Happy Birthday Edward Hopper!
Happy Birthday Edward Hopper!

Happy Birthday Edward Hopper!

Happy Birthday Edward Hopper!  The New York native artist, born 131 years ago, is best known for his iconic painting “Nighthawks,” a scene that has been recreated in film, pictures and other forms of art since its creation!     … More…

Geometric Sand Castles Like Youve Never Seen Before
Geometric Sand Castles Like Youve Never Seen Before

Geometric Sand Castles Like Youve Never Seen Before

Calvin Seibert has made the news for his not-so-typical sand castles.  By using geometric shapes he produces sleek works of art just steps from the ocean.   Geometric Sand Castles Like Youve Never Seen Before 

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Arthur J. Elsley’s “Learning to Swim”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Arthur J. Elsley’s “Learning to Swim”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Arthur J. Elsley’s “Learning to Swim”

Learning to Swim.  Here is a great painting by the 19th century British Victorian artist Arthur J. Elsley (1860-1952) that we had the opportunity to sell twice; once in 1979 and again in 2011.  

A Review of ‘Maine Sublime,’ a Frederic Church Exhibition, at Olana in Hudson
A Review of ‘Maine Sublime,’ a Frederic Church Exhibition, at Olana in Hudson

A Review of ‘Maine Sublime,’ a Frederic Church Exhibition, at Olana in Hudson

A Review of ‘Maine Sublime,’ a Frederic Church Exhibition, at Olana in Hudson – Sylviane Gold’s review of “Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,” Evelyn and Maurice Sharp Gallery at Olana through October 27.  

Dealer Is Arraigned on Charges Related to Sale of Disputed Masterpieces
Dealer Is Arraigned on Charges Related to Sale of Disputed Masterpieces

Dealer Is Arraigned on Charges Related to Sale of Disputed Masterpieces

Dealer Is Arraigned on Charges Related to Sale of Disputed Masterpieces – the Glafira Rosales saga continues.

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Blanchard’s “Arc de Triomphe”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Blanchard’s “Arc de Triomphe”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Blanchard’s “Arc de Triomphe”

Arc de Triomphe. Here is a really nice, early, work by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) that passed through our hands a few years ago.  

Detroit bankruptcy puts $2.5 billion city art collection under threat
Detroit bankruptcy puts $2.5 billion city art collection under threat

Detroit bankruptcy puts $2.5 billion city art collection under threat

Detroit bankruptcy puts $2.5 billion city art collection under threat as legal battle gathers pace – more on this mess.  

Art thieves steal ‘unusual’ Van Gogh drawing
Art thieves steal ‘unusual’ Van Gogh drawing

Art thieves steal ‘unusual’ Van Gogh drawing

Art thieves steal ‘unusual’ Van Gogh drawing – more stolen artwork … this time 12 pieces were taken in just 2 minutes from the Van Buuren Museum near Brussels.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’s “Concarneaux in Bretagne”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’s “Concarneaux in Bretagne”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’s “Concarneaux in Bretagne”

Concarneaux in Bretagne.  Another slightly different work by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that we sold a number of years ago.