CJR Fine Arts & Frame has opened a retail gallery and framing facility to expand its already successful wholesale and art publication business. Interior designers, art lovers in Southeast Florida can peruse over 30,000 pieces of artwork. Artists and the public can bring art, diplomas, photographs and memorabilia to be professionally framed at wholesale prices. The Rickie Report shares this in-depth interview with Jack Rosen, which includes helpful information for art lovers and artists as well as his personal story. The Rickie Report emphasizes the importance of networking. CJR Fine Arts is a testament to that conviction!
CJR Fine Arts & Frame
CJR Fine Arts & Frame
514B North State Road 7
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
Tel 561-333-9472
Email mail@cjrfinearts.com
Offering:
Len Abbott, Rafael Abecassis, Craig Alan, Edward Aldrich, Alexander & Wissotzky, Shlomo Alter, John Alvin, Alexander Antanenka, Bill Anton, Patrick Antonelle, Arbe, Dubi Arie, Andrew Atroshenko, Ari Azene, Edgar Barrios, Parker Beaudion, Howard Behrens, Avi BenSimhon, Gary Benfield, Armin Birkel, Toby Bluth, Alexander Borewko, Charles Lynn Bragg, Romero Britto, Slava Brodinsky, Trevor Carlton, Marc Chagall, Rod Chase, Bruce Cheever, Alexander Chen, James Coleman, Misu Coman, John Costin, Juan Ramirez Cotrino, Tim Cox, Salvadore Dali, Galina Datloof, Brian Davis, Elya DeChino, Daniel Del Orfano, Chris Dellorco, E Denis, Disney, John Duillo, Murray Eisner, Jane Elissa, Harrison Ellenshaw, Peter Ellenshaw, Peter & Harrison Ellenshaw, Nissan Engel, Escotete, Hevda Ferenci, Ferjo, Adam Finli, Sevitt Francis, David Garibaldi, Michael & Inessa Garmash, Vincent George, David Gerstein, Cassandra Gillens, David M Gillespie, Nancy Glazier, Rodel Gonzalez, Lima Groben, Patricia Govezensky, Bruce Greene, Martin Grelle, Lisa Grubb, Harry Guttman, Bracha Guy, Kerry Hallam, Teri Hallman, George Hallmark, G. Harvey, Ed Heck, Manny Hernandez, Abrishami Hessam, Edna Hibel, Bobby Hill, Sergey Ignatenko, Scott Jacobs, Zeng Jianyong, Filho Juarez, Michael Kachan, Isaac Kahn, Raffi Kaiser, Ken Keeley, Michael Kerman, Michael Kerzner, Kimchi, Liudmila Kondakova, Robert Korhonen, Shaul Kosman, Avinoam Kosowsky, Ephrem Kouakou, Anatole Krasnyansky, Mikulas Kravjansky, Heddy Kun, Mike Kungl, Mike Kupka, Hoi Lebedang, Fanch Ledan, Linda LeKinff, Dorit Levi, Inna Livnov, Aldo Luongo, Shawn Mackey, Batia Magal, Yuval Mahler, Isaac Maimon, Tito Mangiola, David Mann, Felix Mas, Peter Max, Alex Meilichson, Anatoly Metlan, Maurice Meyer, Joan Miro, Valter Morais, Esther Myatlov, Adriana Naveh, Leroy Neiman, Noah, Enrique Ortiz, Arkady Ostritski, Nelly Panto, Sam Sung Park, Susan Patricia, Fabian Perez, Robert Peters, Picasso, Daeni Pino, Dimitri Polak, Martin Quen, Lucelle Raad, Yana Rafael, Stephen Reis, Jim Rey, Martin Roberts, Norman Rockwell, Zina Roitman, Natalie Rozenbaum, Michael Rozenvain, Sabzi, Harry Schaare, Shim Schimmel, David Schluss, Jane Wooster Scott, Eugene Segal, Sergon, Borovkov Shtainfeld, Viktor Shvaiko, Kyle Sims, Natalia Sinkovsky, Lena Sotskova, Lois Staples, Zamy Steynovitz, Jeff Surret, Zavaleta Tadeo, Itzchak Tarkay, Dale Terbush, Andy Thomas, Jim Todd, Yuri Tremler, George Tsui, Vintage posters, Vladimir Volegov, Sanford Wakeman, Daniel Wall, Jim Warren, Warner Brothers, Cao Yong, Gholam Yunessi, Alex Zwarenstein, Vintage posters, Religious art, Masters, and Art Books.
“A Night At Montmartre” by Alexander Chen
TRR: We notice three guitars near your desk, in the midst of this 4, 000 square foot magical showroom filled with art and framing. Tell us about your interest in the arts.
JR:
I was born in the Bronx and raised in New Jersey with a major focus on making music. I play drums, brass and guitar, still doing gigs with Fat Daddys, a local rock and roll blues band! We play community events and parties. Music and scuba diving were my avocations and I just enjoyed being with people. My brother and I are close and we have always shared an entrepreneurial spirit.
After trying college, I worked in sales, which seemed a natural fit. In my 20’s, I took a career counseling test which recommended that I focus on aircrafts mechanics…I received a government grant to study at Tetoborough School of Aeronautics and graduated first in my class! During the first Gulf War, while working for Luca Aerospace, I met Claire. I liked the work but it was not fulfilling.
“Dreaming” by Ferjo
TRR: Your journey to the Visual Arts had a circuitous route, involving a computer parts manufacturing company, a computer website hosting farm and new-to-the-scene, E-Bay. Tell us more.
JR:
It seems like a circuitous route, but it was part of my life journey. My avocations, specifically scuba diving around the world, led me establish friendships. Claire and I worked for a world wide marketing company and my understanding of how to approach sales led to personal growth. Here is a link to one of the articles I wrote many years ago:
http://www.internetnextstep.com/training/motivation/TheScience.htm
When the economy changed, we decided to move to Florida and start over. While working as Vice President of a computer manufacturing parts business, I also owned a computer server farm, hosting websites at low rates. My brother owned a market research company and was an avid art patron. He called me up one day with a proposal: He saw 50 signed and numbered prints by Moshe Givati selling on E-Bay for $1. each. It took him an hour to persuade me to buy half while he bought the other half.
Artwork by Moshe Givati
I put one of the prints back on E-Bay and sold it for $32. I sold a second one… (This was when E-Bay had only auctions, not as it is now, with ‘buy it now’ and fixed prices).. I had made my money back and we still had 48 pieces left! I figured this would be a good thing to do at night while I kept my day job. Then I sold the internet company and focused on buying and selling artwork. Throughout that time, I learned more about the artists and gained a deeper understanding about the art world. I started to attend Park West Auctions and buying artwork via the auctions and other sellers and I would sell it on E-Bay. I did this for a full year, always putting my profits back into the business.
“A Brief Respite” by Itzchak Tarkay
I went to Art Miami about 16 years ago and met Israeli art publisher and gallerist, Motti Abramovitz. Motti’s father had discovered world famous artist, Itzchak Tarkay, and was publishing his as well as other artists’ work. Motti gave me $100,000. worth of original Tarkay art pieces on consignment and I sold them on E-Bay. At that point, I began buying works of art by other artists and selling those. My perception of art as a marketable item transformed into a love for art and a real appreciation for the creative process.
“Baseline” by Andrew Atroshenko
TRR: Do you prefer a certain style or medium of art?
JR:
I love photorealism, especially hyper-photorealism:
“On The Plaza” by Estes
TRR: You’ve gone beyond promoting and selling art. You also publish artwork and sell to other galleries, auction houses and now, to the public. Tell us more about that process.
JR:
Meeting people of all walks of life has allowed me to network , not only building friendships, but building my business. One of our most popular artists is Ferjo. I approached his publisher and was given carte blanc to sell his masterful works. At the same time, I established relationships with other publishers and began distributing artworks to other galleries and dealers, while selling some myself. I became the main supplier to Princess Cruise Lines’ art auctions, national fund raising art auctions, and auctioneers but never had a “public face”.
“What Price Victory” by Jim Todd
TRR: The obvious question is why open a retail operation now?
JR:
We needed to move all of this art out of our house! Plus, I started publishing some artists myself. After the economic downturn, when many galleries closed, it made sense to Claire and I to sell directly. People can come directly to the source and can also have pieces of artwork, memorabilia, photos, etc. framed at wholesale pricing. We still maintain our relationships with galleries, publishers and agents.
“Soho Iron Flats” by Alex Zwarenstein
TRR: Most artists dream of being represented by an agent or having their work published and sold internationally. Tell us more about publishing artwork.
JR:
Over the years, I have developed an educated eye and a better understanding of what will sell. Out of 100 artists I meet, only 1 might meet the qualifications for a call back. There are a few questions I ask each artist, if they meet the criteria of creating good and professional work:
- Do you have a website?
- Can we have a good business relationship?
- Are you coachable? ( If I suggest ideas that are more sealable are you willing to try them?)
- Are your prices reasonable? (Prices are based on size)
- Do you have a large body of work?
- How quickly do you provide artwork once a piece is sold?
I will make a commitment to purchase monthly inventory in exchange for being their exclusive agent, publisher and marketer. We publish limited editions as well as prints.
“Timeless Visions” by Pino
TRR: There is an abundance of art terminology, which often inhibits the person-on-the-street from approaching galleries or artists.
JR:
I love speaking with different community groups about the many misconceptions of the art industry, because being better informed = a successful, ongoing relationship with a customer! Some of the topics I speak about:
- Is a lower number in a limited edition worth more?
- What is an “Artist Proof”?
- What is an “original”?
- What is a “unique”?
- Will my artwork increase in value/ What will increase in value?
- What are the differences between a lithograph, serigraph and giclée?
- How does hand embellishing affect the value of a giclée?
- How can you tell if artwork is fake?
- We represent hundreds of artists and are happy to speak about all of them. We carry a large number of International artists.
“Making Friends” by Jim Warren
TRR: Besides framed and unframed art pieces, you sell one of a kind pieces of art glass, sculpture, animation art, Disney Fine Art, art books and posters, vintage posters and sports memorabilia. Who else do you represent?
JR:
We represent over 190 artists. While some are more well-known, we offer a wide range of subject matter, mediums of artwork and pricing.
- Ferjo
- Alex Zwarenstein
- Juan Cotrino
- Yana Rafael
- Alex Antanenka
- Valter de Morais
- Gary Benfield
In addition, CJR Fine Arts & Frame offers appraisals of artwork. We charge by the piece and do not believe that taking a percentage of the value is the proper formula.
“Horse And Rider” by Hoi Lebadang
TRR: In the next article, we will discuss important information about framing.
For more information please visit:
561.333.9472
CJR Fine Arts is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m.
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