SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Tuileries Garden”
Source: Tuileries Garden – we had the pleasure of selling this Edouard Cortes twice. The first time was back in 2004 and the second was this week. Trust you will all enjoy seeing this view of the Tuileries Garden … captured … More…
Sotheby’s pulls back curtain on secretive deals in Bouvier case
Another development in the Rybolovlev / Bouvier case. It appears that Sotheby’s, if ordered by the court, will not fight Rybolovlev’s request for details on 15 private transactions that took place. I am sure the only ones benefiting right now … More…
Art’s $1 Billion Question: Was Russian a Victim or Savant?
More on the current legal battle between Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and Yves Bouvier. Writer Hugo Miller, in his Bloomberg article, ask a couple of interesting questions: Is art collector Dmitry Rybolovlev an unwitting victim of fraud, or a savvy buyer … More…
Mixing Modern Medicine and Art: Christina’s World
For over two decades the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore VA Medical Center and Medical Alumni Association have participated in “The Historical CPC.” This annual conference explores possible diagnoses for important historical patients that were never confirmed. Such … More…
National Gallery acquires 28 artworks from Corcoran
In its latest round of acquisitions, the National Gallery of Art (NGA) has added 28 works of art from the now defunct Corcoran. In 2014 a judge approved a deal that gave the NGA custody of the Corcoran’s 17,000 piece collection … More…
Rembrandt’s First Masterwork on Display at the Morgan Library
An early gem by the Dutch Old Master Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn will be on view, for the first time in the US, at the Morgan Library & Museum from June 3 – September 18. For more, click HERE. … More…
The Highest Elevated Pre Or Pronto-Historic Rock Paintings
Positioned 2,133 meters up the Southern French Alps, the Abri Faravel is a small rock shelter discovered during an extensive project investigating human activity and landscape change in the high altitude zone. What makes this rock shelter so fascinating is … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 186
Source: Newsletter Archives – this month’s newsletter is a long one, so we sent it a few days early … in time for the long holiday weekend. We cover Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really and The Art Market (the … More…