SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Republique”
Source: Place de la Republique – another classic Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) makes its way to a new home … and more updates are on the way. In 1878, the town council of Paris proposed the building of a monument in … More…
We Want Our Painting Back!
The Max Stern Art Restitution Project claims to have discovered another work that the Nazis forced Stern to liquidate … Andreas Achenbach’s “Sicilian Landscape”. On the other hand, Wolfgang Peiffer (the current owner), who bought the work at a London auction … More…
SOLD: Edouard Cortes’ “Rue de Rivoli, 1905”
Source: Rue de Rivoli, 1905 – The streets of Paris are on the move and this rare view of Rue de Rivoli by Edouard Cortes has arrived at its new homes. One of the most famous streets in Paris is … More…
Clash of the Titans – R.A. 2018
Since 1768, The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition has been one of the worlds great art events and 2018 will mark its 250 anniversary. Along with its yearly exhibit, the academy plans on hosting The Great Spectacle … an exhibition illustrating the … More…
Stealing The Family Jewels
I find it truly amazing that someone, or a group of someones, can steal close to $4M worth of jewelry from an art and antiques fair. You would think there were enough people walking the show to have seen something … More…
Raising The Dead, and More…
There has been a number of surprising art world stories over the past two weeks. Nathan Scheer, in his article for The Artoholic, gives a teenager’s point of view on some of them … including Dali’s exhumation, Banksy and Hobby Lobby. … More…
Art Theft – Down Under
According to New Zealand police, Colin John McCahon’s “Comet (F13)” was stolen from its owner’s home while they were in the process of moving. Sure, moving wasn’t stressful enough! Colin John McCahon (1919-1987) is considered one of the country’s most … More…
How Stupid Can People Be?
These stories always amaze me and this one is even more shocking since they were warned, back in 2010, by an attorney that “the acquisition of cultural property likely from Iraq, including cuneiform tablets and cylinder seals, carries a … More…
Where’s My $10 Million?
Like they always say … believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see (or in this case, read). This is especially true when it comes to private deals in the art world. Back in 2015 the … More…
How Georgia O’Keeffe left her cheating husband for a mountain
A new exhibition of paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe at the Tate Modern, London, will shine a light on an odd, obsessive artist. An article by Alastair Sooke, in The Telegraph, gives a very brief but interesting history of her life. … More…
Art Gallery Closures Grow for Small and Midsize Dealers
This is really sad… I fear we are going to see more of this as “large galleries with multiple locations grab wider audiences, dominate art fairs and focus on trophy works.” The people most affected are the younger/emerging artists and those … More…
Fewer and Smaller: A New Normal for London’s Summer Auctions?
Scott Reyburn reports on the recent, and upcoming, sales in London. It appears that at least one of the big boys is beginning to understand that too much work is not a good thing … Christie’s cuts its London auctions, … More…
Are You a Top-Down or Bottom-Up Viewer?
A recent study has shown that children and adults look at art in very different ways. Adults use top-down processing — driven by voluntary factors that are internal to the observer – such as prior knowledge of the work. On the … More…
Jackson Pollock sale postponed
News of this find traveled the globe pretty quickly and after seeing images of the work (which were not very impressive) I was surprised by the estimated value of more than $5 million … but what do I know … More…
“Art Dealer” arrested in New Orleans is indicted in Manhattan
They always say that leopards never change their spots (not even if those spots were created by Damien Hirst) … so why did they ever release this guy? The other day we posted a story about Vince Lopreto being extradited to … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 199
Source: Newsletter Archives – we are pleased to present Volume 199 of our Comments on the Art Market. In this issue we cover: Tales from the Dark Side, Really (some old sneakers…), Stocks and the all important Art Market … dissecting … More…