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…

SOLD Archives: Horatio H. Couldery’s “Stealing the Cream” #internationalcatday
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SOLD Archives: Horatio H. Couldery’s “Stealing the Cream” #internationalcatday

Source: Stealing the Cream – here is one from the real OLD SOLD archives by the British Victorian artist Horatio H. Couldery (1832-1893) to celebrate International Cat Day.  Really, there is a cat day???  Guess everyone has to have their ‘day’! … More…

British Museum launches drawing exhibition as art students “more likely to have a blog than a sketchbook”
British Museum launches drawing exhibition as art students “more likely to have a blog than a sketchbook”

British Museum launches drawing exhibition as art students “more likely to have a blog than a sketchbook”

Really is amazing how art education has changed in many art schools. The ‘art of drawing’ was once a must for students … now it is a rarity.  Schools like the Ani Art Academies, who still teach drawing to every … More…

SOLD: Todd M. Casey’s “East Meadow”
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SOLD: Todd M. Casey’s “East Meadow”

SOLD: Ken Salaz’s “Sunset South to NYC – 7.5.16”
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SOLD: Ken Salaz’s “Sunset South to NYC – 7.5.16”