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Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Alonso-Perez’s “Billet-Doux”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Alonso-Perez’s “Billet-Doux”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Alonso-Perez’s “Billet-Doux”

Billet-Doux.  An interesting piece by the 19th century Spanish artist Alonso-Perez (1881-1914) that we sold a number of years ago.  

Dubai $45 Million Fair Stars Kapoor Mirror, Chastity Belt
Dubai $45 Million Fair Stars Kapoor Mirror, Chastity Belt

Dubai $45 Million Fair Stars Kapoor Mirror, Chastity Belt

Dubai $45 Million Fair Stars Kapoor Mirror, Chastity Belt Art Dubai opens today and runs through the 22nd … in case you happen to be in the area!  

Hidden Art Collection Comes to Auction
Hidden Art Collection Comes to Auction

Hidden Art Collection Comes to Auction

After 88 years in storage, George D. Horst’s collection of sculptures and paintings ranging from Impressionist to Barbizon works will be hitting the auction block.   Hidden Art Collection Comes to Auction 

Painting of the Day (SOLD – Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends) Sharon Hourigan’s “Busted”
Painting of the Day (SOLD – Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends) Sharon Hourigan’s “Busted”

Painting of the Day (SOLD – Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends) Sharon Hourigan’s “Busted”

Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Louis Aston Knight’s “A River Landscape – Fall”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Louis Aston Knight’s “A River Landscape – Fall”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Louis Aston Knight’s “A River Landscape – Fall”

A River Landscape – Fall.  here is a tranquil French river landscape by Louis Aston Knight (1873 – 1948) that we added to our web site yesterday.  

A Different Angle on Gauguin – Museum of Modern Art
A Different Angle on Gauguin – Museum of Modern Art

A Different Angle on Gauguin – Museum of Modern Art

A Different Angle on Gauguin – MoMA’s current show, Gauguin: Metamorphoses, spans the years 1886 to 1903 and includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics and experimental prints (he developed a technique of oil transfer drawing).  The exhibition runs through June 8.  

Dubai’s Metro Stations Are Getting An Artistic Overhaul
A colorful train on the tracks

Dubai’s Metro Stations Are Getting An Artistic Overhaul

Dubai plans to remodel their metro stations into museums and metro cars into traveling works of art! An Artistic Environment – Dubai’s Metro stations are getting an artistic overhaul! | Artoholics Anonymous.

Art World’s Cream Rises at Maastricht
Art World’s Cream Rises at Maastricht

Art World’s Cream Rises at Maastricht

I thought last weeks Armory Show in NYC was pretty intense but this week in Maastricht, nearly 300 dealers came together for one of the worlds largest and most prestigious art fairs, The European Fine Art Fair. The event runs … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Kevin Moore’s “Fallen Glory”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Kevin Moore’s “Fallen Glory”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Kevin Moore’s “Fallen Glory”

Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends.  

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Edward Charles Williams’ “An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent”
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Edward Charles Williams’ “An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent”

Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Edward Charles Williams’ “An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent”

An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent.  this large painting by the 19th century British Victorian landscape artist Edward Charles Williams (1807-1881) is heading off to a new home today.  Originally done in 1850, this is a classic example of the … More…

‘Jasper Johns: Regrets’ at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC
‘Jasper Johns: Regrets’ at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC

‘Jasper Johns: Regrets’ at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC

‘Jasper Johns: Regrets’—Portrait of an artist’s friend –  a new show just opened at the Museum of Modern Art featuring some recent works by Jasper Johns which are all based on a single photograph of Lucian Freud.  

Netherlands restitutes two works to heir of Holocaust victim
Netherlands restitutes two works to heir of Holocaust victim

Netherlands restitutes two works to heir of Holocaust victim

Two works believed to be forcefully sold during the Holocaust are now being returned to their rightful heirs.  The Dutch Golden Age paintings, Amsterdam Town Hall by Gerrit Berckheyde and View of a Dutch Harbour with Figures by Adam Willaerts were … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Rodney O’Dell Davis’s “The Dark Side of the Force”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Rodney O’Dell Davis’s “The Dark Side of the Force”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Rodney O’Dell Davis’s “The Dark Side of the Force”

Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Walter Williams’ “A Surrey Cornfield”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Walter Williams’ “A Surrey Cornfield”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Walter Williams’ “A Surrey Cornfield”

A Surrey Cornfield.  here is one from the the 1980s SOLD archives by the British Victorian landscape artist Walter Williams (1835-1906).  

Research Reveals Need for a More Personal, Transparent Art Market
Research Reveals Need for a More Personal, Transparent Art Market

Research Reveals Need for a More Personal, Transparent Art Market

Research Reveals Need for a More Personal, Transparent Art Market.  An interesting article on the art market from Christine Lin.  I am still a firm believer that you need to buy works of art that you will enjoy owning and … More…

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Anthony Waichulis’ “Hi-Yo Silver”
Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Anthony Waichulis’ “Hi-Yo Silver”

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Anthony Waichulis’ “Hi-Yo Silver”

Hi-Yo Silver.  here is another early Red Dot from the Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends exhibition … a GREAT Waichulis!