Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”
Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”

Dianthus and Roses.

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case
Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home
Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home – Hidden for decades under a bedroom’s wallpaper, the mural is slowly emerging.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”

A Hot Day in the Harvest Field.  Here is a beautiful 19th century British Victorian landscape by William Gosling (1824-1883) that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1877.  The gallery sold this painting more than a decade ago.  

Dallas Tower Dithers as Glass Roasts Museum Masterpieces
Dallas Tower Dithers as Glass Roasts Museum Masterpieces

Dallas Tower Dithers as Glass Roasts Museum Masterpieces

Dallas Tower Dithers as Glass Roasts Museum Masterpieces – the battle continues and a solution needs to be found … just too much sunlight for the Nasher Sculpture Center.    

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Bouvard’s “View of the Basin of San Marco”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Bouvard’s “View of the Basin of San Marco”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Bouvard’s “View of the Basin of San Marco”

View of the Basin of San Marco.  Here is a really nice Venetian scene by Antoine Bouvard (1870-1956) that we sold back in 2011.  

Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide
Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide

Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide

Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide – more from the Dark Side of the art world … though this time it is the recovery of a Renaissance astrolabe (from 1590) that was stolen from a Swedish castle 14 years … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Sleeping Putto”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Sleeping Putto”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Sleeping Putto”

Sleeping Putto.  Here is one from the SOLD archives that fans of 19th century French Academic art will enjoy.  This one is by Leon J.B. Perrault (1832 – 1908) and was painted in 1882.  

Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear
Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear

Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear

Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear – the accused now claim that none of the paintings were destroyed and want to make a deal for their return.