Artopolis 2011
Every year at the Merchandise Mart here in Chicago a huge art show takes place. 2-3 floor of the mart are filled with art. This year only 2 floors are taken up by the show.
This is the third year I’ve gone and the first year I went to the antique floor. Honestly, I thought the floor was filled with rugs, candlesticks, and furniture. So, I always skipped it. This year I started there out of curiosity. I hit the jackpot! There was some amazing paintings up there. Now I can only guess what I’ve missed in the past.
The other floor features the NEXT show (newer artist) and the other section is Art Chicago which features galleries from all over the world.
I only had my iPone camera but I thought I would share here some of the gems of the show.
Bouguereau study
Market Day-Venice, Frederico Del Campo
Market Day-Venice-Frederico Del Campo-detail.2
Market Day-Venice-Frederico Del Campo-detail.1
The Minuet-Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer-1839-1902
The Minuet-detail 1
The Minuet-detail 2
The Minuet-detail 3
The Minuet-detail 4
The Minuet-detail 5
La Niche-Blue and White Hydrangeas-Charles Perron-16×12
bathers
castle
Archimedes Directing the Defenses of Syracuse – Thomas Ralph Spence-1895
An Old Friend-oil-12×8-Thomas Byron Lyle-1846-1898
Mucha print – Sandra Bernhardt
Courtship-Egriso Ferroni-Italian-1835-1912-oil-26.5×18
Femme Espagnole au Balcon, Georges Jules Victor Clairin, French, 1843-1919
Femme Espagnole au Balcon-detail
Benmore-20×30-Alfred Breanski Sr
Elvgren-gentlemen prefer…
Guiness for Strength, John Gilroy-1945
After Work is Guiness Time original ad
Bella Whisky ad original painting
Tribulation Avenging Angel
David Fertig
David Fertig
David Fertig
Cloud Clown, Christopher Andres
Head in Clouds, Christopher Andres
Blind Tom, Christopher Andres
Arrival-Departure, Bronze, Ted Gall
Arrival-Departure, Bronze, Ted Gall