Herzog & de Meuron to Build $642 Million Hong Kong Museum
Herzog & de Meuron to Build $642 Million Hong Kong Museum

Herzog & de Meuron to Build $642 Million Hong Kong Museum

Herzog & de Meuron to Build $642 Million Hong Kong Museum – this looks like it is going to be one impressive building.  

Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon
Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon

Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon

Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon – the last Contemporary sale of the season.  This was a small sale of just 26 lots and the total take was £12.3M (low end of the estimate was £11.9M — so they only … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles H. Tenre’s “A Romantic Tryst”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles H. Tenre’s “A Romantic Tryst”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles H. Tenre’s “A Romantic Tryst”

A Romantic Tryst.  An exceptional painting by the 19th century French artist Charles Henry Tenre (1864 – 1924) that the gallery sold many years ago.  

‘June Wayne: Eloquent Visionary’ reveals a bold mind
‘June Wayne: Eloquent Visionary’ reveals a bold mind

‘June Wayne: Eloquent Visionary’ reveals a bold mind

‘June Wayne: Eloquent Visionary’ – an exhibition that is currently on view at Louis Stern Fine Art in Los Angeles.  

Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned
Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned

Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned

Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned – During a tour of the Hermitage’s “The Bronze Age of Europe: Europe Without Borders,” the German Chancellor told Putin that it was time to return art seized by the Soviets after … More…

Panting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Felix Schlesinger’s “Feeding Time”
Panting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Felix Schlesinger’s “Feeding Time”

Panting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Felix Schlesinger’s “Feeding Time”

Feeding Time.  A real nice 19th century German genre painting by Felix Schlesinger (1833-1910) that we sold some time ago.  

National Gallery, London, buys Franz Maulbertsch’s An Allegory of Asia
National Gallery, London, buys Franz Maulbertsch’s An Allegory of Asia

National Gallery, London, buys Franz Maulbertsch’s An Allegory of Asia

National Gallery buys 18th century painting that praises Islam  – The National Gallery, London, has acquired Franz Maulbertsch’s An Allegory of Asia which was painted in Vienna around 1750.  

Constable’s Masterpiece The Hay Wain Attacked By Protester
A landscape of the English countryside with a horse-and-cart crossing a river in the foreground.

Constable’s Masterpiece The Hay Wain Attacked By Protester

Constable’s masterpiece The Hay Wain attacked by protester – Another work of art has been vandalized by someone who might be linked to Fathers4Justice.  This time the individual glued a photograph to Constable’s The Hay Wain. Fathers4Justice said they refuse to … More…

Comments on the Art Market – Volume 151
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 151

Comments on the Art Market – Volume 151

Newsletter Archives. Our Comments on the Art Market – Volume 151 has just been released.  In this issue we cover the upcoming show in Newport, Stocks, Another Gallery Show with the Ani Art Academies in 2014, Really (interesting sale results), … More…