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Vandalized Rothko painting back on display at the Tate
Vandalized Rothko painting back on display at the Tate

Vandalized Rothko painting back on display at the Tate

Back in October 2012, co-founder of the artistic movement “yellowism,” Wlodzimierz Umaniec, vandalized Mark Rothko’s 1958 painting Black on Maroon at the Tate.  Rothko donated the work to the museum in 1970 where it has become one of the collections … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Hope Banks’s “Tulips and Fruit”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Hope Banks’s “Tulips and Fruit”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Hope Banks’s “Tulips and Fruit”

A beautiful still life by Holly Hope Banks, Tulips and Fruit.  

Painting of the Day (another very recent addition): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Drying the Clothes”
Painting of the Day (another very recent addition): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Drying the Clothes”

Painting of the Day (another very recent addition): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Drying the Clothes”

Drying the Clothes.  here is a ‘new’ work by the 19th century American/French artist Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) that was just added to our web site.  

Why Realism? Part 4: Reviving a Knowledge Desert
Why Realism? Part 4: Reviving a Knowledge Desert

Why Realism? Part 4: Reviving a Knowledge Desert

Why Realism? Part 4: Reviving a Knowledge Desert – here is part 4 of Fred Ross’ take on Realism.    

Missing Van Gogh painting reported found in safe-deposit box in Spain 
Missing Van Gogh painting reported found in safe-deposit box in Spain 

Missing Van Gogh painting reported found in safe-deposit box in Spain 

Tax collectors in Spain have found what is believed to be a van Gogh that has been missing for about four decades.  Located in a safe-deposit box, the small 1 foot by 1 foot landscape was uncovered during a tax-evasion … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Allan Banks’s “Girl with Lute”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Allan Banks’s “Girl with Lute”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Allan Banks’s “Girl with Lute”

Girl with Lute  

Painting of the Day (just added to the site): Alonso-Perez’s “The Postman”
Painting of the Day (just added to the site): Alonso-Perez’s “The Postman”

Painting of the Day (just added to the site): Alonso-Perez’s “The Postman”

The Postman.  here is one of the best works we have seen by the 19th century Spanish artist Alonso-Perez (1881-1914).  

Why Realism? Part 3: How Realism Became a Dirty Word
Why Realism? Part 3: How Realism Became a Dirty Word

Why Realism? Part 3: How Realism Became a Dirty Word

Why Realism? Part 3: How Realism Became a Dirty Word – more from Fred Ross on Realism.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Justin Wood’s “Bowl and Blueberries”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Justin Wood’s “Bowl and Blueberries”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Justin Wood’s “Bowl and Blueberries”

This one recently sold at the Chicago Show, Bowl and Blueberries.  

Sculpture of the Day (AVAILABLE) Bart Walter’s “Tipping Point (Grizzly Bear)”
Sculpture of the Day (AVAILABLE) Bart Walter’s “Tipping Point (Grizzly Bear)”

Sculpture of the Day (AVAILABLE) Bart Walter’s “Tipping Point (Grizzly Bear)”

We are switching it up a little bit! Here as a beautiful bronze by our one and only sculpture artist Bart Walter, Tipping Point (Grizzly Bear).  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Sally Swatland’s “The New Sailboat”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Sally Swatland’s “The New Sailboat”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Sally Swatland’s “The New Sailboat”

The New Sailboat  

Painting of the Day (another very recent sale): Edouard Cortes’ “Porte St. Denis”
Painting of the Day (another very recent sale): Edouard Cortes’ “Porte St. Denis”

Painting of the Day (another very recent sale): Edouard Cortes’ “Porte St. Denis”

Porte St. Denis.  here is another beauty by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that arrived at a new home this week.  

Why Realism? Part Two: The Non-Language of Modernism
Why Realism? Part Two: The Non-Language of Modernism

Why Realism? Part Two: The Non-Language of Modernism

Why Realism? Part Two: The Non-Language of Modernism.  Here is part II of Fred Ross’s take on Realism.  

Mediocre Night at Sotheby’s, as One-Third of the Art Does Not Sell
Mediocre Night at Sotheby’s, as One-Third of the Art Does Not Sell

Mediocre Night at Sotheby’s, as One-Third of the Art Does Not Sell

Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Evening sale did not do as well as they hoped.  With 71 works offered a third went unsold.  However, the sale did show us that the Asian market is still booming.  $63.9 M worth of art … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Tony South’s “The Fizz, The Fur and The Ferrous”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Tony South’s “The Fizz, The Fur and The Ferrous”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Tony South’s “The Fizz, The Fur and The Ferrous”

Another one of our favorite gorilla-hot-rod works by Tony, The Fizz, The Fur and The Ferrous.  

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Edouard Cortes’ “Rue du Temple, Paris”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Edouard Cortes’ “Rue du Temple, Paris”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD section): Edouard Cortes’ “Rue du Temple, Paris”

Rue du Temple, Paris.  here is another Paris street scene by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that just landed at its new home.