‘Sarah Charlesworth: Doubleworld’ at the New Museum
Richard B. Woodward’s coverage of the Sarah Charlesworth retrospective that is currently on view at the New Museum. According to Woodward, Charlesworth was an artist who significantly altered how photographs could be used to expose the many hidden meanings they harbored. … More…
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): William A. Walker’s “Cabin Scene”
Source: Cabin Scene – Here is something a little different for us … a classic piece by the 19th century American artist William Aiken Walker (1839 – 1921) that was recently sold. Walker was born in Charleston, S.C., and served … More…
‘Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World’
Here is an interesting exhibition featuring an artist who very few, outside the art world, have heard of – Francisco Oller (1833-1917). The exhibition will feature 40 of Oller’s works alongside some of his contemporaries: Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, Corot, Courbet, … More…
5Pointz Artists Sue Over Defacement of Work
Here is an interesting lawsuit that will be making its way through our legal system. Seems as though the new owners of 5Pointz in Long Island City whitewashed large areas of the “Graffiti Mecca” — now the artists want their … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry John Boddington’s “Early Morning on the Thames”
Source: Early Morning on the Thames – Here is one from our late 1970s / early 1980s sold archives by the 19th century British Victorian landscape artist Henry John Boddington (1811-1865). Henry John was born into the Williams family and decided … More…
Ashmolean Museum hands back Renaissance riches linked to Nazi looters
Here is a nice story about a museum doing the right thing … after the Ashmolean Museum received a large gift from the estate of Michael Wellby they proceeded to trace the provenance of the items. Professor Tim Wilson, the museum’s … More…