I Guess Someone Is Having A Bad Day
For the past few months I have seen press releases and articles from this site that made me wonder who was writing this stuff … now I am beginning to understand. Ben Davis’s article gives us a little more insight … More…
Almost All Good Things Come To An End
News has surfaced that: Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Garage Magazine founder Dasha Zhukova—one of the contemporary art scene’s biggest power couples—have split. In a statement released to the media on Monday, the couple said: “We are committed to jointly … More…
JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Champs Élysées, Lido”
Source: Champs Élysées, Lido – another classic Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) Paris street scene has made its way to a new home. Paris, a city that has always been known for its celebrations and entertainment, is home to the Lido. Situated on … More…
JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’ “Pont-Neuf”
Source: Pont-Neuf – another classic Paris street scene by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) has made its way to a new home. The Pont Neuf, (neuf meaning new, not nine) is Paris’ oldest remaining bridge that spans the Seine River. The first stone … More…
Ouch! The Case Of The Purloined Vase
These stories are becoming all too common … looted antiquities. According to Tom Mashberg’s article in The New York Times, investigators were sent evidence of a looted vase in the Met’s collection by Dr. Tsirogiannis … a forensic archaeologist who tracked the … More…
AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Place du Tertre, Montmartre”
Source: Place du Tertre, Montmartre – this wonderful daytime scene in Montmartre by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) is featured in David Klein’s Édouard Cortès Le Poete Parisien de la Peinture on page 183. Place du Tertre, located just a few streets away from Sacré … More…
And The Buyer’s Name Is? I Am Not Telling You!
Here is an interesting case. According to the article, a day before an anonymous bidder prepared to pay nearly $14.5 million for the rare and ancient artifact at auction on April 28, the Turkish government filed a federal lawsuit demanding … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 200
Source: Newsletter Archives – we just released volume 200 of our Comments on the Art Market. In this issue we cover the Upcoming Shows in Nantucket and Baltimore, The Dark Side, Really, Stocks and a number of sales that took place in … More…