James Bond’s Lotus Sub Boosts $33 Million Sale, Jag Flops
James Bond’s Lotus Sub Boosts $33 Million Sale, Jag Flops – Here is more on the classic car auctions that took place in the UK this past weekend. Like the art market, when the sellers and auction rooms get greedy, the … More…
More on the Van Gogh Painting Discovery & Color Photo of Destroyed Sunflower Painting
Van Gogh Painting Discovery Links Fantasy, Severed Ear – here is a little more on the recently ‘discovered’ van Gogh landscape and images of another painting by the artist titled Six Sunflowers that was destroyed in 1945 during a bombing raid … More…
Technology Sheds Light on 6 Great Art Mysteries
John Delaney, the senior imaging scientist at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is scanning the museum’s works with new technologies that allow him to see not only what is beneath the painting but between each layer of … More…
Van Gogh Painting Discovered, Amsterdam Museum Reports
Van Gogh Painting Discovered, Amsterdam Museum Reports – deemed an authentic work after two years of research, Sunset at Montmajour (1888) will be on view at the Van Gogh Museum through January 12. The owner of the painting must be one … More…
Winners of the 2013 ARC Scholarship
Winners of the 2013 ARC Scholarship. Congratulations to all the winners … especially our friends at the Ani Art Academies: Roger Long (first place), Kevin Moore (second place), Kierstin Young (second place) and Emma Hirst (fourth place). Great job to … More…
Jack Beal, Optimistic New Realist Painter, Dies at 82
Jack Beal, Optimistic New Realist Painter, Dies at 82 – a leading member of a young group of artist from the 1960s and 70s who rejected the Abstract Expressionist movement in favor of Realism. Beal was known for his minutely … More…
Richard Avedon Portraits Go to Israel Museum & Koons Up For Sale
Richard Avedon Portraits Go to Israel Museum – here are two interesting stories. The first is about a series of Richard Avedon photographs that are being donated to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The second discusses Balloon Dog (Orange); a Jeff … More…
Shows at Asia Society and N.Y.U. Grey Art Gallery
Shows at Asia Society and N.Y.U. Grey Art Gallery – Two shows in New York show that Modernism was a global movement. “Iran Modern” runs through Jan. 5 at Asia Society Museum, 725 Park Avenue, at 70th Street and “Modern Iranian … More…