Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Edouard Toudouze’s “The Costume Ball”
The Costume Ball. this important painting by the 19th century French artist Edouard Toudouze (1848-1907) was sold by the gallery back in the 1980s. It is one of the largest and most impressive paintings, by the artist, that we have … More…
Museums’ Property Claims Are Not Simply About Evidence
Challenging a museum’s ownership of artifacts is fairly common, but it is far less common for the museum to actually give back the piece. Museums must perform an intense balancing act when it comes to doing the right thing. On … More…
Leading Saudi soldier-artist sets up peacemaking art foundation
One of my favorite subjects to study in art history was the way an art movement unified a country or region during the time of war, rallies and despair. The first movement that comes to mind when thinking of this … More…
Russian Fine Arts Museum Head Leaves After 52 Years
Russian Fine Arts Museum Head Leaves After 52 Years – Irina Antonova, director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, is stepping down. Antonova, who is now 91, has been in the position for more than half a century – wow! … More…
Second art attack at Westminster Abbey
Just weeks after a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was defaced with spray paint, a second act of vandalism has occurred in Westminster Abbey. Cheryl Corless, from Stolen Children of the UK, allegedly spray painted a statue in the church … More…
Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon
Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon – the last Contemporary sale of the season. This was a small sale of just 26 lots and the total take was £12.3M (low end of the estimate was £11.9M — so they only … More…