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Richard MacDonald sued his wife and her family for $18 million
Richard MacDonald sued his wife and her family for $18 million

Richard MacDonald sued his wife and her family for $18 million

Amazing story about the lawsuit brought by sculptor Richard MacDonald against his wife, Julia Cominos, and her family.  According to the complaint: Julia was abusive and controlling whose attacks “ranged from insults, name-calling and screaming … to breaking and throwing … More…

SOLD — Chelsea Herron’s “All the Young Dudes”
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SOLD — Chelsea Herron’s “All the Young Dudes”

SOLD: Julien Dupre’s “A Bord de la Mare”
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SOLD: Julien Dupre’s “A Bord de la Mare”

Source: A Bord de la Mare – we are very pleased to announce that this 1899 Paris Salon work by the French Realist artist Julien Dupre (1851-1910) has made its way to a new home.    

Artists at war after top sculptor is given exclusive rights to Vantablack.
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Artists at war after top sculptor is given exclusive rights to Vantablack.

I would have never realized that there are is black and then there is BLACK!  According to a Daily Mail article, Vantablack is a pigment of black that is so dark it absorbs 99.96% of light. Now artists are questioning why … More…

SOLD — Stuart Dunkel’s “All Lit Up”
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SOLD — Stuart Dunkel’s “All Lit Up”

AVAILABLE: Yves Brayer’s “Mas dans les Alpilles”
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AVAILABLE: Yves Brayer’s “Mas dans les Alpilles”

Source: Mas dans les Alpilles – something new and a little different for us … a 1963 landscape by the French artist Yves Brayer (1907 – 1990).    

Ann Freedman – Former director of scandal-beset Knoedler Gallery – breaks her silence
Ann Freedman – Former director of scandal-beset Knoedler Gallery – breaks her silence

Ann Freedman – Former director of scandal-beset Knoedler Gallery – breaks her silence

Finally, we hear something from Ms. Freedman on the scandal that rocked, and finally closed, Knoedler Gallery … one of the country’s oldest.  If you have been following the story/case, you will find this article of interest.  Of the 10 suits … More…

SOLD — Carolin Fernandez’s “Curiosity”
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SOLD — Carolin Fernandez’s “Curiosity”

Possible lost Caravaggio painting found in an attic in France 
Possible lost Caravaggio painting found in an attic in France 

Possible lost Caravaggio painting found in an attic in France 

A $135 million valuation was slapped on the latest artwork “attic-find.” According to reports, a yet to be authenticated work by Caravaggio, one of the greatest Italian Old Masters, was hidden in the attic of a home in the south of … More…

AVAILABLE: Charles Camoin’s “Le grand bouquet”
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AVAILABLE: Charles Camoin’s “Le grand bouquet”

Source: Le grand bouquet – we just added this still life by the 20th century French artist Charles Camoin (1879-1965) to our available online inventory.    

Leak Puts Focus On Lost Art Case – Modigliani
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Leak Puts Focus On Lost Art Case – Modigliani

Amedeo Modigliani’s Homme Assis (Seated Man With a Cane) and the Panama Papers are still a hot topic with the press.  The claim, according to Philippe Maestracci, is that the work was taken by the Nazi’s from his grandfather Oscar Stettiner … More…

SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Notre Dame, Paris”
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SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Notre Dame, Paris”

Source: Notre Dame, Paris – this early example from Antoine Blanchard‘s Paris Street Scene series just landed at its new home.    

The Next Rembrandt: Data analysts create one last painting
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The Next Rembrandt: Data analysts create one last painting

The wonders of technology … a team of art historians, engineers and developers worked on the project and created a “new” Rembrandt.  I wonder what the total cost of the project was?  For more, click HERE.    

Leah Waichulis’s painting “Through a Pane of Glass” has been sold!
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Leah Waichulis’s painting “Through a Pane of Glass” has been sold!

  Narrative: ‘Through a Pane of Glass’ is an imagining of the time and place when singer/songwriter Susanne Vega composed the a capella song ‘Tom’s Diner.’ The songwriter was inspired by a comment by her friend, a photographer, who mentioned that … More…

Victoria Steel’s drawing “The Threads of Discord” has been sold!
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Victoria Steel’s drawing “The Threads of Discord” has been sold!

  Narrative: Where there is chaos Rooted from a single action Thoughts, words, actions- scatter. The butterfly effect. What comes to pass may only be threads of something bigger. Inspired by: “Runnin’” by Black Violin

SOLD: Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Marie in the Roses”
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SOLD: Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Marie in the Roses”

Source: Marie in the Roses this classic Daniel Ridgway Knight (1939-1924), painted at the height of his career, was originally sold by M. Knoedler & Co. in 1905 and by 1920 had entered the collection of John Dohse.  We are pleased to … More…