We at Robin Rile Fine Art are pleased to have just located a pristine example of one of Richard MacDonald’s most rare and enigmatic compositions, “Nightfall” (half-life scale, 46” x 26” x 18”) from his platinum series. This private-owned work has never been displayed by its owner and is one of only 8 worldwide. It …
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Weightless and sprightly, American master sculptor Richard MacDonald has long captured our collective imaginations with his caught-in-time sculptural glimpses of ballerinas, dancers, athletes and mimes. Each figure is typified by a lightness and fluidity which is unequaled in today’s sculptural world. This fascination with motion makes it understandable why MacDonald became enamored with the famed …
As many of my may know, I am in the process of curating an exhibit of sculptures for the Coral Gables Country Club to benefit the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum for the upcoming ART BASEL Miami Week, December 2-5th, 2010. Among the artists we are featuring are Spanish Master Salvador Dali (1904-1989), American …
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By Reed V. Horth, for ROBIN RILE FINE ART On the surface, the sculpture of American Richard MacDonald and those of French Master Edgar Degas (1834-1917) could not be more different. Degas’ works were stream of consciousness appeals to his failing eyesight which allowed him a measure of creativity in his later years. MacDonald’s are …
By Reed V. Horth, for ROBIN RILE FINE ART When I first started in gallery work in 1996, I was a fresh-faced kid straight out of college. I knew I wanted to work in the arts but, like all starving artists, had no idea what direction that might ultimately take. One of my early passions …
I had a client recently complain to me that his painting only ascended 1% per year since he purchased it. I asked him what else in his portfolio could offer the same returns at this point, and he relented. While artwork should never be sold as investment, it has proven to be a relatively stable …
