Terror be damned – the Louvre is still the world’s greatest gallery
According to Jonathan Jones’s report in The Guardian, the Louvre saw a drop in attendance due to the recent terror attacks. The museum announced that it had 7.3 million visitors in 2016, down from 8.6 million in 2015, 9.3 million … More…
AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine”
Source: Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine – we just added this view of the flower market outside the Madeleine, by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969), to our available online inventory. The flower markets of Paris were abundant, the oldest of which was established in … More…
Experience: I was painted by Andy Warhol
Here is a nice story about one girl’s memories of Andy Warhol. Berkeley Reinhold reminisces that: He wanted to paint my portrait every year for 10 years. I was so young, I didn’t realise what an awesome opportunity this was. Sadly, … More…
SOLD: Antoine Blanchard’s “Champs Elysees”
Source: Champs Elysees – the streets of Paris remain very active and we are pleased to inform you that this Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) has made its way to a new home. The thoroughfare unintentionally originated in 1616 when Marie de Medicis … More…
Polish government buys art collection including a da Vinci for pennies on the dollar
The Polish government has secured one of the countries greatest cultural assets — Princes Czartoryski Foundation — for 100 million Euros ($105 million). The collection is said to have a value of more than $2 billion … that is one … More…
SOLD: Anna Katrina Zinkeisen’s “Floral”
Source: Floral – we first sold this still life by the 20th century British artist Anna K. Zinkeisen (1901-1976) back in 1985 and had the pleasure of selling it again just the other day. According to her biography on Wikipedia: Zinkeisen was … More…
Paintings can show if artist was suffering from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s
I love all of this scientific research that is bringing to light information about artists and their illnesses. According to Sarah Knapton article in The Telegraph … scientists used a technique called ‘fractal analysis’ to study how their painting style changed as their illness … More…
SOLD: Alonso-Perez’s “La Noce”
Source: La Noce – this large work by the 19th century Spanish artist Alonso-Perez (1881-1914) made its way to a new home before the end of the year. Alonso-Pérez was born into a family of artists in 1881 in Saragossa, a … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 193 – Happy New Year!
Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 193 of our Comments on the Art Market went live today. This marks the beginning of our 17th year and in the issue we cover: The LA Art Show, Skin & Tonic, REHSing Artists, Compliance, Stocks, … More…