Books Stolen by Suicide Librarian Return to Sweden – this is very nice for the library, but I am sure that the unsuspecting book deal who bought them is not very happy.  

Selling Off Detroit’s Art Could Depress Global Market – more on the mess in Detroit and the idea of selling off the museum’s collection to pay off the creditors.  I am not sure I agree with the thought that it will … More…

Canadian painter Alex Colville dies – one of Canada’s most artists died last week.  Alex Colville was born in Toronto, raised in Nova Scotia and served during WW II as a war artist.  Today his amazing works are in high demand … More…

Vermeer’s Virginal Player Led Astray By Cupid in London – Martin Gayford’s short review of “Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure” at the National Gallery, London, until Sept 8.  

A Review of ‘Maine Sublime,’ a Frederic Church Exhibition, at Olana in Hudson – Sylviane Gold’s review of “Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,” Evelyn and Maurice Sharp Gallery at Olana through October 27.  

Dealer Is Arraigned on Charges Related to Sale of Disputed Masterpieces – the Glafira Rosales saga continues.

Detroit bankruptcy puts $2.5 billion city art collection under threat as legal battle gathers pace – more on this mess.