Dali, Dali & Magritte: Sotheby’s Art of the Surreal (London)
Sotheby’s also presented a sale devoted to Surrealist art and it was a compact, carefully curated, one. Taking first and second place was the master of Surrealism … Salvador Dalí. His Maison pour erotomane (a tiny work measuring just 5 … More…
Picasso, Picasso & Derain: Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern (London)
As with Christie’s, Sotheby’s pinned their hopes on Picasso, and the gamble paid off when his Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée sold for £49.8M ($69.4M – est. on request – they were figuring $50M) and Le Matador … More…
Magritte, Miro and More Picasso: Christie’s – Art of the Surreal (London)
On the evening of February 28, Christie’s also presented their Art of the Surreal. Taking top honors here was …. drum roll please … Picasso! His painting titled Figure (a 26 x 19 inch work created on February 2, 1930 … … More…
Picasso, Degas & Monet: Christie’s – Impressionist & Modern (London)
Tonight, the auction action began in London at Christie’s and unlike some previous sales, there were no blockbuster ($50, $80 or $100 million) works. The first 9 lots all did very well … selling either within or well above their … More…
Talk About Luck!
In 2009, the Cantini museum in Marseille presented an exhibition of 20 works by Edgar Degas. On December 31st of that year, one of the works, Les Choristes, went missing. Since there were no signs of a break-in authorities assumed … More…
What do Lo Mein and Warhol Have in Common? Mr. Chow!
They say you learn something new every day … well, today I learned that Mr. Chow was an influential figure in the art world. Even artists need to eat! Source: How Mr Chow became an art world mecca – CNN … More…
Should They Be Gifted or Sold?
According to Catherine Hickley’s article in The Art Newspaper: The widow of Erhard Göpel, an art historian who worked as a dealer for Adolf Hitler in occupied Europe during the Second World War and was embroiled in Nazi art-looting, has bequeathed … More…
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…