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Ivory Virgin Joins $6.85 Million Coffee Pot in Art Sales
Ivory Virgin Joins $6.85 Million Coffee Pot in Art Sales

Ivory Virgin Joins $6.85 Million Coffee Pot in Art Sales

Ivory Virgin Joins $6.85 Million Coffee Pot in Art Sales  – well, the season may really be coming to an end (at least in the high-end of the auction realm); the Old Master sales take place this week.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Sally Swatland’s “By the Sea”
Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Sally Swatland’s “By the Sea”

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Sally Swatland’s “By the Sea”

By the Sea, Sally Swatland.  

Second art attack at Westminster Abbey
Second art attack at Westminster Abbey

Second art attack at Westminster Abbey

Just weeks after a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was defaced with spray paint, a second act of vandalism has occurred in Westminster Abbey. Cheryl Corless, from Stolen Children of the UK, allegedly spray painted a statue in the church … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Jean-Georges Vibert’s “The Preening Peacock”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Jean-Georges Vibert’s “The Preening Peacock”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Jean-Georges Vibert’s “The Preening Peacock”

The Preening Peacock.  I just love this painting by the 19th century French master Jean-Georges Vibert (1840-1902) that we sold back in 2010.  Makes me laugh every time I look at it.  

Herzog & de Meuron to Build $642 Million Hong Kong Museum
Herzog & de Meuron to Build $642 Million Hong Kong Museum

Herzog & de Meuron to Build $642 Million Hong Kong Museum

Herzog & de Meuron to Build $642 Million Hong Kong Museum – this looks like it is going to be one impressive building.  

Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon
Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon

Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon

Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon – the last Contemporary sale of the season.  This was a small sale of just 26 lots and the total take was £12.3M (low end of the estimate was £11.9M — so they only … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles H. Tenre’s “A Romantic Tryst”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles H. Tenre’s “A Romantic Tryst”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Charles H. Tenre’s “A Romantic Tryst”

A Romantic Tryst.  An exceptional painting by the 19th century French artist Charles Henry Tenre (1864 – 1924) that the gallery sold many years ago.  

‘June Wayne: Eloquent Visionary’ reveals a bold mind
‘June Wayne: Eloquent Visionary’ reveals a bold mind

‘June Wayne: Eloquent Visionary’ reveals a bold mind

‘June Wayne: Eloquent Visionary’ – an exhibition that is currently on view at Louis Stern Fine Art in Los Angeles.  

Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned
Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned

Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned

Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned – During a tour of the Hermitage’s “The Bronze Age of Europe: Europe Without Borders,” the German Chancellor told Putin that it was time to return art seized by the Soviets after … More…