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Christie’s Old Masters

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Valenciennes Museum Proposes Name Change

Valenciennes Museum Proposes Name Change

Sotheby’s London Modern & Contemporary Evening Sale

Sotheby’s London Modern & Contemporary Evening Sale

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Painting of the Day (SOLD) Erik Koeppel’s “Indian River County, Florida”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Erik Koeppel’s “Indian River County, Florida”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Erik Koeppel’s “Indian River County, Florida”

December 15, 2014

A nice Florida scene by Erik Koeppel, sold.

Guy Bennett to Qatar Museums
Guy Bennett to Qatar Museums

Guy Bennett to Qatar Museums

December 12, 2014

Guy Bennett to Qatar Museums– a former head of Christie’s Impressionist and Modern department is now the museum’s director of collections and acquisitions.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry Victor Lesur’s “At the Street Market”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry Victor Lesur’s “At the Street Market”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Henry Victor Lesur’s “At the Street Market”

December 12, 2014

At the Street Market.  Here is one from the SOLD archives by the 19th century French artist Henry Victor Lesur (1863 – 1900).  

Thieves walk out of Madrid gallery with 70 paintings
Thieves walk out of Madrid gallery with 70 paintings

Thieves walk out of Madrid gallery with 70 paintings

December 12, 2014

Thieves walk out of Madrid gallery with 70 paintings– now this theft from the Puerta de Alcalá art gallery is almost hard to believe.  

Peter Lik’s “Phantom” Image Sells for $6.5 Million
Peter Lik’s “Phantom” Image Sells for $6.5 Million

Peter Lik’s “Phantom” Image Sells for $6.5 Million

December 11, 2014

Photographer Peter Lik now holds four spots on the top 20 most expensive photographs sold list, including the number one spot for the recent sale of his image “Phantom,” which sold for a staggering $6.5 million.  Other works from the … More…

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives); Alonso-Perez’s “Waiting for the Clerk”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives); Alonso-Perez’s “Waiting for the Clerk”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives); Alonso-Perez’s “Waiting for the Clerk”

December 11, 2014

Waiting for the Clerk.  Here is one by the 19th century Spanish artist Alonso-Perez (1881-1914) that just made its way to a new home in the United Kingdom.  

N.Y. Art Gallery Owner Gagosian Wins End to Perelman Suit
N.Y. Art Gallery Owner Gagosian Wins End to Perelman Suit

N.Y. Art Gallery Owner Gagosian Wins End to Perelman Suit

December 11, 2014

N.Y. Art Gallery Owner Gagosian Wins End to Perelman Suit – it is amazing what goes on at the upper levels of the art market and as with any legal action, there is one happy party and one ‘not-so-happy’ party.  In … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Sit Down Too”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Sit Down Too”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Sit Down Too”

December 11, 2014

A SOLD small work by Stuart Dunkel, Sit Down Too.  

Painting of the Day (just SOLD) – Victor Marais-Milton’s “A Good Read”
Painting of the Day (just SOLD) – Victor Marais-Milton’s “A Good Read”

Painting of the Day (just SOLD) – Victor Marais-Milton’s “A Good Read”

December 10, 2014

A Good Read.  this very recent addition to our available inventory has now found a new home — Victor Marais-Milton’s A Good Read.    

$85,000 Picasso plate stolen from Miami art fair
$85,000 Picasso plate stolen from Miami art fair

$85,000 Picasso plate stolen from Miami art fair

December 10, 2014

$85,000 Picasso plate stolen from Miami art fair– even at one of the finest shows in the world things can go missing.  Below is an image of the work … .in case you are at a dinner party and happen … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Guy Combes’ “Top Shelf (Leopard)”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Guy Combes’ “Top Shelf (Leopard)”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Guy Combes’ “Top Shelf (Leopard)”

December 10, 2014

Top Shelf (Leopard) by Guy Combes, SOLD.    

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”

December 9, 2014

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?

December 9, 2014

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”

December 9, 2014

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

December 8, 2014

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”

December 8, 2014

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

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