Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Antoine Blanchard’s “Bouquinistes, Notre Dame”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Antoine Blanchard’s “Bouquinistes, Notre Dame”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Antoine Blanchard’s “Bouquinistes, Notre Dame”

Bouquinistes, Notre Dame.  Here is another early example of Antoine Blanchard’s work that just made its way to a new home.  

Matisse’s cut-outs: A South Seas voyage into history
Matisse’s cut-outs: A South Seas voyage into history

Matisse’s cut-outs: A South Seas voyage into history

Matisse’s cut-outs: A South Seas voyage into history – a nice article discussing Matisse’s cut-outs and his inspiration from a trip he took in 1930 to Tahiti.  An exhibition of about 100 works is currently on view at the Museum of Modern … More…

The Napoleon Sale
The Napoleon Sale

The Napoleon Sale

As would be expected, the results for the items in the sale which is happening today are off the charts.  A pair of red silk stocking, estimated at €4-5K, sold for €15K; a shirt worn by Napoleon (est. €30-40K) brought … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ben Bauer’s “Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ben Bauer’s “Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ben Bauer’s “Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush”

A beautiful Texas landscape by Ben Bauer SOLD, Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush.

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Antoine Blanchard’s “Theatre du Vaudeville”
Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Antoine Blanchard’s “Theatre du Vaudeville”

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Antoine Blanchard’s “Theatre du Vaudeville”

Theatre du Vaudeville.  please to announce that another Paris street scene by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) has found a new home.  

Napoleon’s Hat Among Items on Sale as Monaco Prince Seeks Funds
Napoleon’s Hat Among Items on Sale as Monaco Prince Seeks Funds

Napoleon’s Hat Among Items on Sale as Monaco Prince Seeks Funds

Napoleon’s Hat Among Items on Sale as Monaco Prince Seeks Funds– it will be real interesting to see what his hat makes.  The item is estimated at €300-400K ($373-$498K), but with all the Napoleon fanatics out there, I bet it … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Dragontail Sunset”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Dragontail Sunset”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Dragontail Sunset”

A SOLD work by Ken Salaz, Dragontail Sunset.

Victorian art ‘comes home’ to London house
Victorian art ‘comes home’ to London house

Victorian art ‘comes home’ to London house

  Stepping out of the shadows of one of the most amazing private art collections in the world, over 50 Victorian paintings by 19th century artist Sir Frederick Leighton and fellow artists, Millais, Rossetti, Jones, Pounter and more, are heading “home.”  Billionaire, … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry John Boddington’s “A Wooded Lane, Otford, Kent”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry John Boddington’s “A Wooded Lane, Otford, Kent”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry John Boddington’s “A Wooded Lane, Otford, Kent”

A Wooded Lane, Otford, Kent.  here is a really nice 19th century British Victorian landscape by Henry John Boddington (1811-1865) that we sold back in 1986.