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…
Christie’s says 2013 was record year for art sales
The LA Times recently reported on Christie’s world breaking record for “highest total ever for an auction company.” In 2013 Christie’s brought in a total of $7.1 billion worth of art, jewelry and wine, a 16% increase from the previous … More…
Detroit Judge Denies Creditors a Role in Valuing Art
Detroit Judge Denies Creditors a Role in Valuing Art – the Detroit mess continues. Creditors wanted the city to fund a committee which would participate in making decisions on how the art is used in the reorganization … Judge Rhodes said … More…