened a second 14,000-square-foot location at 584 West Swamp Road, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Doylestown is a quaint town approximately 14 miles from Alderfer’s corporate headquarters in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. Bucks County is a region rich in art, history, modernism and community.

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Karel Appel gouache stands out at Benefit Shop Foundation, Jan. 18

Karel Appel gouache of an abstracted figure, estimated at $500-$5,000
Karel Appel gouache of an abstracted figure, estimated at $500-$5,000
Karel Appel gouache of an abstracted figure, estimated at $500-$5,000

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — Long a source for notable estates in the area as well as from the Hamptons to Palm Beach, the Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc., continues to offer fine goods, most with storied provenance. Its Red Carpet auction, scheduled for Wednesday, January 18 at 10 am Eastern time is no exception. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Concord Museum show reflects on Lincoln Memorial’s first century

Anthony Benedetto, ‘Why Lincoln Matters.’ Private collection. ©2001 Benedetto Arts / Anthony Benedetto
Anthony Benedetto, ‘Why Lincoln Matters.’ Private collection. ©2001 Benedetto Arts / Anthony Benedetto
Anthony Benedetto, ‘Why Lincoln Matters.’ Private collection. ©2001 Benedetto Arts / Anthony Benedetto

CONCORD, Mass. – The Concord Museum presents The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated exhibition through February 26. Created by the Norman Rockwell Museum in collaboration with Chesterwood (the historic summer home and studio of Daniel Chester French), the exhibition highlights the work of noted artists who have incorporated the instantly-recognizable icon as a symbolic element. More than 50 historical and contemporary multimedia artworks showcase and contextualize the Lincoln Memorial’s cultural significance, including original paintings and illustrations, archival photographs, sculpture, artifacts and ephemera.

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