Gatling Gun Shoots Past Estimate
The Gatling gun, invented by Richard Gatling in the 1860s, marked a significant advancement in firearm technology due to its innovative design featuring multiple rotating barrels. It is regarded as one of the earliest practical machine guns and was actually … More…
Damien Hirst’s Backdating Scandal
Damien Hirst has always been controversial to some. While he is often hailed as one of the greatest artists to come out of Britain in the 1990s, he has always received his fair share of criticism. Some of it comes … More…
British Museum Recovers Half Of The Higgs Theft
In a truly remarkable feat, the British Museum, against all odds, is on its way to recovering nearly half of the artifacts that were likely stolen by former curator Peter John Higgs. This feat, achieved mere months after the theft’s discovery was … More…
Lucia Heffernan’s Yoga Chicks Series: A Blend Of Humor And Heart
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of three stunning new paintings from Lucia Heffernan, one of our gallery’s most celebrated contemporary artists. These latest additions to her acclaimed Yoga Chicks series are sure to captivate both art enthusiasts and yoga … More…
John Stobart’s Artistic Legacy: Honfleur, The Lieutenance
John Stobart‘s name is synonymous with the mastery of maritime artistry, and our latest offering, Honfleur, The Lieutenance from the Inner Harbor, is a captivating testament to his legacy. Here, we’ll delve into the significance of this newly available work … More…
Sotheby’s New York Modern Evening Sale
On Wednesday evening, Sotheby’s New York followed up their string of contemporary sales with something a little older. The Modern Evening sale consisted of fifty lots, mostly by nineteenth- and twentieth-century European and North American masters like Pablo Picasso, Mark … More…
The King’s New Portrait Has Some Divided
King Charles III has one of the most recognizable faces in the world, meaning his image and presentation is of paramount importance. This week, Buckingham Palace revealed His Majesty’s first official painted portrait as king, made by the British artist … More…
John Jacob Astor’s Timepiece Sets Titanic Record
John Jacob Astor’s pocket watch, which he was wearing when his body was found, is now the most expensive Titanic memorabilia purchased at auction. John Jacob Astor, an American self-made millionaire, was a multifaceted individual who excelled as a businessman, … More…
Sotheby’s New York Contemporary Evening Sale
This month’s sales at New York’s auction houses had a decent start last night at Sotheby’s with back-to-back contemporary sales. Things started at 6:30 pm with a short sale called The Now, featuring established giants and the best new artists … More…
Mothers In The Arts
Until 1974, an American bank could refuse to issue a credit card to a woman in her own name. And if they approved her, many required a man to cosign for it. Some major universities did not accept female undergraduate students … More…
AI Spots Fakes Online
A story has been making the rounds in the arts and culture sections of many respectable publications about the latest wonder pulled off by an artificial intelligence program. The Swiss company Art Recognition announced that one of its AIs identified … More…
Formerly Forgotten Caravaggio At The Prado
How did a seemingly second-rate Old Master painting end up being declared a lost masterpiece set to go on display at the Prado Museum in Madrid? In April 2021, a sale at Ansorena, a Madrid auction house, featured a seventeenth-century … More…
The New Old Frame
London’s National Gallery has recently stirred up a storm in the art world by replacing the frame for one of its main attractions, Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Wedding. This seemingly innocuous act has unexpectedly sparked a heated debate, leaving part of … More…
Monet & Auerbach Changing Hands
This week saw two confiscated paintings make the news: in the United States, a Monet pastel drawing stolen by the Nazis may be returned to its owners’ descendants. Meanwhile, Britain’s National Crime Agency will auction off an Auerbach painting taken from a … More…
Bonhams New York American Art Sale
On Wednesday, May 1st, Bonhams’ New York location hosted its first American art sale of the year, featuring ninety-four paintings and sculptures primarily by twentieth-century American artists like Guy Carleton Wiggins, Theodore Earl Butler, and Reginald Marsh. The auction’s top … More…
Bonhams Skinner European Art
While the Sotheby’s Old Masters sales may have drawn many people’s attention on Wednesday, some of the more exciting auction action was going on up in Massachusetts at Bonhams Skinner. On Wednesday, they hosted their European art sale, consisting of … More…