Possible 19th Century Masterpiece Found Hiding In Santa Barbara
A hidden gem may have been uncovered in the beachy location of Santa Barbara. 19th century French painter, Delacroix, best known for his “Liberty Leading the People” is the artist Eik Kahng believes is the authentic creator of the work. … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Sidney Richard Percy’s “Heather in the Highlands”
Heather in the Highlands. Here is a fabulous painting by the British Victorian landscape artist Sidney Richard Percy (1821-1886) that was just added to the Active Online Inventory. Percy was a member of the Williams family and is considered, by … More…
SAC’s Cohen to Auction Artworks Valued at $85 Million
SAC’s Cohen to Auction Artworks Valued at $85 Million this is interesting in that SAC Capital is accused of encouraging insider trading and will face a $1.8B fine. If true then Mr. Cohen and his firm made some, or all, of … More…
Banksy’s Donated Painting Sells For WHAT?!
Banksy’s Donated Painting Sells For WHAT?! — as many of you may know, Banksy has been tagging the City of NY all month long and along the way to added a little something to a painting he found in a … More…
Happy Birthday Vermeer & Bonnard!
Happy Birthday Johannes Vermeer, the 17th century Dutch painter, most famous for his masterpiece, “Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665),” with a top selling lot of over $30 million for his “A young woman seated at the virginals (1670)” in … More…
Anne Frank’s Amsterdam
One of the most wide known personal accounts of the Holocaust is from a young Jewish girl’s diary; Anne Frank. Born in 1929, it was not long until young Anne’s life turned into an endless nightmare. After Hitler gained control … More…
Calder’s Heirs Accuse Trusted Dealer of Fraud
A friendship between sculptor Alexander Calder and his gallery representative Klaus G. Perls turned the two men into “family.” Unfortunately, the tight bond was recently shattered when Calders’ heirs claimed fraud. According to them, Perls withheld tens of millions of … More…
Banksy Alters Painting Found at a Thrift Shore and Donates to Charity
Two months ago, a painting by K. Sager was bought at a NYC thrift shop for $50. Yesterday, the work was dropped back off at the shop without being noticed by who, with a small yet very important alteration. British … More…
Street Artist Actually Tries Sending His Work Into Space
As Banksy ends his month long tour around Manhattan a new European street artist has popped up the Big Apple. French artist, known as Invader, has been pasting his mosaics of vintage video game creatures around the city. His art … More…
Happy Birthday Angelica Kauffman!
Happy Birthday to the 18th century painter, Angelica Kauffman! When Kauffman was younger, her father toured her around Italy exposing her to the fine arts throughout the ancient cities. Her painting talent grew stronger and stronger as the years passed … More…