Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Montague Dawson’s “The President and the Little Belt”
Source: The President and the Little Belt – here is one of the great works by Montague Dawson (1895-1973) that passed through our hands in 2011. The sea battle depicted records one of the many incidents leading up to the War … More…
Basquiat and the Collecting of History
Here is a great article on one of the most celebrated artist of the 20th century – Jean-Michel Basquiat. Writer Bob Nickas gives a detailed history of this artist’s rise to fame and tries to answer the question: why is one … More…
Banksy Street Art to Fetch $1 Million
Two Banksy murals, “I Remember When All This Was Trees” originally located on a Detroit factory exterior and “Donkey Documents” originally located in Israel, have been removed and are now set to sell at auction. It is believed that both works … More…
‘Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting’
Here is a nice review, by Michael Fitzgerald in the WSJ, of the Impressionist exhibition that is currently on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art … a collaborative effort between the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the National Gallery in London, and … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Cortes’ “L’Arc de Triomphe, Hiver”
Source: L’Arc de Triomphe, Hiver – we just added this snowy Paris street scene by the 20th century French artist Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) to our available online inventory. We first sold this work back in 2002 and now have the pleasure of … More…