Almost All Good Things Come To An End
News has surfaced that: Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Garage Magazine founder Dasha Zhukova—one of the contemporary art scene’s biggest power couples—have split. In a statement released to the media on Monday, the couple said: “We are committed to jointly … More…
JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Champs Élysées, Lido”
Source: Champs Élysées, Lido – another classic Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) Paris street scene has made its way to a new home. Paris, a city that has always been known for its celebrations and entertainment, is home to the Lido. Situated on … More…
JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’ “Pont-Neuf”
Source: Pont-Neuf – another classic Paris street scene by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) has made its way to a new home. The Pont Neuf, (neuf meaning new, not nine) is Paris’ oldest remaining bridge that spans the Seine River. The first stone … More…
Ouch! The Case Of The Purloined Vase
These stories are becoming all too common … looted antiquities. According to Tom Mashberg’s article in The New York Times, investigators were sent evidence of a looted vase in the Met’s collection by Dr. Tsirogiannis … a forensic archaeologist who tracked the … More…
AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Place du Tertre, Montmartre”
Source: Place du Tertre, Montmartre – this wonderful daytime scene in Montmartre by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) is featured in David Klein’s Édouard Cortès Le Poete Parisien de la Peinture on page 183. Place du Tertre, located just a few streets away from Sacré … More…
And The Buyer’s Name Is? I Am Not Telling You!
Here is an interesting case. According to the article, a day before an anonymous bidder prepared to pay nearly $14.5 million for the rare and ancient artifact at auction on April 28, the Turkish government filed a federal lawsuit demanding … More…
JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Madeleine”
Source: Place de la Madeleine – the streets of Paris are really busy these days and we are pleased to let you know that another Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) has arrived at its new home. This is a beautiful, turn-of-the-century, dusk scene along Place de … More…
JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine, Winter”
Source: Rue Royale, Madeleine, Winter – this classic winter scene of Paris by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) was just delivered to its new home. The rue Royale is a short street in Paris that runs between the Place de la Concorde … More…
What’s $100M When You Have $6.5B?
News broke that the J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a collection of drawings by artists such as Michelangelo, Edgar Degas, and Peter Paul Rubens and a painting by Watteau from a private U.K. collection. The Watteau was purchased in a … More…
Violating a Code of Ethics
Word is out, the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA, has decided to sell 40 works from its collection to fund a $40 million endowment and $20 million refurbishment. According to the American Alliance of Museums, this is a serious … More…
JUST SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Place de la Madeleine, Hiver”
Source: Place de la Madeleine, Hiver – another great winter scene by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) finds a new home last week. La Madeleine, a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is an impressive building in Paris’ financial district. It is located … More…
Purported Lies Lead to Lawsuit
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal linked the illicit trade of looted antiquities to a prominent art family with galleries in New York and Geneva. Well, blasting the allegations as an “outrageous libel” on Monday, the dealer at … More…
JUST SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”
Source: Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine – another classic Paris street scene by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) will be making its way to a new home next week. The flower markets of Paris were abundant, the oldest of which was established in 1808, … More…
Bringing Home The Bacon!
Here is a nice story from the Dark Side of the Art World. Spanish police have recovered 3 of the 5 Francis Bacon paintings that were stolen back in 2015. According to the article, a “team” (not sure what … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 200
Source: Newsletter Archives – we just released volume 200 of our Comments on the Art Market. In this issue we cover the Upcoming Shows in Nantucket and Baltimore, The Dark Side, Really, Stocks and a number of sales that took place in … More…