Johannes Vermeer is a pearl – not a diamond – Jonathan Jones’ thoughts on Vermeer … Vermeer & Music: The Art of Love and Leisure will run from June 26 – September 8 at The National Gallery, London.  

Thirst for Impressionist Works Powers Sale – Souren Melikian’s take on the recent Impressionist and Modern sales in London.  

Sotheby’s Considers Putting Its Headquarters Up for Sale – they are looking at their options … and who can blame them with the crazy real estate prices in NYC.

Back in December, Sotheby’s London auctioned a drawing by Raphael entitled, “Head of a Young Apostle.” After an intense bidding war, the work sold for £29 million , roughly three times the estimate and an auction record for a work on … More…

Christopher Wool, Luhring Augustine Sued for $12 M – here is an interesting story about Brand X Editions filing suit against a gallery and their artist for trying to renege on a deal.  Should be interesting to see how this one … More…

Monet Tops $165 Million Sale, Modern Art Confidence Rises – nice coverage of last night’s sale in London.  They even touch on something I have been saying for some time now … there are just too many sales and not enough … More…

Another strong showing for the Impressionist and Modern artists (prices shown are hammer).  Monet’s Le Palais Contarini captured the top slot at £17.5M ($27.4M – est. £15-£20M ).  Picasso’s La Suite Vollard made £2.3M ($3.6M – est. £1.4-£1.8M).  Of the 72 … More…