Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio of New Hope, Pennsylvania, is hosting a fine art auction featuring a collection of American and European paintings and works on paper on Sunday, June 8, at 2 p.m. The setting for the auction will be the Eagle Fire Company located up the street from the gallery in New Hope and a portion of proceeds from this special event are earmarked to benefit the Salvation Army Kroc Center Project. Over one hundred lots will be offered for sale; the collection highlights works by Pennsylvania Impressionists and artists from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Modernists, 19th century, New England and European painters are represented as well. Works by Harry Leith-Ross, John Folinsbee, William Sotter, William Lathrop, Daniel Garber, Antonio Martino, Walter Baum, Mary Elizabeth Price, William Taylor, Robert Spencer, and many others are being put on the block for the highest bidder. The public is invited to preview the sale and register for bidding on Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday before the auction from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Eagle Fire Company located at 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope.

Located at 30 West Bridge Street in New Hope, The Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio features American 19th- and 20th-century oil paintings, particularly those of Bucks County, Philadelphia Ten and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art artists, as well as museum quality fine art conservation services and custom framing. The gallery is open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 6 p.m., as well as by appointment. Call 215-862-4300 or visit the Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio Web site at www.gratzgallery.com.

Posted: 05|29|08 at 11:02 am. Filed under: US News.