Every time a Salvador Dalí forgery scandal hits the news, like the recent bust in Italy where police seized 21 fake works in Parma, we get a strange sense of déjà vu. The Dalí print market has long been a rabbit hole where fact and fantasy blur, and this latest case just confirms why at […]
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We are pleased to share two remarkable works that bring together some of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, both behind and in front of the camera. Terry O’Neill and Norman Parkinson each redefined the art of celebrity and fashion photography, capturing their subjects with an immediacy and glamour that has made their
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Born in Los Angeles in 1993, Jacques Guetta, better known by his street name HIJACK, grew up with spray paint in the air and creativity on every wall. As the son of Mr. Brainwash (Thierry Guetta), one of the world’s most recognizable street/pop artists, HIJACK’s early years were spent surrounded by the likes of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, and Space Invader. While
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Halim Flowers is living proof that creativity can transform a life. Born in Washington, D.C., he was sentenced to two life terms in prison at the age of 16. What could have been the end of possibility instead became the start of an extraordinary journey. While incarcerated, Halim discovered the power of art and words.
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Back in 2009, I had a client grumble that his painting was only appreciating at about 1% per year. I asked him what else in his portfolio was doing the same at the time. After a pause, he admitted: nothing. That exchange could just as easily happen today. Markets rise, markets fall, but art, when
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Today, aggregators list dozens of the same print or edition online, allowing buyers to compare them side by side and, more often than not, choose the cheapest option. If someone wants a Warhol “Liz”, they’ll head to Artsy or Artnet, scroll through multiple examples, and buy whichever looks “good enough” for the lowest price. This democratization
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When most people think of Salvador Dalí, they imagine melting clocks, surreal dreamscapes, and dazzling theatrics. But behind the flamboyant persona stood a meticulous draftsman—a man who, before he painted, sculpted, or staged his wild visions, put pencil, ink, and brush to paper. The five Salvador Dalí original drawings presented here are not reproductions, not
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Several years ago, I found myself on a plane to Green Bay, Wisconsin… in the dead of winter. Now, I may have been born in New York, but I’ve been a Florida boy most of my life. As such, nothing quite prepared me for trudging through shin-deep snow in sub-zero weather just to view a
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There’s a national debate rippling through Spain right now, one that forces art lovers to take a stand: What is Spain’s most important painting? Goya’s Duel with Cudgels or Picasso’s Guernica? Novelist Arturo Pérez-Reverte passionately claims, “Picasso painted Guernica, but Goya painted our soul.” While art critic Miguel Ángel Cajigal counters, “Guernica is the painting
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Leonora Carrington Original from 1973. Best known for her vivid, dreamlike paintings and darkly humorous prose, Leonora Carrington was also a brilliant playwright whose dramatic works are as subversive and sly as anything we have come to expect of her. The first comprehensive collection of Carrington’s plays, this volume gathers plays from her early years in Paris to
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