Hooked on Park West Art Auctions at Sea

“I wish to pay a compliment to Jacqueline, Damien, and Gustov for their awesome assistance during my cruise this past week. I have never attended an ‘art’ sales show, nor an auction. They were most helpful at every step of the way!

I am looking forward to the arrival of my art pieces, and then to admiring them on the walls!! Please let them know how much I appreciate their help! One day, I will own a MAX…they have us hooked!!

Carla & Candace H. (mother/daughter duo!),

Seminole, Florida

P.S. Mother is also hooked on auctions, and cannot wait to cruise again!! :-) Great Job!!!”

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Related Links:

• Learn more about artist Romero Britto (artwork shown above)
• View selections from the Park West Gallery – Britto collection
• Read more Park West customer testimonials

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Park West Art Collectors Collaborate with DAI to Present “Dali and Disney: The Art and Animation of Destino”

Park West Gallery VIP customers, Lawrence and Holly Thompson are sharing some surreal artwork with the Dayton Art Institute. The Destino artwork collection – the result of a unique collaboration between Salvador Dali and Walt Disney – is available at Park West Gallery.

Shown above (left to right): Details from Destino Set 4 – #276, 213, 81.

Dayton Art Institute marks its 90th year

Published July 24, 2009 in The Dayton Daily News

DAYTON, OHIO  — It is time for a 90th anniversary and the Dayton Art Institute has reason to celebrate. Two new shows will arrive in October, one of them featuring work by surrealist Salvador Dali in collaboration with Walt Disney.

“Dali and Disney: The Art and Animation of Destino” is on loan from Springboro couple, Dr. Lawrence and Holley Thompson. Their unique collection traces its history back to 1946, when the popular studio hired the famous artist to work on an upcoming feature film.

“Apparently when Dali came to the United States, he immediately identified Walt Disney as being America’s greatest surrealist,” says DAI director Jan Driesbach.

During an eight-month period, Dali produced the paintings, pen-and-ink drawings and storyboards for the short animation piece that was slated to be incorporated into a feature film. But due to financial reasons, the project was axed. Years later, in 1999, Disney’s nephew, Roy, resurrected Destino from the Disney vaults and completed the film in 2003.

The DAI will show both prints of Dali’s art and the animated short in its free exhibit.

Read the full article >>

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Did you know? Park West Gallery recently launched a website dedicated exclusively to artist Salvador Dali! Visit dali.parkwestgallery.com – and be sure to leave a comment below with your feedback!

Related Links:

• For more information about the Dayton Art Institute, visit www.daytonartinstitute.org
• View selections from the Destino artwork collection, available at Park West Gallery sales.parkwestgallery.com

Artist Birthdays, July 27: LOUIS VIVIN

LOUIS VIVIN (July 27, 1861 – May 28, 1936)

• Nationality: French
• Media: Painting
• Art Movement: Naïve
• ARTiFact: Participated in the first Naïve Art exhibition alongside Henri Rousseau, André Bauchant, Camille Bombois, and Séraphine Louis - collectively known as the ”Painters of the Sacred Heart” - in Paris, 1928.
• Important Artwork (shown below): Le Moulin de la Galette, 1926.

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