Eli Wilner Frames Paintings at the Flagler Museum and the Norton Museum of Art

Online, February 2, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Internationally acclaimed framer and frame restoration specialist, Eli Wilner of Eli Wilner & Company is proud to announce his reframing project for the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. The painting, Henry Courtney Selous' (British 1811-1890) Grand Canal With Santa Maria della Salute is among the museum's prized art collection now on display in the music room of Henry Flagler's former home Whitehall. The painting is a new acquisition of the museum and was framed in a replica of a 19th century Orientalist frame made of applied ornament and a gilded surface crafted by Eli Wilner & Company.

Selous - Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute

"The Flagler Museum has been an institution dear to me since I was a child. My great aunt would often take me on visits there and I have been inspired by the beauty of the collection and the museum my entire life. It is an honor to be invited to frame one of the masterworks on display at the Flagler", Wilner stated.
Eli Wilner is also proud to announce the reframing Walt Kuhn's Clown With Cornet part of the Norton Museum of Art's American Art collection in West Palm Beach, Florida. Says Kipper Lance, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Norton Museum of Art, "The Norton was extremely fortunate to receive a stunning portrait of a circus performer by American modernist, Walt Kuhn in the 2005 bequest of Elsie and Marvin Dekelboum. It has hung on the walls of the American galleries almost continuously since then. And now because of the relationship between Eli Wilner & Company and the Norton Museum this important painting is exhibited in a replica frame based on those designed by Kuhn."

Kuhn - Clown With Cornet

Eli Wilner & Company has also reframed three additional paintings for the Norton Museum of Art: Gloucester Harbor by Childe Hassam, Paysage by Alfred Maurer and Clocktower, Piazza San Marco, Venice by Jane Peterson. Wilner has deep roots in Palm Beach: it is where he was raised, attended the Norton Museum of Art School, Palm Beach Gardens High School, and where he maintains a residence.

About Eli Wilner & Company
Recognized as the foremost worldwide authority on antique frames, and founded in 1983, Eli Wilner & Company specializes in American and European frames from the 17th-through mid-20th centuries. Clients include fine art collectors, major art and historical institutions as well as The White House, where he has created 28 frames for its collection.

With an atelier composed of a team of thirty highly skilled artisans, including 15 frame conservators, and over 10,000 custom framing projects completed to date, Eli Wilner & Company takes pride in each project. Every frame is handcrafted to not only reflect the time in which the painting was created, but also to best reflect the framing choices known to be made by the artists themselves.

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