Picasso among trove of UK-owned artworks sold overseas in 2013
Picasso among trove of UK-owned artworks sold overseas in 2013 – People are always complaining about the artwork that was sold by individuals and then exported from their country. What about all the artwork that was bought elsewhere by citizens of … More…
A Reporter in France Helps to Return Art Taken by the Nazis
It seems like Hollywood has spurred a new trend… The Monuments Men, set to be released on February 7th, is a movie about a WWII platoon who is tasked with rescuing masterpieces from the Nazis. But, in the past few … More…
Paintings by Richter and Freud to be sold in London Sale
Paintings by Richter and Freud to be sold in London Sale – The serious action will start next month — in London: Gerhard Richter’s “Wand (Wall)”, painted in 1994, is expected to bring more than £15 million; Lucian Freud’s “Head on a Green Sofa” … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Theophile Mayan’s “Fin de Journee, en Provence”
Fin de Journee, en Provence. Here is another French Realist/Naturalist work by Theophile H. Mayan (b.1860) that we sold many years ago. This particular painting was originally exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1980 … when Mayan was just 30 … More…
Nazi-Era Art Hoarder Gurlitt Willing to Negotiate Restitution
Nazi-Era Art Hoarder Gurlitt Willing to Negotiate Restitution – this is a very interesting development in the Gurlitt story. I am sure we are going to see a lot of ‘new’ work hit the art market once the families settle with … More…