#ArtTheftThursday – San Francisco cops seek word on stolen ‘Our Silences’ sculptures
#ArtTheftThursday – San Francisco cops seek word on stolen ‘Our Silences’ sculptures

#ArtTheftThursday – San Francisco cops seek word on stolen ‘Our Silences’ sculptures

Three sculptures by Mexican artist José Rivelino Moreno Valle went missing last month during the “Our Silence” exhibit in San Francisco.  The figurine sculptures, made from solid bronze, measure about 8 x 12 inches and were part of a series … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Stone Barns Pasture – Westchester, NY”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Stone Barns Pasture – Westchester, NY”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Stone Barns Pasture – Westchester, NY”

A recently sold painting by Ken Salaz, Stone Barns Pasture – Westchester, NY  

Painting of the Day (Just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Rue de la Paix, Place Vendome in the Rain”
Painting of the Day (Just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Rue de la Paix, Place Vendome in the Rain”

Painting of the Day (Just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Rue de la Paix, Place Vendome in the Rain”

Source: Rue de la Paix, Place Vendome in the Rain – here is one of the more interesting and unusual Paris Street scenes by Edouard Cortes that we have had the pleasure of buying and selling — first in 2000 and … More…

John S. Copley – A Portrait That Marries Lives and Art
John S. Copley – A Portrait That Marries Lives and Art

John S. Copley – A Portrait That Marries Lives and Art

John Wilmerding dissects John Singleton Copley’s Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mifflin in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  For the full article, click HERE.  

How It Works: The Vending Machine
How It Works: The Vending Machine

How It Works: The Vending Machine

The way this unique installation works is: – Enclosed in individual capsules inside the vending machine are forty-four (44) 1 x 1 inch paintings – One spin = $150 + tax.  With this option you will receive your 1 x … More…

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Marche aux fleurs”
Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Marche aux fleurs”

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Marche aux fleurs”

Source: Marche aux fleurs – this 1951 work by the French artist Edouard Cortes just landed at its new home.  Here are the The & Now images:    

Vigée Le Brun: A Delayed Tribute to a French Trailblazer 
Vigée Le Brun: A Delayed Tribute to a French Trailblazer 

Vigée Le Brun: A Delayed Tribute to a French Trailblazer 

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun at the Grand Palais (through January 11) is first time Vigée Le Brun is being given a monographic exhibition in her native France.  The show will also travel to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in February and … More…

Ai Weiwei finds ‘listening devices’ hidden in Beijing studio 
Ai Weiwei finds ‘listening devices’ hidden in Beijing studio 

Ai Weiwei finds ‘listening devices’ hidden in Beijing studio 

After returning home from his first trip overseas in four years, Chinese Pop artist, Ai Weiwei discovered listening devices hidden behind electrical sockets in his studio.  According to The Guardian, Ai has posted several pictures and videos on instagram as … More…

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Contemplation, The Day’s End”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Contemplation, The Day’s End”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Contemplation, The Day’s End”

Source: Contemplation, The Day’s End – Here is one by the American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) that just hit the SOLD archives.