Stolen Picasso painting seized in New York
Stolen Picasso painting seized in New York

Stolen Picasso painting seized in New York

A Picasso stolen in 2001 has been uncovered after an attempt smuggle into the U.S. from Belgium.  The work was shipped in a box labeled as an “art craft” valued at $37, the actual work, an oil painting, La Coiffeuse, … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Chris Pousette-Dart’s “Woman and Child”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Chris Pousette-Dart’s “Woman and Child”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Chris Pousette-Dart’s “Woman and Child”

Chris Pousette-Dart’s Woman and Child, recently SOLD!  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Femme Portant à Manger”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Femme Portant à Manger”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Femme Portant à Manger”

Femme Portant à Manger.  I just love these small Julien Dupre (1851-1910) paintings from the 1880s.  They are such powerful works and most have that WOW factor.  

Teaching Creativity: Born That Way or Waiting for the Muse?
Teaching Creativity: Born That Way or Waiting for the Muse?

Teaching Creativity: Born That Way or Waiting for the Muse?

Teaching Creativity: Born That Way or Waiting for the Muse? An interesting article by Josephine Scicluna on creativity.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Gregory Frank Harris’s “Summertime Along the Sea”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Gregory Frank Harris’s “Summertime Along the Sea”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Gregory Frank Harris’s “Summertime Along the Sea”

A recently SOLD work by Gregory Frank Harris, Summertime Along the Sea.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edward Hughes’ “An English Artist Collecting Costumes in Brittany”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edward Hughes’ “An English Artist Collecting Costumes in Brittany”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edward Hughes’ “An English Artist Collecting Costumes in Brittany”

An English Artist Collecting Costumes in Brittany.  Here is a very important work by the 19th century British Victorian artist Edward Hughes (1832-1908) that we sold in the 1980s.  

Rediscovering Victorian Painter George Elgar Hicks
Rediscovering Victorian Painter George Elgar Hicks

Rediscovering Victorian Painter George Elgar Hicks

Rediscovering Victorian Painter George Elgar Hicks.  A nice article by Kara Ross on the work of this important 19th century British Victorian artist.  

Federal Officials Return Tiepolo Painting and Etruscan Bronze to Italy
Federal Officials Return Tiepolo Painting and Etruscan Bronze to Italy

Federal Officials Return Tiepolo Painting and Etruscan Bronze to Italy

An important 18th century painting by Giambattista Tiepolo and an ancient Etruscan bronze of Herakles have been returned to Italy this week from the United States.  The painting, stolen from a home in Turin in 1982 and the bronze stolen … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Sally Swatland’s “Small Discoveries”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Sally Swatland’s “Small Discoveries”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Sally Swatland’s “Small Discoveries”

A recently SOLD work by Sally Swatland, Small Discoveries.