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
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…
From kitsch to collectable – Untold Stories: British Art at Watts Gallery
This is going to be a great exhibit for those who love 19th century British Victorian art (I am one of “those”). Wish I could go back to the early 1960s and pick up a few of these. Untold Stories: … More…
19th-Century Academic European Paintings: The Power and Influence of the Paris Salon
A nice, brief, history of the Paris Salon during the 19th century by Kara Ross. For an artist, these exhibitions were the places to be seen and extremely important for their career. Source: 19th-Century Academic European Paintings: The Power and Influence … More…
New York Show — Last Day: Sunday, November 12
Tomorrow is the last day of the New York Art, Antique and Jewelry Show at Pier 94. The exhibit will be open from 11 am to 6 pm. If you do not have a ticket, feel free to us the … More…
ARC Select Exhibition at Rehs Contemporary Galleries – Arte Fuse
Featured on Arte Fuse is Alison Martin’s review of our current ARC Select exhibition: Long before Chelsea, Soho, and the Lower East Side, 57th Street in midtown Manhattan, was where the upscale art galleries could be found, and some of … More…
Austrian Authorities Thwart Group Trying to Sell Fake Picassos
The dark side of the art world just keeps on going. This is an amazing story — not only did they tried to sell the 5 works for some $11 million each – EACH; but according to the article, they had more … More…