Artists, Don’t Destroy Your Works: Missing part of lost Magritte painting discovered
This is a lesson for all you artists out there … see the problems you can cause when you reuse a canvas. Decades later people spend years looking for the ‘lost’ work! In this instance, Magritte cut up a painting (The … More…
Christie’s Ups the Buyer’s Premium
Back in July, Christie’s reported a sharp fall in their overall sales for the first half of 2016 … £2.1 billion vs. £2.9 billion for the same period in 2015. You can read more about that HERE. So, how are they going to fix that? … More…
AVAILABLE: William Gosling’s Out in the Harvest-field, A Hazy Morning “Turning-to-Heat”
Source: Out in the Harvest-field, A Hazy Morning “Turning-to-Heat” – a classic 19th century British Victorian landscape by William W. Gosling (1824 – 1883) was just added to our available online inventory. This particular works was exhibited at the Royal Society of … More…
SOLD: Giacomo Guardi’s “Venice, A View of a Regatta on the Grand Canal…”
Here is one we owned a piece of that has now found a new home … something a little different for us. Source: Venice, A View of a Regatta on the Grand Canal Looking Towards the Rialto Bridge (Palazzo Balbi … More…
Why Art Is Now Becoming More Intimate and Personal
A very recent article in Vogue on what is ‘vogue’ in the art world … small scale works of art. I am amused at what is considered small scale in certain areas of the ‘contemporary art world’ …. 60 x 40 … More…
Case of disputed painting: Famous artist says he didn’t do it
According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, the judge should have his ruling today. What I found very interesting is the appraiser stated that if the work is real it would be worth $6-$8 million; however, if it is … More…
Young boy visiting Norway ruins 5,000-year-old skier carving
With good intentions at heart, a young boy ruined a historical rock carving and one of the most internationally known symbols of Norway. Located on the island of Tor, a 5,000 year old stone carving of a man skiing is … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 189 – The Bogus Email
Source: Newsletter Archives – our most recent edition of Comments on the Art Market has been posted to our website. This month we cover the upcoming ARC Select Exhibition, Really!, Tales from the Dark Side, Stocks and The Art Market (Do You … More…