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Sotheby’s London Modern & Contemporary Evening Sale

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Nathan Scheer | June 28, 2024
Monet’s London

Monet’s London

Kapoor At The Cathedral

Kapoor At The Cathedral

Gérôme & Muenier: A French Village’s Painters’ Trail

Gérôme & Muenier: A French Village’s Painters’ Trail

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A comical way to turn £50,000 into £500
A comical way to turn £50,000 into £500

A comical way to turn £50,000 into £500

July 9, 2013

A comical way to turn £50,000 into £500: Artist makes papier mache sculpture out of rare Avengers comics without realising  – not sure whether one should laugh or cry … I am pretty sure Andrew Vickers is not laughing.

Billy the Kid Note Leads Harrisburg Wild West Auction
Billy the Kid Note Leads Harrisburg Wild West Auction

Billy the Kid Note Leads Harrisburg Wild West Auction

July 9, 2013

Billy the Kid Note Leads Harrisburg Wild West Auction – some very interesting Western artifacts are being offered for sale later this week.  It will be interesting to see how they do … including Doc Holliday’s dentist’s chair.  

Israel and Vatican close to signing Holy Land accord
Israel and Vatican close to signing Holy Land accord

Israel and Vatican close to signing Holy Land accord

July 8, 2013

Israel and Vatican officials believe they are closer than ever to signing an agreement involving a number of disputed Holy Land sites.  One site in particular that is a top concern is Jerusalem’s Cenacle, which has influenced countless works of … More…

California Court Dismisses Steven Brooks’ Case Against Sotheby’s
Diana wounded by Cupid by Van Loo

California Court Dismisses Steven Brooks’ Case Against Sotheby’s

July 8, 2013

Here is an update on the Steven Brooks vs. Sotheby’s lawsuit about Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as Diana Wounded by Cupid, a painting by Louis-Michel van Loo he bought back in 2004 for $96,000 which was once owned by … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Barry Oretsky’s “The 4D’s Diner”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Barry Oretsky’s “The 4D’s Diner”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Barry Oretsky’s “The 4D’s Diner”

July 8, 2013

The 4D’s Diner, available at Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc.  

Lasers & Art Conservation
Lasers & Art Conservation

Lasers & Art Conservation

July 8, 2013

A professor at Duke University has “accidentally” discovered a new way to analyze paintings. Dr. Warren S. Warren (clearly had some creative parents), head of Duke’s Center for Molecular and Biomedical Imaging,  developed a laser called the pump-probe laser to … More…

Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “A Rest in the Woods”
Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “A Rest in the Woods”

Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “A Rest in the Woods”

July 8, 2013

A Rest in the Woods.  This painting by the 19th century British Victorian artist Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924) was recently added to our web site and has already found a new home.  

National Medal of Arts Award for Ellsworth Kelly
National Medal of Arts Award for Ellsworth Kelly

National Medal of Arts Award for Ellsworth Kelly

July 8, 2013

National Medal of Arts Award for Ellsworth Kelly – The award will be presented on July 10.  

Manager Says Met Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors
Manager Says Met Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors

Manager Says Met Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors

July 8, 2013

Manager Says Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors – here is an interesting development in the lawsuit against the Met.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “A Pensive Moment”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “A Pensive Moment”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “A Pensive Moment”

July 7, 2013

A Pensive Moment.  A very interesting painting by the 19th century American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) that we sold back in 2000.  

The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint
The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint

The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint

July 7, 2013

The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint – The Discovery of Paris: Watercolours by Early 19th-Century British Artists (running until September 15) at the Wallace Collection.  

Mexico at the Royal Academy
Mexico at the Royal Academy

Mexico at the Royal Academy

July 7, 2013

Mexico at the Royal Academy – “Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-40” is at the Royal Academy until Sept 29.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “The Old Mill”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “The Old Mill”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “The Old Mill”

July 6, 2013

The Old Mill.  Here is one we sold more than 10 years ago by the 19th century British Victorian artist Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924).  

Tate show charts history of violence against art
Tate show charts history of violence against art

Tate show charts history of violence against art

July 6, 2013

Tate show charts history of violence against art – with all the recent attacks, this seems to be a timely exhibit — Art Under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm will be at Tate Britain from 2 October-5 January.

Early European Painting of America Is Sold to Rijksmuseum
Early European Painting of America Is Sold to Rijksmuseum

Early European Painting of America Is Sold to Rijksmuseum

July 6, 2013

Early European Painting of America Is Sold to Rijksmuseum – The Rijksmuseum has acquired one of the earliest known depictions of America painted in the history of Western art, Jan Mostaert’s “Discovery of America.” The work, painted some time between 1525 and … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Georges Weiss’s “Afternoon Interlude”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Georges Weiss’s “Afternoon Interlude”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Emile Georges Weiss’s “Afternoon Interlude”

July 5, 2013

Afternoon Interlude.  Here is a lovely 19th century French painting by Emile Georges Weiss (b.1861) that we sold back in the 1980s.  

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