Romanian Art Thief Offers Works in Return for Dutch Trial – interesting follow-up to the Dutch art theft.  Now the suspected ringleader claims to have access to 5 of the stolen paintings and will give them to authorities in exchange for … More…

Plunging sales crisis for indigenous art – it appears that since its market height in 2007, Aboriginal art has taken a big hit due to government regulations and economic conditions.  Sales hit $26M in 2007 and now they seem to be … More…

Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man – an interesting exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, featuring a series of anatomical drawings by da Vinci juxtaposed with state-of-the-art CT and MRI scans as well as 3-D … More…

Mona Lisa model’s body close to being identified, says Italian art detective – it is amazing how obsessed some people are with this work of art. My question is: does it really matter?  

Fledgling British Modernists | A Crisis of Brilliance | Dulwich Picture Gallery – currently on view is an interesting exhibition featuring the works of Paul Nash, C.R.W. Nevinson, Stanley Spence, Mark Gertler, Carrington and Daniel Bomberg who are all considered important … More…

The Art of the Phony by Charles Hope – a review of 3 books dealing with the art of the forger and how they can fool the ‘expert’.  

Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show  – on view, through September 29, at the Royal Academy, London: Mexico: A Revolution of Art 1910-1940.