Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Guillaume Seignac’s “Reflections”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Guillaume Seignac’s “Reflections”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Guillaume Seignac’s “Reflections”

Reflections. Here is a real nice 19th century French Neo-Classical painting by Guillaume Seignac (1870-1924) that we sold many years ago.  

New Letter Debunks Myths about German Artist Joseph Beuys
New Letter Debunks Myths about German Artist Joseph Beuys

New Letter Debunks Myths about German Artist Joseph Beuys

New Letter Debunks Myths about German Artist Joseph Beuys –  here is an interesting article on the ‘fabricated’ story of his wartime years.  

Hamptons Scene: Ackman, Navab, Solomon at Parrish Party
Hamptons Scene: Ackman, Navab, Solomon at Parrish Party

Hamptons Scene: Ackman, Navab, Solomon at Parrish Party

Hamptons Scene: Ackman, Navab, Solomon at Parrish Party – some of the .5%ers in the Hamptons.  

Painting (watercolor) of the Day – Alma-Tadema’s “On the Steps of the Capitol”
Painting (watercolor) of the Day – Alma-Tadema’s “On the Steps of the Capitol”

Painting (watercolor) of the Day – Alma-Tadema’s “On the Steps of the Capitol”

On the Steps of the Capitol.  Here is a pretty little watercolor by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) that we sold a few years ago.  

Rossetti drawing of best friend’s wife expected to sell for £1.8m in November
Rossetti drawing of best friend’s wife expected to sell for £1.8m in November

Rossetti drawing of best friend’s wife expected to sell for £1.8m in November

Rossetti drawing of best friend’s wife expected to sell for £1.8m – a chalk drawing of Proserpine will be sold in London this November.  The last time it was publicly offered is 1970 when it made £4500.  Now the saleroom is … More…

What makes art a target for attack?
What makes art a target for attack?

What makes art a target for attack?

What makes art a target for attack? Jonathan Jones’ take on why art in Great Britain is, and has been, under attack.  

Painting (drawing) of the Day (SOLD archives) – Burne-Jones’s “Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well”
Painting (drawing) of the Day (SOLD archives) – Burne-Jones’s “Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well”

Painting (drawing) of the Day (SOLD archives) – Burne-Jones’s “Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well”

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well.  Here is a large drawing by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) that we sold back in the 1980s.  

Robert Therrien Gets a Solo Show at the Albright-Knox
Robert Therrien Gets a Solo Show at the Albright-Knox

Robert Therrien Gets a Solo Show at the Albright-Knox

Robert Therrien Gets a Solo Show at the Albright-Knox – more from the contemporary side of the art world.  

Chairwoman of the Hirshhorn Museum Board Cites Issues as She Resigns
Chairwoman of the Hirshhorn Museum Board Cites Issues as She Resigns

Chairwoman of the Hirshhorn Museum Board Cites Issues as She Resigns

Chairwoman of the Hirshhorn Museum Board Cites Issues as She Resigns – seems there are some serious issues with the Hirshhorn’s Board members — seems some of it revolves around and $15M inflatable bubble … gotta love the world of contemporary … More…