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SOLD: Ken Salaz’s “Arizona Sunrise Easter 2016”
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SOLD: Ken Salaz’s “Arizona Sunrise Easter 2016”

Source: Arizona Sunrise Easter 2016

Paris Art Fairs Strive to Get Back on Track – Just Too Many Shows
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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…

AVAILABLE: Ben Bauer’s “Sauk Rapids Farm by Moonlight”
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AVAILABLE: Ben Bauer’s “Sauk Rapids Farm by Moonlight”

Source: Sauk Rapids Farm by Moonlight

Sold Archives: Paul Biva’s “Roses in a Blue Vase”
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Sold Archives: Paul Biva’s “Roses in a Blue Vase”

Source: Roses in a Blue Vase – this still life from the 19th century French artist Paul Biva (1851-1900) passed through our hands in 1998.  

The New Season: Museums – CBS News
The New Season: Museums – CBS News

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?
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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: Mark Daly’s “The Great Bridge in Winter”
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AVAILABLE: Mark Daly’s “The Great Bridge in Winter”

Source: The Great Bridge in Winter

AVAILABLE: Ugo Giannini’s “Composition with Bust”
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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
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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
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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…

NEW & AVAILABLE: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “Honey Bear”
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NEW & AVAILABLE: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “Honey Bear”

  Within that little Hive Such Hints of Honey lay As made Reality a Dream And Dreams, Reality — Emily Dickinson #1607 c.1884

NEW & AVAILABLE: Dorian Vallejo’s “Reflections”
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NEW & AVAILABLE: Dorian Vallejo’s “Reflections”

AVAILABLE: Julien Dupre’s “Le Repos dans les Champs”
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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 artists play the field, galleries are having to adapt

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…

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

Source: Le grand bouquet – we are pleased to inform you that this still life by the 20th century French artist Charles Camoin (1879-1965) has made its way to a new home in India.    

A Rare Duchamp Ready-Made (“Porte-bouteilles’’ ) to be Sold.
A Rare Duchamp Ready-Made (“Porte-bouteilles’’ ) to be Sold.

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…