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Current Exhibitions

Paintings of Dorothy Hood
March 18 - May 31, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Sir Winston Churchill: Making Art, Making History
February 20 - May 31, 2024
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Ansel Adams: Affirmation of Life
December 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Picasso: Beyond the Canvas
October 4, 2023 - April 30, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
No Other Land: A Century of American Landscapes
September 21, 2023 - June 30, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Art of the American West: A Prominent Collection
August 24, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Alexander Calder: Shaping a Primary Universe
August 23, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Andy Warhol: All is Pretty
August 17, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Jackson Hole, WY
Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Modern Art, Modern Friendship
July 13, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Florals for Spring, Groundbreaking
May 8, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
First Circle: Circles in Art
February 14, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Your Heart’s Blood: Intersections of Art and Literature
September 12, 2022 - June 30, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Meeting Life: N.C. Wyeth and the MetLife Murals
July 18, 2022 - June 30, 2024
Palm Desert, CA
Andy Warhol Polaroids: Wicked Wonders
December 13, 2021 - June 30, 2024
Palm Desert, CA

Archived Exhibitions

2024

Discovering Creativity: American Art Masters
January 10 - March 17, 2024
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens - West Palm Beach, FL

2023

Figurative Masters of the Americas
January 4 - February 12, 2023
Palm Desert, CA

2022

Abstract Expressionism: Transcending the Radical
January 12, 2022 - January 31, 2023
Palm Desert, CA
Georgia O’Keeffe and Marsden Hartley: Modern Minds
February 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Palm Desert, CA
My Own Skin: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
June 16 - December 31, 2022
Palm Desert, CA
N.C. Wyeth: A Decade of Painting
September 29, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Palm Desert, CA

2021

It Was Acceptable in the 80s
April 27, 2021 - August 31, 2023
Palm Desert, CA
Elaine and Willem de Kooning: Painting in the Light
August 3, 2021 - January 31, 2022
Palm Desert, CA
James Rosenquist: Potent Pop
June 7, 2021 - January 31, 2023
Palm Desert, CA

2019

Paul Jenkins: Coloring the Phenomenal
December 27, 2019 - March 31, 2023
Palm Desert, CA

2018

N.C. Wyeth: Paintings and Illustrations
February 1 - May 31, 2018
Palm Desert, CA
The Paintings of Sir Winston Churchill
March 21 - May 30, 2018
Palm Desert, CA
The Paintings of Sir Winston Churchill
June 1 - July 27, 2018
San Francisco, CA
The Paintings of Sir Winston Churchill
August 1 - September 16, 2018
Jackson Hole, WY
de Kooning x de Kooning
November 8, 2018 - February 28, 2019
New York, NY

MARKET INSIGHTS

  • Jean Dufy oil paintings, specifically the horse racing scenes, are exceedingly rare.
  • Many museum collections only contain works on paper by Jean Dufy as the oil paintings are difficult to acquire even for museums.
  • The Dufy market has seen a sharp rise since 2005; the market has nearly tripled over the past 15 years.
  • Scenes with vibrant color and action command a premium on the market; the present work has never been to auction and was acquired many years ago by a private collector.

Top Results at Auction

"Beethoven" (1941), oil on canvas, 6 x 15 in. Sold at Sotheby’s London: 05 December 1990 for $327,695 USD
“Beethoven” (1941), oil on canvas, 6 x 15 in. Sold at Sotheby’s London: 05 December 1990 for $327,695 USD
"Salle Gaveau, le grand orchestra" (1929), oil on canvas, 35 x 51 in.  Sold at Christie’s New York: 14 November 2017 for $250,000 USD
“Salle Gaveau, le grand orchestra” (1929), oil on canvas, 35 x 51 in. Sold at Christie’s New York: 14 November 2017 for $250,000 USD
"Place de la Concorde" (1935), oil on canvas, 20 x 26 in. Sold at Christie’s New York: 02 November 2011 for $158,500 USD
“Place de la Concorde” (1935), oil on canvas, 20 x 26 in. Sold at Christie’s New York: 02 November 2011 for $158,500 USD
"Le port de pêche de Joinville" (1928), oil on canvas, 25 ½ x 36 in.  Sold at Hôtel des ventes de Saint-Brieuc, 24 March 2013 for $156,000
“Le port de pêche de Joinville” (1928), oil on canvas, 25 ½ x 36 in. Sold at Hôtel des ventes de Saint-Brieuc, 24 March 2013 for $156,000

Paintings in Museum Collections

"Ascot" (1938), Watercolor and gouache, over graphite on paper, 19 3/4 x 25 ½ in., The Art Institute, Chicago
“Ascot” (1938), Watercolor and gouache, over graphite on paper, 19 3/4 x 25 ½ in., The Art Institute, Chicago
"Still Life" (c.1925), Watercolor on paper, 17 1/2 x 21 ½ in., Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
“Still Life” (c.1925), Watercolor on paper, 17 1/2 x 21 ½ in., Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
"Scene in France" (c.1925), watercolor on canvas 18 x 24 in., Indianapolis Museum of Art
“Scene in France” (c.1925), watercolor on canvas 18 x 24 in., Indianapolis Museum of Art

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