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Painting of the Day (NEW & AVAILABLE) – Cesare Detti’s “The Departure”
Painting of the Day (NEW & AVAILABLE) – Cesare Detti’s “The Departure”

Painting of the Day (NEW & AVAILABLE) – Cesare Detti’s “The Departure”

The Departure.  Here is the first of many new 19th century European paintings we will be offering this season.  This one is by the Italian artist Cesare A. Detti (1847-1914).    

James Bond’s Lotus Sub Boosts $33 Million Sale, Jag Flops
James Bond’s Lotus Sub Boosts $33 Million Sale, Jag Flops

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
More on the Van Gogh Painting Discovery & Color Photo of Destroyed Sunflower Painting

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…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Justin Wood’s “Still Life with Pocket Watch and Fox Skull”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Justin Wood’s “Still Life with Pocket Watch and Fox Skull”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Justin Wood’s “Still Life with Pocket Watch and Fox Skull”

A new available work by Justin Wood, Still Life with Pocket Watch and Fox Skull.  

Technology Sheds Light on 6 Great Art Mysteries
Technology Sheds Light on 6 Great Art Mysteries

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…

Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’ “Notre Dame, Paris”
Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’ “Notre Dame, Paris”

Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’ “Notre Dame, Paris”

Notre Dame, Paris.  Here is a nice Edouard Cortes from the 1940s that just hit the SOLD archives.  

Mercedes Gullwing Tops $46 Million Collections at Auction
Mercedes Gullwing Tops $46 Million Collections at Auction

Mercedes Gullwing Tops $46 Million Collections at Auction

Mercedes Gullwing Tops $46 Million Collections at Auction – a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing sold for $1.15M this weekend … it was part of a collection of 54 Mercedes owned by a Portuguese collector.  

Van Gogh Painting Discovered, Amsterdam Museum Reports
Van Gogh Painting Discovered, Amsterdam Museum Reports

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

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…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile van Marcke de Lummen’s “The Watering Hole”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile van Marcke de Lummen’s “The Watering Hole”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile van Marcke de Lummen’s “The Watering Hole”

The Watering Hole.  A nice example of the 19th century French artist Emile van Marcke de Lummen’s (1827-1890) work that we sold back in 2001.  Love that little dog!  

Jack Beal, Optimistic New Realist Painter, Dies at 82
Jack Beal, Optimistic New Realist Painter, Dies at 82

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…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bouguereau’s “Pendant l’Orage”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bouguereau’s “Pendant l’Orage”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bouguereau’s “Pendant l’Orage”

Pendant l’Orage.  Here is a wonderful 19th century French Academic painting by William A. Bouguereau (1825-1905) that we sold back in the 1980s … more than 100 years after it was created.  

Richard Avedon Portraits Go to Israel Museum & Koons Up For Sale
Richard Avedon Portraits Go to Israel Museum & Koons Up For Sale

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…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – George S. Knowles’ “The Duet”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – George S. Knowles’ “The Duet”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – George S. Knowles’ “The Duet”

The Duet. Here is a late British Victorian painting by George Sheridan Knowles (1863-1931) that we sold many years ago.  

Shows at Asia Society and N.Y.U. Grey Art Gallery
Shows at Asia Society and N.Y.U. Grey Art Gallery

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…

‘Capturing Realism’ at Misericordia University
‘Capturing Realism’ at Misericordia University

‘Capturing Realism’ at Misericordia University

‘Capturing Realism’ –  another story about the upcoming Capturing Realism show at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Misericordia University.  This article features the work of Helen Crispino … you can also see some of her work on our web site.