Norman Rockwell painting on 1944 election fetches $6.54 million
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Norman Rockwell painting on 1944 election fetches $6.54 million

What a perfect painting for our times … like they say, history always repeats itself.  Norman Rockwell’s “Which One? (Undecided; Man in Voting Booth)” brought $6.54 million at yesterday’s American Art sale. The Rockwell accounted for about 23% of the sale’s … More…

AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Les Foins”
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AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Les Foins”

Source: Les Foins – we are very pleased to offer this rather unique painting by Edouard Leon Cortes (1882-1969).  While most know Cortes as an artist specializing in Parisian street scenes, he was also a very accomplished landscape artist.  The earliest … More…

Top social-media jobs in the art world come with six-figure salary
Top social-media jobs in the art world come with six-figure salary

Top social-media jobs in the art world come with six-figure salary

Many of us are always trying to stay ahead of the curve … now it seems there are some high paying social media jobs in the art world.  A recent job post for a social media manager at the National Museum … More…

I think the Met’s $95M van Gogh masterpiece is a fake
I think the Met’s $95M van Gogh masterpiece is a fake

I think the Met’s $95M van Gogh masterpiece is a fake

Another for the — “Is It Live, Or Is It Memorex” — files … those of you from my generation will get that! Source: I think the Met’s $95M van Gogh masterpiece is a fake  

Rush of Richters Totals $75.6 Million in Less Than an Hour
Rush of Richters Totals $75.6 Million in Less Than an Hour

Rush of Richters Totals $75.6 Million in Less Than an Hour

Last night’s sale continues to show that really good works will make strong prices.  David Hockney’s Woldgate Woods, 24, 25, 26 October, 2006 sold for $11.7 million (an auction record) while A B Still by Richter made $34 million.  In the end, … More…

Record Price for a Claude Monet!
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Record Price for a Claude Monet!

Tonight Christie’s presented their sale of Impressionist and Modern works of art.  Among the offerings — Claude Monet’s Meule.  The painting was estimated to bring between $18-$25 million and finally sold for $81.44 million!  Like I said, when good works come … More…

De Kooning Painting Fetches Record $66 Million
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De Kooning Painting Fetches Record $66 Million

When good works hit the market, they are still making record prices.  This de Kooning was bought by Frank J. Fertitta III in 2006 for $27.1 million and in 2009 he sold it to Bidzina Ivanishvili for an undisclosed. Last night … More…

SOLD: Ken Salaz’s “Sunset Over Nyack – 6.30.16”
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SOLD: Ken Salaz’s “Sunset Over Nyack – 6.30.16”

Sunset Over Nyack – 6.30.16

SOLD: Louis Aston Knight’s “Cottage Garden, Normandy”
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SOLD: Louis Aston Knight’s “Cottage Garden, Normandy”

Source: Cottage Garden, Normandy – pleased to announce that this painting by the French/American artist Louis Aston Knight (1873 – 1948) has made its way to a new home.