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Mitsuru Watanabe Shines at Christie’s

Mitsuru Watanabe Shines at Christie’s

Met Museum & Neue Galerie Announce Merger

Met Museum & Neue Galerie Announce Merger

Looted Painting Found With Nazi Collaborator’s Heirs

Looted Painting Found With Nazi Collaborator’s Heirs

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Missing 13th Century Painting Located
Missing 13th Century Painting Located

Missing 13th Century Painting Located

June 26, 2014

After three decades, the whereabouts of a 13th century painting that disappeared from a safety deposit box in Geneva has been located.  According to the Courthouse News, the “Madonna and Child” by an artist “within the ambit of Cimabue” was … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Resourceful”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Resourceful”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Resourceful”

June 26, 2014

A recently sold work by Stuart Dunkel, Resourceful.  

Painting of the Day (GONE): Antoine Blanchard’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine”
Painting of the Day (GONE): Antoine Blanchard’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine”

Painting of the Day (GONE): Antoine Blanchard’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine”

June 26, 2014

Rue Royale, Madeleine.  here is a large one by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) that just made its way to the ‘no longer available’ section of our web site.  

Collectors Balk at Prices at Christie’s $146 Million Sale
Collectors Balk at Prices at Christie’s $146 Million Sale

Collectors Balk at Prices at Christie’s $146 Million Sale

June 26, 2014

Collectors Balk at Prices at Christie’s $146 Million Sale – and here is what happens when you just do not get the ‘right stuff’!  Of the 60 works offered, 20 failed to find buyers … among the unsold works was their … More…

Monet’s Water Lilies Lead Sotheby’s $208 Million Auction
Monet’s Water Lilies Lead Sotheby’s $208 Million Auction

Monet’s Water Lilies Lead Sotheby’s $208 Million Auction

June 26, 2014

Monet’s Water Lilies Lead Sotheby’s $208 Million Auction – the demand for those trophy paintings is still running high.  If you have the right material, the sale will do well.  In this case they did and of the 46 works offered, … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Brandon D. Drake’s “Little Treats”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Brandon D. Drake’s “Little Treats”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Brandon D. Drake’s “Little Treats”

June 25, 2014

An early work by Brandon Drake, Little Treats, available at the gallery!    

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Guy Wiggins’ “The Library, Winter”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Guy Wiggins’ “The Library, Winter”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Guy Wiggins’ “The Library, Winter”

June 25, 2014

The Library, Winter.  Here is one we just added to the available online inventory by the 20th century American artist Guy C. Wiggins (1883-1962).  

Wilkie masterpiece rediscovered after 140 years
Wilkie masterpiece rediscovered after 140 years

Wilkie masterpiece rediscovered after 140 years

June 25, 2014

Wilkie masterpiece rediscovered after 140 years – this London dealer had a sharp eye and took an educated gamble … which paid off.  Nice going Mr. Elwes!  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Jay Davenport’s “Booze Brothers”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Jay Davenport’s “Booze Brothers”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Jay Davenport’s “Booze Brothers”

June 24, 2014

Booze Brothers  

Janitor Throws Out over 60 Artworks at Kunstakademie Dusseldorf
Janitor Throws Out over 60 Artworks at Kunstakademie Dusseldorf

Janitor Throws Out over 60 Artworks at Kunstakademie Dusseldorf

June 24, 2014

Students and faculty are outraged as 60 destroyed works were found in a dumpster outside the Kunstkademie Dusseldorf (Dusseldorf Academy of Art).  According to an article posted on ArtNet News, a frustrated janitor or group of janitors took knifes to … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Abbott Fuller Graves’s “Garden House, Gloucester”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Abbott Fuller Graves’s “Garden House, Gloucester”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Abbott Fuller Graves’s “Garden House, Gloucester”

June 24, 2014

Garden House, Gloucester.  This one, by the American Impressionist artist Abbott Fuller Graves (1859-1936), was added to the web site yesterday.  

Online Trove of Haring and Warhol Works Fake, Experts Say
Online Trove of Haring and Warhol Works Fake, Experts Say

Online Trove of Haring and Warhol Works Fake, Experts Say

June 24, 2014

Online Trove of Haring and Warhol Works Fake, Experts Say – very interesting story … one needs to be very careful while navigating the contemporary art market.  

Charcoal of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW) Guy Combes’s “Fighting Elephants – Lumo Conservancy, Kenya”
Charcoal of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW) Guy Combes’s “Fighting Elephants – Lumo Conservancy, Kenya”

Charcoal of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW) Guy Combes’s “Fighting Elephants – Lumo Conservancy, Kenya”

June 23, 2014

Check out this new work by Guy Combes, Fighting Elephants – Lumo Conservancy, Kenya.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Arthur J. Elsley’s “All Mine”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Arthur J. Elsley’s “All Mine”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Arthur J. Elsley’s “All Mine”

June 23, 2014

All Mine.  here is another excellent work by the 19th/20th century British Victorian artist Arthur John Elsley (1860-1952) that we sold many years ago.  

Billionaires at Basel Bet Art Is Better Investment Than Cash
Billionaires at Basel Bet Art Is Better Investment Than Cash

Billionaires at Basel Bet Art Is Better Investment Than Cash

June 23, 2014

Billionaires at Basel Bet Art Is Better Investment Than Cash – more from Basel where the contemporary art dealer market is in full swing.    

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Charles Van den Eycken’s “Kittens at Play”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Charles Van den Eycken’s “Kittens at Play”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Charles Van den Eycken’s “Kittens at Play”

June 20, 2014

Kittens at Play.  here is one for all you cat fans from the 2006 SOLD archives by Charles Van den Eycken (1859-1923).  

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