OPEN GALLERIES DURING ART AUCTION WEEK

By [Sharon Elizabeth Samuel] Art dealers from the Upper East Side will present American pieces on the private market Wednesday, Dec. 1. Participating galleries will be open for extended hours, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., for the Just Off Madison Winter Gallery Walk. Art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see museum-quality pieces, representing a wide range of media's including painting, sculpture and drawing's from the 19th and midâ?'20th centuries. The gallery walk will coincide with the American art auctions at Sotheby"s and Christie"s, so that collectors, curators and art aficionados can stroll through the galleries of Madison Avenue between auctions. Participating galleries are located between East 69th and 79th streets from Fifth to Park avenues. For further information and a map of the gallery walk, please visit [www.justoffmadison.com](http://www.justoffmadison.com).