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…
‘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…
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…
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
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…