Thursday, June 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT
Immerse yourself in the enduring influence of modern art and vie for the opportunity to take home vintage artwork yourself on June 25 at “Cocktails and the Collector,” an Art Auction and Show hosted jointly by the Ridgefield Guild of Artists and the Ridgefield Historical Society.
“Cocktails and the Collector” takes place from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield. CT. The event celebrates the final week of the Guild’s monthlong “Mad for Modern” Art Exhibit, which runs from Saturday, June 6, to Sunday, June 28.
Attendees at “Cocktails and the Collector” will enjoy all the new artworks on exhibit, be treated to libations and nibbles, and have the opportunity to bid on original 20th-century artwork being donated from the Segelstein family’s private collection.
View auction items and register to participate. Auction items will include signed lithographs by Salvador Dali and Peter Max, along with original etchings by Etienne Ret, and work by Ludwig Bemelmans, the writer/ illustrator of the beloved children’s book character, Madeline. All pieces date from the 1950s-’70s.
The evening is part of the new “Mad for Modern” programming by the Historical Society on the architecture, design and built environment of Ridgefield’s modern and postmodern era. Developed under the W. Arthur Architectural Archives, the “Mad for Modern” series will explore the town’s 20th-century transformation through evolving design practices, materials and patterns of suburban growth.
