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JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Madeleine”
Source: Place de la Madeleine – the streets of Paris are really busy these days and we are pleased to let you know that another Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) has arrived at its new home. This is a beautiful, turn-of-the-century, dusk scene along Place de … More…
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JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine, Winter”
Source: Rue Royale, Madeleine, Winter – this classic winter scene of Paris by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) was just delivered to its new home. The rue Royale is a short street in Paris that runs between the Place de la Concorde … More…
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What’s $100M When You Have $6.5B?
News broke that the J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a collection of drawings by artists such as Michelangelo, Edgar Degas, and Peter Paul Rubens and a painting by Watteau from a private U.K. collection. The Watteau was purchased in a … More…
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Violating a Code of Ethics
Word is out, the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA, has decided to sell 40 works from its collection to fund a $40 million endowment and $20 million refurbishment. According to the American Alliance of Museums, this is a serious … More…
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JUST SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Place de la Madeleine, Hiver”
Source: Place de la Madeleine, Hiver – another great winter scene by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) finds a new home last week. La Madeleine, a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is an impressive building in Paris’ financial district. It is located … More…
Purported Lies Lead to Lawsuit
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal linked the illicit trade of looted antiquities to a prominent art family with galleries in New York and Geneva. Well, blasting the allegations as an “outrageous libel” on Monday, the dealer at … More…
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JUST SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”
Source: Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine – another classic Paris street scene by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) will be making its way to a new home next week. The flower markets of Paris were abundant, the oldest of which was established in 1808, … More…
Bringing Home The Bacon!
Here is a nice story from the Dark Side of the Art World. Spanish police have recovered 3 of the 5 Francis Bacon paintings that were stolen back in 2015. According to the article, a “team” (not sure what … More…
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SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Théâtre des Variétés”
Source: Théâtre des Variétés – this Paris street scene by Antoine Blanchard will be making its way to a new home early next week. Marguerite Brunet (1730-1820), better known as Montansier, created and directed the theater, which was built in … More…
So Sad … Fake, Fake, Fake!
It appears that a major exhibition of Amedeo Modigliani’s work, at the Doge’s Palace in Genoa, contained a number of fakes. What? According to reports, Carlo Pepi, a Tuscan art critic and collector, expressed his doubts about the authenticity … More…
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Sorry, You May Have To Give That Pissarro Back
Back in 2015, a judge rules that the Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation had good title to Pissarro’s “Rue Saint-Honoré, Après-midi, Effet de Pluie” and the grandchildren of Lilly Cassirer had no claim. Cassirer, a German Jew, was forced to sell the … More…
The $200,000 Selfie?
Some are now claiming this was just a stunt, but was it? If not, it is another sad incident in the art world. Here, a young woman loses her balance while taking a selfie and damages $200,000 worth of art … More…
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AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Soir de Neige”
Source: Soir de Neige – here is something a little different from one of our favorite artist … Edouard Cortes (1882-1969). Most people associate the artist with Parisian street scenes, but he also painted numerous views of the fields, villages … More…
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JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Arc de Triomphe”
Source: Arc de Triomphe – we are featuring another, rather unique, Paris street scene by the 20th century French artist Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) that just made its way to a new home. The Arc de Triomphe, the most illustrious symbol of … More…
That Is One Big Coin!
Back in March, burglars broke into the Bode Museum and stole a coin. Not just some coin, but the Canadian “Big Maple Leaf” coin … and this is one big coin: three-centimeter (1.2-inch) thick gold coin, with a diameter … More…