Johannes Vermeer is a pearl – not a diamond
Johannes Vermeer is a pearl – not a diamond

Johannes Vermeer is a pearl – not a diamond

Johannes Vermeer is a pearl – not a diamond – Jonathan Jones’ thoughts on Vermeer … Vermeer & Music: The Art of Love and Leisure will run from June 26 – September 8 at The National Gallery, London.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles T. Frere’s “Caravan Setting out at Dusk”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles T. Frere’s “Caravan Setting out at Dusk”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles T. Frere’s “Caravan Setting out at Dusk”

Caravan Setting out at Dusk.  Another really nice Orientalist painting by the 19th century French artist Charles Theodore Frere (1814-1888) that we sold a number of years ago.  

Auctions Show Signs of Being Squeezed by Scarcity
Auctions Show Signs of Being Squeezed by Scarcity

Auctions Show Signs of Being Squeezed by Scarcity

Auctions Show Signs of Being Squeezed by Scarcity – More from Melikian on the recent London sales and the lack of high quality material coming to the market.  This is happening in many areas of the art market (we are seeing … More…

Thirst for Impressionist Works Powers Sale
Thirst for Impressionist Works Powers Sale

Thirst for Impressionist Works Powers Sale

Thirst for Impressionist Works Powers Sale – Souren Melikian’s take on the recent Impressionist and Modern sales in London.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Julien Dupre’s “Faneuse”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Julien Dupre’s “Faneuse”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Julien Dupre’s “Faneuse”

Faneuse.  Though small, this is a fabulous example of Julien Dupre’s early work.  This is also one of the last paintings to feature the artist’s script signature.  

Sotheby’s Considers Putting Its Headquarters Up for Sale
Sotheby’s Considers Putting Its Headquarters Up for Sale

Sotheby’s Considers Putting Its Headquarters Up for Sale

Sotheby’s Considers Putting Its Headquarters Up for Sale – they are looking at their options … and who can blame them with the crazy real estate prices in NYC.

Urban Nightmare, Sensual Landscapes in Corbusier Legacy
Urban Nightmare, Sensual Landscapes in Corbusier Legacy

Urban Nightmare, Sensual Landscapes in Corbusier Legacy

Urban Nightmare, Sensual Landscapes in Corbusier Legacy – currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC – Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscape.  A retrospective featuring 320 works by one of the 20th centuries most influential architects. … More…

Tony South’s Next Painting — The Beginning Stages
Tony South’s Next Painting — The Beginning Stages

Tony South’s Next Painting — The Beginning Stages

Tony posted an image of the painting he is currently working on and I thought some of you would find the process interesting … this should be another classic Tony South!  

New York billionaire Leon Blacks bid to take £29m Raphael from UK blocked by Ed Vaizey
New York billionaire Leon Blacks bid to take £29m Raphael from UK blocked by Ed Vaizey

New York billionaire Leon Blacks bid to take £29m Raphael from UK blocked by Ed Vaizey

Back in December, Sotheby’s London auctioned a drawing by Raphael entitled, “Head of a Young Apostle.” After an intense bidding war, the work sold for £29 million , roughly three times the estimate and an auction record for a work on … More…