J. Kenneth Fine Art & Estate Collection

12/11/2022

SOLD

This colorful little painting from 1965 has a new home.

Martin Rosenthal
Untitled
1965
Mixed media on paper
16x20 inches

12/02/2022

More auction news.

Another beauty from 1960 auctions at Christie’s for $678,386.24 USD.

Screech Hollow
Oil on canvas, 1960
30 7/8 x 35 5/8 inches

11/19/2022

Exhibited in J. Kenneth Fine Art's exhibition HER WAY in 2020, Weeping Tree auctions for $403,200 at Sotheby's.

11/17/2022

Prices remain strong for Drexler.

A lovely small work on paper auctions for $88,200 today at Sotheby's.

11/12/2022

SOLD
Sophie Zeman-Hale
Grid Sequence I
Hand woven, hand dyed cotton

11/12/2022

A foursome of Lynne Drexler oils from her 1958-1962 period as displayed at J. Kenneth Fine Art's solo exhibition SMALL WONDERS.

10/28/2022

A lot of activity surrounding Drexler!

Multiple Drexler exhibitions are occurring at the moment. Enjoy.
https://www.jkennethfineart.com/online-exhibitions
https://berrycampbell.com/exhibition/152/
https://www.mnuchingallery.com/exhibitions/lynne-drexler-the-first-decade#tab:slideshow;tab-1:slideshow

10/23/2022

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JKFA presents a very special online exhibition charting Lynne Drexler's creative journey from 1957 to 1986.
https://www.jkennethfineart.com/online-exhibitions

Since its founding in 2014, J. Kenneth Fine Art has remained committed to a well-curated group of artists and estates in the seconday and blue chip markets. Representing Lynne Mapp Drexler, Norman Carton, Lester Johnson, Malcolm Myers, Jacob Semiatin and more. Lynne-Drexler Norman-Carton Jacob-Semia...

10/23/2022

Out of Obscurity, Lynne Drexler’s Abstract Paintings Fetch Millions

From The New York Times.

After a derailed career, Ms. Drexler became a “hermit” painter on an island. Decades later, piqued public interest can earn her work seven figures.

10/15/2022

SOLD
A beautiful pair of Norman Carton oil paintings from 1953 Paris.

10/14/2022

Examining and enjoying this designer fabric from the 40s from the Norman Carton collection.

10/13/2022

Exciting news from London today.

Floral Chaos auctions at Bonhams in London for $457,175 USD with buyer's premium included.

Floral Chaos
oil on canvas, 1967
40x35 inches

10/10/2022

Vintage fabric from the 1950s from the Norman Carton archives measuring approximately 88 x 75 inches.

10/09/2022

Biden Reinstates Arts Committee Disbanded Under Trump Administration

Biden Reinstates Arts Committee Disbanded Under Trump Administration

On Friday President Joe Biden issued an executive order reinstating the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, an advisory group of cultural experts that disbanded in 2017 when its m…

10/08/2022

It's always nice to know where a Drexler painting finds a home. STUMPS by Lynne Drexler resides in a place of honor at one of our client's homes in Southern California.

10/06/2022

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | | Sotheby's

We appreciate Sotheby's proper citing of
J. Kenneth Fine Art's HER WAY exhibition catalogue towards the end of the short biography included in this past auction.

Lynne Drexler1928 - 1999Untitledsigned Lynne Drexler and dated 66 (on the verso)oil on canvas30 by 40 in.76.2 by 101.6 cm.Executed in 1966.

10/04/2022

Demand for Rediscovered Artists and Young Talent Remains Strong, If Not Frothy, at Christie's $26 Million Postwar to Present Sale | Artnet News

Our own Violet Sunlight is a smash hit.

Christie's mid-season sale pulled in a healthy $25 million by showcasing established and emerging names alike.

10/03/2022

The Women Weavers of the Bauhaus Have Inspired Generations of Textile Artists | Artsy

The Women Weavers of the Bauhaus Have Inspired Generations of Textile Artists | Artsy

Anni Albers, Gunta Stölzl, and Marli Ehrman pioneered weaving as a fine art and mentored textile artists from Sheila Hicks to Lenore Tawney.

09/29/2022

Drexler's Violet Sunlight auctions for $781,200 with buyer's premium.

Violet Sunlight
oil on canvas, 1962

09/22/2022

quality time with Lynne Drexler

Quality time with Lynne Drexler

a montage of Drexler works from J. Kenneth Fine Art.

09/21/2022

LYNNE DREXLER (1928-1999)

J. Kenneth Fine Art is proud to be a part of this painting's provenance.

Tropic Blue

09/19/2022

Compliments of J. Kenneth Fine Art

The revised online Semiatin catalog is now available.
https://pubhtml5.com/ojqu/bvdu/

09/14/2022

Coming up on September 29th.

09/14/2022

In auction news

A beauty from 1962 realizes just under one million at $957,975 at Bonhams today.

Grass Symphony
Oil on canvas, 1962
48.25 x 62.25 inches

09/08/2022

Bonhams to Spotlight Works by Female and Black Artists

Bonhams to Spotlight Works by Female and Black Artists

Paintings by Lynne Drexler and Ernie Barnes will lead auctions in Los Angeles and New York

09/02/2022

Our friends at Rubine Red Gallery in NYC!

08/31/2022

Drexler's Feather Blue highlights JKFA's fall preview.

Another Drexler masterpiece.

Feather Blue oil on canvas, 1968 49.5 x 44 inches Provenance: Drexler Estate

08/31/2022

Featured in NYC at the Bonhams exhibition The Medium is the Message: Women in Contemporary Art is this early 1957 painting by Lynne Drexler. Available for sale until September 9th at Bonhams.

Lynne Mapp Drexler
Purple N**e
Oil on canvas, c.1957
18x24 inches

08/28/2022

Bonhams : Shining a Light on Alternative Media- Bonhams Presents The Medium is the MessageAn exhibition of contemporary art by women artists during New York's Armory Week, available for private sale

J. Kenneth Fine Art is proudly representing three works at this important exhibition.

Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: auctioneers of art, pictures, collectables and motor cars

08/26/2022

Bonhams : Ernie Barnes Solid Rock Congregation

Mr. Barnes going through the roof.

Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers: auctioneers of art, pictures, collectables and motor cars

08/15/2022

Untitled
Oil crayon and watercolor on paper, 1959
27x39 inches

08/12/2022

A beautiful painting to behold.

Untitled
Oil on canvas, c.1960
8.5x11 inches

08/12/2022

The latest from textile artist
Sophie Zeman-Hale
Untitled
Weaving, hand sewn fabric
17x17 inches

08/06/2022

Norman Carton
Untitled
Oil on canvas, 1953
29x24 inches

08/05/2022

Famed African American Quilters From Gee’s Bend Are Reproducing Their Colorful Masterpieces for Macy’s

Famed African American Quilters From Gee’s Bend Are Reproducing Their Colorful Masterpieces for Macy’s

Profits from each sale will benefit the artists and the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Community Partnership.

07/26/2022

Untitled
Watercolor on paper, 1960
28x42 inches

07/21/2022

There's something about Drexlers and pianos.

07/16/2022

Norman Carton
Untitled, 1953
Oil on canvas
18 x 25.5 inches