Last night, Sotheby’s offered its selection of Contemporary art and the good works, which were priced right, found buyers.  The sale brought in $295M (low end of the pre-sale estimate range was $254M) with a sell-through rate of 81.5%.   … More…

Here is a nice review of the Frank Stella retrospective currently on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art.  According to the writer (Richard Woodward) this exhibition, the first retrospective in the museum’s new home: recommits the museum to the … More…

Here is an interesting case about a painting by Matisse that the original owner’s descendants are claiming was misappropriated after it was entrusted to a family friend.    We will keep this one on our radar since it happened in 1947 … More…

If you happen to be in NYC before January 10, 2016 you may want to visit the Frick and catch their current exhibition — Andrea del Sarto The Renaissance Workshop in Action.  For more, click HERE … and here is a … More…

They tried their best, but in the end the estimates were a little too high for certain works — some of which weren’t so great to start with.  It will be interesting to see if the auction house can cover … More…

I really love this story — even after his death (almost 100 years ago) his bronzes are still being cast and helping to finance the restoration of his museum.  It is amazing to me that these posthumous casts have any real … More…

I have always found this to be very funny … waiting lists to buy works of art.  Guess I have to start making some lists … who was naughty and who was nice!  Anyone want to be on ‘the’ list? … More…