What does auction data mean? 

Discover the inner workings of the auction market.

Speakers: Charlie Wharton & Dan Mechnig

Date:  Saturday April 14, 2007

Time: 4pm

Providence, RI.  Join two collectors who have bought paintings for several decades from the auctions and galleries.  How has the auction market changed?  Has the internet effected the auction?  If so, in what ways?  These are some of the questions that will be addressed. Please contact Bert Gallery (Lindsay@bertgallery.com or 401-751-2628) if you have any questions about this program or the current exhibition “Auction Hits in the Rhode Island Market”.

Charles H. Wharton has over 30 years of experience collecting American art predominately from the impressionistic late 19th and early 20th century.  His family owns Wharton Fine Art, dealers and consultants of 19th and 20th century American Art in Charlotte, NC.

Mr. Wharton is s Senior Vice President of Investments with UBS Financial Services.  He has extensive training and experience in the areas of Investment Management Consulting Services, financial planning and portfolio management.  He is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island and currently serves as a trustee of the University of Rhode Island Foundation.  He has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors of the AAA Southern New England.  He is the founder and past chairman of both the Public Education Fund and The Haitian Project.

Daniel R. Mechnig is currently Secretary of the Board of Managers as well as the Building Committee Chair and former President of the Providence Art Club.  Clearly an arts lover, he has been collecting art actively in the local arts community for many years and owns his own jewelry company, Meckandil Tool Co, Inc. that specializes in jewelry tools, stampings and dies.