Mellon Estate Sale Fetches $218 Million, Led by Rothkos– the Mellon estate sales (which had over 1500 items) are finally over (those were huge catalogs) and the totals were very impressive.  According to the saleroom, 98% of the items offered … More…

The Baltimore Museum of Art Opens Its New American Wing– a face life for the museum which can now show the heavy influence Europe had on many American artists.    

After Detroit’s Close Call: on the DIA and bankruptcy – here is a very interesting article about the lessons other museums can learn from the Detroit mess.  It appears some have already begun the process of protecting their collections, others are already … More…

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson weed/White flower no. 1 was offered to today at the American sale in NYC.  The work was being sold by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum to benefit their acquisitions fund.  The work was estimated at $10-$15M and sold … More…

‘Madame Cézanne’ and Her Mystery Come to the Met– a nice show that is currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC — Madame Cézanne.  

Collectors Buy $2.3 Billion of Art in Two Weeks in N.Y.– the final numbers are dizzying … it really makes y one wonder how high this can go; or how long this can last?  The last part of the article … More…

Vincent van Gogh was MURDERED, says forensic expert– I think this debate will continue until someone can ask Vincent himself; but it does make for an interesting read.