Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “La Faneuse”
Source: La Faneuse – a powerful work by the 19th century French Realist artist Julien Dupré (1851-1910) that passed through our hands in the early 1990s. This particular painting was done during the 1880s … the height of Dupré’s career. … More…
Buyer of Goldwyn Picasso Is a Chinese Movie Mogul
Pablo Picasso’s Femme au Chignon un Fauteuil was acquired at the recent sale by Chinese movie tycoon Wang Zhongjun for $29.9M (he was also the buyer of the van Gogh still life that sold last November for $61.8M). Guess the … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Tito Lessi’s “A Game of Chess”
Source: A Game of Chess – here is a real gem by the 19th century Italian artist Tito Lessi (1858 – 1917) that we just added to our available online inventory. This particular work dates from 1886 (a time when the artist … More…
Van Gogh Painting Is Star During Last Night’s Auction
Last night’s Impressionist and Modern sale brought in $368M … not a bad total considering more than 20% of the works offered did not sell (64 works offered and 50 sold). The top lot for the evening was Vincent … More…
Controversial Art Show in Texas Turns Deadly
Art shows are a place of freedom, a place to express yourself; more so, they are supposed to be a safe place to express your ideas… Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Approximately 200 people were in attendance at … More…
Will Picasso take the lead in 2015?
The contemporary, impressionist and modern sales in New York City is known to cater to the extremely wealthy collectors that will battle it out on the auction block for the latest blue-chip work on the market. This time around, Picasso’s “Women of Algiers” … More…
Pre-Raphaelite study discovered behind door in English mansion – Flaming June
A study for the head of Sir Frederic Lord Leighton’s “Flaming June” was recently discovered behind the bedroom door in a 16th century manor house that was owned by the Duchess of Roxburghe (she passed away last year at the age … More…