Jane Eckert Returns to CT

In 2020, Jane Eckert, owner of Eckert Fine Art Gallery + Consulting, announced her departure from the cluster of contemporary art galleries located in the Kent Barns in Kent, Conn. Eckert and her big-name clients, like the prolific Neo-Expressionist bunny painter Hunt Slonem, had been a staple of Kent. Still, nevertheless, she was venturing into new territory on the MASS MoCA campus in Williamstown, Mass. Now, she's marking her return to Connecticut with Eckert Fine Art, located on Titus Road in Washington, Conn. With an opening reception scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7, Eckert has always sought major names for collection, from the urban landscapes of Robert Cottingham to the graphic pop art of the late Robert Rauschenberg to the stainless steel sculptural work of Salisbury, Conn., resident Don Gummer, husband of actress Meryl Streep. Featured in the public collection of MASS MoCA as well as the sculpture loan program of The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., Gummer's modern interpretation of constructivism, a movement born out of the early 20th century when art reflected the emerging images of industrialism, has seen his steel and bronze shapes curve like a dancer in motion, the city made dynamic.