Masterpiece of ancient Egyptian art could be a modern forgery
“Meidum Geese,” an important work at Cairo’s Egyptian Museum has been taken off display after Egyptologist Tiradritti had suspicions of it being a modern forgery. His doubts are led by the species of geese depicted in the work, these birds … More…
Painting of the Day (hitting the SOLD archives this week): Montague Dawson’s “Ocean Greetings”
Ocean Greetings. Here is an incredible painting by Montague Dawson (1895-1973), which never even made it to our available online inventory, is now berthed at its new home. This work was passed down in the same family since 1946 and was … More…
A Mammoth Paris Show Covers Velázquez’s Career – Grand Palais, Paris
A Mammoth Paris Show Covers Velázquez’s Career– a new exhibit at the Grand Palais in Paris will explore the works of Diego Velázquez. This show, which opened on the 25th, runs through July 13. If you happen to be in Paris … More…
Facebook updates banned content guidelines, including what nudity can be shared
After some bad publicity and pending litigation in a Paris court, Facebook has updated some of their policies on posted content. While there are several provisions that address controversial points like pornographic imagery, breast-feeding, rules for criminal or violent activity… under … More…
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Johan Jongkind’s “Nadorstlaan à Rotterdam”
Tate seeks rethink over ‘looted’ Constable seascape
Tate seeks rethink over ‘looted’ Constable seascape– I guess that as prices continue to rise, more people are going to try to get back works that were looted from their families. It will be interesting to see what the Tate … More…
Sotheby’s launches live auctions on eBay
April 1 debuts the merge of two large auction platforms — Sotheby’s and eBay. Sotheby’s hopes to drive traffic from eBay’s 155 million monthly users to their high end auctions, by the click of a mouse. The first sale, Modern and Contemporary … More…
Painting of the Day (from the SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Moulin Rouge” #Paris
Moulin Rouge. Here is one of the hard to find scenes by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) that we sold about 6 years ago. It is another early example from Blanchard’s Paris Street Scene series which he began in the late 1950s … More…
Was Degas Really an Impressionist? – Musée des Impressionnismes
Rogier van der Weyden Rarities, Together at the Prado
Rogier van der Weyden Rarities, Together in Spain – If you happen to be traveling to Spain, here is a little exhibition at the Pardo (which runs through June 28) that you might like to see. Featured are 19 works by … More…
Hitler painting withdrawn from auction
Los Angeles auction house pulls Adolf Hitler’s watercolor painting from their sale. Believed to be painted in 1912 when Hitler was still a young struggling artist in Vienna, the auction house has decided against selling the floral work that held … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 172 is OUT!
Newsletter Archives. This month we include a number of interesting articles: More on our upcoming SEXES show, Stocks, Amy’s always interesting Really! column, Alyssa’s Tales from the Dark Side, Proper Dealer Etiquette and Lance covers The Art Market.