Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Sally Swatland’s “The New Sailboat”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Sally Swatland’s “The New Sailboat”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Sally Swatland’s “The New Sailboat”

The New Sailboat  

Painting of the Day (another very recent sale): Edouard Cortes’ “Porte St. Denis”
Painting of the Day (another very recent sale): Edouard Cortes’ “Porte St. Denis”

Painting of the Day (another very recent sale): Edouard Cortes’ “Porte St. Denis”

Porte St. Denis.  here is another beauty by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that arrived at a new home this week.  

Why Realism? Part Two: The Non-Language of Modernism
Why Realism? Part Two: The Non-Language of Modernism

Why Realism? Part Two: The Non-Language of Modernism

Why Realism? Part Two: The Non-Language of Modernism.  Here is part II of Fred Ross’s take on Realism.  

Mediocre Night at Sotheby’s, as One-Third of the Art Does Not Sell
Mediocre Night at Sotheby’s, as One-Third of the Art Does Not Sell

Mediocre Night at Sotheby’s, as One-Third of the Art Does Not Sell

Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Evening sale did not do as well as they hoped.  With 71 works offered a third went unsold.  However, the sale did show us that the Asian market is still booming.  $63.9 M worth of art … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Tony South’s “The Fizz, The Fur and The Ferrous”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Tony South’s “The Fizz, The Fur and The Ferrous”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Tony South’s “The Fizz, The Fur and The Ferrous”

Another one of our favorite gorilla-hot-rod works by Tony, The Fizz, The Fur and The Ferrous.  

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Edouard Cortes’ “Rue du Temple, Paris”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Edouard Cortes’ “Rue du Temple, Paris”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Edouard Cortes’ “Rue du Temple, Paris”

Rue du Temple, Paris.  here is another Paris street scene by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that just landed at its new home.  

Picasso Painting Fetches $31.5 Million at Sotheby’s Sale
Picasso Painting Fetches $31.5 Million at Sotheby’s Sale

Picasso Painting Fetches $31.5 Million at Sotheby’s Sale

Picasso Painting Fetches $31.5 Million at Sotheby’s Sale – interesting sale this evening.  Big estimates for just average works … pre-sale estimate was $218M – $317M and the final total, with the buyer’s premium, was $219M.  Now, $219M is a lot … More…

Gurlitt bequeathed art to the Kunstmuseum Bern
Gurlitt bequeathed art to the Kunstmuseum Bern

Gurlitt bequeathed art to the Kunstmuseum Bern

“Out of the blue” the Swiss museum, Kunstmuseum Bern, has been gifted the entire art collection of Cornlius Gurlitt.  While the museum has had no prior relationship with the German art collector they are very grateful for the works.   … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Chris Pousette-Dart’s “Tesserae of Fields”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Chris Pousette-Dart’s “Tesserae of Fields”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Chris Pousette-Dart’s “Tesserae of Fields”

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! Check out Richard Pousette-Dart’s grandson, Chris’s abstract work, Tesserae of Fields. We love it!