Auction Stations
The beauty of what is useful may be art's oldest discipline.
Jul 1989
Articles by Andrew Solomon: All Articles
Jun 1989
Landing on Mayfair
The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair is on, and beautiful objects made in the reign of William and Mary are there to be swooned over.
May 1989
Shelling Out for Fabergé
All work is born of the triple inspiration of commercial self-interest, visual problem-solving, and communicable ideas.
Apr 1989
Charming Quiddities
In their New York gallery, Andrew Solomon meets Haim Manishevitz and his wife Audrey Friedman, untiring collectors of art deco, and inveterate anecdotalists.
Mar 1989
The Deb’s Fig-Leaf
The purity of a pure stone is something unknown in the fine arts; there is no such thing as a pure and perfect watercolour.
Jan 1989
Hung, Drawn & Corporate
Andrew Solomon meets the people who advise corporations what to buy.
Dec 1988
The Elton John Collection
Review of the four volume catalogue of Sotheby's 1988 auction of Elton John's memorabilia.
Dec 1988
Splitting Headaches
Two of the world's great antique shows have become riddled with dissent. Andrew Solomon tells tales of rivalry and rift in Paris and New York.
Dec 1988
The Winter Palettes
The Moscow artistic community had no room for the passive observer; it was made up of people whose commitment was enormous.
Nov 1988
Exhibitions: Francis Bacon
What kind of joy is expressed in his work, which is sometimes poignant but so often agonized?
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