American Fine Art Magazine

American Fine Art Magazine is the first publication to offer complete and comprehensive coverage of the upcoming shows, auctions and events of this market so deeply tied to American history, society and culture.

Historic Reminders

American Fine Art Magazine • March/April 2026 | Bimonthy

…A Thousand Words

ART SHOW CALENDAR • The Best Fairs, Exhibitions and Events Coast to Coast

ART MARKET UPDATES

RECENT ARRIVALS • Insights into historic American artwork newly available from galleries and dealers around the country

NEW ACQUISITION • HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

CURATOR CHAT • We Ask Leading Museum Curators About What’s Going On In Their World

STAY CONNECTED to Historic American Art

DIFFERENCES WITHOUT Distinctions • Through 1,000 works across two major institutions, A Nation of Artists tells the comprehensive story of the growth and development of American culture.

WHERE THERE IS A WILL • Georgia Museum of Art and Peabody Essex Museum partner in a major exhibition exploring Edmonia Lewis’ place in abolitionist and feminist visual cultures

FROM POLLOCK TO PICASSO • Rick Friedman’s collecting adventures took him around the world but remain rooted in the Abstract Expressionists who lived and painted in his Hamptons backyard

THE WEST GOES EAST • A Conversation with Michael Frost

Enduring Value

Form, Function and the American Experience

Curtain Call • An upcoming exhibition at Helicline Fine Art harmonizes two enduring art traditions.

Old Favorites Anew • Students from the University of North Florida curate an exhibition of historic landscapes at the Cummer Museum

The Missing Link • A major Jasper Francis Cropsey painting has its museum debut after centuries in private collections

The American Experience • A new exhibition at the Mattatuck Museum looks at the country’s history through the lens of 250 years of portraiture

The Enduring Power of Art • The Springville Museum of Art presents an extensive retrospective of John Hafen’s career.

Deeply Woven • A landmark exhibition exploring Maine’s impact on the art world opens at the Farnsworth Art Museum

A Story Without Words • The Brandywine Museum of Art exhibits John Sloan prints that illustrate the artist’s ‘people watching’ skills.

Pieces of the Southwest • The American West is the star of the Scottsdale Art Auction in Arizona

Rare and Remarkable • A wide range of paintings, prints and sculpture will be on offer during Swann Auction Galleries’ March 12 sale

Broad Offerings • Shannon’s Spring Fine Art Auction presents rare lots by major American artists

Visual Culture • Heritage Auctions presents a century’s worth of significant American illustration

Diverse Offerings • Swann Galleries’ African American Art sale features historic and contemporary lots dating back to the Harlem Renaissance

Modern Classics • Christie’s presents an impressive variety of works from the late-19 th to mid-20 th century

AUCTION PREVIEWS: COEUR D’ALENE, DALLAS, HILLSBOROUGH, MONROVIA

The Wildest West • Christie’s sale of the Koch Collection produces jaw-dropping results for Western art in New York City

Making an Impression • Freeman’s American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists sale hits record prices

Classic Examples • Timeless works of American art brought in more than $16.5 million at Christie’s sale of the Max N. Berry Collection.

Story-Rich Works • Sotheby’s sees major success for its Visions of America series, including the Art of the Americas sale

Views of America • Iconic subjects and locations were the stars of Christie’s 19 th -century American art sale in...