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Newport 2015 – After Photos
Newport 2015 – After Photos

Newport 2015 – After Photos

And here are some photos of our booth after we finished setting up.  For some reason this one went pretty quickly … in and out in under 5 hours (and that included installing our own lights — track and all). … More…

Newport 2015 – Before Photos
Newport 2015 – Before Photos

Newport 2015 – Before Photos

Here are a few images of our booth before we began setting up.  No a/c running, but they did have a few fans … it was hot!  The show opens to the pubic on Friday.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edouard Cortes’ “Arc de Triomphe, Avenue Friedland”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edouard Cortes’ “Arc de Triomphe, Avenue Friedland”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edouard Cortes’ “Arc de Triomphe, Avenue Friedland”

Source: Arc de Triomphe, Avenue Friedland – Here is one of the largest works by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that we have sold.  This particular piece measured 29 x 37 inches and passed through our hands in 2008.    

Xiao Yuan replaced stolen works with own replicas and amassed £3.5m
Xiao Yuan replaced stolen works with own replicas and amassed £3.5m

Xiao Yuan replaced stolen works with own replicas and amassed £3.5m

Another great one from the Dark Side of the Art World.  Best part of this story is that at some point, people started stealing his replicas and replacing them with, as Yuan said: “…terribly bad” works … truly amazing!  For more … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Todd M. Casey’s “Globe with Pipe”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Todd M. Casey’s “Globe with Pipe”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Todd M. Casey’s “Globe with Pipe”

Here is a NEW work by Todd M. Casey that we just added to our Recent Acquisitions page,  Globe with Pipe.  

From the old sold archives: Hermann Herzog’s “New Jersey Landscape”
From the old sold archives: Hermann Herzog’s “New Jersey Landscape”

From the old sold archives: Hermann Herzog’s “New Jersey Landscape”

Source: New Jersey Landscape – Here is one by the German / American artist Hermann Herzog (1832-1932) that we sold back in 1984.  

Hunting Beauty on Maine’s Art Museum Trail
Hunting Beauty on Maine’s Art Museum Trail

Hunting Beauty on Maine’s Art Museum Trail

Feel like taking an art road trip, well you just might enjoy a 400 mile one in Maine.  Judith Dobrzynski takes us through 8 museums with over 73,000 works of art on what is called the Maine Art Museum Trail. … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Emile Munier’s “Playing with the Kittens”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Emile Munier’s “Playing with the Kittens”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Emile Munier’s “Playing with the Kittens”

Source: Playing with the Kittens – Here is a very nice Emile Munier (1840-1895) that past through our hands a number of years ago.    

John Poppleton’s vibrant ‘bodyscapes’
John Poppleton’s vibrant ‘bodyscapes’

John Poppleton’s vibrant ‘bodyscapes’

This Utah artist uses UV body-paint to create incredible landscapes.  Click HERE to see more of his work.  

Painting of the Day (GONE): del Campo’s “Canale della Giudecca, San Giorgio Maggiore in the Distance”
Painting of the Day (GONE): del Campo’s “Canale della Giudecca, San Giorgio Maggiore in the Distance”

Painting of the Day (GONE): del Campo’s “Canale della Giudecca, San Giorgio Maggiore in the Distance”

Source: Canale della Giudecca, San Giorgio Maggiore in the Distance – we added this one to the site very recently … and now it is gone — Federico del Campo (1837 – 1923).    

Artist Maya Hayuk Calls Frappuccino Campaign a Ripoff
Artist Maya Hayuk Calls Frappuccino Campaign a Ripoff

Artist Maya Hayuk Calls Frappuccino Campaign a Ripoff

Another copyright infringement case seems to be making its way through our legal system.  Artist Maya Hayuk claims that she declined an offer that Starbucks proposed about using her artwork for its Frappuccinos, but that “Starbucks brazenly created artwork that is substantially … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Erik Koeppel’s “Jungle Path”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Erik Koeppel’s “Jungle Path”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Erik Koeppel’s “Jungle Path”

A beautiful little painting by Erik Koeppel that recently sold,  Jungle Path  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jean B.C. Corot’s “Arbres Tordus Sur Une Crete (Soleil Couchant)”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jean B.C. Corot’s “Arbres Tordus Sur Une Crete (Soleil Couchant)”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jean B.C. Corot’s “Arbres Tordus Sur Une Crete (Soleil Couchant)”

Source: Arbres Tordus Sur Une Crete (Soleil Couchant) – from the 2009 SOLD archives a late day/early evening landscape by the 19th century French Barbizon master Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875).    

Bank robbery as performance art? Give Me A Break!
Tales from the dark side

Bank robbery as performance art? Give Me A Break!

Really? Performance art?  Give me a break.  Joe Gibbons, former MIT professor, got 1 year in jail, but probably should have been given more.  Guess he can now ‘perform’ behind bars; cannot wait to see the footage!  For more on this, … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Jean Dufy’s “Quai de la Planchette a Honfleur”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Jean Dufy’s “Quai de la Planchette a Honfleur”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Jean Dufy’s “Quai de la Planchette a Honfleur”

Source: Quai de la Planchette a Honfleur – pleased to announce that we just added this impressive work by the 20th century French artist Jean Dufy (1888 – 1964) to our Available Online Inventory.  This painting is scheduled to be on … More…

The auction of nearly all restituted works of art is inevitable.
The auction of nearly all restituted works of art is inevitable.

The auction of nearly all restituted works of art is inevitable.

Julian Agnew, former Chairman, Society of London Art Dealers, gives his thoughts on the restitution of art.  For his full letter, which ran in the Financial Times, click HERE.