‘Mark Rothko: A Retrospective’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
For those fans of Mark Rothko’s works, here is Lance Esplund’s take on the current exhibition (which runs through January 24) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. As the subtitle states: the exhibition offers a look inside Rothko’s artistic process … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Hôtel de Ville and La Place de Grève”
Source: Hôtel de Ville and La Place de Grève – Here is another for our Then & Now fans … Antoine Blanchard’s depiction of the Hotel de Ville with Notre Dame in the background and a 2015 photograph of the same … More…
The Billionaire (Rybolovlev), the Picassos and a $30 Million Gift to Shame a Middleman (Bouvier)
Interesting twist in the Rybolovlev / Bouvier skirmish … there is a lot of money to be made at the upper levels of the art market and a lot a issues that can arise. Greed always seems to be the … More…
Has a long-lost painting by a teenaged Rembrandt been discovered in New Jersey?
I am sure the seller will be pretty happy when they receive their check – the work was estimated at $500-$800 and sold for $870,000. It will be interesting to see where it next appears and for how much. To read … More…
Tate’s Constable masterpiece, once Nazi loot, now set to leave UK
More from the Dark Side of the Art World … here is an interesting update on a John Constable painting that is currently in the Tate’s collection. It is amazing to think that this small ‘study’ (about 10 x 12 inches) … More…
The Art of The Broad: A Consensus Collection
Here is Eric Gibson’s take on The Broad … a new museum in Los Angeles named after its founders – Eli and Edythe Broad. If you are a fan of late 20th century art, then this one is for you. … More…
Betting on a Damien Hirst Comeback
Great story by Kelly Crow in The Wall Street Journal on Damien Hirst, his art and the art market. It will be interesting to see if he (or should I say: his art) makes a comeback. For the full story, … More…
Tate Modern Tracks Pop Art’s Global Heft
For fans of the Pop Art movement, the current show at London’s Tate Modern sounds like one you do not want to miss. The World Goes Pop includes 160 works by artists from around the world who were influenced by … More…