Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat, at the Courtauld
Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat, at the Courtauld

Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat, at the Courtauld

Short review of the current show at the Courtauld Gallery – “Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat” that runs through January 17.  I did find it interesting that her ‘copy’ of Seurat’s The Bridge at Courbevoie was done from a photo in … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Kenneth Noland’s “Quiet Night”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Kenneth Noland’s “Quiet Night”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Kenneth Noland’s “Quiet Night”

Source: Quiet Night – from our Old Sold archives, here is a 1963 Color Field work by the 20th century American artist Kenneth Noland ((1924-2010).    

‘Mark Rothko: A Retrospective’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
‘Mark Rothko: A Retrospective’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

‘Mark Rothko: A Retrospective’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

For those fans of Mark Rothko’s works, here is Lance Esplund’s take on the current exhibition (which runs through January 24) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.  As the subtitle states: the exhibition offers a look inside Rothko’s artistic process … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Hôtel de Ville and La Place de Grève”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Hôtel de Ville and La Place de Grève”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Hôtel de Ville and La Place de Grève”

Source: Hôtel de Ville and La Place de Grève – Here is another for our Then & Now fans … Antoine Blanchard’s depiction of the Hotel de Ville with Notre Dame in the background and a 2015 photograph of the same … More…

Bone fragments may belong to woman thought to be Mona Lisa model
Bone fragments may belong to woman thought to be Mona Lisa model

Bone fragments may belong to woman thought to be Mona Lisa model

Could they be the fragments of the woman thought to be the model for Leonardo’s Mona Lisa?  Guess so, but we will probably never know.  For the full story, click HERE.    

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henriette Browne’s “Le ducat”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henriette Browne’s “Le ducat”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henriette Browne’s “Le ducat”

Source: Le ducat – from our 1986 sold archives, a very nice Judaica work by the 19th century French artist Henriette Browne (1829-1901).    

The Billionaire (Rybolovlev), the Picassos and a $30 Million Gift to Shame a Middleman (Bouvier)
The Billionaire (Rybolovlev), the Picassos and a $30 Million Gift to Shame a Middleman (Bouvier)

The Billionaire (Rybolovlev), the Picassos and a $30 Million Gift to Shame a Middleman (Bouvier)

Interesting twist in the Rybolovlev / Bouvier skirmish … there is a lot of money to be made at the upper levels of the art market and a lot a issues that can arise.  Greed always seems to be the … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): William T. Wood’s “Flowers in a Vase”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): William T. Wood’s “Flowers in a Vase”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): William T. Wood’s “Flowers in a Vase”

Source: Flowers in a Vase – here is one from our ‘old sold’ archives by the late 19th / early 20th century British artist William Thomas Wood (1877-1958).    

Has a long-lost painting by a teenaged Rembrandt been discovered in New Jersey?
Has a long-lost painting by a teenaged Rembrandt been discovered in New Jersey?

Has a long-lost painting by a teenaged Rembrandt been discovered in New Jersey?

I am sure the seller will be pretty happy when they receive their check  – the work was estimated at $500-$800 and sold for $870,000.  It will be interesting to see where it next appears and for how much.  To read … More…