Phoenix Art Sues Getty Museum for $77 Million
Another lawsuit hits the art world. This time Phoenix Art, of Geneva and New York, claims that the Getty tried to cut them out of a deal for a collection of Roman statues … so they are suing for $77 … More…
The L.A. Art Show reinvents itself again — with help from major museums
We are the only gallery that has exhibited at the LA Art Show since its inception, in 1995, at the Pasadena Convention Center. Back then, there were 14 dealers and about 300 visitors; 22 years later, there are over 100 dealers … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Cafe de la Paix”
Source: Cafe de la Paix – Yes, another Parisian street scene by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) has recently found a new home. The Café de la Paix is located in the Grand Hotel (today known as the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand Hotel). The … More…
Terror be damned – the Louvre is still the world’s greatest gallery
According to Jonathan Jones’s report in The Guardian, the Louvre saw a drop in attendance due to the recent terror attacks. The museum announced that it had 7.3 million visitors in 2016, down from 8.6 million in 2015, 9.3 million … More…
AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”
Source: Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine – we just added this view of the flower market outside the Madeleine, by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969), to our available online inventory. The flower markets of Paris were abundant, the oldest of which was established in … More…
Experience: I was painted by Andy Warhol
Here is a nice story about one girl’s memories of Andy Warhol. Berkeley Reinhold reminisces that: He wanted to paint my portrait every year for 10 years. I was so young, I didn’t realise what an awesome opportunity this was. Sadly, … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Champs Elysees”
Source: Champs Elysees – the streets of Paris remain very active and we are pleased to inform you that this Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) has made its way to a new home. The thoroughfare unintentionally originated in 1616 when Marie de Medicis … More…
Polish government buys art collection including a da Vinci for pennies on the dollar
The Polish government has secured one of the countries greatest cultural assets — Princes Czartoryski Foundation — for 100 million Euros ($105 million). The collection is said to have a value of more than $2 billion … that is one … More…
SOLD: Anna Katrina Zinkeisen’s “Floral”
Source: Floral – we first sold this still life by the 20th century British artist Anna K. Zinkeisen (1901-1976) back in 1985 and had the pleasure of selling it again just the other day. According to her biography on Wikipedia: Zinkeisen was … More…
Paintings can show if artist was suffering from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s
I love all of this scientific research that is bringing to light information about artists and their illnesses. According to Sarah Knapton article in The Telegraph … scientists used a technique called ‘fractal analysis’ to study how their painting style changed as their illness … More…
SOLD: Alonso-Perez’s “La Noce”
Source: La Noce – this large work by the 19th century Spanish artist Alonso-Perez (1881-1914) made its way to a new home before the end of the year. Alonso-Pérez was born into a family of artists in 1881 in Saragossa, a … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Place du Chatelet”
Source: Place du Chatelet – the streets of Paris are still hot and we will be highlighting a number of recently sold works by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) over the next few days … this one never made it to the online … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 193 – Happy New Year!
Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 193 of our Comments on the Art Market went live today. This marks the beginning of our 17th year and in the issue we cover: The LA Art Show, Skin & Tonic, REHSing Artists, Compliance, Stocks, … More…