Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Johan Jongkind’s “Nadorstlaan à Rotterdam”
Tate seeks rethink over ‘looted’ Constable seascape
Tate seeks rethink over ‘looted’ Constable seascape– I guess that as prices continue to rise, more people are going to try to get back works that were looted from their families. It will be interesting to see what the Tate … More…
Sotheby’s launches live auctions on eBay
April 1 debuts the merge of two large auction platforms — Sotheby’s and eBay. Sotheby’s hopes to drive traffic from eBay’s 155 million monthly users to their high end auctions, by the click of a mouse. The first sale, Modern and Contemporary … More…
Painting of the Day (from the SOLD archives): Antoine Blanchard’s “Moulin Rouge” #Paris
Moulin Rouge. Here is one of the hard to find scenes by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) that we sold about 6 years ago. It is another early example from Blanchard’s Paris Street Scene series which he began in the late 1950s … More…
Was Degas Really an Impressionist? – Musée des Impressionnismes
Rogier van der Weyden Rarities, Together at the Prado
Rogier van der Weyden Rarities, Together in Spain – If you happen to be traveling to Spain, here is a little exhibition at the Pardo (which runs through June 28) that you might like to see. Featured are 19 works by … More…
Hitler painting withdrawn from auction
Los Angeles auction house pulls Adolf Hitler’s watercolor painting from their sale. Believed to be painted in 1912 when Hitler was still a young struggling artist in Vienna, the auction house has decided against selling the floral work that held … More…
As Artworks Enter Public Domain, Rules Remain Confusing
As Artworks Enter Public Domain, Rules Remain Confusing– Here is a very interesting article, by Nina Siegal, about the confusion surrounding copyright laws — Europe vs. United States. At some point there needs to be a uniform standard, this just seems … More…
Metropolitan Museum of Art to Receive Gift of Japanese Art
Met to Receive Gift of Japanese Art – another amazing gift lands at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. This will make the Met’s collection of Japanese art one of the finest outside of Japan. In addition, the donor gave … More…
Stolen Chinese Mummified-Monk-Buddah May Have Been Found
It turns out that a statue of Buddha, which was the centerpiece of an ongoing exhibition at the Hungarian Natural History Museum, may be a stolen 1,100 year old mummy from the Fujian Providence. Inside the statue is believed to … More…
Pinturas académicas del Salón de París. Colecciones Musée D`Orsay’ – Virtual Tour
Visita Virtual ‘El canto del cisne. Pinturas académicas del Salón de París. Colecciones Musée D`Orsay’. Del 14 de febrero al 3 de mayo de 2015. Here is an amazing virtual tour for those who love the 19th century Academics. Featured, … More…