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John S. Copley – A Portrait That Marries Lives and Art
John S. Copley – A Portrait That Marries Lives and Art

John S. Copley – A Portrait That Marries Lives and Art

John Wilmerding dissects John Singleton Copley’s Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mifflin in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  For the full article, click HERE.  

How It Works: The Vending Machine
How It Works: The Vending Machine

How It Works: The Vending Machine

The way this unique installation works is: – Enclosed in individual capsules inside the vending machine are forty-four (44) 1 x 1 inch paintings – One spin = $150 + tax.  With this option you will receive your 1 x … More…

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Marche aux fleurs”
Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Marche aux fleurs”

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Marche aux fleurs”

Source: Marche aux fleurs – this 1951 work by the French artist Edouard Cortes just landed at its new home.  Here are the The & Now images:    

Vigée Le Brun: A Delayed Tribute to a French Trailblazer 
Vigée Le Brun: A Delayed Tribute to a French Trailblazer 

Vigée Le Brun: A Delayed Tribute to a French Trailblazer 

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun at the Grand Palais (through January 11) is first time Vigée Le Brun is being given a monographic exhibition in her native France.  The show will also travel to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in February and … More…

Ai Weiwei finds ‘listening devices’ hidden in Beijing studio 
Ai Weiwei finds ‘listening devices’ hidden in Beijing studio 

Ai Weiwei finds ‘listening devices’ hidden in Beijing studio 

After returning home from his first trip overseas in four years, Chinese Pop artist, Ai Weiwei discovered listening devices hidden behind electrical sockets in his studio.  According to The Guardian, Ai has posted several pictures and videos on instagram as … More…

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Contemplation, The Day’s End”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Contemplation, The Day’s End”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Contemplation, The Day’s End”

Source: Contemplation, The Day’s End – Here is one by the American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) that just hit the SOLD archives.  

‘Picasso.mania’ Highlights the Artist’s Enduring Impact @ Grand Palais
‘Picasso.mania’ Highlights the Artist’s Enduring Impact @ Grand Palais

‘Picasso.mania’ Highlights the Artist’s Enduring Impact @ Grand Palais

‘Picasso.mania’ at Paris’s Grand Palais looks at the breadth and length of Picasso’s influence through 400 works by 75 artists such as Warhol, Johns, Pei-Ming, Basquiat and many others.  For the full review, click HERE.  

Reflecting the Real
Reflecting the Real

Reflecting the Real

Our Reflecting the Real exhibition opens today and will run through October 23.  

‘Fragonard amoureux: galant et libertin’ Review – WSJ
‘Fragonard amoureux: galant et libertin’ Review – WSJ

‘Fragonard amoureux: galant et libertin’ Review – WSJ

Fragonard amoureux: galant et libertin the delightful, informative exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, through Jan. 24, 2016. For Karen Wilkin’s full coverage, click HERE.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD): Todd Casey’s “Moscow Mule and Postcard”
Painting of the Day (SOLD): Todd Casey’s “Moscow Mule and Postcard”

Painting of the Day (SOLD): Todd Casey’s “Moscow Mule and Postcard”

Source: Moscow Mule and Postcard – here is one by the contemporary American artist Todd Casey that has just landed at its new home.  

Comments on the Art Market: Volume 178
Comments on the Art Market: Volume 178

Comments on the Art Market: Volume 178

Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 178 of our Comments on the Art Market was just posted to our web site.  We cover the upcoming Reflecting the Real exhibition, New about our artists, Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really and Art … More…

Painting of the Day (NEW – AVAILABLE) Noah Layne’s “Circle of Lemons”
Painting of the Day (NEW – AVAILABLE) Noah Layne’s “Circle of Lemons”

Painting of the Day (NEW – AVAILABLE) Noah Layne’s “Circle of Lemons”

A beautiful new work by Canadian-American realist artist, Noah Layne,  “Circle of Lemons.”  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Gen Paul’s “Le Grenouillère”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Gen Paul’s “Le Grenouillère”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Gen Paul’s “Le Grenouillère”

Source: Le Grenouillère – we just added this amazing work by the 20th century School of Paris artist Gen Paul (1895-1975) to our available online inventory.  The scene depicted – La Grenouillère – was a popular middle-class resort consisting of a spa, … More…

PETA Sues on Behalf of a Monkey!
PETA Sues on Behalf of a Monkey!

PETA Sues on Behalf of a Monkey!

I am sorry, but some things are just really stupid and suing a photographer for using selfie images of a monkey ranks among the more stupid.  Don’t people have better things to do with their time and money?  To read … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupré’s “Harvesters Loading the Cart”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupré’s “Harvesters Loading the Cart”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupré’s “Harvesters Loading the Cart”

Source: Harvesters Loading the Cart – Here is one from our old sold archives by the 19th century French Realist artist Julien Dupré (1851-1910).  

Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat, at the Courtauld
Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat, at the Courtauld

Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat, at the Courtauld

Short review of the current show at the Courtauld Gallery – “Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat” that runs through January 17.  I did find it interesting that her ‘copy’ of Seurat’s The Bridge at Courbevoie was done from a photo in … More…