Kobe Bryant memorabilia lawsuit settled; parents apologize
After a long dispute and just one week before trial, Kobe Bryant and Goldin Auctions came to an agreement where approximately 10% of the original items will be sold. The sale will be comprised of just six items, which may … More…
British art to take over billboards in plan to make UK world’s largest gallery
British art to take over billboards in plan to make UK world’s largest gallery – now this is a great idea. The public gets to vote on their favorite works (50 in all) and the winners will be reproduced on 15,000 … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Louis M. de Schryver’s “A Young Man’s Fancy”
A Young Man’s Fancy. here is an incredible painting by the 19th century French artist Louis Marie de Schryver (1862-1942) that the gallery sold a number of years ago. This work was also featured in the Oklahoma City Museum of … More…
Minneapolis Museum Gets Major Collection of Japanese Art
Minneapolis Museum Gets Major Collection of Japanese Art – through a combined gift/purchase, the Willard & Elizabeth Clark collection of almost 1700 works will now become part of the museum’s collection. On October 6 the museum will open: “The Audacious Eye: … More…
Orientalist Paintings and Art Deco Antiques
Orientalist Paintings and Art Deco Antiques – the Orientalist collection will be sold in Paris on June 20th … from the catalog it looks like a very interesting sale, but the question is: will all of those works find buyers? We … More…
Man whose art was stolen admits coercion
Man whose art was stolen admits coercion – Anthony Shaia, in an attempt to recover his stolen Southeast Asian art collection, learned the hard way that taking the law into your own hands is better left to law enforcement. … More…
Corcoran’s Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet breaks world record at Auction
Corcoran’s Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet breaks world record at Auction – While not a ‘work of art’ in the normal use of this term, one would be hard pressed not to call this Persian carpet a work of art. Estimate to bring … More…
Pushkin and Hermitage dispute over Modernist collection rumbles on
After Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin shut down the State Museum of New Western Art, Moscow, in 1948, dozens of works were split between the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum. With hopes to unite … More…