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Painting of the Day (SOLD section): Edward C. Williams’s “The Old Roadside Inn”
Painting of the Day (SOLD section): Edward C. Williams’s “The Old Roadside Inn”

Painting of the Day (SOLD section): Edward C. Williams’s “The Old Roadside Inn”

The Old Roadside Inn.  Here is a great British Victorian landscape by Edward Charles Williams (1807-1881).  

A Point of View: Has modern art exhausted its power to shock?
A Point of View: Has modern art exhausted its power to shock?

A Point of View: Has modern art exhausted its power to shock?

A Point of View: Has modern art exhausted its power to shock?.  Here is a very interesting article by Roger Scruton.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Dragontail Sunset”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Dragontail Sunset”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Dragontail Sunset”

Dragontail Sunset, a SOLD work by Ken Salaz.  

Man Goes to Jail for Punching a Hole in a Monet Painting Worth $10 Million
Man Goes to Jail for Punching a Hole in a Monet Painting Worth $10 Million

Man Goes to Jail for Punching a Hole in a Monet Painting Worth $10 Million

Andrew Shannon, 49, has been sentenced to five years in prison after punching a hole through Claude Monet’s masterpiece, Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat, worth $10 million.  The painting hung on the wall at the National Gallery of Ireland … More…

Painting of the Day (a recent addition to the SOLD archives): Marcel Dyf’s “Flowers in a Vase”
Painting of the Day (a recent addition to the SOLD archives): Marcel Dyf’s “Flowers in a Vase”

Painting of the Day (a recent addition to the SOLD archives): Marcel Dyf’s “Flowers in a Vase”

Flowers in a Vase.  This classic still life by the 20th century artist Marcel Dyf (1899 – 1985) did not last very long.  

Art Basel Miami Beach Continues Season’s Fast Pace
Art Basel Miami Beach Continues Season’s Fast Pace

Art Basel Miami Beach Continues Season’s Fast Pace

Art Basel Miami Beach Continues Season’s Fast Pace– here is some news on the action at Art Basel where more than $3 billion worth of art is on display.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Timothy W. Jahn’s “Strawberry and Grapes”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Timothy W. Jahn’s “Strawberry and Grapes”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Timothy W. Jahn’s “Strawberry and Grapes”

A SOLD work by Tim Jahn, Strawberry and Grapes.  

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Tom Mostyn’s “In the Meadows, Bushy Mill, Herts”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Tom Mostyn’s “In the Meadows, Bushy Mill, Herts”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Tom Mostyn’s “In the Meadows, Bushy Mill, Herts”

In the Meadows, Bushy Mill, Herts.  here is another British Victorian work by Tom Mostyn (1864-1930) that just hit the SOLD archives.  

UK museums receive £45m of art in inheritance-tax windfall
UK museums receive £45m of art in inheritance-tax windfall

UK museums receive £45m of art in inheritance-tax windfall

UK museums receive £45m of art in inheritance-tax windfall – here is a great way to build a fabulous collection!  In this case, everyone wins.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “2 pm”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “2 pm”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “2 pm”

2 pm, SOLD at the Dallas Show.  

‘If she’s a painter, I’m Rembrandt’
‘If she’s a painter, I’m Rembrandt’

‘If she’s a painter, I’m Rembrandt’

Jonathan Jones’s review on Maggi Hambling’s latest collection “Walls of Water” at the National Gallery, London is summed up perfectly as… “She is a ‘painter’. Yeah, and I’m Rembrandt.”   Jonathan Jones reviews Maggi Hambling: ‘If she’s a painter, I’m … More…

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Tom Mostyn’s “Picnicking Along the Thames”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Tom Mostyn’s “Picnicking Along the Thames”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Tom Mostyn’s “Picnicking Along the Thames”

Picnicking Along the Thames.  This 1890s work by the British Victorian artist Tom Mostyn (1864-1930) has just hit the sold archives.  

Turner masterpiece sells for £30.3m ($52M), setting world auction record for artist
Turner masterpiece sells for £30.3m ($52M), setting world auction record for artist

Turner masterpiece sells for £30.3m ($52M), setting world auction record for artist

Turner masterpiece sells for £30.3m, setting world auction record for artist– not a bad result … but I do find it interesting that a Modern work of art can reach levels of $100M plus while one of the last available GREAT paintings … More…

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”

A recently SOLD work by Ben Bauer, Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush.  

2014 HOLIDAY CATALOG
2014 HOLIDAY CATALOG

2014 HOLIDAY CATALOG

As the year comes to an end, we pause to remember each of you and the importance you have here at Rehs Contemporary.  May the joy of the holidays fill your hearts and homes with warmth, love and laughter. Are … More…

Mouse movie ‘Stuart Little’ leads to long-lost painting
Mouse movie ‘Stuart Little’ leads to long-lost painting

Mouse movie ‘Stuart Little’ leads to long-lost painting

Art Historian, Gergely Barki,  researching the avant garde works of Robert Bereny, was shocked to spot a long lost painting by the artist on the wall of the movie his daughter was watching. On set of the 1999 movie, Stuart … More…