Newsletter Archives.  Volume 152 of our Comments on the Art Market is out.  This month we cover the upcoming Baltimore Show, artist Julie Bell, Really, Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side and a few of the recent auctions in London. … More…

For Fans of Sendak, the Artist Keeps Giving – the Sendak market still holds strong.  On view at the Museum of American Illustration – Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work (through August 17)  

Seaside Surrealist’s toilet humour inspires Fleet Street’s finest – honoring the man who brought the urinal to new heights — Marcel Duchamp.  

Marvel of Ming dynasty ‘discovered’ in Croydon – in a related story, one of the items in the Museum of Croydon, a “Cloisonné vase”, commissioned by Zhu Zhanji, who was Ming emperor from 1426 to 1435, and was originally brought to Britain … More…

Should museums ever sell off their prize pieces? – here is another interesting story about selling off items from a museum to help pay for ‘other things’; this time it is the cash-strapped Croydon Council, in the UK.  The Council that … More…

Fake social media profiles part of Dallas pension fund’s public relations fight with Nasher – I love this — using fake accounts to sway public opinion.  

Remington painting draws $5.6 million at Nevada auction – Some big prices for Remington, Rockwell ($4.2M), Terpning ($1.7M), Russell ($1M) and Moran ($556K).