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It’s time to wise up to academic art
It’s time to wise up to academic art

It’s time to wise up to academic art

It’s time to wise up to academic art  – here is a nice article about The Birth of Impressionism — Freedom in Painting: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay at the National Art Center Tokyo.  As the museum’s web site states: “The … More…

All Shapes and Sizes
All Shapes and Sizes

All Shapes and Sizes

Artists can be pretty creative with their canvases; they come in all shapes and sizes. That’s no different for Dutch Bihary and the other contestants on “Skin Wars,” a new game show where professional body painters will square off to … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Storm King”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Storm King”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Ken Salaz’s “Storm King”

SOLD at the Newport Antiques Show, Storm King.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Emile Munier’s “May I Have One Too”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Emile Munier’s “May I Have One Too”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Emile Munier’s “May I Have One Too”

May I Have One Too. Here is a fabulous Emile Munier (1840-1895) that we sold a number of years ago.  

German Count Loans Emin’s $4.2 Million Messy Bed to Tate
German Count Loans Emin’s $4.2 Million Messy Bed to Tate

German Count Loans Emin’s $4.2 Million Messy Bed to Tate

German Count Loans Emin’s $4.2 Million Messy Bed to Tate – interesting to learn who actually bought the work, but I am not rushing over to see it.  I liked the part where they state that the artist was not sure … More…

Art Dealer’s Crazy Pad Sells for Almost Full $17 Million Ask
Art Dealer’s Crazy Pad Sells for Almost Full $17 Million Ask

Art Dealer’s Crazy Pad Sells for Almost Full $17 Million Ask

Check out  art dealer, Tobias Meyers’,  insane Time Warner condo that just sold for almost $17M!   Art Dealer’s Crazy Pad Sells for Almost Full $17 Million Ask 

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “At Poissy ‘Your Health'”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “At Poissy ‘Your Health'”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “At Poissy ‘Your Health'”

At Poissy ‘Your Health’.  Here is a beauty by Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) that we sold back in 1998.  

A Panda, an Orb and Farrah’s Footprints
A Panda, an Orb and Farrah’s Footprints

A Panda, an Orb and Farrah’s Footprints

A Panda, an Orb and Farrah’s Footprints – what do you do when a work of art will not fit in the elevator — hoist!  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Harvesters”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Harvesters”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Harvesters”

Harvesters.  a really fabulous painting by the 19th century French Realist artist Julien Dupre (1851-1910) that we sold a number of years ago.  

Not-So-Secret Secret: Art at Lincoln Center
Not-So-Secret Secret: Art at Lincoln Center

Not-So-Secret Secret: Art at Lincoln Center

Not-So-Secret Secret: Art at Lincoln Center – who knew?  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) William A. Suys, Jr.’s “Dawn Departure”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) William A. Suys, Jr.’s “Dawn Departure”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) William A. Suys, Jr.’s “Dawn Departure”

William A. Suys, Jr.’s, Dawn Departure, available at the Newport Antiques Show!  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “By Moonlight”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “By Moonlight”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) David Palumbo’s “By Moonlight”

A stunning Palumbo, By Moonlight, making its way to a new home!      

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): John Stobart’s “Isles of Shoals, White Island Light”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): John Stobart’s “Isles of Shoals, White Island Light”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): John Stobart’s “Isles of Shoals, White Island Light”

Isles of Shoals, White Island Light.  here is an available painting by John Stobart (b.1929) that is on view at The Newport Antiques Show this weekend.  

“Fifty Objects That Shaped Rhode Island History” at The Newport Antiques Show
“Fifty Objects That Shaped Rhode Island History” at The Newport Antiques Show

“Fifty Objects That Shaped Rhode Island History” at The Newport Antiques Show

Object lessons –  “Fifty Objects That Shaped Rhode Island History,” a collaborative exhibit that draws from the collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society and Newport Historical Society. It will make its public debut in a display at the Newport Antiques … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Victor Gilbert’s “La marchande de fleurs”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Victor Gilbert’s “La marchande de fleurs”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Victor Gilbert’s “La marchande de fleurs”

La marchande de fleurs.  Here is a pretty watercolor from our SOLD archives by the French artist Victor Gilbert (1847-1933).  

Prado misplaces 885 artworks
Prado misplaces 885 artworks

Prado misplaces 885 artworks

Prado misplaces 885 artworks – here is an interesting story … seems like the Prado Museum has lost close to 900 works.  In the 1980s the number was about 350, in the 1990s the number was 500 and now… wow!  Maybe … More…