Is Amazon Art a doomed venture? Let’s hope so
Is Amazon Art a doomed venture? Let’s hope so

Is Amazon Art a doomed venture? Let’s hope so

Nominated as one of the most influential economists of the last decade, Tyler Cowen critiques Amazon Art. Is Amazon Art a doomed venture? Let’s hope so.

Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show
Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show

Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show

Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show  – on view, through September 29, at the Royal Academy, London: Mexico: A Revolution of Art 1910-1940.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW ARTIST!!) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW ARTIST!!) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW ARTIST!!) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”

We would like to welcome David Palumbo to the Rehs Contemporary Family, here is one of his works that is now available at the gallery, Autumn Morning Through an Open Window.  

Italian police seize huge haul of illicit antiquities
Italian police seize huge haul of illicit antiquities

Italian police seize huge haul of illicit antiquities

Police in southern Italy have seized almost 600 illegally excavated artifacts intended to be sold on the black market.  These well preserved artifacts included, ancient Greek ceramics ranging from a large Greek krater estimated to be worth around €150,000 to … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert T. Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Peonies”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert T. Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Peonies”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert T. Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Peonies”

Still Life of Peonies.  Here is a very nice 19th century still life by the French artist Albert T. Furcy de Lavault (1847-1915) that we sold to a Canadian collector in 1995.  

Top 20 Female Artists Fetch $1.8 Billion; Mitchell Leads
Top 20 Female Artists Fetch $1.8 Billion; Mitchell Leads

Top 20 Female Artists Fetch $1.8 Billion; Mitchell Leads

Top 20 Female Artists Fetch $1.8 Billion; Mitchell Leads – here is where the women artists stand in the rankings.  

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!
Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest American Pop Art icons, Andy Warhol!  In the 1960’s, Warhol began to paint his most recognizable works, such as dollar bills, Campbell’s Soup Cans, Coca-Cola bottles, Marilyn Monroe (which I will own one, … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bromley’s “The Young Fisherman”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bromley’s “The Young Fisherman”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bromley’s “The Young Fisherman”

The Young Fisherman.  here is a pretty little British Victorian painting by William Bromley, III (fl.1835-1888) that we sold back in 1986.  

Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000
Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000

Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000

Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000 – since the work was never registered on an international database as being stolen what do you expect?  Cannot really fault the auction room.  Sad thing is the seller (who seems … More…