The action started off real strong with the first 11 lots either meeting or beating their estimate — Peter Doig’s Jetty made £6.5M (hammer – est £4-£6M) and de Stael’s Marseille bringing £2.7M (est. £1-£1.5M).  Then the water began to … More…

Louis Aston Knight – Alain Fleischer | Normandy Impressionist Festival. The Louis Aston Knight exhibition opened this week at the Musee d’Art, Historie et Archeologie, Evreux.  The gallery was able to secure 10 works for this exhibition — 6 from … More…

Bacon Model, $23 Million Basquiat Top Contemporary Sales – yes, the auction action in London continues this evening with the Contemporary sales.  The press has noted that another $1B worth of art may change hands in the UK this month … … More…

Hedge Fund Nomad Turns Art Dealer, Opens Her U.K. Gallery – After you make BIG bucks in the financial world what else is there to do?  I know, become an art dealer … as we all know, these days you need … More…

American Paintings, American History – Currently on view at the New York Historical Society: From Colony to Nation: 200 Years of American Painting.  Featured at works by Thomas Buttersworth, Gilbert Stuart, Benjamin West, Thomas Cole, Edwin White, John S. Sargent an … More…

Art Renewal Center Announces Winners of 2012/2013 International Salon – The Epoch Times’ coverage of the recent winners – included is Jason Brady’s Just A Game — SOLD at Rehs Contemporary Galleries – The Big Gamble – exhibition.  

Project putting British art on billboards unveils longlist for public vote – A few weeks ago I wrote about the Art Everywhere project in the UK … well, on Friday voting began so get your vote in!   Here is a … More…