Happy Birthday Dante Gabriel Rossetti!
Rossetti, the English poet, illustrator, painter and translator would have turned 185 yesterday! Happy Birthday Dante Gabriel Rossetti! Founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 alongside William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, these men still have an immense influence … More…
Art Proves Attractive Refuge For Money Launderers
The checks and balances of the art market make it challenging to determine the difference between a trustworthy buyer and a laundering fraud. Unlike real estate titles and deeds which require names and mortgage brokers, stockbrokers, casinos, and banks which … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles Perugini’s “The Green Lizard”
Parisian Apartment Untouched For 70 Years
An amazing story and the discovery of a 19th century European painting by Giovanni Boldini that ended up selling for £1.8M. Source: Revealed: Eerie new images show forgotten French apartment that was abandoned at the outbreak of World War II … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Arthur J. Elsley’s “Good Night”
Here is one for Mother’s Day – Arthur John Elsley’s Good Night. This is one of the artist’s more important works and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1914. The gallery first sold the painting in 1980 and then … More…
Great Artists Of The 20th Century: Their Best Quotes
Great Artists In Their Own Words – a BBC Four’s special that takes 60 years worth of art coverage and condenses it into a three part series in which the artists themselves give you a history of 20th century Western art. Source: Great … More…
Frieze New York Turns Two
This is the second year for the Frieze New York fair. After looking at some of the works you just have to say … are you kidding me? Or maybe I just do not know what good/real art is! Source: … More…
Sixth Suit Filed by Client Against Former Knoedler Gallery
Knoedler Gallery is back in the news as another former client has filed a lawsuit against the once prestigious gallery. Knoedler, which was one of the oldest galleries in the country, has been closed for a year and a half … More…