Sanford Smith, long time fixture in the New York art world, known for producing art and antiques shows including Modernism, Works on Paper, Art of the 20th Century and The Outsider Art Fair, has opened a fine art and jewelry gallery at 13 Railroad Street in Great Barrington, MA.

The gallery, Sanford Smith Fine Art, specializes in 20th century and contemporary art, currently on view are fine drawings by Reginald Marsh, George Bellows, Thomas Hart Benton, Jacob Lawrence, Will Barnet and John Flannagan along with pastels by the premiere American artist of that genre, Wolf Kahn. Prints by Jim Dine, April Gornik, Robert Cottingham and Tom Slaughter are currently on exhibition as are sculptures by Richard Stankiewicz, Harry Jackson and William Kent. Smith who owned a marine gallery in New York for many years also showcases earlier twentieth century works by Antonio Jacobsen, Anton Otto Fisher, James Gale Tyler, Albert Nemethy and other marine artists. Other new additions to the gallery include works by William Edmondson, Arthur Dove, Michael Filmus, John Flannagan, Red Grooms, Allan Gussow, Judy Pfaff, Paul Pletka, Maurice Sendak, Alan Soffer, Cheryl Warrick, Jurek Zamoyski and William Zorach.

Jill Bokor, Smith’s wife and longtime publisher of Art & Auction and I.D. magazines, shows contemporary and vintage jewelry from the 1930’s to the present. Vintage necklaces and earrings by Chanel, Boucher, Givenchy and Schaiperelli can be found. Works in gold, silver, precious and semi-precious stones include pieces by international designers from New York to Italy including: Gurhan, Jordan Schlanger, Temple St. Claire, Ellen Celli, Carolina Bucci and Michael Good. Bracelets, necklaces, rings and earrings are priced from $100 to $5,000.

Bokor and Smith bought a house in the Berkshires in 2004 and immediately began looking for a gallery space. They located an old bookstore whose owners planned to relocate. The space at 13 Railroad Street has been converted into a light, airy gallery that has already attracted attention from Berkshire locals, second homeowners and visitors. “My goal for the gallery was to bring a wide selection of important 20th century and contemporary works of art to the Berkshires", said Smith.