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Sundays are always tough because the lurking end of the fair means the re-packing of all the art, loading the van and the long drive home!
By 6:45PM I was packed and escape from New York had begun! Five long days of hard work behind, lots of artwork stayed behind, but one always wishes for more!
Saturdays are historically the best. There are flood warnings all over the area, but that seemed to drive more people to the fair and we saw large numbers and multiple good sales! Two of Yurdin's large abstracts stayed with a young collector couple!
We also had a visit by DMV ubercollectors Steve and Linda Krensky!
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| Steve and Linda Krensky chatting with Cory Oberndorfer |
I sold several major drawings as well as the never-ending flow of Bisque drawings sales.
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| The Last Copy of the Constitution |
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| Sleep is the Cousin of Death |
And great crowds!
Friday crowds continued to be very good - and a lot of smaller work is moving well, but still waiting for some of the big sales!
The booth was packed most of the day!
Throughout the day the crowds have been fantastic - the aisles are packed!
In the early afternoon, we delivered the above Dora Patin private commission! It was delivered to a happy collector... and the crowds remained large throughout the day and evening! A lot of those Bisque drawings continued to fly off the wall!
Left the DMV at 4AM and made great time though I-95 all the way to the tunnel, which took over an hour to cross!
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| Cory Oberndorfer setting up in booth D15 at the Affordable Art Fair NYC 2024 Spring |
And then the work of Suzanne Yurdin went up!
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| Abstract paintings by Suzanne Yurdin at the Affordable Art Fair NYC Spring 2024 |
And then the amazing prodigy that is Dora Patin went up!
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| Trompe l'oeil paintings by Dora Patin at the Affordable Art Fair NYC Spring 2024 |
The "Oberndorfer Wall" in booth D15!
The fair opened at 5PM for VIPs and the press, and the opening night crowds were huge as usual. We sold about 20 of my small Bisque drawings, Oberdorfer had a last minute sale and we also sold the below painting by Dora Patin.
More tomorrow!
Once again, the van is packed and ready to depart in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday as once again we head to an art fair in New York City.
This time it is the Affordable Art Fair New York - Spring, which is taking place May 20-24 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea.
The gallery is hosting Cory Oberndorfer, Dora Patin, Suzanne Yurdin and yours truly in booth D15.
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| The Incantation of Frida Kahlo - Version One |
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| The Incantation of Frida Kahlo - Version Two |
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| The Incantation of Frida Kahlo - Version Three |
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| The Incantation of Frida Kahlo - Version Four |
