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Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Cortes’s “Rue Soufflot, Pantheon”
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Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Cortes’s “Rue Soufflot, Pantheon”

Source: Rue Soufflot, Pantheon – here is a recent addition to our available Edouard Cortes paintings … a very nice 1930s piece featuring the Pantheon.    

Hong Kong’s Leader Says It Will Ban Ivory Trade
Hong Kong’s Leader Says It Will Ban Ivory Trade

Hong Kong’s Leader Says It Will Ban Ivory Trade

Here is an earlier article on the ivory trade and Hong Kong’s efforts to stop illegal poaching.  I understand the need to stop people from slaughtering animals just for their ivory, but I do hope they will figure out how to … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Sunrise Palm Beach”
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Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Sunrise Palm Beach”

Another SOLD Palm Beach scene…. Sunrise Palm Beach  

Synesthesia Teaser featuring Brandon D. Drake
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Synesthesia Teaser featuring Brandon D. Drake

  Brandon D. Drake | Classic Leisures  (detail) | Oil | 22 x 16 inches  

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Place Pigalle, Hiver”
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Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Place Pigalle, Hiver”

Source: Place Pigalle, Hiver – here is another Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that found a new home during our recent trips … and I should have a few others very soon!    

UK dealers told to destroy ivory antiques in US
UK dealers told to destroy ivory antiques in US

UK dealers told to destroy ivory antiques in US

Another ivory story and a case of our government really going to extremes.  While I do not collect or have a real interest in this part of the antiques world, it is of interest to others.  What next, go into … More…

Charcoal of the Day (SOLD) Berlyn Reyes Gonzales’s “Seduccion”
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Charcoal of the Day (SOLD) Berlyn Reyes Gonzales’s “Seduccion”

We are please to share that we sold Berlyn’s first completed drawing, Seduccion.  

Synesthesia Video Teaser
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Synesthesia Video Teaser

Join us on April 9th for Synesthesia, a musically inspired art exhibition!

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Bastille”
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Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Bastille”

Source: Place de la Bastille – the streets of Paris are still very active and this early 1950s work by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) recently made its way to a new home.    

A Love of Ivory Endangered by Excessive Anti-Poaching Laws
A Love of Ivory Endangered by Excessive Anti-Poaching Laws

A Love of Ivory Endangered by Excessive Anti-Poaching Laws

It really is amazing how the government can take things to absurdity.  This issue has been circulating for years now and someone needs to make common sense decisions.  If you want to outlaw any contemporary use of ivory, ok.  However, … More…

Great artists aren’t born, they’re educated… at the Ani Art Academies – FORBES.com
Great artists aren’t born, they’re educated… at the Ani Art Academies – FORBES.com

Great artists aren’t born, they’re educated… at the Ani Art Academies – FORBES.com

As a great man once said…”Great artists aren’t born, they’re educated,” that is the philosophy behind the Ani Art Academies. As many of our followers know, the Ani Art Academies’ artists produces some breathtaking works but, what you probably do not know … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ben Bauer’s “Simply Calm – Grant Farm by Moonlight”
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Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ben Bauer’s “Simply Calm – Grant Farm by Moonlight”

A beautiful snowy farm scene by Ben Bauer, SOLD –  Simply Calm – Grant Farm by Moonlight  

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Le repas du soir, effet de lampe”
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Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Le repas du soir, effet de lampe”

Source: Le repas du soir, effet de lampe – we are pleased to announce that this gas lamp interior scene by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) found a new home during our recent show in Palm Beach.    

‘Picasso: The Great War, Experimentation and Change’ @ The Barnes Foundation
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‘Picasso: The Great War, Experimentation and Change’ @ The Barnes Foundation

If you are a Picasso fan, you may want to stop by The Barnes Foundation before May 9th to catch this show which examines the artists works between 1912 and 1924.  To read Karen Wilkin’s review, click HERE.      

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Floridian Sunrise – Palm Beach, Fla.”
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Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Floridian Sunrise – Palm Beach, Fla.”

A NEW work by Ken Salaz that SOLD at the Palm Beach Show, Floridian Sunrise – Palm Beach, Fla.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Final Lights Over Hunter Mountain”
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Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Final Lights Over Hunter Mountain”

A nice sunset painting by Ken Salaz that recently SOLD, Final Lights Over Hunter Mountain.