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In ‘33 Artists in 3 Acts,’ Sociologist Sarah Thornton Asks: What Is an Artist?
In ‘33 Artists in 3 Acts,’ Sociologist Sarah Thornton Asks: What Is an Artist?

In ‘33 Artists in 3 Acts,’ Sociologist Sarah Thornton Asks: What Is an Artist?

In ‘33 Artists in 3 Acts,’ Sociologist Sarah Thornton Asks: What Is an Artist? I guess this will make for an interesting read.  

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

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

A SOLD work by Guy Combes, Top Shelf (Leopard).  

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Rico y Ortega’s “Laguna Veneta and Rio della Croce” #venice
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Rico y Ortega’s “Laguna Veneta and Rio della Croce” #venice

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Rico y Ortega’s “Laguna Veneta and Rio della Croce” #venice

Laguna Veneta and Rio della Croce, Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore.  This little gem by Martin Rico y Ortega (1833-1908) just found a new home.  

Comments on the Art Market – Volume 167 is now AVAILABLE
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 167 is now AVAILABLE

Comments on the Art Market – Volume 167 is now AVAILABLE

Newsletter Archives.  The 167th edition of our Comments on the Art Market is now available.  Included in this edition are: The Dallas Show, Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really!?, The Art Market: Pre-season – Wine, American, Dutch, Contemporary, 19th … More…

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”

SOLD! A small work by Timothy W. Jahn, Strawberry and Grapes.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Alfred de Breanski’s “An Autumn Morning, Hurley Reach”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Alfred de Breanski’s “An Autumn Morning, Hurley Reach”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Alfred de Breanski’s “An Autumn Morning, Hurley Reach”

An Autumn Morning, Hurley Reach.  Here is a pretty little 19th century British Victorian landscape by Alfred de Breanski, Sr. (1852-1928) that is currently available.  

Pinault Buys 37 Works at Paris Art Fair as Richter Sells
Pinault Buys 37 Works at Paris Art Fair as Richter Sells

Pinault Buys 37 Works at Paris Art Fair as Richter Sells

Pinault Buys 37 Works at Paris Art Fair as Richter Sells– here is a small sales update from FIAC … looks like someone was on a buying spree.  

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”

Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine.  yes, here is another Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) that has just made its way to a new home.  

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”

Hill Country Moonrise: Blue Bonnets & Indian Paintbrush.  

A Fantasy Come True: review of “Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection” at the Met
A Fantasy Come True: review of “Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection” at the Met

A Fantasy Come True: review of “Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection” at the Met

A Fantasy Come True: review of “Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection” – another article on Lauder’s gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art … a great Cubist collection.  

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”

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

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Arc de Triomphe, Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 1900”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Arc de Triomphe, Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 1900”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Arc de Triomphe, Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 1900”

Arc de Triomphe, Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 1900.  This Antoine Blanchard will be making its way to a new home later this week.  

Sotheby’s sued after experts ‘didn’t spot painting was £10M Caravaggio’s The Cardships’
Sotheby’s sued after experts ‘didn’t spot painting was £10M Caravaggio’s The Cardships’

Sotheby’s sued after experts ‘didn’t spot painting was £10M Caravaggio’s The Cardships’

Sotheby’s sued after experts ‘didn’t spot painting was £10M Caravaggio’s The Cardships’ — all I can say is that you have to love the Old Master market.  It will be interesting to learn what happens.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Sunset over Palisades, NY 1”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Sunset over Palisades, NY 1”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Sunset over Palisades, NY 1”

A beautiful SOLD work by Ken Salaz, Sunset over Palisades, NY 1.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Maurice de Vlaminck’s “Bottes de palle”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Maurice de Vlaminck’s “Bottes de palle”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Maurice de Vlaminck’s “Bottes de palle”

Bottes de palle.  we just added this work on paper by Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958) to the web site.  It will be on view at the Dallas show which opens next week.  

Picasso Museum reopens after five-year renovation
Picasso Museum reopens after five-year renovation

Picasso Museum reopens after five-year renovation

Picasso Museum reopens after five-year renovation — the museum now boasts 40 rooms and 3,000 square metres of exhibition space. On display for the inaugural exhibition are some 400 pieces – just a fraction of the 5,000 artworks comprising the collection.