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“Keith Haring: The Political Line” runs through Aug. 18 Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
“Keith Haring: The Political Line” runs through Aug. 18 Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

“Keith Haring: The Political Line” runs through Aug. 18 Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

Evil Animals Face Headless Nude in Haring Graffiti Show – a short review of the Keith Haring exhibition that is currently on view at the  Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.  

Israel Museum Settles With Heir on Nazi-Looted Max Liebermann Painting
Israel Museum Settles With Heir on Nazi-Looted Max Liebermann Painting

Israel Museum Settles With Heir on Nazi-Looted Max Liebermann Painting

Israel Museum Settles With Heir on Nazi-Looted Liebermann – Max Cassirer’s Max Liebermann painting was looted by the Nazis over 7o years ago and was recently purchased by the museum from his heirs.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Andre Dargelas’s “Feeding Time”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Andre Dargelas’s “Feeding Time”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Andre Dargelas’s “Feeding Time”

Feeding Time. a very nice painting by the 19th century French artist Andre Dargelas that we sold about 6 or 7 years ago.  

Met Director Decries Detroit Bid to Pillage Own Museum
Met Director Decries Detroit Bid to Pillage Own Museum

Met Director Decries Detroit Bid to Pillage Own Museum

Met Director Decries Detroit Bid to Pillage Own Museum – more on the Detroit mess.

Vietnamese Painting Fetches Record $390,000 in Hong Kong
Vietnamese Painting Fetches Record $390,000 in Hong Kong

Vietnamese Painting Fetches Record $390,000 in Hong Kong

Vietnamese Painting Fetches Record $390,000 in Hong Kong – Asian art is still going strong with 45 of the 50 works offered in this sale selling and a total take of HK$415M.  

Get Your Offers In Early! Search for Art — The Detroit Institute of Arts
Get Your Offers In Early! Search for Art — The Detroit Institute of Arts

Get Your Offers In Early! Search for Art — The Detroit Institute of Arts

Search for Art, Artists in the DIA Collection – The Detroit Institute of Arts. Take a look at just the 380 European paintings they illustrate on their web site … Bonheur, Boudin, Bouguereau, Constable, Corot, Courbet, Diaz de la Pena, … More…

Bankrupt Detroit May Force Museum to Sell Van Gogh and Degas Paintings
Bankrupt Detroit May Force Museum to Sell Van Gogh and Degas Paintings

Bankrupt Detroit May Force Museum to Sell Van Gogh and Degas Paintings

Bankrupt Detroit May Force Museum to Sell Van Gogh and Degas Paintings – I really do not know what to say about this, other than NO!    

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – David Dalby’s “Portrait of Matilda, Winner of the St. Leger, 1827”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – David Dalby’s “Portrait of Matilda, Winner of the St. Leger, 1827”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – David Dalby’s “Portrait of Matilda, Winner of the St. Leger, 1827”

Portrait of Matilda, Winner of the St. Leger, 1827.  Since I am on the topic of racehorses, why not feature a really great one – Matilda.  This early 19th century British Sporting painting by one of England’s top artists, David … More…

Retired Racehorse Finds Calling As Abstract Painter
horse painting a work of art

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

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…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) Arthur von Ferraris’ “Prayer Time”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) Arthur von Ferraris’ “Prayer Time”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) Arthur von Ferraris’ “Prayer Time”

Prayer Time.  a wonderful Orientalist painting by the 19th century Hungarian artist Arthur von Ferraris that we sold many years ago.  

Charles Darwent on visual Houghton Revisited
Charles Darwent on visual Houghton Revisited

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
Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life set to open at the Tate Britain in June

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
Graydon Parrish painting

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…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) William A. Suys’s “Salut a Trois Couleurs”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) William A. Suys’s “Salut a Trois Couleurs”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) William A. Suys’s “Salut a Trois Couleurs”

William A. Suys beautiful NYC scene, Salut a Trois Couleurs.

New European Paintings Galleries at the Met
New European Paintings Galleries at the Met

New European Paintings Galleries at the Met

New look for the MET’s European Painting Galleries!   New European Paintings Galleries at the Met