Vote Now – Project putting British art on billboards unveils longlist for public vote
Project putting British art on billboards unveils longlist for public vote – A few weeks ago I wrote about the Art Everywhere project in the UK … well, on Friday voting began so get your vote in! Here is a … More…
Auctions Show Signs of Being Squeezed by Scarcity
Auctions Show Signs of Being Squeezed by Scarcity – More from Melikian on the recent London sales and the lack of high quality material coming to the market. This is happening in many areas of the art market (we are seeing … More…
Urban Nightmare, Sensual Landscapes in Corbusier Legacy
Urban Nightmare, Sensual Landscapes in Corbusier Legacy – currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC – Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscape. A retrospective featuring 320 works by one of the 20th centuries most influential architects. … More…
New York billionaire Leon Blacks bid to take £29m Raphael from UK blocked by Ed Vaizey
Back in December, Sotheby’s London auctioned a drawing by Raphael entitled, “Head of a Young Apostle.” After an intense bidding war, the work sold for £29 million , roughly three times the estimate and an auction record for a work on … More…
Dali Watercolors
Last month, 5/20/2013, I posted on a series of 14 watercolors heading to auction by the prominent Spanish surrealist painter, Salvador Dali. After remaining in a private collection for over 4 decades the works were set to be sold at … More…
Dia Renews Its Beacon for the Future
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Dia:Beacon, the art exhibition space, finally feels they have created a museum they can call home. Within the past four years annual visitorship has increased by 18% and continues to grow as art lovers come to … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Martin Rico y Ortega’s “Along the Canal”
Along the Canal. a lovely painting by the 19th century Spanish artist Martin Rico y Ortega that we sold a few years ago. Martin was born in Spain and received his early training their, before heading to Paris in 1860. … More…
Christopher Wool, Luhring Augustine Sued for $12 M
Christopher Wool, Luhring Augustine Sued for $12 M – here is an interesting story about Brand X Editions filing suit against a gallery and their artist for trying to renege on a deal. Should be interesting to see how this one … More…