Books Stolen by Suicide Librarian Return to Sweden – this is very nice for the library, but I am sure that the unsuspecting book deal who bought them is not very happy.  

Selling Off Detroit’s Art Could Depress Global Market – more on the mess in Detroit and the idea of selling off the museum’s collection to pay off the creditors.  I am not sure I agree with the thought that it will … More…

Canadian painter Alex Colville dies – one of Canada’s most artists died last week.  Alex Colville was born in Toronto, raised in Nova Scotia and served during WW II as a war artist.  Today his amazing works are in high demand … More…

Vermeer’s Virginal Player Led Astray By Cupid in London – Martin Gayford’s short review of “Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure” at the National Gallery, London, until Sept 8.  

A Review of ‘Maine Sublime,’ a Frederic Church Exhibition, at Olana in Hudson – Sylviane Gold’s review of “Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,” Evelyn and Maurice Sharp Gallery at Olana through October 27.