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Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Olivier de Penne’s “A Royal Hunt”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Olivier de Penne’s “A Royal Hunt”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Olivier de Penne’s “A Royal Hunt”

A Royal Hunt. a wonderful French sporting painting by Charles Olivier de Penne (1831-1897) that we sold back in 1997.  Interesting to see how the Royals hunted!  

‘Exceptionally rare’ Picasso etchings give insight ‘inside his mind’
‘Exceptionally rare’ Picasso etchings give insight ‘inside his mind’

‘Exceptionally rare’ Picasso etchings give insight ‘inside his mind’

‘Exceptionally rare’ Picasso etchings give insight ‘inside his mind’ – the Vollard Suite, a deluxe edition of 100 pictures, will be sold this week.  The set is expected to bring between £1.4 m – £1.8m.  Will let you know how it does. … More…

Swiss Magnate Looser Spends Fortune on Art, Gives It Away
Swiss Magnate Looser Spends Fortune on Art, Gives It Away

Swiss Magnate Looser Spends Fortune on Art, Gives It Away

Swiss Magnate Looser Spends Fortune on Art, Gives It Away – after spending years earning a small fortune, Hubert Looser, a Zurich entrepreneur, turned his attention to art and built a collection filled with top quality works.  His plan is to … More…

Young savers turn to art
Young savers turn to art

Young savers turn to art

Approximately one-third of young people (18-34) have decided purchasing art is more worthwhile than leaving their money in low-interest savings accounts. While this art is considered “affordable,” pieces can still reach prices of a few thousand dollars. A survey by … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Holly Hope Banks’s “Yellow & Pink Roses”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Holly Hope Banks’s “Yellow & Pink Roses”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Holly Hope Banks’s “Yellow & Pink Roses”

Yellow & Pink Roses.

Happy Birthday M.C. Escher!!
Happy Birthday M.C. Escher!!

Happy Birthday M.C. Escher!!

Happy 115th Birthday to M.C. Escher!  Check out a great piece on the Dutch artist’s life and work.   Happy Birthday M.C. Escher!

Why some pictures go for more than others
Why some pictures go for more than others

Why some pictures go for more than others

A great article on understanding the art market.   Why some pictures go for more than others

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Alonso-Perez’s “L’Surent d’un Marchand de Chausseures”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Alonso-Perez’s “L’Surent d’un Marchand de Chausseures”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Alonso-Perez’s “L’Surent d’un Marchand de Chausseures”

L’Surent d’un Marchand de Chausseures.  A very nice 19th century painting by the Spanish artist Alonso-Perez.  

Antiquities, With a Proven Record, Drive Auction Market
Antiquities, With a Proven Record, Drive Auction Market

Antiquities, With a Proven Record, Drive Auction Market

Antiquities, With a Proven Record, Drive Auction Market – an interesting article on the state of the antiquities market and why provenance and dates of ownership are so important.   The 1970 Unesco Convention has helped to slow down the trade … More…

Now’s Best Time to Buy Art, Collector Rachofsky Says
Now’s Best Time to Buy Art, Collector Rachofsky Says

Now’s Best Time to Buy Art, Collector Rachofsky Says

Now’s Best Time to Buy Art, Collector Rachofsky Says – interesting little article in which one of the big Contemporary art collectors states that it is still a great time to by art … even admits it is all about the … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Gustave de Jonghe’s “Afternoon Repose”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Gustave de Jonghe’s “Afternoon Repose”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Gustave de Jonghe’s “Afternoon Repose”

Afternoon Repose.  A great example of the 19th century Belgian artist Gustave de Jonghe’s work that we sold many years ago.  

$585,000 Bubble Gum Art Deal Blows Up
$585,000 Bubble Gum Art Deal Blows Up

$585,000 Bubble Gum Art Deal Blows Up

Courthouse News Service Entertainment Law.  Here is another story from the Dark Side of the art world … a ‘like kind exchange’ deal and how it has gone wrong.  The deal involves works by Kelley, Colen and Prince.    

Art Dealer Sues Andy Warhol Foundation Over Wayne Gretzky Photos
Art Dealer Sues Andy Warhol Foundation Over Wayne Gretzky Photos

Art Dealer Sues Andy Warhol Foundation Over Wayne Gretzky Photos

Courthouse News Service Entertainment Law. Frans Wynans Fine Art is suing the Andy Warhol Foundation for wrongfully selling photographs of Wayne Gretzky that Warhol used for a series of works he created in 1983.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Fritz Zuber-Buhler’s “Jeune Fille au Bouquet de Fleurs des Champs”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Fritz Zuber-Buhler’s “Jeune Fille au Bouquet de Fleurs des Champs”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Fritz Zuber-Buhler’s “Jeune Fille au Bouquet de Fleurs des Champs”

Jeune Fille au Bouquet de Fleurs des Champs.  a lovely little painting by the 19th century Swiss artist Fritz Zuber-Buhler (1822-1896) that we sold a few years ago.  

Man charged over defaced Queen portrait
Man charged over defaced Queen portrait

Man charged over defaced Queen portrait

Man charged over defaced Queen portrait – Tim Haries, from Doncaster, appeared in court on Friday charged with criminal damage.    Haries sprayed paint on a recently commissioned portrait of the Queen as part of a Father’s Day protest.  

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

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…