SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Madeleine”
Source: Place de la Madeleine – we are still seeing great interest in the Paris street scene paintings … this Edouard Cortes will soon be leaving the country for its new home. La Madeleine, a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, … More…
75 Arrested in European Crackdown on Art Trafficking
Another story from the Dark Side of the Art (Antiques) world. According to Raphael Minder’s NYT article, The European police have arrested 75 people and recovered about 3,500 stolen archaeological artifacts and other artworks as part of the dismantling of an … More…
Art Market Mines Gold on Instagram – The New York Times
Social media is now a must for many art galleries today. People seem to be obsessed with their phones and more of them are using sites like Instagram, as well as Facebook and Twitter, to not only follow their favorite dealers … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”
Source: Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine – this scene of the flower market alongside the Madeleine in Paris by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) made its way to a new home this week. The flower markets of Paris were abundant, the oldest of which … More…
Auctionata Files for Insolvency, Paddle8 to Be Spun Off With Help of Unnamed Investor
Everyone wants a piece of the online auction pie and there are just too many players … failures are bound to happen. As for Auctionata, I am sure this did not help them: struggles may at least partially originate from an investigation … More…
Tim Jahn WIP Video
Check out Timothy W. Jahn working on his latest piece for the gallery about his views on the current state of the world. He says It’s based loosely on the Grime Fairy Tale “Princess and the frog”… more progress videos/shots to … More…
SOLD: Julien Dupre’s “Femme Versant à Boire”
Source: Femme Versant à Boire – here is one that never made it to the available online inventory … it quickly found a new home. If you are a fan of Julien Dupré‘s work, or 19th century French Realist art, … More…
The Frauds and Feuds That Defined the Art World in 2016 – Bloomberg
A short recap of some of the year’s bigger stories from the Dark Side of the Art World by Katya Kazakina and Hugo Miller. From Bouvier to Mary Boone to Jho Low to Gagosian … what an interesting year it … More…
AVAILABLE: Antoine Blanchard’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine”
Source: Rue Royale, Madeleine – another early example from Antoine Blanchard’s Paris street scene series that was recently added to our available online inventory. The Rue Royale is a short street in Paris that runs between the Place de la Concorde … More…
Sotheby’s declares ‘Parmigianino’ a forgery
According to Vincent Noce’s article: Another “Old Master” linked to Giuliano Ruffini, the Frenchman at the center of an investigation into a series of suspected forgeries, has been declared a fake by Sotheby’s. This time, the auction house has had … More…