The auction action in New York started this week with the 19th century sale at Christie’s … so let’s jump in. Taking the top two spots were works by William Bouguereau.  His Admiration maternelle – le bain carried an $800-$1.2M … More…

There have been many recent articles about the Berkshire’s and La Salle University’s decision to sell works for the wrong reasons.  Well, the Baltimore Museum of Art’s recent press release highlights one of the right reasons … to strengthen a … More…

While this is not really an ‘art related’ story, it is something that still plagues our society … racism … and in this instance, it does have an ‘art’ connection.  It appears (I say appears because all I have read … More…

A number of years ago, close friends called and ask if Amy & I could come over and help them hang the “original” painting they just purchased while on their holiday cruise.  We hung up the phone and all I … More…

When it was first announced that the Berkshire Museum’s ‘‘Shuffleton’s Barbershop’’ (by Norman Rockwell) was going to be sold to another museum many people, including myself, figured it might be heading for Crystal Bridges.  Well, today we found out that … More…

We received a phone call, early this morning, informing us that the victim of the fire at Trump Tower, Todd Brassner, was the brother of Howard Brassner – a friend and fellow art dealer.  Our thoughts and prayers go out … More…

Back in 2015, two Nazi looted drawings by Egon Schiele turned up in London dealer Richard Nagy’s booth at a New York show (estimated value was about $5M).  Papers were filed on November 16, 2015 to recover the works.  After … More…