Art’s $1 Billion Question: Was Russian a Victim or Savant?
More on the current legal battle between Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and Yves Bouvier. Writer Hugo Miller, in his Bloomberg article, ask a couple of interesting questions: Is art collector Dmitry Rybolovlev an unwitting victim of fraud, or a savvy buyer … More…
Mixing Modern Medicine and Art: Christina’s World
For over two decades the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore VA Medical Center and Medical Alumni Association have participated in “The Historical CPC.” This annual conference explores possible diagnoses for important historical patients that were never confirmed. Such … More…
National Gallery acquires 28 artworks from Corcoran
In its latest round of acquisitions, the National Gallery of Art (NGA) has added 28 works of art from the now defunct Corcoran. In 2014 a judge approved a deal that gave the NGA custody of the Corcoran’s 17,000 piece collection … More…
Rembrandt’s First Masterwork on Display at the Morgan Library
An early gem by the Dutch Old Master Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn will be on view, for the first time in the US, at the Morgan Library & Museum from June 3 – September 18. For more, click HERE. … More…
The Highest Elevated Pre Or Pronto-Historic Rock Paintings
Positioned 2,133 meters up the Southern French Alps, the Abri Faravel is a small rock shelter discovered during an extensive project investigating human activity and landscape change in the high altitude zone. What makes this rock shelter so fascinating is … More…
Teen put glasses on Museum floor and pretended it was art
OK … I think this really shows you how stupid the contemporary art world has become – or how gullible the public has become when it comes to contemporary art. I do not know whether to laugh or cry … … More…
An army veteran makes art from fishing lines, and he’s blind
An amazing story just in time for Memorial Day… and far nicer than those stupid people who filmed their kids destroying a work of art! Army sergeant Jim Stevens was shot in the head during a mission in the Vietnam … More…
Banksy’s Unauthorized “War Capitalism & Freedom” Exhibit Opens in Rome
An “unauthorized” exhibition of the artist’s work is currently on display at the Palazzo Cipolla in Rome. On view are more than 100 works of art along with 68 record and CD covers. According to the organizers, this is the largest exhibit … More…
SOLD: Timothy W. Jahn’s “Selfie”
Timothy W. Jahn – “Selfie” was a response to the way contemporary women present themselves in social media. I figured there was no way I could be more feminine than if I took a selfie. I set all of my … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 186
Source: Newsletter Archives – this month’s newsletter is a long one, so we sent it a few days early … in time for the long holiday weekend. We cover Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really and The Art Market (the … More…