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Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Jean B.C. Corot’s “Marecages boisee avec trois vaches”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) – Jean B.C. Corot’s “Marecages boisee avec trois vaches”

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
Your Stuff is Ours Now, N.J. Auctioneer Tells Kobe Bryant

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…

Tate Shows $60 Million Constable Painting Bought for U.K.
Tate Shows $60 Million Constable Painting Bought for U.K.

Tate Shows $60 Million Constable Painting Bought for U.K.

Tate Shows $60 Million Constable Painting Bought for U.K.  – a group of museums have pooled their resources and acquired John Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral From the Meadows (exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1831).  

Russian Roulette in the Contemporary Art Auction World… ?
Russian Roulette in the Contemporary Art Auction World… ?

Russian Roulette in the Contemporary Art Auction World… ?

Russian Roulette in the Contemporary Art Auction World…? My second article for the Art, Antiques and Luxury Design Blog.  Looking forward to your thoughts and comments.

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Timothy Jahn’s “News from the Front”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Timothy Jahn’s “News from the Front”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Timothy Jahn’s “News from the Front”

A nice piece by Tim Jahn, which recently hit the sold archives, News from the Front.  

Glafira Rosales Is Named in Government Suit
Glafira Rosales Is Named in Government Suit

Glafira Rosales Is Named in Government Suit

On Tuesday, federal authorities declared a group of works sold through Knoedler & Co. to be fake and charged dealer, Glafira Rosales, with tax fraud. Rosales failed to disclose $12.5 million that she earned from the sales and hid much … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Jules Worms’ “The Harlequin”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Jules Worms’ “The Harlequin”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Jules Worms’ “The Harlequin”

The Harlequin.  Another interesting 19th cnetury European painting that the gallery handled many years ago.  This one is by the French artist Jules Worms.  

Agnes Gund’s Studio Inspires Future Rembrandts, Koons
Agnes Gund’s Studio Inspires Future Rembrandts, Koons

Agnes Gund’s Studio Inspires Future Rembrandts, Koons

Agnes Gund’s Studio Inspires Future Rembrandts, Koons – a nice, short, article about Agnes Gund, philanthropy and art.  

Fluid, Evanescent Images – John Singer Sargent Watercolors at the Brooklyn Museum
Fluid, Evanescent Images – John Singer Sargent Watercolors at the Brooklyn Museum

Fluid, Evanescent Images – John Singer Sargent Watercolors at the Brooklyn Museum

Fluid, Evanescent Images | John Singer Sargent Watercolors | Brooklyn Museum – a nice little review of the John Singer Sargent show that is on view at the Brooklyn Museum through July 28.  

Happy Birthday Albrecht Durer!
Happy Birthday Albrecht Durer!

Happy Birthday Albrecht Durer!

Happy 542nd Birthday to the German painter, engraver, print-maker,  mathematician and theorists, Albrecht Durer! His woodcut with letterpress text from 1515, The Rhinoceros, sold earlier this year at auction for $866,500!  

Girl With Arthrogryposis Learns To Paint
Girl With Arthrogryposis Learns To Paint

Girl With Arthrogryposis Learns To Paint

Leeanne is an amazing girl who suffers from a debilitating disease called Arthrogryposis. She has found a way to accomplish many every day tasks, but what I find so unbelievable is how she has found a way to create incredible … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Ben Bauer’s “Subtle at Baileys Harbor”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Ben Bauer’s “Subtle at Baileys Harbor”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE – NEW!!) Ben Bauer’s “Subtle at Baileys Harbor”

NEW!! A gorgeous work by Ben Bauer, Subtle at Baileys Harbor.  

Happy Birthday Henri Rousseau!
Happy Birthday Henri Rousseau!

Happy Birthday Henri Rousseau!

Happy Birthday Henri Rousseau!  The impressionist and primitives painter turns 169!!   Happy Birthday Henri Rousseau!!

Paddle8 and Artnet
Paddle8 and Artnet

Paddle8 and Artnet

An interesting article on how an online auction house and an online auction data provider may come together to build a greater company.   Paddle8 and Artnet.

SOLD Archives: William H. Yorke – “The Duchess of Breyle”
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SOLD Archives: William H. Yorke – “The Duchess of Breyle”

William H. Yorke – The Duchess of Breyle is a beautiful ship portrait painted in 1875. The gallery sold this painting back in 1990. William H. Yorke (1847-1921) was a distinguished British marine artist renowned for his meticulous and vibrant … More…

Philadelphia Museum of Art – The Art of Golf
Philadelphia Museum of Art – The Art of Golf

Philadelphia Museum of Art – The Art of Golf

Philadelphia Museum of Art –  The Art of Golf runs through July 7 and is centered around Scottish artist Charles Lees’ The Golfers (painted in 1847).  This is the shows last stop of its tour.