SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Madeleine”
Source: Place de la Madeleine – we are still seeing great interest in the Paris street scene paintings … this Edouard Cortes will soon be leaving the country for its new home. La Madeleine, a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, … More…
75 Arrested in European Crackdown on Art Trafficking
Another story from the Dark Side of the Art (Antiques) world. According to Raphael Minder’s NYT article, The European police have arrested 75 people and recovered about 3,500 stolen archaeological artifacts and other artworks as part of the dismantling of an … More…
Art Market Mines Gold on Instagram – The New York Times
Social media is now a must for many art galleries today. People seem to be obsessed with their phones and more of them are using sites like Instagram, as well as Facebook and Twitter, to not only follow their favorite dealers … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”
Source: Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine – this scene of the flower market alongside the Madeleine in Paris by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) made its way to a new home this week. The flower markets of Paris were abundant, the oldest of which … More…
Auctionata Files for Insolvency, Paddle8 to Be Spun Off With Help of Unnamed Investor
Everyone wants a piece of the online auction pie and there are just too many players … failures are bound to happen. As for Auctionata, I am sure this did not help them: struggles may at least partially originate from an investigation … More…