Polish government buys art collection including a da Vinci for pennies on the dollar
The Polish government has secured one of the countries greatest cultural assets — Princes Czartoryski Foundation — for 100 million Euros ($105 million). The collection is said to have a value of more than $2 billion … that is one … More…
SOLD: Anna Katrina Zinkeisen’s “Floral”
Source: Floral – we first sold this still life by the 20th century British artist Anna K. Zinkeisen (1901-1976) back in 1985 and had the pleasure of selling it again just the other day. According to her biography on Wikipedia: Zinkeisen was … More…
Paintings can show if artist was suffering from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s
I love all of this scientific research that is bringing to light information about artists and their illnesses. According to Sarah Knapton article in The Telegraph … scientists used a technique called ‘fractal analysis’ to study how their painting style changed as their illness … More…
SOLD: Alonso-Perez’s “La Noce”
Source: La Noce – this large work by the 19th century Spanish artist Alonso-Perez (1881-1914) made its way to a new home before the end of the year. Alonso-Pérez was born into a family of artists in 1881 in Saragossa, a … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Place du Chatelet”
Source: Place du Chatelet – the streets of Paris are still hot and we will be highlighting a number of recently sold works by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) over the next few days … this one never made it to the online … More…
Dupre
Catalogue Raisonné Julien Dupre (1851 – 1910) Femme Versant à Boire Harvesters REHS GALLERIES, INC. is preparing a catalogue raisonné on the French Realist artist Julien Dupré (1851 – 1910). In connection with the preparation of the catalogue the gallery … More…
RDK
Catalogue Raisonné Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839 – 1924) The Grass Cutter Les Cerisiers REHS GALLERIES, INC. is currently preparing a catalogue raisonné on the American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839 – 1924). In conjunction with the preparation of the catalogue … More…
Munier
Catalogue Raisonné Emile Munier (1840 – 1895) Playing with the Kittens Armistice This project is an Internet based checklist of the life and works of the 19th century French Academic artist Emile Munier. Images and available documentation will be added and … More…
Blanchard
Catalogue Raisonné Antoine Blanchard (1910 – 1988) Paris – Moulin Rouge St. Germain des Pres, Paris This project is an Internet based checklist of the life and works of the 20th century French artist Antoine Blanchard (Marcel Masson). Images and … More…
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Art amateur discovers earliest Gainsborough portrait while helping his son online
While scouring online catalogs, Robert Mulraine saw a portrait that caught his eye. He passed the image on to his son James (an art conservator) and they acquired the painting for £2,600. The two showed the work to Hugh Belsey, the art historian and world … More…
Law Firms’ Accounts Pose Money-Laundering Risk
While this is not an article about the art market, it does relate since they talk about the money …siphoned out of 1Malaysia Development Bhd., the Malaysian state fund known as 1MDB. Jho Low, who many consider the main figure … More…
Nancy Wiener Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Stolen Antiquities
Another one for our Dark Side of the Art World … seems like Nancy Wiener, a New York antiquities dealer, is headed to court for buying, smuggling, laundering and selling … millions of dollars’ worth of antiquities stolen from Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 193 – Happy New Year!
Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 193 of our Comments on the Art Market went live today. This marks the beginning of our 17th year and in the issue we cover: The LA Art Show, Skin & Tonic, REHSing Artists, Compliance, Stocks, … More…