Ashley John 2011

L ocated a few steps from the hustle and bustle of Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue, the Ashley John Gallery is modeled after owner Jim Alterman’s flagship gallery, Jim’s of Lambertville (Lambertville, NJ). Named after his five-year-old twins, Ashley and John, the gallery boasts 2,000-square feet of exhibition space and consistently maintains two-hundred works on view with prices and descriptions listed alongside each work. “It’s for accessibility with no pressure,” Alterman says. “We hang a lot, offering our collectors a broad variety of art with an emphasis on quality, providing something for everyone. For those who are not art connoisseurs, they can come in, let their eyes wander, and determine what appeals to them. Our friendly and competent staff are always available to answer questions and assist clients without making them feel uncomfortable.” Focusing mainly on twentieth-century American art and sculpture, there is a strong presence of Pennsylvania Impressionists—an area of Alterman’s expertise and about which he wrote in the book New Hope for American Art. Included among the 165 artists in his book are Edward Redfield, George Sotter, William Lathrop, Daniel Garber, Fern Coppedge, M. Elizabeth Price, and Walter Baum, all of whomwere members of the influential New Hope Art Colony. A corner of the gallery is dedicated to the works of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892–1984), a prominent American modernist painter and instructor at the Art Students League in New York. The gallery represents the estate of Vytlacil. Other artists included in the gallery’s collection are John Carlson, Max Weber, Levi Wells Prentice, Jamie Wyeth, and the contemporary Brandywine artist, Peter Sculthorpe. After years in the wholesale jewelry business, Alterman will offer estate jewelry in the gallery as well. The selection is eclectic and includes both antique and modern pieces as well as high-end watches. Vaclav Vytlacil Hilla Rebay Martha Walter Eric Sloane Edward Redfield Daniel Garber Tobias Musicant Gardner Symons John Grabach George L. Noyes Joseph Newman John F. Carlson Joseph Meierhans Harry Leith-Ross Fern Coppedge Walter Baum Josef Zenk John Falter B. J.O. Nordfeldt Walter Schofield George Sotter Robert Spencer Ralph Fasanella partial listing JIM ALTERMAN REPRESENTED ARTISTS: 2 ON THE COVER M. ELIZABETH PRICE (1877–1965) White Poppies, 1925 Oil and gold leaf on board, 32 x 24 inches