Manager Says Met Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors
Manager Says Met Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors

Manager Says Met Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors

Manager Says Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors – here is an interesting development in the lawsuit against the Met.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “A Pensive Moment”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “A Pensive Moment”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “A Pensive Moment”

A Pensive Moment.  A very interesting painting by the 19th century American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) that we sold back in 2000.  

The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint
The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint

The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint

The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint – The Discovery of Paris: Watercolours by Early 19th-Century British Artists (running until September 15) at the Wallace Collection.  

Mexico at the Royal Academy
Mexico at the Royal Academy

Mexico at the Royal Academy

Mexico at the Royal Academy – “Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-40” is at the Royal Academy until Sept 29.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “The Old Mill”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “The Old Mill”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “The Old Mill”

The Old Mill.  Here is one we sold more than 10 years ago by the 19th century British Victorian artist Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924).  

Tate show charts history of violence against art
Tate show charts history of violence against art

Tate show charts history of violence against art

Tate show charts history of violence against art – with all the recent attacks, this seems to be a timely exhibit — Art Under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm will be at Tate Britain from 2 October-5 January.

Early European Painting of America Is Sold to Rijksmuseum
Early European Painting of America Is Sold to Rijksmuseum

Early European Painting of America Is Sold to Rijksmuseum

Early European Painting of America Is Sold to Rijksmuseum – The Rijksmuseum has acquired one of the earliest known depictions of America painted in the history of Western art, Jan Mostaert’s “Discovery of America.” The work, painted some time between 1525 and … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Georges Weiss’s “Afternoon Interlude”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Georges Weiss’s “Afternoon Interlude”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Georges Weiss’s “Afternoon Interlude”

Afternoon Interlude.  Here is a lovely 19th century French painting by Emile Georges Weiss (b.1861) that we sold back in the 1980s.  

At Old Masters Sales, Surprise, Surprise
At Old Masters Sales, Surprise, Surprise

At Old Masters Sales, Surprise, Surprise

At Old Masters Sales, Surprise, Surprise – and here is Souren Melikian’s take on the recent Old Master sales in London.