Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “La Faneuse”
Source: La Faneuse – a powerful work by the 19th century French Realist artist Julien Dupré (1851-1910) that passed through our hands in the early 1990s. This particular painting was done during the 1880s … the height of Dupré’s career. … More…
Buyer of Goldwyn Picasso Is a Chinese Movie Mogul
Pablo Picasso’s Femme au Chignon un Fauteuil was acquired at the recent sale by Chinese movie tycoon Wang Zhongjun for $29.9M (he was also the buyer of the van Gogh still life that sold last November for $61.8M). Guess the … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Tito Lessi’s “A Game of Chess”
Source: A Game of Chess – here is a real gem by the 19th century Italian artist Tito Lessi (1858 – 1917) that we just added to our available online inventory. This particular work dates from 1886 (a time when the artist … More…
Van Gogh Painting Is Star During Last Night’s Auction
Last night’s Impressionist and Modern sale brought in $368M … not a bad total considering more than 20% of the works offered did not sell (64 works offered and 50 sold). The top lot for the evening was Vincent … More…