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Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Timothy Jahn’s “The Secret”
Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Timothy Jahn’s “The Secret”

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Timothy Jahn’s “The Secret”

Timothy Jahn’s, The Secret.  

Van Gogh: murder mystery or straightforward suicide?
Van Gogh: murder mystery or straightforward suicide?

Van Gogh: murder mystery or straightforward suicide?

Below is a link to a controversial article about Van Gogh’s death. Even though the incredibly influential post-Impressionist artist claimed his fatal gunshot wound was a suicide attempt there may have been another individual involved in his death.  A taunting … More…

Art Everywhere: Paintings set for billboard exhibition
Art Everywhere: Paintings set for billboard exhibition

Art Everywhere: Paintings set for billboard exhibition

Look! Up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…. Art!?   Set to go on display in just a few days, 22,000 billboards across the UK will feature paintings as part of an “open-air” art exhibition. In … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Louis Aston Knight’s “Beaumont-le-Roger”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Louis Aston Knight’s “Beaumont-le-Roger”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Louis Aston Knight’s “Beaumont-le-Roger”

Beaumont-le-Roger. Here is a new addition to our available online inventory by Louis Aston Knight (1873-1948).  

The Art of the Phony by Charles Hope
The Art of the Phony by Charles Hope

The Art of the Phony by Charles Hope

The Art of the Phony by Charles Hope – a review of 3 books dealing with the art of the forger and how they can fool the ‘expert’.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVE) Ben Bauer’s “Starbuck Moonrise”
Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVE) Ben Bauer’s “Starbuck Moonrise”

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVE) Ben Bauer’s “Starbuck Moonrise”

Ben Bauer’s, Starbuck Moonrise.  

Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Antonio Jacobsen’s “The Nathaniel Blake”
Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Antonio Jacobsen’s “The Nathaniel Blake”

Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Antonio Jacobsen’s “The Nathaniel Blake”

The Nathaniel Blake.  This one just hit the SOLD archives … a wonderful early painting by the 19th century American marine artist Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921).  

Is Amazon Art a doomed venture? Let’s hope so
Is Amazon Art a doomed venture? Let’s hope so

Is Amazon Art a doomed venture? Let’s hope so

Nominated as one of the most influential economists of the last decade, Tyler Cowen critiques Amazon Art. Is Amazon Art a doomed venture? Let’s hope so.

Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show
Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show

Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show

Frida Kahlo Meets Lovers Trotsky, Rivera in Mexico Show  – on view, through September 29, at the Royal Academy, London: Mexico: A Revolution of Art 1910-1940.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW ARTIST!!) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW ARTIST!!) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW ARTIST!!) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”

We would like to welcome David Palumbo to the Rehs Contemporary Family, here is one of his works that is now available at the gallery, Autumn Morning Through an Open Window.  

Italian police seize huge haul of illicit antiquities
Italian police seize huge haul of illicit antiquities

Italian police seize huge haul of illicit antiquities

Police in southern Italy have seized almost 600 illegally excavated artifacts intended to be sold on the black market.  These well preserved artifacts included, ancient Greek ceramics ranging from a large Greek krater estimated to be worth around €150,000 to … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert T. Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Peonies”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert T. Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Peonies”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert T. Furcy de Lavault’s “Still Life of Peonies”

Still Life of Peonies.  Here is a very nice 19th century still life by the French artist Albert T. Furcy de Lavault (1847-1915) that we sold to a Canadian collector in 1995.  

Top 20 Female Artists Fetch $1.8 Billion; Mitchell Leads
Top 20 Female Artists Fetch $1.8 Billion; Mitchell Leads

Top 20 Female Artists Fetch $1.8 Billion; Mitchell Leads

Top 20 Female Artists Fetch $1.8 Billion; Mitchell Leads – here is where the women artists stand in the rankings.  

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!
Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest American Pop Art icons, Andy Warhol!  In the 1960’s, Warhol began to paint his most recognizable works, such as dollar bills, Campbell’s Soup Cans, Coca-Cola bottles, Marilyn Monroe (which I will own one, … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bromley’s “The Young Fisherman”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bromley’s “The Young Fisherman”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bromley’s “The Young Fisherman”

The Young Fisherman.  here is a pretty little British Victorian painting by William Bromley, III (fl.1835-1888) that we sold back in 1986.  

Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000
Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000

Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000

Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000 – since the work was never registered on an international database as being stolen what do you expect?  Cannot really fault the auction room.  Sad thing is the seller (who seems … More…