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Barnett Newman Leads Sotheby’s NYC $294 Million Auction
Barnett Newman Leads Sotheby’s NYC $294 Million Auction

Barnett Newman Leads Sotheby’s NYC $294 Million Auction

Barnett Newman Leads Sotheby’s NYC $294 Million Auction – more on last night’s sale.  The sale was not as strong as they expected since they only exceeded the lower end of the presale estimate ($284 – $383M) with the buyer’s premium … More…

Contemporary Evening Sale
Contemporary Evening Sale

Contemporary Evening Sale

The results tonight were rather interesting and uneven.  Some works did well and others found it very hard to find buyers – selling on the reserves – and others found no takers.  Jeff Koons was hit hard when his New … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Jay Davenport’s “Chow Hound”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Jay Davenport’s “Chow Hound”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) Jay Davenport’s “Chow Hound”

An incredible new painting by Jay Davenport entitled “Chow Hound.”  

Cakes for Celebrities, Coveted by Collectors
Cakes for Celebrities, Coveted by Collectors

Cakes for Celebrities, Coveted by Collectors

Everyone loves cake… well, most of us do at least. And when it is a few days old, it’s still pretty good. But what about when it’s a few decades old? I guess we could say it is an antique. … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “A Beautiful Reflection”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “A Beautiful Reflection”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “A Beautiful Reflection”

A Beautiful Reflection.  Here is another fabulous 19th century French Academic painting by Leon Perrault, from 1886, that we sold many years ago.  

Rolex Sets $1.16 Million Record, Lollobrigida’s Gem Sale
Rolex Sets $1.16 Million Record, Lollobrigida’s Gem Sale

Rolex Sets $1.16 Million Record, Lollobrigida’s Gem Sale

Rolex Sets $1.16 Million Record, Lollobrigida’s Gem Sale – a 1942 split-second Rolex chronograph made a record price at a sale in Geneva.  Tomorrow the largest D flawless diamond will be offered — 101.73 carats!  Will let you know how that … More…

DiCaprio’s Movie Pals Aid Tiger in $39 Million Auction
DiCaprio’s Movie Pals Aid Tiger in $39 Million Auction

DiCaprio’s Movie Pals Aid Tiger in $39 Million Auction

DiCaprio’s Movie Pals Aid Tiger in $39 Million Auction – the craziness has begun (though this round was for a good cause).  The contemporary sales began last night with a charity sale that brought in $33.3M (presale estimate range was $13-$18M).   … More…

Lost Paintings By Mary Beale Found
two portraits of children

Lost Paintings By Mary Beale Found

An incredible discovery was made was made at an antique shop in Paris as an art historian uncovered 2 works by Mary Beale (1633-1699), who is revered as the first professional British female artist. These compositions are done in oil … More…

Happy Birthday Dante Gabriel Rossetti!
drawing of Rossetti

Happy Birthday Dante Gabriel Rossetti!

Rossetti, the English poet, illustrator, painter and translator would have turned 185 yesterday! Happy Birthday Dante Gabriel Rossetti!  Founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 alongside William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, these men still have an immense influence … More…

Happy Birthday Salvador Dali!
photo of Salvador Dali

Happy Birthday Salvador Dali!

Infamous surrealist painter, Salvador Dali would have turned 109 on May 11th! Happy Birthday Salvador Dali! Check out a brief biography and slideshow of Dali’s best works below. Source: Happy Birthday Salvador Dali Birthday!  

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Guy Combes’s “Rothchild’s Reprise”
A group of giraffes

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Guy Combes’s “Rothchild’s Reprise”

We are pleased to announce the sale of Guy Combes’s Rothchild’s Reprise. A work featuring four giraffes in a landscape. Learn More: Guy Combes’s Rothchild’s Reprise    

Art Proves Attractive Refuge For Money Launderers
An abstract painting by Basquiat

Art Proves Attractive Refuge For Money Launderers

The checks and balances of the art market make it challenging to determine the difference between a trustworthy buyer and a laundering fraud.  Unlike real estate titles and deeds which require names and mortgage brokers, stockbrokers, casinos, and banks which … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Perugini’s “The Green Lizard”
Three Neo-classical figures with a lizard

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Perugini’s “The Green Lizard”

Here is one of Charles Edward Perugini’s more important paintings that the gallery sold back in the 1980s. The Green Lizard was originally exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1902. Learn More: Charles Edward Perugini’s The Green Lizard

Parisian Apartment Untouched For 70 Years
photograph of an old apartment

Parisian Apartment Untouched For 70 Years

An amazing story and the discovery of a 19th century European painting by Giovanni Boldini that ended up selling for £1.8M. Source: Revealed: Eerie new images show forgotten French apartment that was abandoned at the outbreak of World War II … More…

Frieze Fair Has John Thain, Speyer Pondering $35,000 Pea
image of a pizza pie and ball

Frieze Fair Has John Thain, Speyer Pondering $35,000 Pea

It really amazes me what some people will buy in the name of ‘art’. Below is a link to Katya Kazakina’s article about Frieze. Source: Frieze Fair Has John Thain, Speyer Pondering $35,000 Pea  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Arthur J. Elsley’s “Good Night”
a mother putting a baby in a crib with her other children standing nearby

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Arthur J. Elsley’s “Good Night”

Here is one for Mother’s Day – Arthur John Elsley’s Good Night.  This is one of the artist’s more important works and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1914.  The gallery first sold the painting in 1980 and then … More…