US judge rules against family over Nazi-seized Pissarro
Here is an interesting story about a US judge agreeing with the Thyssen-Bornenisza Museum / Spanish government that the Pissarro in question belongs to them. The Cassirer family, from whom the work was ‘taken’ in 1939, are going to appeal the … More…
Artist and Atelier Founder Jacob Collins on the Vitality of Masterful Art
Milene Fernandez of The Epoch Times posted an interesting interview of Jacob Collins (founder of the Grand Central Atelier) … his thoughts, feelings and role in the current Representational art movement. To read the full article, click HERE. This October our gallery will continue its … More…
Leonardo DiCaprio to donate art installation to LACMA
Actor, art enthusiast and environmentalist, Leonardo DiCaprio has plans to donate a large LED installation to the LACMA. The work by John Gerrard titled “Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada)” meshes DiCaprio’s passion for the arts and environmental conservation as it simulates … More…
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…