MILLERTON -- Eckert Fine Art is pleased to announce its grand opening at 34 Main Street, Millerton, on Saturday, June 4, from 3 to 7 p.m. The opening exhibit, Recent Produce; The Landscapes of Eric Forstmann, depicts the beautiful scenery of Litchfield, Dutchess, and Columbia counties. The public is invited to see the show, meet Eric and check out his newly published book, Interior/Exterior.

The gallery will also feature “American Masters” works by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Jim Dine, Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol and Andrew Wyeth.

In 1996, Jane Eckert opened a gallery in Naples, Florida featuring the finest of Modern and Contemporary art. Important shows were mounted on Robert Rauschenberg “Beamer Paintings and the BMW Art Car”, Christo and Jeanne-Claude “Gates” and “Over the River” and Pierre-August Renoir, “Art and Archives”.

In June, 2008, Eckert moved Eckert Fine Art to Kent, CT and now is relocating to an historic building in downtown Millerton, exhibiting the paintings of Eric Forstmann, the sculpture of Boaz Vaadia and Michael Kalish along with 19th through 21st century greats in the art world.

Eckert has lectured on art and has published books including The Hoosier Group, 5 American Painters by Judith Newton and Dr. William H. Gerdts. She has also curated shows for The Evansville Museum of Art, The Butler Institute of American Art and The Naples Philharmonic Museum of Art. She has served as Secretary of the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA) and is currently Chair of the Director’s Advisory Committee at Mass MoCA. She is also on the Advisory Committee of the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council.

Eckert Fine Art is at (518) 592-1330 or check out www.eckertfineart.com for more information and news.

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