The Golden Age of Abstraction: Right Now
When given the terms, Cubism, Classicism, Impressionism or Dadaism certain artists tend to stand out more than others. Works by Cezanne, Bernini, Monet and Duchamp are what I would pair with the given genres. Looking back at the history of … More…
Norman Rockwell Painting Disappears From Storage
Norman Rockwell’s “Sport” bought for over $1 million at Sotheby’s, NYC, auction earlier this year has gone missing. The work had been placed in storage at Welpak Art Moving and Storage in Queens, NY. The storage facility claims to have … More…
Chinese Buying Frenzy Results in $540 Mln Auction Record
Chinese Buying Frenzy Helps Sotheby’s to $540 Mln Record – it appears that the Chinese market is in full swing and the action is as hot as ever. Some of the prices paid are just mind boggling. $30.5M for a … More…
More From The Show — A Few EXTRA Walls
The jeweler across from us – Hollis Reh (no relation) – offered their walls … so we have a number of works in prime locations along the isles and inside their booth — Tony South, James N. Hollingsworth, Julie Bell, … More…
Miró found at art handlers
Miro’s 1975 “Guadí XIX” has finally been discovered after disappearing three years ago from the Kubo-Kuto Gallery exhibition. The missing work was not reported to police until August 2013 and was quickly recovered. The Miro was found in the office of Balears Art … More…
Motherwell foundation supports Sandy survivors
From October 20 through December 15, the Deadalus Foundation, which manages the estate of Robert Motherwell, the Brooklyn Rail magazine and Jamestown Charitable Foundation will host a selling exhibition of over 300 artists affected by Hurricane Sandy. All of the … More…
118.28-carat, D flawless, type IIa oval-shaped diamond Sells for Record Price – $238M HKD
Highlighting the Hong Kong sales was a 118.28-carat, D flawless, type IIa oval-shaped diamond. It received a great deal of pre-sale publicity as the largest D flawless stone to be sold at auction. Bidding opened at $180M HKD, stalled at … More…