Working With A Blank Canvas – We Call It…
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Working With A Blank Canvas – We Call It…

We are in Chicago, getting ready to setup for the upcoming exhibition.  Sometimes it is nice to start with a really blank canvas (we will post some after shots later today or tomorrow).  You know, if this were a Contemporary … More…

Last Night’s Sale of Impressionist & Modern Works
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Last Night’s Sale of Impressionist & Modern Works

Since I am in Chicago, I was only able to watch the sale online and while it did take a long time for some lots to sell, there appeared to be serious competition for a few of them. What this particular sale says … More…

Auction house guarantees: friend or foe?
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Auction house guarantees: friend or foe?

This article by Rebecca Foden, of Boodle Hatfield, will give you a better understanding of how auction house guarantees work and who really benefits. In the end, it raises a number of ethical questions. Source: Auction house guarantees: friend or foe?

Recovering Art Market Attracts Trophy Works — Really? Does Not Sound Like It!
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Recovering Art Market Attracts Trophy Works — Really? Does Not Sound Like It!

Can you really determine the health of the art market when the main salerooms have pre-sold over $500M worth of art already?  Why are those trophy works on the market? Might it be that the auction rooms have guaranteed they will sell … More…

LA Gallery Says It Was Sold Forged Warhols
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LA Gallery Says It Was Sold Forged Warhols

Los Angeles’s Revolver Gallery has sued Brian and Ana Walshe for selling them 2 forged Andy Warhol silkscreens for $80,000.  Ron Rivlin, of Revolver Gallery, bought the works on eBay and when they were delivered, all of the supporting documentation turned … More…

AVAILABLE: Dietz Edzard’s “La Famille dans la Loge”
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AVAILABLE: Dietz Edzard’s “La Famille dans la Loge”

Source: La Famille dans la Loge – this is one of the largest and most important  paintings by Dietz Edzard to have appeared on the market; it comes from a private collection and is in perfect condition. Dr. Gerd Muehsam states, in … More…

Crossing Boudaries with Julie Bell
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Crossing Boudaries with Julie Bell

For all our fans of Julie Bell‘s work, here is a recent interview she did with Walt Morton that was published by Poets and Artists.  It gives Julie’s perspective on her art and there are many amazing images … including Peacock … More…

SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Flower Market, Paris”
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SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Flower Market, Paris”

Source: Flower Market, Paris – we are pleased to announce that this early 60s work by the French Paris street scene artist Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) recently made its way to a new home. The flower markets of Paris were abundant, the … More…

Becoming An Artist Is As Easy As A Pineapple
Becoming An Artist Is As Easy As A Pineapple

Becoming An Artist Is As Easy As A Pineapple

I do love these stories.  This time it was a couple of students at Gordon University in Scotland managed to pass off a pineapple as a work of art after leaving it in the middle of an exhibition.  Ruairi Gray, a … More…