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China’s Young Art Collectors Come of Age
China’s Young Art Collectors Come of Age

China’s Young Art Collectors Come of Age

China’s Young Art Collectors Come of Age— Like I have said before … rich or poor, it is good to have money — and in some of these cases, rich parents!  

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Femme a la Brouette”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Femme a la Brouette”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Femme a la Brouette”

Femme a la Brouette.  here is one of those, hard to find, early works by Julien Dupre (1851-1910).  This particular painting was done c.1885-1889.  

Visions of Chagall: Seeing a new world
Visions of Chagall: Seeing a new world

Visions of Chagall: Seeing a new world

Visions of Chagall: Seeing a new world.  William Cook’s coverage of Marc Chagall: A Retrospective that is at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels through June 28, 2015.  

Latest Press for our upcoming SEXES Show
Latest Press for our upcoming SEXES Show

Latest Press for our upcoming SEXES Show

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Amount of money that art sells for is shocking, says painter Gerhard Richter
Amount of money that art sells for is shocking, says painter Gerhard Richter

Amount of money that art sells for is shocking, says painter Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter calls the art market “hopelessly excessive” and believes the buyers who pay extreme prices for his works are fools and trusts the art market should soon “correct itself.” Amount of money that art sells for is shocking, says painter Gerhard Richter

Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “Window Light”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “Window Light”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “Window Light”

Window Light, a recently SOLD work by David Palumbo.  

Painting of the day (just hit the SOLD archives): Benjamin E. Fichel’s “Un Quatuor”
Painting of the day (just hit the SOLD archives): Benjamin E. Fichel’s “Un Quatuor”

Painting of the day (just hit the SOLD archives): Benjamin E. Fichel’s “Un Quatuor”

Un Quatuor.  A little gem by the 19th century French artist Benjamin Eugene Fichel (1826-1895) has made its way to a new home.  This particular painting is most likely the work he exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1870.  

America, the Capital of Asian Art
America, the Capital of Asian Art

America, the Capital of Asian Art

America, the Capital of Asian Art – sounds like it is time to go on a treasure hunt!  Only wish I knew what to look for!!!  

Islamic State extremists hit 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud with bulldozers
Islamic State extremists hit 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud with bulldozers

Islamic State extremists hit 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud with bulldozers

Islamic extremists have vandalized Nimrud, a 3,000 year old  Assyrian city in Iraq.  Using bulldozers to harm the ancient city, the terrorist group is now facing war crime charges.   Islamic State extremists hit 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud with bulldozers 

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ben Bauer’s “Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ben Bauer’s “Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ben Bauer’s “Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush”

Ben Bauer’s Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush, from the SOLD archives  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Leonard Moore Davis’s “Alaskan Mountains”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Leonard Moore Davis’s “Alaskan Mountains”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Leonard Moore Davis’s “Alaskan Mountains”

Alaskan Mountains.  here is another from the 1980s sold archives … this one by the American artist Leonard Moore Davis (1864-1938).  

Monet for nothing: How Paul Durand-Ruel risked it all for Impressionism
Monet for nothing: How Paul Durand-Ruel risked it all for Impressionism

Monet for nothing: How Paul Durand-Ruel risked it all for Impressionism

Monet for nothing: How Paul Durand-Ruel risked it all for Impressionism.  Nice article by William Cook on Paul Durand-Ruel’s continued support of the Impressionists and the current exhibition – Inventing Impressionism – at The National Gallery, London.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Thomas Luny’s “Engagement Between Sir George Brydges Rodney and the Spanish Squadron…”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Thomas Luny’s “Engagement Between Sir George Brydges Rodney and the Spanish Squadron…”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Thomas Luny’s “Engagement Between Sir George Brydges Rodney and the Spanish Squadron…”

Engagement Between Sir George Brydges Rodney and the Spanish Squadron, Commanded by Don Juan de Langara, Near Cape St. V.  From our 1980s sold archives … a fabulous British naval battle scene by Thomas Luny that was painted in 1782. … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Stuart Dunkel’s “2 for Breakfast”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Stuart Dunkel’s “2 for Breakfast”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Stuart Dunkel’s “2 for Breakfast”

An AVAILABLE work by Stuart Dunkel, 2 for Breakfast.  

Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine Art Critic, Suspended From Facebook
Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine Art Critic, Suspended From Facebook

Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine Art Critic, Suspended From Facebook

Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine Art Critic, Suspended From Facebook– to each their own.  If you are not a fan of what Jerry Saltz posts, then do not follow him.  I am sure he loves all the additional PR he is … More…

Billionaire William Louis-Dreyfus Gifts $50 Million Art Collection to Harlem Kids
Billionaire William Louis-Dreyfus Gifts $50 Million Art Collection to Harlem Kids

Billionaire William Louis-Dreyfus Gifts $50 Million Art Collection to Harlem Kids

Billionaire William Louis-Dreyfus has spent the past fifty years creating an impressive art collection, roughly valued between $10 and $50 million.  After watching a segment on 60 Minutes about the Harlem Children’s Zone, an organization devoted to helping Harlem’s youth … More…