Red is the colour of sex – and the colour of money when it comes to selling art
Red is the colour of sex – and the colour of money when it comes to selling art – it is true that certain colors will make a work more popular and easier to sell (so I guess, in the end, … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Antoine Blanchard’s “Rue Tronchet”
Rue Tronchet. here is a beautiful Paris street scene by the 20th century French artist Antoine Blanchard that we just added to the web site. It is an interesting view of the Madeleine from Rue Tronchet that was painted in … More…
Mark di Suvero at Crissy Field
Work Outstanding in Its Field | Mark di Suvero | Crissy Field – The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will be closing down from now through 2016 for a massive expansion so its director, Neal Benezra, was looking for exhibitions … More…
New Harmony: Abstraction Between the Wars, 1919-1939 at the Guggenheim Museum
German police break up international art forgery ring
German police have arrested two men who are believed to be the leaders of a group of artists that have been producing forged paintings since 2005. In all, it is estimated that over 400 paintings were created and sold with … More…
Oprah Donates $12 M. to Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture
Spacey’s Patron Bank of America Helps Restore Picasso, Courbet
Spacey’s Patron Bank of America Helps Restore Picasso, Courbet – it is nice to see that the banks are giving some of those profits back. While they are at it: how about a little more interest on the money we keep … More…
Oldest cave art discovered in US shows prehistoric southern living
A vast assortment of prehistoric cave and rock art has been discovered in and around Tennessee. Deemed to be the oldest and largest collection of its kind in the US, the imagery depicts what life was like for Native Americans … More…
Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings
1,365. That’s the final count of Damien Hirst Spot Paintings that will be included in his catalogue raisonne. The Hirst empire combines Mr. Hirst’s love for the arts and savvy businessman techniques. After the completion of the first few dozen … More…
Painting of the Day (just SOLD) – Antoine Blanchard’s “Place du Chatelet”
Place du Chatelet. Here is a wonderful painting by Antoine Blanchard that will be making its way to a new home very soon. We originally sold this painting in 2000 and had the pleasure of selling it again in 2013. … More…
DiCaprio Browses as $12 Million Calder Sells at Art Basel
DiCaprio Browses as $12 Million Calder Sells at Art Basel – it did not take long … a short article on some of the early sales at Art Basel. Included are works by Calder, Mitchell, Fontana, Ryman, Stingel, Miro and others. … More…