Eli and Edythe Broad Build a Museum for Their Art Collection
Kelly Crow brings us another great American success story … a boy growing up in the Bronx becomes one of America’s richest men and along the way, one of the great art collectors of all time. Now he and his … More…
The Rusty Versailles Vagina
I’m pretty certain this headline will grab some attention… The most recent addition to the gardens at the Palace of Versailles is titled “Dirty Corner,” and more directly dubbed the “Queen’s Vagina” by the artist and creator himself, Anish Kapoor. … More…
CSI-style investigation shows Dutch museum’s painting really is a Rembrandt
After eight years of intense restoration the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague has reattributed one of their star paintings “Saul and David” to the Dutch master, Rembrandt van Rijn. Since the work was originally acquired over a century ago by … More…
Sylvester Stallone: not your average Hollywood painter
While the exhibition Sylvester Stallone, Real Love: Paintings 1975-2015 (at the Musée d’art moderne et d’art contemporain in Nice, France) is over, it still makes for an interesting story. If you are a successful actor, can you be a successful … More…
Man who bought the world’s most expensive sculpture revealed
It has been confirmed that hedge fund billionaire, Steven Cohen, was the buyer of Alberto Giacometti’s 1947 masterpiece “Man Pointing,” a life-size bronze sculpture of a thin man that became the most expensive sculpture to sell at auction. The work sold … More…
Russia Wants a Piece of the Contemporary Art Movement
Kelly Crow, in her WSJ article, states that “despite decades of Soviet-era isolation and today’s economic and political tensions, Moscow is positioning itself as a center for cutting-edge art, with a high-profile, contemporary art museum opening its new home in Gorky … More…
Great Britain’s First Triple Crown Winner: West Australian (1853) by Harry Hall.
Source: West Australian, with Jockey Up & Trainer – in celebration of America’s newest Triple Crown winner — American Pharoah — here is a painting by Harry Hall that we sold many years ago featuring Great Britain’s first Triple Crown winner — … More…
In Honor of Ugo Giannini, a World War II Soldier, “Composition with Bust”
Source: Composition with Bust – Ugo Giannini (1919-1993) was one of many who participated in the Normandy invasion and was among the first wave of soldiers to land on Omaha Beach shortly after H-Hour on D-Day. It was a harrowing experience … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Guy C. Wiggins’ “Along 59th Street in Winter”
Source: Along 59th Street in Winter – We just added this New York City winter scene by Guy C. Wiggins (1883-1962) to our available online inventory. This painting features the horses and carriages on 59th Street — just outside Central Park. … More…
Svetlana Petrova and Fat Cat Art
It appears that the online cat craze has finally made it to the contemporary art world. Russian artist Svetlana Petrova is now altering some of the best known works of art with the addition of Zarathustra (her fat ginger cat). I guess some … More…