Richter Painting Leads Phillips’s $17 Million London Sale – rthe contemporary auction action has started in London.  On Monday Phillips started the show and some of the results were pretty good.  A Lucien Smith painting brought £195K ($319K -during his first … More…

Judge blocks plans to move Picasso painting from Four Seasons for fear that it will ‘crack like potato chips’ if not handled properly.  A painted curtain by Pablo Picasso, which has hung in the hallway of the Four Seasons Restaurant … More…

Naples Art, Antique & Jewelry Show … today is the last day — hours are 11 – 5.  Next stop, Palm Beach!  

Heroic Officer Saves the Greatest Painting … currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Piero della Francesca: Personal Encounters.  This tiny exhibit featured just 4 paintings by this Renaissance master.   Remember, it is not about the quantity, but … More…

Old master of the faked paintings that sell for £250 – here is another story from the Dark Side of the art world.  Bill Harbord has been selling fake paintings for the past 50 years from his stalls all over London. … More…

A Glance at What Is Coming – The National Portrait Gallery in London is trying to raise $20M to purchase Van Dyck’s final self portrait.  Here is Richard Cork’s analysis of the portrait which according to him is: one of the … More…

Art Flippers Chase Fresh Stars as Murillo’s Doodles Soar – I have always said that the Contemporary market is equivalent to stock market IPOs; there is always a chance that the one you pick will soar.  I find it really interesting … More…