Billionaires Shrug Off Volatile Markets for Art Shopping Spree
According to Katya Kazakina’s article on Bloomberg the Frieze Art Fair is doing well. Now I know the headlines probably make most of us think … of course it is ok for those billionaires who buy at the high end … More…
California Man Strikes Gold at Junk Shop
A team of Western American experts at Kagin’s recently announced an incredible find… Back in 2010, Randy Guijarro of Fresno, Cali., found and purchased an old tintype from a junk shop for just $2. Well, it turns out that this … More…
Giacometti: Pure Presence – National Portrait Gallery, London
Here is a link to Jonathan Jones’s review of the Giacometto exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery which opens tomorrow and runs through January 10. Included are a series of portraits he did of Yvonne Poiraudeau (called Caroline) that he … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Georges Laugee’s “Le Gouter”
Source: Le Gouter – Here is one from our Old Sold Archives by the late 19th / early 20th century French Realist artist Georges Laugee (1853-1937). For those who do not know, Georges shared a studio with his brother-in law … … More…