George W. Bush to publish book of paintings of military members
Former President George W. Bush will publish a book of a paintings of members of the military next year, his publisher said. The book will be released in two editions: A $35 hardcover and a $250 “deluxe” cloth-bound volume signed … More…
Art Auction Houses Want to Deal
These “incentives” seem to be things that have always been in place. If you have the really hot ‘goods’, you can often strike a very attractive deal. In addition, the smaller salerooms have always been ready to cut fees and commissions to … More…
AVAILABLE: Julien Dupre’s “Le Repos dans les Champs”
Source: Le Repos dans les Champs – we have now had the pleasure of offering for sale this very unique and important painting by the 19th century French Realist artist Julien Dupre (1851-1910) for the third time in our history. Le Repos … More…
As artists play the field, galleries are having to adapt
As the market continues to grow and galleries expand, very successful artists have the ability to ‘play the field’ … exhibiting with more than one dealer at a time. This can be very helpful to the lucky dealers and the … More…
A Rare Duchamp Ready-Made (“Porte-bouteilles’’ ) to be Sold.
One of 5 surviving “ready-made” sculptures by Marcel Duchamp will be offered for sale in October at a gallery in Paris. The piece, owned by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation will be the centerpiece of an exhibit at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. The … More…
Artists, Don’t Destroy Your Works: Missing part of lost Magritte painting discovered
This is a lesson for all you artists out there … see the problems you can cause when you reuse a canvas. Decades later people spend years looking for the ‘lost’ work! In this instance, Magritte cut up a painting (The … More…
Christie’s Ups the Buyer’s Premium
Back in July, Christie’s reported a sharp fall in their overall sales for the first half of 2016 … £2.1 billion vs. £2.9 billion for the same period in 2015. You can read more about that HERE. So, how are they going to fix that? … More…
AVAILABLE: William Gosling’s Out in the Harvest-field, A Hazy Morning “Turning-to-Heat”
Source: Out in the Harvest-field, A Hazy Morning “Turning-to-Heat” – a classic 19th century British Victorian landscape by William W. Gosling (1824 – 1883) was just added to our available online inventory. This particular works was exhibited at the Royal Society of … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 189 – The Bogus Email
Source: Newsletter Archives – our most recent edition of Comments on the Art Market has been posted to our website. This month we cover the upcoming ARC Select Exhibition, Really!, Tales from the Dark Side, Stocks and The Art Market (Do You … More…