Image: Eckert Fine Art, Washington Depot
Eckert Fine Art in Washington Depot will present a one-day display of recent acquisitions on Saturday, August 8, with prints by Alexander Calder, Thomas Hart Benton and Martin Lewis on view in its gallery. The announcement identifies the presentation as part of the gallery’s ‘Second Saturdays’ programming and says visitors are invited to stop by during the day.
The gallery’s notice describes the works as part of its newest acquisitions, highlighting a collection of prints by three artists whose reputations in American printmaking and modern art remain well established. Among the works named in the announcement are Alexander Calder’s ‘Fiesta’ from 1973, a lithograph in an edition of E.A.; Thomas Hart Benton’s ‘Huck Finn’ from 1936, a lithograph in an edition of 100; and Martin Lewis’s ‘Two AM’, a drypoint etching in an edition of 44.
The event is taking place at Eckert Fine Art’s Washington Depot gallery, and the gallery’s message also places the presentation within the Titus Road Design Collective. The newsletter says Eckert Fine Art is presenting ‘Second Saturdays’ as a member of that collective alongside KMR Arts, Pinnacle, George Home and Pasquale et Maurice. The source material does not indicate any broader exhibition schedule beyond the August 8 viewing.
The focus on prints gives the announcement a distinct collecting and connoisseurship angle. Rather than presenting a single artist survey, the gallery is grouping together newly acquired works that span different moments in the 20th century, from Benton’s 1936 ‘Huck Finn’ to Calder’s 1973 ‘Fiesta’. The inclusion of Lewis’s ‘Two AM’ adds another printmaking voice to the mix, with the gallery specifying the medium and edition information for each work.
Eckert Fine Art’s notice is brief and direct, framed as an invitation to see the pieces in person and inquire about them. The gallery says visitors can “have a glass a wine and enjoy some wonderful art,” and provides inquiry links for the listed works in the email announcement. No additional curatorial statement or interpretive text accompanies the release.
The gallery’s regular hours listed in the same communication are Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm, though the featured viewing is specifically tied to August 8. For visitors interested in the acquisition-focused presentation, the key details are straightforward: ‘Second Saturdays: Featuring Recent Acquisition of Important Prints’ at Eckert Fine Art in Washington Depot on August 8, with prints by Calder, Benton and Lewis on view.
