Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Martin Rico y Ortega’s “The Grand Canal, Venice”
The Grand Canal, Venice. Here is a large painting by the 19th century Spanish artist Martin Rico y Ortega (1833-1908) that we sold a number of years ago. Rico was born in Madrid, studied in Paris and in the late … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Edward C. Williams’ “Out Fishing”
Out Fishing. Here is an important landscape by the 19th century British Victorian artist Edward Charles Williams (1807-1881) that we sold first in 1987 and again in 1998. E.C. Williams was the eldest son of Edward Williams and brother of … More…
A blind artist’s altruistic vision – Jeff Hanson
Artist Jeff Hanson (21 years old) is legally blind and to date has created about 1,400 paintings. Among his patrons — Warren Buffet and Elton John. One of his goals was to give away $1 million by the time he … More…
America’s most generous con artist – Mark Landis
America’s most generous con artist. Here is an interesting one about Mark Landis. His career as a forger lasted some 30 years, but he was never prosecuted since he never sold his works … he just donated them to museums … More…