![30statue1-zbmq-jumbo.jpg A headless bronze statue in a colonnaded courtyard filled with other antiquities on display.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/30statue1-zbmq-jumbo.jpg.webp)
Stolen Antiquities Seized From The Met
Over the past month, my news feed has been bombarded with stories coming out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Specifically, these stories are mainly about how investigators have found more and more antiquities in their collections … More…
![35c22f6c6fcb7655ccfb37a1009f75d1f334191d-484x567-1-874x1024 A painting of a woman in an ermine-lined dress with her hair tied back playing guitar in a furnished, white-walled room.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/35c22f6c6fcb7655ccfb37a1009f75d1f334191d-484x567-1-874x1024-1.jpg)
Possible Vermeer In Philadelphia?
Since 1933, a copy of a painting by Johannes Vermeer known as Lady with a Guitar has sat in storage at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, never having been put on display. For nearly a century, experts believed the work … More…
![M Hollow A portrait of a tan-skinned man in billowing white robes and a turban.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Joshua_Reynolds_-_Portrait_of_Omai-628x1024.jpg)
Reynolds Rescued
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how one of the most famous works by the British portraitist Sir Joshua Reynolds was in danger of leaving Britain after the government’s export bar expired. The National Portrait Gallery in London failed to raise … More…
![image A group of men and women in ancient dress with their backs turned to the viewer. They look down the road beyond the city walls to a hilltop, where many people are gathered. They watch Roman soldiers escort convicts, including Jesus Christ, to their crucifixion site.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-1024x644.jpg)
Bonhams London 19th Century Sale
On Wednesday, March 29th, Bonhams New Bond Street location in London hosted its 19th Century and British Impressionist art sale, featuring seventy-three works by both British and Continental European painters (w/p = with buyer’s premium). What ended up being the … More…
![Jackson_Pollock Studio portrait at about age 16 circa 1928](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jackson_Pollock.jpg)
Unknown Pollock Rediscovered In Bulgaria
Greece’s anti-organized crime task force found a lost painting possibly by the great American abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock during a raid on suspected art traffickers in Bulgaria. Last week, Bulgarian National Radio reported that Europol organized a joint operation … More…
![Ai_Wei_Wei_at_KPFK_in_L.A.,_2017_-_edit Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei in a blue shirt against a beige background](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ai_Wei_Wei_at_KPFK_in_L.A._2017_-_edit.jpg)
Lego Lilies: Ai Weiwei’s Newest Work In London
The Design Museum, located less than ten minutes from Kensington Palace in London, has been an exhibition space for graphic arts, architecture, fashion, and much more since the late 1980s. But it’s receiving attention right now because of a new … More…
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20 West 55th Street: Hopefully, Our Last Buildout Update!
It was a stressful week for our new space. On Wednesday, we discovered that 55th Street was closed due to a high-ranking foreign official staying at the Peninsula Hotel – concrete barriers were up, while Police Officers, Secret Service, and … More…
![16FDR-ROCKWELL3-fwqb-superJumbo An illustration showing a group of people waiting on red couches and chairs, including multiple men in suits, a British officer in a kilt, and a red-headed woman in a yellow dress and a sash reading "Miss America". The illustration is Norman Rockwell's depiction of people waiting for an meeting with president Franklin D. Roosevelt.](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/16FDR-ROCKWELL3-fwqb-superJumbo-1024x712.webp)
Family Feud Over Rockwell Drawings
A family is currently dividing itself into factions because of the disputed ownership of some drawings. But they’re not just any drawings… So You Want To See the President! is a series of illustrations created by the American artist Norman Rockwell … More…
Christie’s Paris Chagall Et La Musique
On Tuesday, April 11th, Christie’s Paris held an online sale entitled Chagall et la Musique, or Chagall and Music. The works came directly from Marc Chagall’s estate, all of which feature musical instruments or were inspired by pieces of music. … More…