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Art for Sale: A Dereliction of Duty
Art for Sale: A Dereliction of Duty

Art for Sale: A Dereliction of Duty

Art for Sale: A Dereliction of Duty – interesting article about museums and the sale of their art.  This week the Delaware Art Museum sold a wonderful piece by William Holman Hunt in London.  I am sure that when their received … More…

Seeing What Cannot Be Seen
Seeing What Cannot Be Seen

Seeing What Cannot Be Seen

It’s not the first time and it certainly won’t be the last… Science and technology continue to open new doors when it comes to exploring the art world. It is pretty common for an artist to reuse a canvas and … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Ben Bauer’s “Moments After Day Break, Lowry, MN”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Ben Bauer’s “Moments After Day Break, Lowry, MN”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Ben Bauer’s “Moments After Day Break, Lowry, MN”

Moments After Day Break, Lowry, MN.     CLICK HERE to view all of Ben’s AVAILABLE works!

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jules Breton’s “Petite Glaneuse Assise dans un Champs”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jules Breton’s “Petite Glaneuse Assise dans un Champs”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jules Breton’s “Petite Glaneuse Assise dans un Champs”

Petite Glaneuse Assise dans un Champs.  here is a small Jules Breton (1827-1906) study, from c.1853, that we sold many years ago.  

Picasso at Four Seasons Will Go to Historical Society
Picasso at Four Seasons Will Go to Historical Society

Picasso at Four Seasons Will Go to Historical Society

Picasso at Four Seasons Will Go to Historical Society – seems like a good result … the curtain will go the the New York Historical Society where it will be preserved and viewed by many.    

Time For a Change
Time For a Change

Time For a Change

While nearly every industry continues to find innovative ways to use technology, art collectors are stuck in the dark ages when it comes to protecting their most prized possessions. We hear countless stories, week after week, of immensely valuable items … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Hope Banks’s “Americana & Iceberg Roses”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Hope Banks’s “Americana & Iceberg Roses”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Hope Banks’s “Americana & Iceberg Roses”

An AVAILABLE work by Holly Hope Banks on our website, Americana & Iceberg Roses.           CLICK HERE to view all of Holly’s AVAILABLE works! 

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jean B.C. Corot’s “La vache et sa gardienne”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jean B.C. Corot’s “La vache et sa gardienne”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Jean B.C. Corot’s “La vache et sa gardienne”

La vache et sa gardienne.  here is a wonderful landscape by the 19th century Barbizon master Jean B.C. Corot (1796-1875) that we sold a few years ago.  

Davos of Art World Lures Collectors to $4 Billion Fair
Davos of Art World Lures Collectors to $4 Billion Fair

Davos of Art World Lures Collectors to $4 Billion Fair

Davos of Art World Lures Collectors to $4 Billion Fair – this week the action moves to Switzerland …. Art Basel with 285 exhibitors and expected attendance of about 86,000.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): William Bouguereau’s “Marchande de grenades (Pomegranate Seller)”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): William Bouguereau’s “Marchande de grenades (Pomegranate Seller)”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): William Bouguereau’s “Marchande de grenades (Pomegranate Seller)”

Marchande de grenades (Pomegranate Seller).  Here is a fabulous painting by the 19th century French Academic master William A. Bouguereau (1825-1905) that we sold a number of years ago.  

3 Ways To Profit From Collecting Alternative Investments
3 Ways To Profit From Collecting Alternative Investments

3 Ways To Profit From Collecting Alternative Investments

3 Ways To Profit From Collecting Alternative Investments.  Clem Chamber’s take on the subject of alternative investments … art, gold coins, antiques, etc.  I did like one of his final thoughts: Buying a painting, or a old collectible trading card has … More…

German Museum exhibits van Gogh’s Ear
German Museum exhibits van Gogh’s Ear

German Museum exhibits van Gogh’s Ear

According to the Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Museums website (ZKM), the cultural institution is hosting a very important work of “living art.”  With the vision of artist Diemut Strebe, scientific engineering and computer imaging technology, the severed ear of Vincent van Gogh … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Allan Banks’s “Minstrel’s Melody”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Allan Banks’s “Minstrel’s Melody”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Allan Banks’s “Minstrel’s Melody”

A beautiful work by Allan Banks SOLD back in 2011, Minstrel’s Melody.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD): Albert Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Roses in a Vase”
Painting of the Day (SOLD): Albert Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Roses in a Vase”

Painting of the Day (SOLD): Albert Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Roses in a Vase”

Still Life of Roses in a Vase.  This one recently made its way to a new home in the Orient … Albert Tibule Furcy de Lavault (1847-1915).  

Third Point’s Loeb Backs Sotheby’s CEO After Proxy Fight
Third Point’s Loeb Backs Sotheby’s CEO After Proxy Fight

Third Point’s Loeb Backs Sotheby’s CEO After Proxy Fight

Third Point’s Loeb Backs Sotheby’s CEO After Proxy Fight – it should be interesting to see what happens next.  

Earliest Johannes Vermeer painting authenticated
Earliest Johannes Vermeer painting authenticated

Earliest Johannes Vermeer painting authenticated

The panting, Saint Praxedis, has been under scrutiny by authenticators for decades; questioning whether or not the work is in fact an early work (or the earliest work) by 17th century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer.  With the help of new … More…