Never Seen Dali’s Head To Auction
Salvador Dali, the prominent Spanish surrealist painter, is best known for his bizarre and striking images. Over four decades ago, Dali was commissioned to paint a series of 14 watercolors of his famous “psychedelic plant life” works. Kept in secrecy, … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Julien Dupré’s “Femme et la vache de l’eau”
Femme et la vache de l’eau. This incredible 19th century European painting, which dates from 1884, is among Julien Dupré’s earliest works to include an animal and really shows him at the top of his artistic game. Over the … More…
Let It Bleed: The Frightening Scene On The Met’s Roof
This summer you will be able to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s newest roof garden artwork. The “landscape” painted by Imran Qureshi, who is from Pakistan, is the first work to be painted directly on the rooftop. The work … More…
Contemporary Art Frenzy
Contemporary Art Frenzy – here is Souren Melikian’s take on the Christie’s blockbuster evening sale. In case you are wondering, when you add up all the works sold at the two main salerooms the total reaches $977.2M … then tack on … More…
The Past Two Weeks
The Impressionist/Modern and Post War/Contemporary auctions are finally over and the results, for the past two weeks, were nothing short of spectacular. I will go into more detail in my upcoming Comments on the Art Market (out at the end … More…