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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

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”

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

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”

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”

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

$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)”

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”

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.