What Is Lurking Beneath The Surface?
It is great to see how science can help further research in the art world. Nicola Davis’s recent article in The Guardian covers the non-invasive imaging techniques used to uncover a landscape painting underneath Pablo Picasso’s La Misereuse Accroupie (The Crouching Beggar) … More…
He Tried To Ride Off Into The Sunset
Kevin Lewis’ article for WJLA states that: A man [Roy Shyreef Garrett] hired to help with an estate sale at a $5 million Potomac residence is accused of walking off with two Frederic Remington sculptures valued at $138,500. So here … More…
Erotic: Passion & Desire – Lightning Doesn’t Always Strike Twice
It is February, and Sotheby’s presented it second edition of Erotic: Passion & Desire – last year’s sale did fairly well and we knew they would try to capitalize on the success. Of course, they were kind enough to included … More…
Illegal ivory investigator found dead
One of the world’s leading researchers and investigators of the illegal ivory trade was found dead in his Nairobi home. Originally believed to be a failed burglary, Esmond Bradley Martin’s involvement with the ban of ivory trades has raised questions … More…
An Inside Job
Back in 2016 (after a long running battle), the Austrian Supreme Court ordered the city of Linz to pay €8.24 million ($8.96 million) plus interest to the heirs of a local collector for losing a drawing by Gustav Klimt and three … More…
So Sad — The Paintings Will be Sold!
Well, the saga is over and it appears the Berkshire Museum will get the chance to sell off most of the 40 paintings. This is real sad. According to reports: The agreement states that the key work in the proposed sale, … More…
Managing the Pipeline – REHSing Artists
Managing the pipeline – I know it’s been quite a while since my last REHSing Artists piece which discussed presenting your work… hopefully in all that time, you’ve found some representation! Once you have representation, comes the fun part… sales! … More…
Ambulance Chasing — It Ain’t Just For Lawyers!
I always thought ‘ambulance chasing’ was reserved for the legal profession? Now it seems that the auction houses are getting in on the action. Brian Allen, in his article for The Art Newspaper, points out that the auction houses are … More…
We Are In A Holding Pattern
The Berkshire Eagle reported today that there was a dramatic shift away from litigation, [as] the Attorney General’s Office is now working alongside the Berkshire Museum to resolve whether the storied Pittsfield institution has the right to sell the most … More…
Should We Paint Over The Sistine Chapel?
All of this political correctness is getting out of hand. The National Gallery in Washington cancelled a Chuck Close exhibition because the artist has been accused of sexual misconduct. Seattle University removed Close’s “Self-Portrait 2000” from display citing concerns over … More…
A Stupid Publicity Stunt!
It was recently reported in The Guardian that the curator of contemporary art at the Manchester Art Gallery removed a true masterpiece of Victorian art – John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs – from the wall in order “to prompt … More…
Master Paintings — OK, the Old Masters!!
Tonight, Sotheby’s presented their Master Paintings Evening Sale … in the pre-millennial days this would have been called Old Master Paintings … and the results were positive – with the top 14 works all selling in excess of $1M. Taking … More…
I’ll make [her] an offer [s]he can’t refuse
That’s what Igor Toporkovski must have said when he donated 26 questionable works to the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent. According to The Art Newspaper, every piece from an exhibition of Russian Avant-Garde works has issues. Experts and researchers … More…
Could A Deal Be In The Works?
Yesterday, January 29, was the deadline for the AG’s investigation into the Berkshire Museum’s decision to sell 40 important works of art. According to an article in The Berkshire Eagle by Larry Parnass … In a one-page motion to a … More…
Landscape Painting – Corot to Monet!
For those of you who, like us, are fans of 19th century French landscape art, here is an interesting exhibition that is currently on view at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum in Winter Park, FL. — Towards Impressionism: Landscape Painting … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 206
We are pleased to announce that Volume 206 of our Comments on the Art Market was just released. This month we cover our Upcoming Shows (Palm Beach & Naples), the ever gyrating Stock & Crypto Markets, The Dark Side of … More…