Painting of the Day (SOLD) Elena Green’s “Vestiges I”
A recently SOLD work by Elena Green, Vestiges I. In Greek mythology, the vestigial siren is part-bird and part-woman whose song lures men to their destruction. Vestiges I traces the historical archetype of women as depicted in literature and … More…
Looted in Syria – and sold in London: the British antiques shops dealing in artefacts smuggled by Isis
A very interesting story about the market for looted antiquities. Mark Altaweel, an archaeologist, went on a hunt in London and it did not take long to find many suspect items being offered for sale. According to the article, … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edouard Cortes’s’ “A Little River in Normandie”
Meet Some of the Art World’s New Leaders
Here is an interesting article by Kelly Crow, in The Wall Street Journal, about the new faces at the three main auction rooms. Two are veterans of the art world, Patricia Barbizet and Edward Dolman; the third, Tad Smith, is … More…
Topekan pays $2 for painting worth thousands
Another remarkable story about a lucky thrift store find. Heather Brown purchased a painting for $2 at a Kansas City thrift store several months ago. After researching the artist, she connected with an art appraiser who told her he believed the … More…
Painting of the Day (just hit the SOLD archives): Aston Knight’s “Summer Morning”
Source: Summer Morning – This classic work by Louis Aston Knight (1873-1948) was featured in the exhibition Une même longueur d’onde, Louis Aston Knight / Alain Fleischer that took place at the Musée d’Art, Historie at Archéologie – Évreux, France, in 2013. We … More…