![505409 A self-portrait of a seated elderly man in a black suit, with the lapels covering medals attached to his breast.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/505409-square-7ab0cbdf39d95a0d7dc8520c95e9874e-.jpg)
Ingres: A Painter’s Own Worst Enemy
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was one of France’s great nineteenth-century master painters. He is often regarded as a Neoclassicist, but his work often transcended categories and labels. He was a bastion of artistic conservatism, often opposing the passion and sensuality of the … More…
![Screenshot 2023-06-14 at 11.50.53 AM A work on the left made of an orange an a banana adhered with silver duct tape to green panels. Meanwhile, the work on the right is made of a banana taped to a white wall.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-11.50.53-AM-1024x736-square-e0c16452609c78d3eef5c7e730b32dfd-.png)
A Totally Bananas Lawsuit
Not long ago, I wrote about Maurizio Cattelan’s absurdist conceptual work Comedian, consisting of a banana duct taped to a wall. Upon seeing a licensed version of the work displayed at the Leeum Museum in South Korea, one visitor decided … More…
![Screenshot (41) Colorful tiles that have fallen off a wall at Miami Beach Convention Center](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Screenshot-41-1024x698-square-41bd7eb6748f6cbed20a858fcfe51d74-.png)
Garbage In, Garbage Out: Miami Beach Sues Artist Over Shoddy Work
As much as many of us may want to, punishing an artist over bad art can be very difficult. But Sarah Morris is now discovering that it is possible to do just that. The city of Miami Beach, Florida, is … More…
![Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York 945 Madison Avenue, also known as the Breuer Building: a Brutalist, modernist building made of concrete and slate in what looks like an inverted ziggurat.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/MET_Breuer_48377070386-1024x1024-square-2d09ae0fd42aff3c635e19d2ea828780-.jpg)
Sotheby’s Buys The Breuer
945 Madison Avenue, commonly called the Breuer Building, may not be the tallest in Manhattan, but it’s certainly one of the most distinct. Built between 1964 and 1966 based on brutalist designs by Marcel Breuer, the Breuer Building was built … More…
![640px-British_museum_entrance The exterior facade of the British Museum in London.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/640px-British_museum_entrance-square-79ad5da07533f8eef9f4e1236d4f78bd-.jpg)
British Museum’s Petroleum Partnership At An End
The British Museum is a behemoth so extensive and unwieldy that it is often the last to conform to changes made long ago by comparable museums. They are noticeably behind the curve regarding issues like repatriation and NFTs. However, they … More…
![5d40bebb91a33.image A black-and-white photograph of the winding Snake River in the foreground, with the Grand Teton mountains rising into the clouds in the background.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/5d40bebb91a33.image_-1024x777-square-169ec5fbdada5a5284b321b3c6a407b0-.jpg)
Michigan Gallerist Stole $1.6M From Clients
Have you ever been caught in a lie? Have you ever tried to get out of trouble by lying again to make the initial lie make sense? Perpetually evading responsibility can be exhausting and, in the case of one Michigan … More…
![04sp-watches-emperor-inyt-01-lwzg-jumbo Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/04sp-watches-emperor-inyt-01-lwzg-jumbo-square-4294b2a868890aa826ad5734adc300c5-.jpg)
The Last Emperor’s Watch
The last Emperor of China was Aisin Gioro Puyi, also known as Henry Pu Yi. He was born on February 7, 1906, and became the Xuantong Emperor at the age of two in 1908. Talk about starting your career early! … More…
![4217_10738034_0 A Baroque neoclassical painting of Narcissus gazing at his own reflection in a pond, with other figures looking on](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/4217_10738034_0-square-672638343de0e788ceed15e5c771bfff-.jpg)
Artcurial Altercation
A London-based art dealer has gotten into a bit of a spat with the French auction house Artcurial. Patrick Matthiesen owns the Matthiesen Gallery, just around the block from St. James’s Square in London, specializing primarily in Old Master paintings. … More…
![Lead An artist's impression of the proposed monument Ascendant, to be built in honor of the late Queen Elizabeth II](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Lead-1024x681-square-3401e3557cf60e085d3e9018f8b40f4c-.jpg)
A Queenly Tribute: The New Monument To Elizabeth II
At the time of her death on September 8, 2022, most people on earth had not known another Queen of England apart from Elizabeth II. With the Second Elizabethan era concluded, no doubt the United Kingdom will soon be littered … More…
![Andy_Warhol_at_the_Jewish_Museum_(by_Bernard_Gotfryd)_–_LOC A color photograph of Andy Warhol in a suit and red tie standing in front of a colorful work featuring the faces of the Marx Brothers.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Andy_Warhol_at_the_Jewish_Museum_by_Bernard_Gotfryd_–_LOC-square-7d8721cc75bdda7e4b73514f0010e4b2-.jpg)
Supreme Court Rules Against Warhol Foundation
Last April, I wrote about an upcoming Supreme Court case concerning Andy Warhol’s Prince portraits. Well, the justices have reached their ruling. In a 7-2 decision, the court has decided against the Andy Warhol Foundation, finding that their licensing of … More…
![Screenshot 2023-05-17 at 11.45.16 AM A surrealist painting of a house amid trees shrouded in darkness, with a bright blue midday sky above.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Screenshot-2023-05-17-at-11.45.16-AM-836x1024-square-1406bb731abe3767d9281f1d21456b50-.png)
The Mo Ostin Collection at Sotheby’s New York
Christie’s and Sotheby’s sometimes mirror each other. That fact was more apparent during Sotheby’s sales on Tuesday, May 16, which came shortly after a pair of very successful Christie’s sales the previous Thursday. On Tuesday, Sotheby’s started with the collection … More…
![1869SchieleStanding_Woman_Covering_Face1911_M5S4176.jpg-(583EFAB5-2CFE-1005-9AA6-821652525123) An Egon Schiele watercolor and gouache painting of a thin woman in muted tones with both hands covering her face.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/1869SchieleStanding_Woman_Covering_Face1911_M5S4176.jpg-583EFAB5-2CFE-1005-9AA6-821652525123-705x1024-square-6707e064f29a5586976c716a50fe83a8-.jpg)
“Degenerate” Reunion
“Degenerate” was a term used by the Nazis to describe most modern art. The Nazis were vocally opposed to many modernist styles and schools since their streetfighting days in the 1920s. They preferred strict realism that elevated German ideals and … More…
![Screenshot 2023-05-12 at 6.26.08 AM A primitivist landscape showing a riverbank populated by flamingoes and small, dark figures in the distance. Large pink and yellow flowers sprout from the river in the foreground, while the background contains a forest of palms.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Screenshot-2023-05-12-at-6.26.08-AM-1024x716-square-b02fd3a3a3b834e8b127ce4b1a45ee15-.png)
Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale
Following the success of the Newhouse collection, Christie’s New York continued on Thursday evening with their 20th Century evening sale. This consisted of fifty-four lots from various collections, including that of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Christie’s sold most of the … More…
Sotheby’s New York Master Paintings
Sometimes a single painting can make or break a sale. For example, last year’s most valuable painting sold at auction was Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, part of the Thomas & Doris Ammann collection at Christie’s New York on … More…