Rockwell art sells for record $46M at NY auction – well, like I have been saying, when the right works come on the market amazing things can happen.  Yesterday a fabulous Norman Rockwell hit the block at $15 – $20 million … More…

HSBC’s Two Canalettos Sell for $15.7 Million at Auction The Old Master sales are on in London and a pair of Canalettos (one shown below), originally purchased in 1997 for £3.9 million sold for £9.6 million ($15.7 million) on and estimate of £8 … More…

Robert Motherwell and the Exuberance of Invention – Peter Plagens’ review of Robert Motherwell: Early Collages which is on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum through January 5.  

Turner Prize 2013: Laure Prouvost named as surprise winner the French born Laure Prouvost, who was considered a long-shot by the bookies, won the £25,000 award for her entry installation titled “Wantee”.  

Sotheby’s First Mainland China Auction Raises $37 Million  – billed as a success, their first auction topped the expected $20.2M.  A 1958 abstract painting by Zao Wou-Ki brought a record $14.7M (about 40% of the sale’s total take).  The Zao was … More…

Turner and the Sea, The National Maritime Museum – Currently on view at The National Maritime Museum, London.  

‘Exquisite’ Rothschild Prayerbook set to fetch over $12m – a fabulous Book of Hours from 1505 will be offered for sale during the Old Master sales in NYC this January.  The book was stolen by the Nazis from the Rothschild and … More…