Paint and Switch? Did Alec Baldwin Pay $190,000 for the Wrong Picture?
Paint and Switch? Did Alec Baldwin Pay $190,000 for the Wrong Picture?

Paint and Switch? Did Alec Baldwin Pay $190,000 for the Wrong Picture?

This story make for an interesting read … is this another case of Art Market Greed or just a misunderstanding? Source: Paint and Switch? Did Alec Baldwin Pay $190,000 for the Wrong Picture?  

SOLD ARCHIVES: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “Where Art Often Starts Deluxe – Set of 9”
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SOLD ARCHIVES: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “Where Art Often Starts Deluxe – Set of 9”

SOLD ARCHIVES: Stuart Dunkel’s “Inner Strength”
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SOLD ARCHIVES: Stuart Dunkel’s “Inner Strength”

SOLD ARCHIVES: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “A Pencil Tip”
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SOLD ARCHIVES: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “A Pencil Tip”

SOLD ARCHIVES: John Stobart’s “East River, New York (Black Ball Packet Departing, c. 1863)”
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SOLD ARCHIVES: John Stobart’s “East River, New York (Black Ball Packet Departing, c. 1863)”

SOLD: Edouard Leon Cortes’s “Place de la Bastille”
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SOLD: Edouard Leon Cortes’s “Place de la Bastille”

Source: Place de la Bastille – here is another Paris street scene by Edouard Leon Cortes (1882-1969) that recently made its way to a new home.    

Artist Accused of Disowning a Painting Testifies
Artist Accused of Disowning a Painting Testifies

Artist Accused of Disowning a Painting Testifies

We reported on this case before and here are a couple of follow-ups … it has now gone to trail and I cannot wait to hear the outcome. Source: Artist Accused of Disowning a Painting Testifies Source: Court to decide authenticity … More…

SOLD: Mark Daly’s “Winter on the Avenue (5th Avenue NYC)”
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SOLD: Mark Daly’s “Winter on the Avenue (5th Avenue NYC)”

In Connecticut, Discovering American Art’s First Home
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In Connecticut, Discovering American Art’s First Home

Here is a nice article by Willard Spiegelman about America’s first museum to dedicate its collection to American Art … the New Britain Museum of American Art.  Their collection includes more than 8270 works of art starting in the Colonial Era … and … More…