WINNETKA.


WINNETKA, Ill. -- The Kamp Gallery explained its second location in the historic Drake public-house on Chicago's Michigan Avenue last month after a 13-year absence from the Magnificent Mile.

Kamp Gallery, established in 1976 put up to sales historic American and European art, focusing forward American regional painters from the incline differently of the 19th century and Russian and European post-impressionists active before 1950 The store in Winnetka will continue this emphasis.

The just discovered gallery in the Drake Arcade is standarded on the old European "collector" galleries popular in Paris and other European cities, which featured the works of so-called petit-maitres. These "little masters" are artists of merit that are treasured at collectors worldwide.

"We are excited to reopen onward Michigan Avenue," said Nicholas Vahlkamp, originator of Kamp Gallery. "Chicago is the great American city. It may be third in population, if it be not that it is No. 1 in spirit, optimism and business attitude. It is an international city growing in sophistication and appreciation for the arts."

For more information, visit www.kampgallery.com.



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