Contemporary Sales in London Continue
Tonight saw the second of several sales featuring art from the Contemporary side of the coin and as usual, the results were impressive. The sale featured 57 works, of which 47 found buyers (82.5%) and the total take was £87.97M ($144.6M). … More…
Richter Painting Leads Phillips’s $17 Million London Sale
Richter Painting Leads Phillips’s $17 Million London Sale – rthe contemporary auction action has started in London. On Monday Phillips started the show and some of the results were pretty good. A Lucien Smith painting brought £195K ($319K -during his first … More…
Another trove of art found in 2nd home of Nazi-era art dealer’s son
In addition to the 1,406 works that were recovered by German authorities in 2012 from Cornelius Gurlitt’s home in Munich, 60 more pieces have been found in Gurlitt’s residence in Salzburg, Austria. The newly found collection includes some major artists, … More…
Judge blocks plans to move Picasso painting from Four Seasons
Judge blocks plans to move Picasso painting from Four Seasons for fear that it will ‘crack like potato chips’ if not handled properly. A painted curtain by Pablo Picasso, which has hung in the hallway of the Four Seasons Restaurant … More…
Heroic Officer Saves the Greatest Painting – Piero della Francesca at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Heroic Officer Saves the Greatest Painting … currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Piero della Francesca: Personal Encounters. This tiny exhibit featured just 4 paintings by this Renaissance master. Remember, it is not about the quantity, but … More…
Old master of the faked paintings that sell for £250
Old master of the faked paintings that sell for £250 – here is another story from the Dark Side of the art world. Bill Harbord has been selling fake paintings for the past 50 years from his stalls all over London. … More…
Tate Britain to let visitors view art at night using remote-controlled robots
When the lights go out at the Tate Britain, a new museum tour will begin. The museum created a contest to help “enhance public enjoyment of art.” The contest winners, “The Workers,” have proposed a project that will allow online … More…