News - Wolf Kahn Foundation

Exhibition of Wolf Kahn’s Abstract Landscapes Opens at Miles McEnery Gallery

February 2, 2023

Miles McEnery Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by Wolf Kahn (1927-2020), on view 2 February through 11 March 2023 at 525 West 22nd Street. The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated publication featuring text by Maura Reilly, PhD.

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Lydia Claire Peabody Joins Wolf Kahn Foundation Board

November 29, 2022

The Wolf Kahn Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Lydia Peabody, Associate Curator at The Peabody Essex Museum, to its seven-member Board of Trustees.

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A daughter of acclaimed Vermont artists finds her own creativity mushrooming

September 29, 2022

Melany Kahn knows many people recognize her father, the late acclaimed artist Wolf Kahn, for his blurred, bucolic works. But she remembers his delight in searching fields and forests for the details he left out of his landscapes.

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Six cultural institutions to be awarded $800,000 in grant initiative honoring the joint legacy of artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason

June 22, 2022

The grant recipients’ focus areas reflect the life that Emily and Wolf built together as prolific, academically influential artists living between New York City and Vermont, from their 1956 introduction until Emily’s 2019 death.

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The Wolf Kahn Foundation Exclusively Represented by Miles McEnery Gallery

April 25, 2022

The Wolf Kahn Foundation will work closely with Miles McEnery Gallery to fulfill its mission to preserve and promote the artistic achievements and legacy of Wolf Kahn.

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Wolf Kahn Foundation Gifts Legacy Painting to Portland Museum of Art

April 20, 2022

The newly launched Wolf Kahn Foundation honors its founder by presenting a gift from the private Legacy Collection of the artist to the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) of East Penobscot Bay, 1961-63, oil on canvas by Wolf Kahn.

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Wolf Kahn Foundation hires Collection Manager

March 31, 2022

The Wolf Kahn Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Linda Stewart as Collection Manager/Registrar. Stewart joined the Foundation staff February 14, 2022.

Interview: Ellen McCulloch-Lovell on creative legacy on Vermont Public Radio

February 26, 2022

There is no time like losing individuals – especially the recent passing of Desmond Tutu, Sydney Poitier, Betty White, Joan Didion, and others – who contributed to our arts and culture such that it inspires us to think about what is meant by one’s legacy.

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The private collection of artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason live and online sales total $8,712,000

May 20, 2021

Christie’s Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason totaled $8,712,000 and set 11 new world auction records including for Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason.

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Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason to be Sold to Benefit the Artists’ Foundations

April 8, 2021

Christie’s announces Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason comprising paintings, works on paper, prints and sculptures.

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