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Baltimore 2013 – Photos During Set-up
Baltimore 2013 – Photos During Set-up

Baltimore 2013 – Photos During Set-up

Here are a few images of the booth during set-up … should be finished tomorrow.    

Baltimore 2013 – Before Shots of the Booth
Baltimore 2013 – Before Shots of the Booth

Baltimore 2013 – Before Shots of the Booth

Here are a few images of our booth before starting to hang the paintings.  

Sotheby’s to Auction Rare Blue Diamond
Sotheby’s to Auction Rare Blue Diamond

Sotheby’s to Auction Rare Blue Diamond

Sotheby’s has decided Hong Kong will be the best location to auction an incredibly rare 7.59 carat vivid blue diamond. With an estimate of $19 million, the stone could set a per-carat record for any diamond. The decision to sell … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”
Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”

Dianthus and Roses.

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case
Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home
Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home – Hidden for decades under a bedroom’s wallpaper, the mural is slowly emerging.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”

A Hot Day in the Harvest Field.  Here is a beautiful 19th century British Victorian landscape by William Gosling (1824-1883) that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1877.  The gallery sold this painting more than a decade ago.  

Dallas Tower Dithers as Glass Roasts Museum Masterpieces
Dallas Tower Dithers as Glass Roasts Museum Masterpieces

Dallas Tower Dithers as Glass Roasts Museum Masterpieces

Dallas Tower Dithers as Glass Roasts Museum Masterpieces – the battle continues and a solution needs to be found … just too much sunlight for the Nasher Sculpture Center.    

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Bouvard’s “View of the Basin of San Marco”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Bouvard’s “View of the Basin of San Marco”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antoine Bouvard’s “View of the Basin of San Marco”

View of the Basin of San Marco.  Here is a really nice Venetian scene by Antoine Bouvard (1870-1956) that we sold back in 2011.  

Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide
Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide

Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide

Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide – more from the Dark Side of the art world … though this time it is the recovery of a Renaissance astrolabe (from 1590) that was stolen from a Swedish castle 14 years … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Sleeping Putto”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Sleeping Putto”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Sleeping Putto”

Sleeping Putto.  Here is one from the SOLD archives that fans of 19th century French Academic art will enjoy.  This one is by Leon J.B. Perrault (1832 – 1908) and was painted in 1882.  

Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear
Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear

Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear

Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear – the accused now claim that none of the paintings were destroyed and want to make a deal for their return.

Struggling Immigrant Artist Tied to $80 Million New York Fraud
Struggling Immigrant Artist Tied to $80 Million New York Fraud

Struggling Immigrant Artist Tied to $80 Million New York Fraud

Struggling Immigrant Artist Tied to $80 Million New York Fraud – more from the GREED side … additional info on the Knoedler/Rosales mess.  It was only a matter of time before we learned who the ‘forger’ was … meet Pei-Shen Qian.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Munier’s “Feeding the Rabbits”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Munier’s “Feeding the Rabbits”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Munier’s “Feeding the Rabbits”

Feeding the Rabbits.  Here is a fabulous painting by the 19th century French Academic artist Emile Munier (1840-1895) that we sold a few years ago.  

Jasper Johns’s Assistant – James Meyer – Faces Fraud Charges
Jasper Johns’s Assistant – James Meyer – Faces Fraud Charges

Jasper Johns’s Assistant – James Meyer – Faces Fraud Charges

Jasper Johns’s Assistant Faces Fraud Charges  – another wonderful example of greed in the art world!  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry Woods’ “A Consultation”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry Woods’ “A Consultation”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry Woods’ “A Consultation”

A Consultation.  This interesting painting by the British Victorian artist Henry Woods (1846-1921) was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1916 and sold by the gallery a couple of years ago.