Happy Birthday Rembrandt van Rijn!
Who is the dark and mysterious man glaring out at you when you open up Google today? It is the legendary 17th century painter, Rembrandt van Rijn. Today marks the Dutch masters 407th birthday! Happy birthday Rembrandt! And…..Today also marks … More…
Rossetti drawing of best friend’s wife expected to sell for £1.8m in November
Rossetti drawing of best friend’s wife expected to sell for £1.8m – a chalk drawing of Proserpine will be sold in London this November. The last time it was publicly offered is 1970 when it made £4500. Now the saleroom is … More…
Chairwoman of the Hirshhorn Museum Board Cites Issues as She Resigns
Chairwoman of the Hirshhorn Museum Board Cites Issues as She Resigns – seems there are some serious issues with the Hirshhorn’s Board members — seems some of it revolves around and $15M inflatable bubble … gotta love the world of contemporary … More…
Only in America, or maybe not ? Part 3…by Howard Rehs
Only in America, or maybe not ? Part 3…by Howard Rehs | Art, Antiques and Luxury Design Blog. The 3rd, and probably final, part of this series … for those of you who are interested. Best read after a glass … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Edward Hughes’ “An English Artist Collecting Costumes in Brittany”
An English Artist Collecting Costumes in Brittany. Here is a great 19th century British Victorian painting by Edward Hughes (1832-1908) that we sold back in the 1980s. This work was painted in 1862 and exhibited at the Royal Academy that … More…
Frank Holl: Emerging from the Shadows at The Watts Gallery
Frank Holl: Emerging from the Shadows, The Watts Gallery, Compton, Guildford – an interesting exhibition featuring the works of the 19th century British Victorian artist Frank Holl (1845-1888) … a real powerful painter. This traveling exhibition will be on view at … More…
Victorian & British Impressionist Sale – Another One Hit Wonder?
Today’s sale of Victorian and British Impressionist works of art once again illustrated my point that there are far too many mediocre works of art coming to the market and buyers are being very selective. However, like all the recent … More…