Short review of the current show at the Courtauld Gallery – “Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat” that runs through January 17.  I did find it interesting that her ‘copy’ of Seurat’s The Bridge at Courbevoie was done from a photo in … More…

For those fans of Mark Rothko’s works, here is Lance Esplund’s take on the current exhibition (which runs through January 24) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.  As the subtitle states: the exhibition offers a look inside Rothko’s artistic process … More…

Could they be the fragments of the woman thought to be the model for Leonardo’s Mona Lisa?  Guess so, but we will probably never know.  For the full story, click HERE.    

Interesting twist in the Rybolovlev / Bouvier skirmish … there is a lot of money to be made at the upper levels of the art market and a lot a issues that can arise.  Greed always seems to be the … More…

Source: Flowers in a Vase – here is one from our ‘old sold’ archives by the late 19th / early 20th century British artist William Thomas Wood (1877-1958).    

I am sure the seller will be pretty happy when they receive their check  – the work was estimated at $500-$800 and sold for $870,000.  It will be interesting to see where it next appears and for how much.  To read … More…

More from the Dark Side of the Art World … here is an interesting update on a John Constable painting that is currently in the Tate’s collection.  It is amazing to think that this small ‘study’ (about 10 x 12 inches) … More…