Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Aston Knight’s “Summer Morning”
Source: Summer Morning – This classic work by Louis Aston Knight (1873-1948) was featured in the exhibition Une même longueur d’onde, Louis Aston Knight / Alain Fleischer that took place at the Musée d’Art, Historie at Archéologie – Évreux, France, in 2013. We … More…
Warhol’s One Dollar Bill fetches £20.9m on record night
We will give a more complete review of the London sales in our next newsletter, but for now here is a quick update on the Sotheby’s evening sale. According to all reports, it was a record night with a sale’s … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edouard Cortes’s “A Little River in Normandie”
Source: A Little River in Normandie – in celebration of the upcoming Edouard Cortès and Normandy exhibition that will open on July 4th at the Musée Charles Léandre and run through October 25, 2015; here is one of his Normandy views from … More…
Lucky breaks: art made from broken phones
London printmaker Sam Hodge’s latest series is inspired by a growing phobia around the world… breaking your cell phone screen (Nomophobia has become one of the biggest phobias in the world – being without your cellphone). By using a transparent … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): del Campo’s “Canale della Giudecca, San Giorgio Maggiore in the Distance”
Docents Gone Wild
Uh Oh … this could be me one day! Great article by Ellen Gamerman in The Wall Street Journal about baby boomers entering the museum docent ranks; some of whom should probably find another ‘line of work’. For the full … More…
‘International Pop’ at the Walker Art Center
According to Richard B. Woodward, International Pop is an exhibition that explores the International Pop Art movement which began in the 1950s and hit its stride in the 1960s. The aim of curators, Darsie Alexander and Bartholomew Ryan, is to widen the scope and … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Emile Munier’s “The Cherry Tree”
Source: The Cherry Tree – From the SOLD archives, here is a great example of 19th century French Academic art by Emile Munier (1840-1895). This particular painting dates from 1890, when the artist was at the height of his career. … More…
Shepard Fairey: Detroit police issue arrest warrant for artist
For the Detroit police, at some point enough is enough and just because you want to deface private and public property does not mean you have the right to. A warrant for Fairey’s arrest was filed in 36th District Court on Friday. He … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): William Hughes’ “Still Life of Fruit with Bird’s Nest”
Source: Still Life of Fruit with Bird’s nest – we featured the mate to this painting a couple of days ago … another 19th century British Victorian still life by William Hughes (1842-1901); painted when the artist was just 23 years … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 175 is OUT!
Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 175 of our Comments on the Art Market was just released. We cover the upcoming Edouard Cortes show in France, Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really! and the Art Market (London sales).