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…
Picasso Painting Fetches $31.5 Million at Sotheby’s Sale
Picasso Painting Fetches $31.5 Million at Sotheby’s Sale – interesting sale this evening. Big estimates for just average works … pre-sale estimate was $218M – $317M and the final total, with the buyer’s premium, was $219M. Now, $219M is a lot … More…
Gurlitt bequeathed art to the Kunstmuseum Bern
“Out of the blue” the Swiss museum, Kunstmuseum Bern, has been gifted the entire art collection of Cornlius Gurlitt. While the museum has had no prior relationship with the German art collector they are very grateful for the works. … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): a rare Antoine Blanchard: “Regent Street”
Regent Street. here is a very rare/unique view of London by the 20th century French artist Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) that we just posted to our web site. This is the only view of London, by the artist, to have surfaced. … More…
Christie’s First Spring Sale Drops Prices Back to Earth
Christie’s First Spring Sale Drops Prices Back to Earth — one really should not draw too many conclusions from the results of one sale. 53 works were offered and 6 failed to find buyers (88.7%) and the total take (with commissions) … More…