Gardens for the Duchess – Harley Gallery
I came across an article for the “Gardens for a Duchess: Autochromes of the Gardens at Welbeck” exhibit at Harley Gallery this morning and the photo seemed very familiar. I went to our photo archives and came across a painting by … More…
British Museum goes modern as it swaps ancient statues for Andy Warhol
According to Hannah Furness’s article in The Telegraph, the British Museum has swapped some of their ancient works for American modern and contemporary prints. Among the artists they have collected are: Warhol, Johns, Rauschenberg, Ruscha and Close. On March 9, … More…
American Masters Art Exhibition at Salmagundi
Read Milene Fernandez’s review of the American Masters exhibit at the Salmagundi Club in New York City … the show ends next Friday (October 21). Among the artists participating are Joseph McGurl (who will be one of 6 artists featured … More…
Serious doubts grow over Old Masters sold by Giulano Ruffini
Here are two more articles on the scandal that is rocking the Old Master art world. It will be interesting to see what other ‘fakes’ surface, who they were sold to and for how much. Source: Serious doubts grow over … More…
JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “The Breton Family”
Source: The Breton Family – this very large and very early (1913) interior scene by the 20th century French artist Edouard Leon Cortes (1882-1969) has just found a new home. We had the pleasure of selling this painting twice, first in … More…
Rehsing Artists: Choosing A Gallery
Choosing A Gallery – this is the most daunting task for any artist new to the market and is crucial to success. To begin with, you should visit as many art fairs as possible and make good use of the … More…
Comeback Kid Basquiat’s Canvas Boosts $229 Million U.K. Auctions
Pretty impressive results for the recent set of Contemporary sales in London. As Katya Kazakina points out in her recent article: A painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat that failed to sell at Sotheby’s 11 months ago became the comeback kid of … More…
Even Art Lovers Are Exhausted Trying to Keep Up With the Fairs
We know the feeling … last year our gallery participated in 10 shows and plans on attending at least that many this year: Winnetka, New York, Palm Beach, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Naples, Chicago, Newport, Nantucket and Baltimore … and you never know … More…
October Highlight: Tony South’s “Britannia Revisited”
An iconic painting by Tony South of a chimp sitting on a Triumph motorcycle. Originally known as Triumph Engineering, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. was taken over by John Bloor in 1904 and has become Britain’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. The chimp is … More…
It’s Auctions vs. Galleries – The New York Times
Here is Scott Reyburn’s take on the upcoming fairs and auctions in London. The hot contemporary market has cooled for some and is still hot for others. In addition, there will be speculators out there looking for the next hot artist — … More…
Guerrilla Girls: going ape at the art world
Nice article by Hannah McGivern about the feminist masked avengers know as the Guerrilla Girls who have now turned their attention to Europe. According to the article: The Guerrilla Girls have spent more than 30 years holding the art world to … More…
Old Master Market In Crisis As Experts Warn £200m Of Paintings Could Be Fakes
This is beginning to sounds very similar to the recent Knoedler scandal here in the U.S. and it appears that some collectors, dealers and auction rooms are not going to be very happy. According to Adam Luck’s article in the Daily Mail, … More…