Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edmund Berninger’s “The Bay of Naples, Vesuvius Beyond”
Source: The Bay of Naples, Vesuvius Beyond – Here is a beautiful Italian landscape by the 19th / 20th century German artist Edmund Berninger (1843-1929). Berninger spent a great deal of time in the coastal cities along the Mediterranean capturing views … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Dejeuner dans les Champs”
Source: Dejeuner dans les Champs – we sold this 1884 painting by Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) about 15 years ago. It is a very nice example of his work before moving to Rolleboise and was once part of the famous Haussner … More…
Restitution Payments – Does ‘The Woman in Gold’ pay taxes?
This is a very interesting article that was featured on MarketWatch’s web site concerning the tax implications surrounding the recovery of looted works of art during the Nazi Holocaust. It is nice to know that the US government has made … More…
Top 200 Art Collectors 2015 Part One
Artnet News has compiled a two-part list of the Top 200 Art Collectors Worldwide for 2015. They based their findings off of the most active collectors over the past twelve months and came up with a broad spectrum of in-depth … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 173
Volume 173 of our Comments on the Art Market was just released. This month we cover Tales from the Dark Side, Really! (interesting auction results from the antique and collectibles markets), Databases – Fakes, Fails & Scary Tales, The Art … More…