Artist Murillo Denies Stardom With $50,000 Candy Crates – this part of the contemporary art market constantly amazes me.    

Why Realism? Part 1: Building on the Classics  – Fred Ross gives his answer to the question: Why Realism?  

Why sex should never be whitewashed from the art world – an interesting blog post by Jonathan Jones.  

Metropolitan Show Reunites Goya Portraits of the Altamiras  on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Goya and the Altamira Family.  This is an interesting opportunity to see 5 members of the family in one exhibition.  

Link: Complimentary Ticket to the Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show.  Just click on the link for a free ticket to the Chicago show … it is open today, tomorrow and Monday.  Stop by for a visit … there … More…

Is This Rothko Real? – a very good article on one man’s quest to prove his Rothko is authentic.  What is real interesting is that there is a photo of this work in the Rothko archives, but it was not included … More…

Art Speaks: John Everett Millais’s ‘The Blind Girl’ – Tim Gebhart’s thoughts on this British Victorian masterpiece.