Aaron Judge’s Home Run Baseball Strikes Out
The recording-breaking home run ball hit by Aaron Judge on October 4, 2022, was expected to break another record when it crossed the auction block. Judge hit his 62nd home run during the 2022 season when the Yankees played the Rangers in … More…
Architecture In Art – New York Stock Exchange By Johann Berthelsen
For this week’s Architecture in Art, we’re down on Wall Street taking a look at one of the most iconic buildings in the city through the work of Johann Berthelsen – the New York Stock Exchange. Broker-to-broker securities trading in … More…
Give Us Back Our Van Gogh!
Mendelsohn & Co. was one of the most prestigious banks in Germany throughout the nineteenth century. At the height of its power, it was one of the major banks in Europe and served as the royal bankers for the Emperors … More…
Pillow Talk: Recovering A Stolen Masterwork Over The Internet
In 1978 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the home of Helen and Robert Stoddard was burgled. The robbers took twelve artworks valued at $10 million, many of which the Stoddards had promised to donate to the Worcester Art Museum, of which Robert … More…
A Hidden Look At Cézanne In Cincinnati
Great paintings hiding in plain sight are nothing new in museums. Artists have used old canvases to create new paintings for centuries, whether to cut costs and save canvas or to hide unsatisfactory work. Many masters like Van Gogh, Picasso, … More…
Animosity Over Madrid’s Meninas
Since 2018, Madrid has hosted an extensive public art display during the last few months of the year. Right now, the streets of the Spanish capital are a public gallery with dozens of sculptures appearing on the sidewalks and in … More…
20 West 55th Street Is Getting Closer
We visited the space at 20 West 55th Street this week to check the progress and meet with the contractor. Once we arrived, they informed us that the lighting system needed some changes – more complex dimming controllers and track … More…
Palm Beach 2023 – Times 2!
As many of you know, we have been exhibiting at The Palm Beach Show for almost 20 years. During the summer of 2022, one of the owners contacted me with some interesting news; they had just acquired the Art Palm … More…
London Old Masters Week: Christie’s Evening Sale
On December 8th, Christie’s London featured twenty-seven lots as part of its Old Masters evening sale. This came the day after Sotheby’s held its own rather successful Old Masters sale. While both auctions did relatively well overall, some writers couldn’t … More…