Retired Art Teacher Leaves $1.7 Million to the Detroit Institute of Arts
They always say you should save for a rainy day … guess Elizabeth Verdow did not have too many rainy days during her lifetime! This retired school teacher, who spent her career teaching art in the Detroit school system, passed … More…
The Secret to All Great Art Forgeries
A great article on the art of the forger by Jeff Taylor. I believe that many of these forgers get away with it because of one thing … greed. When there is a great deal of money at stake, people … More…
What is it like to work as a painting authenticator?
A very short story about Dr. Elize Maza and her job as an art authenticator. According to the article, Dr. Maza states that the procedure can take anything from an hour to a year. What I can tell you, from someone who … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Jean Dufy’s “Quai de la Planchette a Honfleur”
Source: Quai de la Planchette a Honfleur – I am pleased to report that yesterday’s 10 hour ‘road trip’ was a success … I retrieved our Jean Dufy painting. It is a long story, but with a little help from a brilliant attorney … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edouard Cortes’s “Porte St. Denis in the Winter”
Source: Porte St. Denis in the Winter – Here is a 1950s Edouard Cortes that we first sold back in 2003 and again just a couple of weeks ago. If you are a fan of Cortes’s work, I think you will like … More…
‘Marvelous Objects: Surrealist Sculpture From Paris to New York’ @Hirshhorn
This looks like an exhibit some may wish to see. “Marvelous Objects: Surrealist Sculpture From Paris to New York,” organized by Valerie J. Fletcher, at the Hirshhorn Museum, features more than 120 works by about 20 artists. As E.A. Carmean, … More…
Sotheby’s, in a Gamble, Acquires Boutique Art Advisory Firm
Hummm … now Sotheby’s is getting into the ‘art advisory’ business? Or, are the art advisers getting into the auction business … will be interesting to see if this works. Guess we now know why, just last month, the firm offered … More…
Market News: the art boom plateau?
Lots of people chiming in on the state of the art market and where it goes from here. None of us have a crystal ball and most of this comes down to a ‘gut feeling’ … and, of course, how … More…