Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
(Featured painting: Lakeside Landscape, circa 1860s, by William Sonntag (1822-1900))
Vose Galleries at The American Art Fair, 2020
On exhibition October 9, 2020 - October 18, 2020
This year, The American Art Fair, the only fair in the country that focuses on American 19th and 20th century works of art, has moved online! To make this online event unique, each premier exhibiting specialist is pleased to present two fresh to the market examples, providing an unprecedented opportunity to collectors. These works will be offered for the first time by The American Art Fair exhibitors beginning at noon on October 9th, and will be viewable online here through October 18th, 2020. Additionally, Vose Galleries is pleased to include 20 paintings viewable at our Newbury Street gallery and on our website.
(Featured image: Monhegan Harbor, Maine by Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972))
Island Allure
On exhibition August 6, 2020 - September 30, 2020
In this virtual exhibition, Island Allure, we are pleased to feature nearly 30 American paintings and works on paper depicting island destinations ranging from Monhegan to Bermuda to Tahiti.
(Featured image: Hawk by Frank W. Benson (1862-1951))
Annual Sale
On exhibition July 14, 2020 - September 30, 2020
Vose Galleries is pleased to announce our annual sale, featuring more than 30 works at freshly reduced prices.
Featured painting: Another Epiphany by Robert Vickrey (1926-2011)
From Sunrise to Sundown: The Joy of Light
On exhibition May 19, 2020 - July 30, 2020
"The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute."
-Claude Monet
Featured painting: Bickford's Float, Smith Cove, Gloucester by Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978)
All but the Artist Rest: An Exploration of Figurative Painting
On exhibition March 14, 2020 - April 25, 2020
Vose Galleries is excited to present the upcoming exhibition, All but the Artist Rest: An Exploration of Figurative Painting. Serving as a sister show to last year’s Indefatigable Spirit: The American Work Ethic, this exhibition highlights the dedication of the artist while getting a glimpse of their subjects unwinding.
Featured painting: Autumn in the Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts by Andrew Melrose (1836-1901)
20 Under 20
On exhibition January 18, 2020 - February 29, 2020
To kick off the New Year, we are pleased to announce an exhibition of our staff's favorite paintings, all priced under $20,000! Examples by many of these artists can be seen in permanent museum collections around the world, and we believe them to be an excellent value for their merit and quality. Scroll down to learn what drew us these varied works of art, each of which would be a worthy first addition of the year to your collection!
Featured painting: San Marco, Venice, Italy by Aldro Hibbard (1886-1972)
Aldro Hibbard: Ranging Far and Wide
On exhibition December 7, 2019 - February 1, 2020
Aldro Hibbard’s name is nearly synonymous with paintings of snow, yet his oeuvre contains a surprising amount of variety in both subject and style produced across a 70-year career. Vose Galleries has been fortunate to handle an extensive number of works by Hibbard and to witness the extraordinary range of this gifted artist. With Aldro Hibbard: Ranging Far and Wide, we are pleased to share the versatility of one of New England’s favorite painters at home and abroad.
Featured painting: The Artist's Studio, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania by Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
Bringing to Light: A Century of American Painting
On exhibition November 23, 2019 - January 25, 2020
Vose Galleries is pleased to announce its exhibition Bringing to Light: A Century of American Painting featuring more than 30 paintings by notable American artists.
Featured painting: Morning at Boxwood by Mary Bradish Titcomb (1858-1927)
Bringing to Light: American Women Artists (1890-1940)
On exhibition November 2, 2019 - January 25, 2020
Bringing to Light: American Women Artists (1890-1940) upholds Vose Galleries’ proud history of supporting women in the arts, started by Robert Churchill Vose (1873-1964) in 1900, and marks our 180th exhibition featuring women artists.
Featured painting: Blossoming Trees, Giverny by Theodore Wendel (1857-1932)
Bringing to Light: Theodore Wendel
On exhibition October 19, 2019 - January 25, 2020
In the sphere of American Impressionism there is perhaps no artist more overdue for attention than Theodore Wendel (1857-1932).
(Featured painting: Walk This Way, 2019, pastel on paper on panel, 24 x 36 inches)
Dancing Light: Changing Seasons
On exhibition September 28, 2019 - November 9, 2019
We are pleased to announce the exhibition Dancing Light: Changing Seasons, featuring 30 new pastel paintings by Liz Haywood-Sullivan. The exhibition is viewable online and in the gallery September 28th - November 9th. Dancing Light: Changing Seasons will be Haywood-Sullivan's third exhibition at Vose Galleries, and is accompanied by a digital catalog (viewable if you click here).
Featured image: The Old Green Pitcher by June Grey, 2004, acrylic on paper, 3 x 3 inches, signed lower right: June Grey.
MA Tax-Free Weekend
On exhibition August 17, 2019 - August 18, 2019
It's a tax-free weekend in Massachusetts!
Walter Griffin (1861-1935), Noank, Connecticut, oil on wood panel, 11 7/8 x 16 inches, signed lower right: Walter Griffin
Postcards from Paradise: Wish You Were Here
On exhibition July 20, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Is there anything more nostalgic and heartwarming than a handwritten postcard?
Blue Bottles, 2019, egg tempera on panel, 14 1/4 x 16 inches, signed lower left: JOHN WHALLEY
The Hidden Hand: New Works by John Whalley
On exhibition May 18, 2019 - July 13, 2019
Vose Galleries is pleased to announce the exhibition The Hidden Hand: New Works by John Whalley, featuring over a dozen still lifes.
Sunlit Elms, circa 1927, by Edward T. Grigware (1889-1960)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
On exhibition March 20, 2019 - April 27, 2019
For more than thirty years, Fred Rogers captivated and delighted children as the host of the beloved television series, “Mister Roger’s Neighborhood.” Mister Rogers became a cultural touchstone, known to generations of PBS viewers for his calm, patient and inclusive attitude toward children and the community at large. We were inspired by the recent release of Morgan Neville’s documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” to spotlight scenes of daily neighborhood activity from our inventory. The locales included in this exhibition vary widely, yet they share narrative undertones of ordinary people coexisting in a shared space, each performing small acts of uncomplicated compassion. We are pleased to present over 30 neighborhood and community scenes as part of our newest exhibition, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Indefatigable Spirit: The American Work Ethic
On exhibition January 12, 2019 - March 2, 2019
We are pleased to announce our newest online exhibition, Indefatigable Spirit: The American Work Ethic. We hope that this selection from our inventory will be motivating and reinvigorating for the New Year. Here, we have chosen to focus on the American worker, including subjects from fishermen managing the day’s haul, to farmers toiling in their fields, to carpenters and to shoe-shiners. Each painting illustrates the hard work and can-do attitude on which Americans have prided themselves on for generations, capturing moments of daily life from different eras in American history. The people, and the environments in which they labor, illustrate the march of progress and encapsulate the American will to succeed. We hope this year brings you success and luck in all of your ventures, and hope you find some small amount of inspiration in this collection of American works of art.
Featured painting: On the Rocks, Charles H. Woodbury (1864-1940), oil on canvas on board, 8 3/16 x 10 3/16.
Holiday Gems
On exhibition December 1, 2018 - January 15, 2019
We've put together a selection of small gems from both our traditional and contemporary artists for the holidays. Opening December 1st in the gallery and online, all works are under $25,000 and make wonderful gifts for your loved ones!
If you would like to arrange shipping in time for the holidays, please contact us by December 13th.
Autumn River Landscape, Frederick J. Mulhaupt, oil on canvas, 34 1/8 x 28 1/8 inches.
Annual Sale 2018
On exhibition November 24, 2018 - January 26, 2019
We are pleased to present a wide variety of paintings and works on paper in this year's Annual Sale, with discounted prices ranging from 20 - 40% off.
Featured painting: Working on the Road, Howard Logan Hildebrandt (1872-1958), oil on canvas, circa 1935.
Human/Nature
On exhibition November 17, 2018 - January 26, 2019
We are pleased to announce our major fall exhibition Human/Nature, featuring over 50 paintings by notable American artists. In this exhibition we’ve chosen to focus on artists’ experiences of the natural world versus the human world and ascertain the lines where these two worlds converge. Each painting exists along a spectrum between the two poles and in deciding where these paintings fall, we’ve relied primarily on the power dynamic within the painting. To what extent are the human inhabitants of each painting in command of their surroundings? On one end are wild, uninhabited landscapes. As we move toward the human side of the spectrum, there is little or no reference to nature.
Featured painting: After the Showers, Donald Demers, watercolor on paper, 2018.
Staff Picks
On exhibition November 3, 2018 - January 1, 2019
We are pleased to announce a selection of our staff's favorite paintings, viewable online and in the gallery starting November 3rd. Learn what drew us to these works and why we think each is an excellent example. We are offering free shipping within the United States on all staff picks through the New Year!
Passage, pastel on paper, 29 7/8 x 29 3/4 inches, 1997.
Janet Monafo: Past & Present
On exhibition September 29, 2018 - November 3, 2018
“I’m most interested in the relationship of colors, the relationship of shapes, and the relationship of textures, and how they contribute to the order of the whole composition.”
- Janet Monafo
Vose Galleries is pleased to present an exhibition of over 50 works by the esteemed pastel artist Janet Monafo, created between the early ‘80s and today. Painted from life from the top floor of her mill-building studio, Janet Monafo’s pastels make a bold statement and bring a fresh burst of color and dynamism whether they are smaller intimate examples or dramatic large-scale stunners.
Found Treasure on the Marsh by June Grey
Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday
On exhibition August 9, 2018 - August 11, 2018
This weekend has been declared a Sales Tax Holiday in Massachusetts! The gallery will be open on Saturday, August 11th, when all works of art $2,500 and under are tax free for Massachusetts residents. Invoicing and payment must be made on August 11th. A number of these works have reduced prices for this Saturday only!
Coreopsis and Larkspur by Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865-1957), oil on canvas, 18 x 23 inches, signed lower left: Lee Lufkin Kaula
It's All Relative
On exhibition August 4, 2018 - September 1, 2018
Our exhibition It’s All Relative explores the relationships that existed among artistic families. The exhibition, showcasing over twenty works of art (including examples by the Benson, Hale and Weir families), will be viewable online and in the gallery August 4th - September 1st, 2018.
The Old Bostonian by Montague Dawson (1895-1973), Oil on canvas, 24 1/4 x 36 1/2 inches, signed lower left: MONTAGUE DAWSON.
Building Connections: Works from the Haynes Family Foundation
On exhibition June 2, 2018 - July 14, 2018
We are pleased to announce, our newest exhibition, Building Connections: Works from the Haynes Family Foundation. The exhibition encompasses works from the distinguished collection of the late G. Arnold and Carol Haynes and the proceeds from this exhibition will benefit charitable causes. The exhibition will be on view June 2nd - July 14th 2018.
Girls at Ogunquit, Maine by Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969), Watercolor & graphite on paper, 9 x 12 inches, signed and dated lower left: A. Lassell Ripley 1923
Light & Color: 150 Years on Paper, Featuring Frank W. Benson & His Contemporaries
On exhibition April 21, 2018 - May 26, 2018
The exhibition features works on paper by important American painters, who chose to focus their talents on such mediums as charcoal, watercolor, gouache, pastel, and oil on paper. Many of these artists were pioneers in exhibiting their works on paper as finished paintings in prominent national exhibitions as early as the 1870’s.
Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867-1945) Pink and White Peonies, oil on canvas, 30 1/8 x 25 1/4 inches, signed lower right: H. Dudley Murphy
Staff Favorites
On exhibition December 2, 2017 - January 15, 2018
These gems make great holiday gifts, and with them we are offering free shipping within the United States! Included please find a selection of our staff favorites!
Harbor Activity, Eastport, Maine by George Pearse Ennis (1884-1936), oil on canvas board, 24 7/8 x 29 5/8 inches, signed lower right: ENNIS
The Artist's Muse
On exhibition November 25, 2017 - December 23, 2017
Vose Galleries is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition The Artist's Muse. This exhibition examines the inspirations for artists' work and presents paintings that are emblematic of style and subject matter of over 30 notable artists' careers.
Schooners Sailing in Winter by Theodore V.C. Valenkamph (1868-1924), oil on canvas mounted on board, 20 x 30 inches, signed and dated lower right: T. V. C. Valenkamph. 1907
Annual Sale
On exhibition November 20, 2017 - January 31, 2018
We are pleased to present a wide variety of paintings and works on paper in this year's Annual Sale, with discounted prices ranging from 20 - 50% off.
Sunlit Peak, Lake Louise, Canadian Rockies, oil on canvas, 28 1/8 x 36 1/8 inches, signed lower right: A.T. Hibbard
Aldro T. Hibbard: The Lure of Winter
On exhibition November 7, 2017 - December 2, 2017
We are pleased to present over 20 examples by Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972) in The Lure of Winter, viewable online and in the gallery November 7th-December 2nd, 2017.