New Island gallery mounts Bellevue exhibit
Published 11:34 am Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Clarke & Clarke Art + Artifacts has mounted an exhibit and sale at Haystack Antiques in Bellevue, featuring architectural engravings from 17th-19th Century Italy, Sweden and France. They depict the Vatican, Pompeii, Basilique de Pierre and Charpente Notre Dame, to name a few.
The exhibit also features 1970s California Victorian pieces, a wire sculpture by Guy Pullen, a 1915 Pike Place Market photo, antique Chinese window screens, architectural elements and a model of a Japanese Temple.
There will be an Open House event on May 2 with special guest, Mercer Island architect Michele Marquardi of Studio Ectypos Arctitecture. He will informally discuss the architecture depicted in the engravings and artworks.
The sale is open now through May 11 at Haystack Antiques, 144 105th Ave N.E., Bellevue. For more, call 425-455-1515.
Clarke & Clarke opened on Mercer Island in early April at 7605 S.E. 27th St #105., displaying art and antiques from Japan, China, Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Persia, the Philippines and the Americas during its soft opening. The gallery will also feature Modern and Mid-century Art, paintings, prints, art glass and studio pottery. For more, go to www.ethnoarts.com.
