JUST SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “The Breton Family”
Source: The Breton Family – this very large and very early (1913) interior scene by the 20th century French artist Edouard Leon Cortes (1882-1969) has just found a new home. We had the pleasure of selling this painting twice, first in … More…
Rehsing Artists: Choosing A Gallery
Choosing A Gallery – this is the most daunting task for any artist new to the market and is crucial to success. To begin with, you should visit as many art fairs as possible and make good use of the … More…
Comeback Kid Basquiat’s Canvas Boosts $229 Million U.K. Auctions
Pretty impressive results for the recent set of Contemporary sales in London. As Katya Kazakina points out in her recent article: A painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat that failed to sell at Sotheby’s 11 months ago became the comeback kid of … More…
Even Art Lovers Are Exhausted Trying to Keep Up With the Fairs
We know the feeling … last year our gallery participated in 10 shows and plans on attending at least that many this year: Winnetka, New York, Palm Beach, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Naples, Chicago, Newport, Nantucket and Baltimore … and you never know … More…
October Highlight: Tony South’s “Britannia Revisited”
An iconic painting by Tony South of a chimp sitting on a Triumph motorcycle. Originally known as Triumph Engineering, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. was taken over by John Bloor in 1904 and has become Britain’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. The chimp is … More…
It’s Auctions vs. Galleries – The New York Times
Here is Scott Reyburn’s take on the upcoming fairs and auctions in London. The hot contemporary market has cooled for some and is still hot for others. In addition, there will be speculators out there looking for the next hot artist — … More…
Guerrilla Girls: going ape at the art world
Nice article by Hannah McGivern about the feminist masked avengers know as the Guerrilla Girls who have now turned their attention to Europe. According to the article: The Guerrilla Girls have spent more than 30 years holding the art world to … More…
Old Master market in crisis as experts warn £200m of paintings could be fakes
This is beginning to sounds very similar to the recent Knoedler scandal here in the U.S. and it appears that some collectors, dealers and auction rooms are not going to be very happy. According to Adam Luck’s article in the Daily Mail, … More…
Mummies in the Paint | THE ARTOHOLIC
Nathan Scheer posts another interesting and educational article on The Artoholic web site. He covers the use of mummies in the 19th century … I even learned a few new things — mummy brown? Source: Mummies in the Paint | … More…
AVAILABLE: Léon Richet’s “Marguerite” (1881)
Source: Marguerite – Léon Richet (1847-1907) was a well known 19th century French Barbizon landscape artist who often included small figures in his work. Very few of his large figure paintings have appeared on the market; but when they do, they are … More…
Performance Art or What the Legal Battle of 2 Art World Giants Teaches About Partnerships
Here is another example of performance art … though I do not think either Ulay or Abramovic were happy to be part of it. There are lessons to be learned here for those heading into a partnership and for most … More…
Will the Turner Prize show make you blush?
Well, it is that time again … the Turner Prize will soon be awarded. As for now, you can head over to London’s Tate Britain to see the exhibition. I believe the works feature speak for themselves. Source: Will the … More…
Antiques dealers arrested and $4.5m worth of ivory seized in New York
We have been reading and hearing a lot about the ban on ivory and how it has crushed that market. I do believe there needs to be checks on ivory and make sure that it is ‘antique’; however, it just does … More…
Just Released: Comments on the Art Market – Volume 190
Source: Newsletter Archives – our Comments on the Art Market – Volume 190 is out. In this edition we cover the ARC Select Exhibition which opens on October 22, Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really, The Art Market and a … More…