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Only in America, or maybe not? By Howard Rehs
Only in America, or maybe not? By Howard Rehs

Only in America, or maybe not? By Howard Rehs

Only in America, or maybe not? By Howard Rehs – I was recently asked if I would contribute to the Art, Antiques and Luxury Design Blog … so here is my first post: some of my favorite questions and comments we … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Herbert W. Weekes’ “Backyard Gossip”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Herbert W. Weekes’ “Backyard Gossip”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Herbert W. Weekes’ “Backyard Gossip”

Backyard Gossip.  Here is a cute little British Victorian painting by Herbert W. Weekes that the gallery sold back in the 1980s.  

Swatch’s Harry Winston Buys Diamond for $26.7 Million
Swatch’s Harry Winston Buys Diamond for $26.7 Million

Swatch’s Harry Winston Buys Diamond for $26.7 Million

Swatch’s Harry Winston Buys Diamond for $26.7 Million -and it isn’t just art that is attracting ‘the money’.  

Basquiat, Pollock Lead Christie’s $495 Million Record
Basquiat, Pollock Lead Christie’s $495 Million Record

Basquiat, Pollock Lead Christie’s $495 Million Record

Basquiat, Pollock Lead Christie’s $495 Million Record – here is a little more on last night’s record breaking auction … the results were off the charts.  

More on Tonight’s Sale – Holy Moly!
More on Tonight’s Sale – Holy Moly!

More on Tonight’s Sale – Holy Moly!

It was an amazing display of people spending money — and a lot different from last night’s session at Sotheby’s.  Here, Christie’s blew the doors off the competition.  By lot 50 they were up to $377M  — and I will … More…

AND Tonight’s Contemporary Sale
AND Tonight’s Contemporary Sale

AND Tonight’s Contemporary Sale

The madness continues .. Basquiat makes $43.5M ($25-$35M); Pollock make $52M (est. $25-$35M); Guston make $23M (est. $8-$12M); de Kooning hits $17M (est. $12-$16M); Lichtenstein hits $50M (est. on request).  Of the first 39 lots 2 were bought in and … More…

Why Can’t We Take Pictures in Art Museums?
Why Can’t We Take Pictures in Art Museums?

Why Can’t We Take Pictures in Art Museums?

Everyone, smile on 3…1 ,2… “Uhh, excuse me, no pictures please.” I think we are all sick of hearing that when we want to document our adventures through the most epic collections of art as we visit world renowned museums. … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) John Stobart’s “San Francisco, The Gold Rush Harbor by Moonlight in 1851”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) John Stobart’s “San Francisco, The Gold Rush Harbor by Moonlight in 1851”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) John Stobart’s “San Francisco, The Gold Rush Harbor by Moonlight in 1851”

A very impressive work by the incredibly talented John Stobart entitled “San Francisco, The Gold Rush Harbor by Moonlight in 1851.”  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Fairy Tales”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Fairy Tales”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Leon Perrault’s “Fairy Tales”

Fairy Tales.  And one more gem by Leon Perrault that the gallery sold many years ago.  This one, titled Fairy Tales, we painted in 1866.