ARCHIVAL ANECDOTES
Vose Galleries has been in business for 184 years, and through the generations the Vose family has compiled an extensive library and archives that come in handy when researching the artists and paintings that we handle. From time to time, we discover captivating facts and bits of information relating to a specific work or painter, and we hope to share some of these stories with you.
Around the World in 90 Years
Vose Galleries first handled Abbott Fuller Graves’ ‘Cape Porpoise Cottage’ in 1932, and it was included in several touring exhibitions. Now, 90 years later and several thousand miles traveled, the painting has returned to us.
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Copley Square Gallery
In June of 1924, Robert Vose Jr. moved the gallery to 559 Boylston Street, a grand building comprising four floors of exhibition space, making it the largest gallery in the United States outside of New York City.
Success in Paris
In 1898, American artist Lee Lufkin (Kaula), then unknown in the Paris art world, sent three paintings to the Champ de Mars, which were immediately accepted and hung in the exhibition.
What’s in a Name
Vose Galleries initially sold George Brevitt Way’s ‘The Upper Potomac’ in 2000 under a different title, ‘River Landscape’, but when the owner decided to sell it in 2019, Gallery Manager Courtney Kopplin was determined to specifically locate the bucolic setting…
Pirates! Treasure Hunting in Boston Harbor
In 1945, a Times article shared the remarkable tale of a treasure hunt tied to the Narrows ‘Bug’ Light featured in William F. Halsall’s ‘Ship in Boston Harbor near Narrows ‘Bug’ Light…
A Connection from 1902
While completing the research for ‘Nibbling by the Day’, it was discovered to have been prominently featured in an article on John Joseph Enneking published in 1902…
