AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Place de l’Opera in Winter”
Source: Place de l’Opera in Winter – we just added this nostalgic Paris snow scene by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) to our available online inventory. Place de l’Opéra is often referred to as the Hub of the Universe. Baron Haussmann first envisioned … More…
Hunt for Missing Marcos Art Seeks to Regain Momentum
It is amazing how time flies. I remember when this happened and even though, according to the article, about 105 of the works have been recovered, there are still more than 160 missing. Source: Hunt for Missing Marcos Art Seeks to … More…
Cultural Gifts: how tax saving incentives helped add £50 million to museum inventories
Colin Gleadell covers a number of art related topics in this article: the UK’s “Acceptance in Lieu” scheme which a couple of well know dealers took advantage of; a few art stocking stuffers; George Condo drawings at the Tate Modern; … More…
London’s Old Master art sales: a flourishing market for minor masters
The Old Master sales took place in London last week and from the results it appears the market for the good works is as strong as ever. While there were no real ‘blockbuster’ works being offered, the totals and sell-through rates … More…
An Artistic Discovery Makes a Curator’s Heart Pound
Another da Vinci comes to light … I have lost count as to how many were recently discovered! LOL!! Scott Reyburn’s NY Times article makes for a nice read. Source: An Artistic Discovery Makes a Curator’s Heart Pound – The New … More…
Sotheby’s Hires Scientist, Addressing Art Market Wariness of Forgeries Post-Knoedler
Sotheby’s adds Jamie Martin to its ranks … a scientist who (as David D’Arcy’s article states): calls his stero microscope his “best friend” … and enhanced his reputation outside the specialized field of art science in recent high-profile investigations that focused on … More…
Christie’s to Lose Contemporary-Art Chief
Here is another auction house employee who has decided to switch sides, joining the art dealer ranks. Mr. Gorvy is just one of many who have moved over during the past couple of years. Kelly Crow, in her WSJ article states … More…
John Singer Sargent’s watercolors at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Do you like Sargent’s work? If so, you better make flight and hotel reservations since “eighty works from 30 lenders are coming together at Dulwich Picture Gallery next year…” The exhibition will focus on his watercolors and run from June … More…
Art looted by Nazis during WWII is returned to Poland by LA couple
10 years after purchasing a portrait by Melchoir Geldorp at a New York auction, Craig Gilmore & David Crocker were stunned to learn that the painting (hanging in their Los Angeles kitchen) had been looted by the Nazis during World War II. … More…
At Art Basel Miami Beach, Fewer Dabblers but Deliberative Sales
The frenzy of past years seems to be gone, at least for the time being, in the HOT contemporary market. Robin Pogrebin’s New York Times article gives a nice recap of the early hours at Art Basel. Source: At Art Basel … More…
Dispute Over $127.5 Million Leonardo Painting Draws in Sotheby’s
I guess $80M was just not enough for the group of dealers who sold a long lost da Vinci that was purchased for $10,000. According to the article, Alexander Parish bought the work at a Louisiana estate sale in the … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 192
Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 192 of our Comments on the Art Market is out. We cover the usual topics: Upcoming Fairs (one opening tonight in Palm Beach), Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really and The Art Market. In our … More…