Rare work by Victorian painter who worked in mental hospital spotted on eBay
Bought for 200 euros on eBay, a 31 page album filled with photographs, hand paintings and cards contained a unknown watercolor by Victorian painter Richard Dadd. At auction his works have fetched over $3 million! Rare work by Victorian … More…
Ansel Adams: An American Perspective at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Ansel Adams: An American Perspective – coming soon to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. This exhibition, which opens on March 15 and runs through June 1, will feature almost 60 photographs by Adams … considered one of the most important … More…
Jasper Johns testifies in federal fraud case against foundry owner
The artist Jasper Johns made a rare public appearance on Thursday to testify in a Manhattan federal court. The 83-year-old artist gave his testimony in the US Attorney’s case against a foundry owner, who allegedly made unauthorized copies of famous … More…
Anselm Kiefer Leads $4.5 Million Hong Kong Sale
Anselm Kiefer Leads $4.5 Million Sotheby Hong Kong Sale – the salesrooms are starting to pump up the offerings in Hong Kong. This was a ‘more affordable’ selection of contemporary art which brought in HK$34.69M (US$4.45M … high end of the … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILBLE): Georges Laugée’s “Feeding Time”
Feeding Time. Here is a fabulous Realist/Naturalist work by the 19th century French artist Georges Francois Laugée (1853-1937) that we just added to the available online inventory. Laugée was the son and student of Desire Laugée and the brother-in-law of … More…
France to Return 3 Artworks Looted in World War II
France to Return 3 Artworks Looted in World War II – the French have finally decided to ramp up their efforts to find and return to their rightful owners more than 2000 objects that were recovered after WW II. Through … More…
Man gets 4 years in art heist at home of financier Jeffrey Gundlach
Back in September 2012 Darren Agee Merager broke into investment fund manager, Jeffery Gundlach’s home in Santa Monica. By the end of the burglary, Merager had stolen millions of dollars worth of art, rare wines, watches and a 2010 Porsche … More…
Artwork taken by Nazis for sale in NY
With some hype surrounding the release of the movie “The Monuments Men,” a few works in Sotheby’s upcoming Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture sale are getting some extra attention. While the works themselves are not exactly “highlights” of the … More…
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “Faneuse”
Faneuse. Here is one by Julien Dupre (1851-1910) that came in and went out of the gallery so fast that we did not have time to offer it on our web site — it actually sold before the frame and … More…