It Is Real!
A head study of the Duke of Buckingham, thought to be a copy of a lost Rubens painting, has now been authenticated as an original! The painting is in the collection of the Glasgow Museum and has been on display … More…
Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave!
There was talk about this many months ago and now the evidence has surfaced. According to a recent article, the French newspaper Le Monde published text messages from Philippe Narmino (the minister of justice in Monaco) that show he was … More…
So, You Want To Open A Gallery In NYC?
A very informative article, by Agnès Penot on the Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide site, discussing the expansion of the art market during the 19th century. European dealers realized that the United States was an untapped source of wealth and by the … More…
Thief or Genius? Inquiring Minds Want To Know.
Michael Kaplan’s article in the New York Post gives us a little food for thought on the ‘art’ of Richard Prince. Is he an artist or just a copyright infringer? Kaplan states that for decades, Prince has mostly been able to … More…
INVISIBLE ART – Coming To A Blank Wall Near You!
Now it seems Facebook is using augmented reality to help artists create works of art that are invisible to the naked eye … like many other things today, you will need your phone to see them. Heather Day, a San … More…
More Bacon!
This fall, Christie’s will be offering Francis Bacon’s Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 which is expected to bring £60m ($81M). The painting was exhibited in Paris shortly after it was painted and has been in the … More…
Maezawa – Want To Know More?
Here is your chance to learn a little more about Yusaku Maezawa … the collector who spent over $110 million for Basquiat’s Untitled (1982). He also owns works by Calder, Giacometti, Judd, Picasso, etc. Source: Maezawa’s World: The … More…
Is It Over? Well, Not Exactly.
It appears that Ann Freedman, former director of the ‘no-longer-in-business’ Knoedler gallery, has finally settled the last lawsuit brought against her. This one involved a fake Jackson Pollock that she, through the gallery, sold to Francis H. White for … More…
Berkshire Says Good-bye to the Smithsonian
Due to their decision to sell off 40 works from its collection to fund an endowment and renovations (a big no, no, for museums), the Berkshire Museum has cut ties to the Smithsonian Institution. I bet it would be more … More…