Children Ruin Glass Sculpture As Chaperone Films
Once again, a work of art has been destroyed while captured on “film”. The video below, documenting the incident, has my blood boiling. First, being an adult chaperone to two small children, you should know better than to let them … More…
AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Boulevard du Temple pres Place de la Republique”
Source: Boulevard du Temple pres Place de la Republique – This large, early (c.1925), street scene of Paris by Edouard Cortes is a very recent addition to our available online inventory. The painting was originally purchased at Gumps (San Francisco) in 1928 … More…
Millions of dollars and dozens of works diverted in Ace Gallery bankruptcy case
This story just keeps getting better and better. According to Sam Leslie, the court appointed forensic accountant who now runs the daily operations: As detailed below, my review of the books and records of ACE have lead [sic] me to … More…
AVAILABLE: Jean B.C. Corot’s “Pâturage dans les marais”
Source: Pâturage dans les marais (Souvenir des environs d’Amiens) – here is a very recent addition to our currently available online inventory. This exquisite example of 19th century French landscape painting is by one of the most important artists from the … More…
Britain has 2 months to raise £10m to save Armada portrait of Elizabeth I
Once again it is time for the British people to dig deep and come up with the funds to save a historically important work of art. The Tyrwhitt-Drake family is putting the Armada portrait of Elizabeth I up for sale. … More…
SOLD: Julien Dupre’s “Un coin de ferme avec poules”
Source: Un coin de ferme avec poules – I know this was a recent share when we added it to our available inventory; but it did not last long and is now part of our SOLD archives. A great, early, Julien … More…
Changing art market puts pressure on traditional antiques dealers
With rising rents and a dwindling market, some of the old guard antique dealers are scaling back or closing. Mallett’s is another in a long list … those that can ride out the storm are bound to benefit from the … More…
Contemporary Art Sales: What a Difference a Year Makes
A nice summary of last week’s sales in New York by NYT reporter Scott Reyburn. While the totals were far below last year’s blockbuster sales … there was really no way to match the numbers since there were no ‘blockbuster’ … More…
Auction Prices Go Up Without Bidding -Phillips ups thresholds for buyer’s premium
The price of some art just got a little more expensive. Until now, the thresholds for increases at Phillips was similar to those at Christie’s. Now the auction room has decided to match Sotheby’s higher thresholds. So, a $150,000 work … More…
A Collector’s-Eye View of the Auctions
Robin Pogrebin (The New York Times) interviews Adam Lindemann … the seller of the $57M Basquiat and a rather savvy collector and dealer. Lindemann gives his thoughts on the recent Contemporary sales in New York and why it was the … More…