The market’s flood continued with Sotheby’s, London, presenting two sales on the 13th of December.  First up was a small one they call Art of Travel and Exploration.  Why they needed to break these out into a standalone sale is … More…

Here is a nice story, in Forbes, about an important painting by Adrien Moreau (1843 – 1906) that our gallery recently sold.  We know that “La Réception au Château” was originally sold by Boussod, Valadon & Cie in 1888, and … More…

On December 12th, Sotheby’s (London) offered a group of 19th Century European Paintings and the results, in keeping with the works being offered, were less than stellar.  I will start by saying that they did have a few interesting works, … More…

On the afternoon of December 11th, Christie’s presented their Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art sale.  That covers a long span of time considering the earliest work dated from the 1820s and there was at least one artist in the … More…

News broke today that the National Gallery of Canada acquired James Jacques Joseph Tissot’s 1870 masterpiece The Partie Carée (The Foursome) from the estate of David R. Graham, for an undisclosed amount. Tissot was a 19th-century French academic artist specializing in highlife genre paintings … More…

“The word God is for me nothing but the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of venerable but still primitive legends.”   Albert Einstein A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein, known as the God Letter, was promoted … More…

Volume 216 marks the end of our 18th year bringing you news, auction reviews, and events from the art world.  This edition is a long one (probably our longest) since it covers many of the sales that took place in … More…