Gallery looks to raise over £11 to keep Van Dyck self-portrait in the UK
London’s National Portrait Gallery has proposed a £12.5m appeal to purchase Van Dyck’s self-portrait, 1640-41. Sold in 2009 at Sotheby’s by the Earl of Jersey for £8.3m, Alfred Bader is the current owner. To acquire the work, the portrait gallery … More…
Apollo’s Black Makes Top 10 Art Power List Led by Koons
Apollo’s Black Makes Top 10 Art Power List Led by Koons – here they are, for 2013 … we missed it again — oh well, there is always next year!! The top 10 players are: 1. Jeff Koons, artist 2. … More…
In Spain, Nine Nabbed in Far-Reaching Picasso and Goya Forgery Ring
Nine people have been arrested for a conspiracy to sell forged works by Picasso, Goya, Manuel Viola, Menchu Gal and Benjamin Palencia in Spain. A well reputable gallery in Madrid has been trying to sell the works to numerous antique … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) George Cole’s “Early Morning on the Tamar, Devon”
Early Morning on the Tamar, Devon. Here is a beautiful British Victorian landscape by George Cole (1810-1883) that we just posted to the Online Inventory. This important work was exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1872. … More…
Zhu Dequn’s $9.1 Million Painting Sets Artist’s Record
Zhu Dequn’s $9.1 Million Painting Sets Artist’s Record – these prices are out of control … the real questions is: how did the rest of the sale do? Of the 68 works offered, 64 sold (94%) and the top lot was … More…
More victims of Abstract Expressionist fakes scandal revealed
The victims of the Knoedler Gallery fakes scandal include at least two museums, several dealers and a number of prominent collectors. A list shows numerous buyers of the fake Abstract Expressionist works and the prices they paid. Murry and Key … More…
Smithsonian Launches 3D Scanning, Printing Project
The Smithsonian Institution is well on their way carrying their collection into the 21st century online obsession. $350k is designated annually to fund 3D scanning and printing of their gigantic collections of 137 million objects. They plan to use this … More…
Thompson Comic Book Collection May Fetch $1M By The Years End.
Maggie Thompson is a well-known name in the comic book collectors’ world. Since the 1940’s she has acquired a collection of tens of thousands of comic books, keeping them in pristine condition. Now, at 70 years old, Thompson has decided … More…