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Ronnie Cutrone, a Warhol Assistant, Dies at 65
Ronnie Cutrone, a Warhol Assistant, Dies at 65

Ronnie Cutrone, a Warhol Assistant, Dies at 65

Ronnie Cutrone, a Warhol Assistant, Dies at 65 – One of the more colorful characters from the 60s and 70s art scene.  

Healing Newtown: Local Artists, Supporters Seek Permanent Home
Healing Newtown: Local Artists, Supporters Seek Permanent Home

Healing Newtown: Local Artists, Supporters Seek Permanent Home

Healing Newtown: Local Artists, Supporters Seek Permanent Home – here is a wonderful story about the power of art to help heal.

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Lai Fong’s “The Barque Lancashire”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Lai Fong’s “The Barque Lancashire”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Lai Fong’s “The Barque Lancashire”

The Barque Lancashire.  Since we are in Newport, here is a nice 19th century marine painting by Lai Fong that we sold many years ago.  

Francis Bacon’s paintbrushes expected to fetch £25,000 at London auction
Francis Bacon’s paintbrushes expected to fetch £25,000 at London auction

Francis Bacon’s paintbrushes expected to fetch £25,000 at London auction

Francis Bacon’s paintbrushes expected to fetch £25,000 at London auction – it is amazing to think that some used paint brushes might be worth this sort of money — it will be interesting to see what they actually bring.  

In an uncertain Egypt, street artists rein in their outrage
In an uncertain Egypt, street artists rein in their outrage

In an uncertain Egypt, street artists rein in their outrage

In an uncertain Egypt, street artists rein in their outrage – it seems that even the artist (painters, sculptors, musicians, etc.) have toned down their messages … at least for the time being.      

Newport Show – After Shots
Newport Show – After Shots

Newport Show – After Shots

Here are a few images of our booth after set up.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Hunt’s “Detention”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Hunt’s “Detention”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Hunt’s “Detention”

Detention.  Another from that gallery’s sold archives — a wonderful 19th century British Victorian painting by Charles Hunt (1829-1900) … sold back in the 1980s — about 100 years after it was painted.  

Dreams and the Renaissance – in Florence & Paris
Dreams and the Renaissance – in Florence & Paris

Dreams and the Renaissance – in Florence & Paris

Dreams and the Renaissance –  a review of Dreams in the Renaissance at the Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Through Sept. 15 and then on to the Musée de Luxembourg, Paris from Oct. 9 through Jan. 26.  

Burned Paintings Found in Stove Ashes of Suspect’s Mother
Burned Paintings Found in Stove Ashes of Suspect’s Mother

Burned Paintings Found in Stove Ashes of Suspect’s Mother

Burned Paintings Found in Stove Ashes of Suspect’s Mother – I guess that is one to get rid of the evidence … a really sad story for the art world.  

Newport Show – Before Setting Up
Newport Show – Before Setting Up

Newport Show – Before Setting Up

Here are a few photos of our booth before setting up (will post finished photos later today):  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Seymour J. Guy’s “Daydreaming”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Seymour J. Guy’s “Daydreaming”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Seymour J. Guy’s “Daydreaming”

Daydreaming.  Here is a wonderful 19th century American painting by Seymour Joseph Guy (1824-1910) that we sold back in the 80s.  

Blue Rooster Takes Over Plinth in Trafalgar Square London
Blue Rooster Takes Over Plinth in Trafalgar Square London

Blue Rooster Takes Over Plinth in Trafalgar Square London

Blue Rooster Takes Over Plinth in Trafalgar Square London -more from the amazing contemporary art world in Great Britain.  

Jeffrey Deitch Resigns as Los Angeles Museum Director
Jeffrey Deitch Resigns as Los Angeles Museum Director

Jeffrey Deitch Resigns as Los Angeles Museum Director

Jeffrey Deitch Resigns as Los Angeles Museum Director – that did not take too long.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Banks’s “Mandevilla and Roses”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Banks’s “Mandevilla and Roses”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Holly Banks’s “Mandevilla and Roses”

Mandevilla and Roses, by Holly Banks.  

Two articles on the Degas “Discoveries”
Two articles on the Degas “Discoveries”

Two articles on the Degas “Discoveries”

The Degas Debate: Analyzing the Controversial Plasters Benatov: The Man Behind the Bronzes  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles E. Delort’s “At the Window”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles E. Delort’s “At the Window”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles E. Delort’s “At the Window”

At the Window.  A pretty little 19th century French Academic painting we sold a few years ago by Charles Edouard Delort (1841-1895).