Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edith Corbet’s “Distant View of the Carrara Mountains”
Musée d’Orsay becomes world’s first gallery to stage prostitution exhibition.
Splendour and Misery. Images of Prostitution 1850-1910 – is, as writer John Litchfield states, a tour de force. It has assembled scores of wonderful paintings from all over the world by Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, … More…
How corrupting can images or marks on a canvas really be? Sometimes a lot!
Here is an interesting article by Michael Glover about censorship and art. Where do we draw the line? Should a line be drawn? However, in this case the artist probably crossed the line? For more, click HERE. And for additional … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Francois A. Delobbe’s “Jeune fille”
Source: Jeune fille – we just added this 19th century French Academic painting by Francois Alfred Delobbe (1835-1920) to our web site. Delobbe was accepted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts at the age of 16 and began his training with Thomas Couture. … More…
Collecting Art for Love, Not Money
Great article by Gully Wells about one of those ancient practices that hopefully will make a big comeback … buying art and antiques because you love them and want to own them — not because they are the ‘things’ to have and … More…
Billionaires Shrug Off Volatile Markets for Art Shopping Spree
According to Katya Kazakina’s article on Bloomberg the Frieze Art Fair is doing well. Now I know the headlines probably make most of us think … of course it is ok for those billionaires who buy at the high end … More…
California Man Strikes Gold at Junk Shop
A team of Western American experts at Kagin’s recently announced an incredible find… Back in 2010, Randy Guijarro of Fresno, Cali., found and purchased an old tintype from a junk shop for just $2. Well, it turns out that this … More…
Giacometti: Pure Presence – National Portrait Gallery, London
Here is a link to Jonathan Jones’s review of the Giacometto exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery which opens tomorrow and runs through January 10. Included are a series of portraits he did of Yvonne Poiraudeau (called Caroline) that he … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Georges Laugee’s “Le Gouter”
Source: Le Gouter – Here is one from our Old Sold Archives by the late 19th / early 20th century French Realist artist Georges Laugee (1853-1937). For those who do not know, Georges shared a studio with his brother-in law … … More…