Market Insight | After Years on the Periphery, Is Historical American Art Ready to Take Off?

Paintings by giants like Fredric Edwin Church and Thomas Cole once smashed records. Will America's 250th birthday reignite a dormant field?

'“The semiquincentennial will generate and nurture new scholarship and new engagement and, I believe, it will accelerate the rebound of the traditional American art market,” said dealer Andrew Schoelkopf, whose New York gallery specializes in American art.

Schoelkopf is among the cadre of dealers, advisors, and auction experts hoping for history to repeat itself. Back in 1976, the 200th anniversary of the United States led to a surge of interest in classic American material...' KATYA KAZAKINA