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Zeng Work at $23.3 Million Leads Records at H.K. Auction
Zeng Work at $23.3 Million Leads Records at H.K. Auction

Zeng Work at $23.3 Million Leads Records at H.K. Auction

Zeng Work at $23.3 Million Leads Records at H.K. Auction – it appears this is going to be a hot season.  This past weekend sales in China were doing well and a record price was paid for Zeng Fanzhi’s The Last … More…

Art for Small Apartments and Budgets at New York’s Affordable Art Fair
Art for Small Apartments and Budgets at New York’s Affordable Art Fair

Art for Small Apartments and Budgets at New York’s Affordable Art Fair

Art for Small Apartments and Budgets at New York’s Affordable Art Fair – Last day – show hours are 11 am – 6 pm … hope you can stop by.    

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert Goodwin’s “Picking Bluebells”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert Goodwin’s “Picking Bluebells”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Albert Goodwin’s “Picking Bluebells”

Picking Bluebells.  Here is a 19th century British Victorian painting by Albert Goodwin (1845-1932) that was originally created in the 1880s and we sold in the 1980s.  

Think Matisse’s work could be done by a child? Think again, says Sir Nicholas Serota
Think Matisse’s work could be done by a child? Think again, says Sir Nicholas Serota

Think Matisse’s work could be done by a child? Think again, says Sir Nicholas Serota

Think Matisse’s work could be done by a child? Think again, says Sir Nicholas Serota – this blockbuster exhibition at the Tate Modern is going to prove wrong the critics who claim that Matisse’s late cut-out works could have been done … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Louis Aston Knight’s “Summer Morning”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Louis Aston Knight’s “Summer Morning”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Louis Aston Knight’s “Summer Morning”

Summer Morning.  Here is a very nice painting by the late 19th / early 20th century French/American artist Louis Aston Knight (1873-1948) that is heading back from the Aston Knight exhibition in France … should be back in the gallery … More…

Seeing Double – Van Gogh the Tweaker
Seeing Double – Van Gogh the Tweaker

Seeing Double – Van Gogh the Tweaker

Seeing Double – Van Gogh the Tweaker – Van Gogh Repetitions opens at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C. this weekend.  The exhibit explores van Gogh’s répétitions with 13 examples and attempts to resolve the sequence of these works through X-rays and … More…

Some Pictures From Opening Night at The Affordable Art Fair
Some Pictures From Opening Night at The Affordable Art Fair

Some Pictures From Opening Night at The Affordable Art Fair

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bouguereau’s “Premières Caresses”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bouguereau’s “Premières Caresses”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Bouguereau’s “Premières Caresses”

Premières Caresses.  Here is one we sold a number of years ago by the 19th century French Academic master William A. Bouguereau (1825-1905).  

Magritte’s Weird Eyes, Nude Torsos Amuse; Indiana LOVE
Magritte’s Weird Eyes, Nude Torsos Amuse; Indiana LOVE

Magritte’s Weird Eyes, Nude Torsos Amuse; Indiana LOVE

Magritte’s Weird Eyes, Nude Torsos Amuse; Indiana LOVE – here are two shows that are currently on view in NYC: “Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938” runs through Jan. 12 at the Museum of Modern Art AND “Robert Indiana: Beyond Love” runs … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Brandon Drake’s “Baseball”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Brandon Drake’s “Baseball”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Brandon Drake’s “Baseball”

Baseball.  Here is a real gem by the very talented Brandon Drake that we recently added to the Online Inventory.  This painting, along with a few others by the artist, is featured in our booth at the Affordable Art Fair … More…

Paintng of the Day (SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’s “Chalet de jardin, Normandie”
Paintng of the Day (SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’s “Chalet de jardin, Normandie”

Paintng of the Day (SOLD archives) – Edouard Cortes’s “Chalet de jardin, Normandie”

Chalet de jardin, Normandie.  Here is another painting that hit the SOLD archives this week … an very nice Cortes garden scene.  

Ferrari GTO Becomes Most Expensive Car at $52 Million
Ferrari GTO Becomes Most Expensive Car at $52 Million

Ferrari GTO Becomes Most Expensive Car at $52 Million

Ferrari GTO Becomes Most Expensive Car at $52 Million – amazing prices being paid for amazing and rare autos.    

Do you really know what you are selling? By Howard Rehs
Do you really know what you are selling? By Howard Rehs

Do you really know what you are selling? By Howard Rehs

Do you really know what you are selling? By Howard Rehs – a new posting on the Art, Antiques and Luxury Design Blog.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Francois Brunery’s “A Question of Theology”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Francois Brunery’s “A Question of Theology”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Francois Brunery’s “A Question of Theology”

A Question of Theology.  Here is a great cardinal painting by the 19th century Italian artist Francois Brunery’s (1849-1926).  

HSBC May Make $19.5 Million in Canaletto Sale
HSBC May Make $19.5 Million in Canaletto Sale

HSBC May Make $19.5 Million in Canaletto Sale

HSBC May Make $19.5 Million in Canaletto Sale – a pair of paintings by Canaletto, owned by HSBC, will be auctioned off this December in London.  The pair have been entered as one lot and carry an estimate of £8 – … More…

Warhol’s $60 Million Coke Faces Koons, Richter in Auction
Warhol’s $60 Million Coke Faces Koons, Richter in Auction

Warhol’s $60 Million Coke Faces Koons, Richter in Auction

Warhol’s $60 Million Coke Faces Koons, Richter in Auction – the hype is starting … this season will be an interesting one.