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Nathan Scheer | June 6, 2026
Mitsuru Watanabe Shines at Christie’s

Mitsuru Watanabe Shines at Christie’s

Met Museum & Neue Galerie Announce Merger

Met Museum & Neue Galerie Announce Merger

Looted Painting Found With Nazi Collaborator’s Heirs

Looted Painting Found With Nazi Collaborator’s Heirs

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COMMENTS ON THE ART MARKET

Our monthly newsletter on the current state of the art market
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REHS-ing ARTISTS

Four generations of advice for artists new to the market.
AVAILABLE: James Neil Hollingsworth’s “B-25”
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AVAILABLE: James Neil Hollingsworth’s “B-25”

August 18, 2016

A hyper-realistic painting of “Panchito,” one of the 9,000+ bombers built to service the U.S. Army Air Forces, U.S. Marine Corps and the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia, Russia, China, Brazil and the Netherlands East Indies during World War … More…

Is this a Peter Doig painting? Now the courts decide.
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Is this a Peter Doig painting? Now the courts decide.

August 18, 2016

The crazy Peter Doig case seems to be winding up … now we just need to hear what the judge has to say. Source: Is this a Peter Doig painting? Now the courts decide.    

SOLD: Johann Berthelsen’s “5th Avenue at 59th Street Looking South”
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SOLD: Johann Berthelsen’s “5th Avenue at 59th Street Looking South”

August 17, 2016

Source: 5th Avenue at 59th Street Looking South – here is another New York City scene by Johann Berthelsen (1883-1972) that recently found a new home.    

Two men arrested over attempted theft of Banksy copy 
Two men arrested over attempted theft of Banksy copy 

Two men arrested over attempted theft of Banksy copy 

August 17, 2016

You really know that you made it in the art world when other artists not only copy your work, but people then try to steal the copy.  From the article, it appears the two would-be thieves may have had just … More…

SOLD: Erik Koeppel’s “Clouds in the Presidential Range”
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SOLD: Erik Koeppel’s “Clouds in the Presidential Range”

August 17, 2016

 

SOLD ARCHVIES: Mark Daly’s “Fifth Avenue Stroll (NYC)”
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SOLD ARCHVIES: Mark Daly’s “Fifth Avenue Stroll (NYC)”

August 16, 2016
AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Porte St. Martin”
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AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Porte St. Martin”

August 15, 2016

Source: Porte St. Martin – here is an Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that we recently added to our available online inventory.    

Paint and Switch? Did Alec Baldwin Pay $190,000 for the Wrong Picture?
Paint and Switch? Did Alec Baldwin Pay $190,000 for the Wrong Picture?

Paint and Switch? Did Alec Baldwin Pay $190,000 for the Wrong Picture?

August 15, 2016

This story make for an interesting read … is this another case of Art Market Greed or just a misunderstanding? Source: Paint and Switch? Did Alec Baldwin Pay $190,000 for the Wrong Picture?  

SOLD ARCHIVES: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “Where Art Often Starts Deluxe – Set of 9”
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SOLD ARCHIVES: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “Where Art Often Starts Deluxe – Set of 9”

August 15, 2016
SOLD ARCHIVES: Stuart Dunkel’s “Inner Strength”
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SOLD ARCHIVES: Stuart Dunkel’s “Inner Strength”

August 12, 2016
SOLD ARCHIVES: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “A Pencil Tip”
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SOLD ARCHIVES: Anthony Mastromatteo’s “A Pencil Tip”

August 11, 2016
SOLD ARCHIVES: John Stobart’s “East River, New York (Black Ball Packet Departing, c. 1863)”
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SOLD ARCHIVES: John Stobart’s “East River, New York (Black Ball Packet Departing, c. 1863)”

August 10, 2016
SOLD: Edouard Leon Cortes’s “Place de la Bastille”
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SOLD: Edouard Leon Cortes’s “Place de la Bastille”

August 10, 2016

Source: Place de la Bastille – here is another Paris street scene by Edouard Leon Cortes (1882-1969) that recently made its way to a new home.    

Artist Accused of Disowning a Painting Testifies
Artist Accused of Disowning a Painting Testifies

Artist Accused of Disowning a Painting Testifies

August 10, 2016

We reported on this case before and here are a couple of follow-ups … it has now gone to trail and I cannot wait to hear the outcome. Source: Artist Accused of Disowning a Painting Testifies Source: Court to decide authenticity … More…

SOLD: Mark Daly’s “Winter on the Avenue (5th Avenue NYC)”
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SOLD: Mark Daly’s “Winter on the Avenue (5th Avenue NYC)”

August 9, 2016
In Connecticut, Discovering American Art’s First Home
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In Connecticut, Discovering American Art’s First Home

August 9, 2016

Here is a nice article by Willard Spiegelman about America’s first museum to dedicate its collection to American Art … the New Britain Museum of American Art.  Their collection includes more than 8270 works of art starting in the Colonial Era … and … More…

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