sketches (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
Please give a big Pencil Lines welcome to this weeks Guest Designer, Mou Saha. Our very own Anna Bowkis provided this weeks sketch. Here's what Mou had to say: I am a stay-at-home mom to my two kids and married...
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
(TrendHunter.com) A painting bought by a Swiss art collector for £10,000 ($20,000) has now been confirmed to be a previously unknown Leonardo da Vinci artwork. This now pushes the painting’s value to an astronomical £100…
Art News Blog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
If only I paid more attention in English classes at school.. and could work well in teams.. and remain calm under pressure! They're just some of the qualities that I don't have for an interesting job at the Art Newspaper. It sounds like a dream job for someone into art and wanting to travel to some interesting places. Here's what they're after.. Art Market Editor - maternity cover (full time) The Art...
This is Bath (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
An online art gallery has been launched by a veteran of the UK's leading fine art market. Fine Grime is the brainchild of City of Bath College graduate Joel Furnell and Bristol businessman Keith Nepean. The company ...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
When New York art collector William Kingsland died in 2006, he left behind hundreds of works of art. But some, including works by Pablo Picasso, turned out to have been stolen.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Tale of intestate private art collector turns into deepening mystery of double identities and theft
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Straightforward story of intestate private art collector turns into deepening mystery of double identities and theft
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Is this Picasso yours? When New York art collector William Kingsland died in 2006, he left behind hundreds of pieces. But some, including works by Pablo Picasso, turned out to have been stolen. The FBI, searching for the rightful...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
When New York art collector William Kingsland died in 2006, he left behind hundreds of works of art. But some, including works by Pablo Picasso, turned out to have been stolen.
http://artforprofits.wordpress.com/ (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Celebrity Art Collectors Revealed - artmarketblog.com Having a celebrity purchase one of their works is a sure fire way for the value of an artist’s work to skyrocket, so keeping an eye on which artists celebrities are purchasing works by is definitely worth the time. Over the years I have received heaps of notifications and tips [...]
Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
New York art collector William Kingsland, who died in 2006, has left behind works of art which are being treated as stolen goods.
sketches (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Please give a big Pencil Lines welcome to Shiho Okamoto. This weeks sketch was provided by our own Anna Bowkis. Here is what Shiho had to say : Hi everyone! My name is Shiho Okamoto and I am living in...
Marginal Revolution (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Asher has no dealer; his work is not generally for sale. When I ask the artist whether he resists the art market, he says dryly: "I don't avoid commodity forms. In 1966 I made these plastic bubbles. They were shaped...
The Intrepid Art Collector (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
I try to keep politics off this blog, and while I respect everyone's views, I want to let y'all know that my husband and I are hosting an Obama fundraiser in Montreal on August 28 (the night Obama accepts the nomination). If you're an American abroad, put a blank check in your NPR totebag and come hear the speech. Refreshments include chardonnay, arugula, and decaf lattes. You can also get absentee...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Micky Wolfson and the privileges of independence THERE is something of Citizen Kane about Mitchell Wolfson, Jr., a 68-year-old art collector widely known as Micky, but Kane without the melancholy. Mr. Wolfson, who has the manner and manners of a southern gentleman, not only collects on a stupendous scale, he entertains himself and guests with brio. Take, for example, his two comfortably appointed...
