Morris Louis: An Early Leader in Postwar Abstraction
Morris Louis: An Early Leader in Postwar Abstraction – for those who are fans of the Color Field artist Morris Louis, there is a small exhibition of his work at the Baltimore Museum of Art (it runs through February 9). Louis, … More…
Monet Painting Worth $32 Million Stolen From Philippine’s Former First Lady
Vilma Bautista, a foreign service officer and later personal secretary for the ex-president of the Philippines wife, Imelda Marco, has been indited on charges of conspiracy, tax fraud and offering a false instrument for filing for attempting to illegally sell … More…
Downloading the Getty
The Getty Museum in L.A. has uploaded over 10,000 high resolution images to the web of their collection. Famous works that you can now download to your computer, tablet and smart phone include works from Van Gogh, Durer, Manet and … More…
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives) – Charles Leickert’s “Figures Skating on a Frozen River”
Tracey Emin’s Bed Sells for Record $778,900 in London
Tracey Emin’s Bed Sells for Record $778,900 in London – more on the action in London. Glenn Brown’s Ornamental Despair, which was purchased in 2002 for £32,900, sold for £3.6M. The sale brought in a total of £21.5M … a little … More…
Top 5 World’s Wealthiest Artists
1. Damien Hirst with a net work of $350 million 2. Jasper Johns & Andrew Vicari tie at second with a net work of $210 million, each. 3. Jeff Koons & David Choe tie at fourth place with a net … More…
29 Picasso Artworks Hit The Bidding Block At The Same Time
29 Picasso’s will hit the market at Christie’s upcoming sale. The works come from the same collection; a Holocaust survivor, philanthropist and gallery owner, Jan Krugier, who passed away in 2008. One lot alone, “Tête”, made of cut iron has a … More…
Old Master Found in Africa Mansion Fetches $9.6 Million
Old Master Found in Africa Mansion Fetches $9.6 Million Looks like the art world action is heating up in London with a number of fairs featuring both contemporary and traditional work and a series of contemporary auctions. This is only the … More…
Check out ArtPrice’s Top 50 Contemporary Artists 2013
ArtPrice’s annual report on the top 50 contemporary artists. The graph consists of the auction sales records of artists born after 1945 from July 2012 to June 1013. This is the first time that the records exceed 1 billion euros! … More…
Iconic Keith Haring Mural Is Restored
In the late 1980’s Pop artist and social activist Keith Haring paired up with a young group of New York and Philadelphia children to paint a large mural of his iconic whimsical stick figures in Philadelphia. After over two decades … More…