Retired Racehorse Finds Calling As Abstract Painter
Retired racehorse finds calling as abstract painter – I really think this one says it all about the contemporary art market! There is even a gallery selling the works (which can run up to $850) and claims to have a waiting … More…
In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion, Queen’s Gallery
In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion, Queen’s Gallery – a nice review of the current show at the Queen’s Gallery Buckingham Palace – Fine Style: the Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion – which runs through October … More…
Charles Darwent on visual Houghton Revisited
Charles Darwent on visual Houghton Revisited: There’s much to learn by taking a dim view of art – some nice background information on the exhibition Houghton Revisited (runs through September 29). In 1779 Robert Walpole’s, Houghton’s builder, descendant, George, 3rd Earl … More…
Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life set to open at the Tate Britain in June
LS Lowry and his legacy: The matchstick man is back in vogue at last as Tate Britain showcases first retrospective of Manchester’s controversial painter – a nice article about a very interesting artist from Manchester whose retrospective exhibition will, more than … More…
Todays New Old Masters Outshine The Avante-Garde
Brandon Kralik: Todays New Old Masters Outshine the Avante-Garde. This is a very good article on contemporary representational art … dovetails with the post I recently added to the AAD Blog. As I have always said, there is a … More…
They Seek a City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1910–1950 at the Art Institute
They Seek a City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1910–1950 | The Art Institute of Chicago. An interesting exhibition running through June 2nd which explores the art created by the diverse communities that came together in Chicago during the … More…
Art Basel Hong Kong Opens on Thursday
The inaugural Art Basel Hong Kong opened to the public today and has drawn huge crowds of collectors and dealers from around the world. Art Basel has taken over ART HK, a local fair which began in 2008 with just … More…
On the Run With Hans-Ulrich Obrist
““I think the art fair is very much a form of urbanism,” Mr. Obrist said. “I think something really happens to the cities when such a fair happens. The city becomes an exhibition, it’s amazing.”” Who is Mr. Obrist and … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Jean B.C. Corot’s “Marecages boisee avec trois vaches”
Marecages boisee avec trois vaches. A lovely lyrical landscape by Corot that we currently have for sale. Marecages boisee avec trois vaches was painted c.1871-2 and had been in the collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. for many … More…
Your Stuff is Ours Now, N.J. Auctioneer Tells Kobe Bryant
Courthouse News Service Entertainment Law. Here is an interesting case regarding who is the rightful owner of a collection of sports memorabilia …. Kobe Bryant, his mother or the auction room who gave a $450,000 advance. Guess we will find … More…