Experience: I was painted by Andy Warhol
Here is a nice story about one girl’s memories of Andy Warhol. Berkeley Reinhold reminisces that: He wanted to paint my portrait every year for 10 years. I was so young, I didn’t realise what an awesome opportunity this was. Sadly, … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Champs Elysees”
Source: Champs Elysees – the streets of Paris remain very active and we are pleased to inform you that this Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) has made its way to a new home. The thoroughfare unintentionally originated in 1616 when Marie de Medicis … More…
Polish government buys art collection including a da Vinci for pennies on the dollar
The Polish government has secured one of the countries greatest cultural assets — Princes Czartoryski Foundation — for 100 million Euros ($105 million). The collection is said to have a value of more than $2 billion … that is one … More…
SOLD: Anna Katrina Zinkeisen’s “Floral”
Source: Floral – we first sold this still life by the 20th century British artist Anna K. Zinkeisen (1901-1976) back in 1985 and had the pleasure of selling it again just the other day. According to her biography on Wikipedia: Zinkeisen was … More…
Paintings can show if artist was suffering from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s
I love all of this scientific research that is bringing to light information about artists and their illnesses. According to Sarah Knapton article in The Telegraph … scientists used a technique called ‘fractal analysis’ to study how their painting style changed as their illness … More…
SOLD: Alonso-Perez’s “La Noce”
Source: La Noce – this large work by the 19th century Spanish artist Alonso-Perez (1881-1914) made its way to a new home before the end of the year. Alonso-Pérez was born into a family of artists in 1881 in Saragossa, a … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Place du Chatelet”
Source: Place du Chatelet – the streets of Paris are still hot and we will be highlighting a number of recently sold works by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) over the next few days … this one never made it to the online … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 193 – Happy New Year!
Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 193 of our Comments on the Art Market went live today. This marks the beginning of our 17th year and in the issue we cover: The LA Art Show, Skin & Tonic, REHSing Artists, Compliance, Stocks, … More…