Paris Art Fairs Strive to Get Back on Track – Just Too Many Shows
Like everything else, show promoters have taken it to the extreme — flooding markets with too many shows. I believe the weaker events will fall by the wayside. We have been here before and as they say: history always repeats … More…
The New Season: Museums – CBS News
CBS’s story on the upcoming art season for some of the top museums in the United States. They cover San Francisco, Colorado, Texas, Philadelphia and New York. Gotta love the functional Maurizio Cattelan gold toilet. Source: The New Season: Museums … More…
Do You Really Think I Am That Stupid?
On August 11, while I was at the Nantucket Show, Julie Bell forwarded an email she received (I left all the errors contained in the emails): Hello, I would like to inquire about your piece titled Paradise Green “hopefully still … More…
AVAILABLE: Ugo Giannini’s “Composition with Bust”
Source: Composition with Bust – we are pleased to be able to offer this incredible piece by the 20th century Modernist artist Ugo Giannini (1919-1993). Ugo was a WWII veteran who was among the first wave of soldiers to land … More…
George W. Bush to publish book of paintings of military members
Former President George W. Bush will publish a book of a paintings of members of the military next year, his publisher said. The book will be released in two editions: A $35 hardcover and a $250 “deluxe” cloth-bound volume signed … More…
Art Auction Houses Want to Deal
These “incentives” seem to be things that have always been in place. If you have the really hot ‘goods’, you can often strike a very attractive deal. In addition, the smaller salerooms have always been ready to cut fees and commissions to … More…
AVAILABLE: Julien Dupre’s “Le Repos dans les Champs”
Source: Le Repos dans les Champs – we have now had the pleasure of offering for sale this very unique and important painting by the 19th century French Realist artist Julien Dupre (1851-1910) for the third time in our history. Le Repos … More…
As artists play the field, galleries are having to adapt
As the market continues to grow and galleries expand, very successful artists have the ability to ‘play the field’ … exhibiting with more than one dealer at a time. This can be very helpful to the lucky dealers and the … More…
A Rare Duchamp Ready-Made (“Porte-bouteilles’’ ) to be Sold.
One of 5 surviving “ready-made” sculptures by Marcel Duchamp will be offered for sale in October at a gallery in Paris. The piece, owned by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation will be the centerpiece of an exhibit at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. The … More…