MIR Appraisal

MARCH 14, 2023

Born in 1959, Davood Roostaei brought his talent for paint to the world. From an Iranian prison to the world stage, his splashes of color not only graced the canvas, but touched every person he encountered. As a friend to our senior appraiser, and to MIR, he provided a colorful light in a grey world. He will be greatly missed.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Believing that a work of art was not a depiction of nature, but instead a synthesis of metaphors and symbols, Les Nabis (the Hebrew word for prophet) shared a desire to renew the art of painting, but varied in individual styles. He also painted many nudes of his wife Marthe de Méligny.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

It’s the Zen influence of asymmetry (fukinsei) that’s perhaps most apparent throughout the history of art and can be seen in paintings from Caravaggio to van Gogh. Sold for $18,718,500 via Sotheby’s (November 2023). James Abbott McNeill Whistler – Portrait of Whistler’s Mother, Print. Sesshu Toyo – Ink on Paper.

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APRIL 3, 2024

From delicate porcelains , intricately carved jades , and serene ink landscape paintings to regal robes , brazen stone lions , and fantastic dragons , these artworks are imbued with historical traditions and motifs from as early as 10,000 B.C. “As Sold for ¥1,500,000 JPY via Tomikai Auction (Oct 2023).

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American Association for State and Local History

JUNE 17, 2024

They next identified unmarked graves with ground-penetrating radar, further documenting and preserving this space Restoration of the church began in 2022, which included stabilization of the foundation, window restoration, a new roof, and a painted interior. By the end of 2023, the church was available for public events.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 5, 2024

In August 2023, Skic had the opportunity to view Hernstadt’s art collection and said he was “shocked” to see the sketch hanging in her bedroom. The other is a 1782 painting created by American-French military engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant depicting a woman serving troops food at American encampments.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Sold for €600 via Burgersdijk & Niermans (May 2023). Placing Jerusalem at the heart of the painted vellum canvas that unusually shows south at the top map, it’s considered one of the finest pieces of medieval cartography and depicts the known world at the time of Europe, Asia, and Africa. (Manuscript World map in facsimile).

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WCG

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Alice Craigie Alice Craigie Alice Craigie is the Modern Painting Fellow 2022-2024 at The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. She completed her Postgraduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings at The Courtauld Institute of Art in 2019. The post 2024–2025 Sidney S.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The masterful art of intarsia has produced some awe-inspiring pieces of Renaissance craftsmanship, but these meticulously crafted ‘paintings’ in wood with a geometrical illusion of depth have not only earned papal recognition but also foreshadowed modern art forms like Cubism. Sold for €300 via Cambi Casa d’Aste (November 2023).

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JUNE 18, 2025

From passionate plein air painting and hot colours cultivated on the canvas to collectors’ habits during these hottest months of the year, this article cruises through the best of summer’s scintillating art influences. Sold for $2,843,000 USD via Sotheby’s (May 2023). Artist Pierre Bonnard exemplified this palette-powered energy.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 24, 2024

Equipped with two horses, three kilns, and stencils to replace time-consuming hand painting, the brothers set the company on a path to success by adapting it for mass production. Pfaltzgraff’s Napoli hand-painted dishware is hard to find. By 1889, two of Pfaltzgraff’s sons, Henry and George, opened H.B. &

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Elsinore Gallery

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

She studied Plein Aire painting with Camille Prezewodek, a colorist, landscape with Gregory Kondos, and Carole Watanabe. As Director of Operations for Art Works Downtown in San Rafael, CA Pauli learned art business while pursuing painting on her own. I see paintings in every landscape. I’m a painter. I always have.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Sold for $2,760,000 via Christie’s (March 2023) This rediscovery of Japanese art had an immeasurable effect on the composition, palette, and perspective of Western art, and would provide the foundations of Modern Art. Reminiscent of woodblock prints, the flat planes, in particular, would become central to Modernist painting.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Whether they have immortalized the stage on canvas or shaped it through their design, artists have been influential in challenging convention and continuing to push the boundaries of painting and the performing arts. Painting the Stage Edgar Degas Edgar Degas and the stage were almost inseparable.

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Elsinore Gallery

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Email: Jim@JimRichardsStudio.com More information at: www.JimRichardsStudio.com Artist Statement I am a Figurative Realist, painting in oil and drawing primarily in graphite but in charcoal as well. Won Third Place, Paint & Write the Town 2023 Steinhart Aquarium Chambered Nautilus Oil 10-” x 10″ 2″ deep panel.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 12, 2024

Artistic bowls typically fetch more, like this antique Henriot Quimper mug and saucer , which were sold for $58 in 2023. For example, I purchased a $15 original signed painting at a thrift store and sold it for $150. These pieces, with their rich history and enduring charm, are a testament to the timeless appeal of coffee culture.

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Michael Rose Fine Art

MAY 15, 2023

The soft focus paintings of Monet continue to hold sway with contemporary audiences sheerly through their unbridled beauty. The exhibition of course has fine examples of European paintings like Claude Monet’s 1908 Waterlilies , which was purchased by WAM within just a couple years of its creation.

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Coronado Appraisal

JANUARY 2, 2024

A Vincent van Gogh-inspired Google Deep Dream painting. The Algorithms used by AI are able analyze the existing part of the painting and generate plausible reconstruction for any parts that are missing. As AI analyzes a painting, it can determine historical data and color patterns in order to figure out when the painting was created.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Sold for £37,800 via Christie’s (July 2023). Often beautifully crafted from brass, wood, and glass, intricate gears and handsomely painted planets, the clockwork universes of orreries fascinated people of the 18th century, who were absorbed by the relatively new mechanical representation of the planets and their movement.

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Elsinore Gallery

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Dee’s botanical paintings reflect a connection forged through her academic background. Dee’s landscape paintings, created with alcohol ink or pastels, embody an appreciation for the region’s ecological diversity. Dee’s botanical paintings reflect a connection forged through her academic background.

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WorthPoint

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

“The purpose of the creation of these fake paintings was to gain an economic benefit, but in the course of creating and selling these fakes, the legacy of Norval Morrisseau has been irrevocably damaged,” she said in the proceeding, shared with media and other observers. We will restore his legacy.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Sold for $85,618,000HKD via Sotheby’s (October 2023). The exceptionally varied artistic production of this golden age of Chinese culture, from ceramics to painting and calligraphy can be separated between the two dynasties that share distinct characteristics and artistic achievements that evolved Chinese cultural heritage.

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WCG

JULY 10, 2024

Memorial Library, 2023 (Photo by Dorothy Cheng). were borrowed from the CPP coordinator, paintings conservator Gwen Manthey, and the Folger Library conservation lab. Non-consumable equipment and tools such as folding tables, cutting mats, HEPA-filtered vacuums, etc. Snacks and beverages were provided for the volunteers by WCG.

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JUNE 10, 2024

Instantly alluring with its quirky, hand-painted style, Wemyss Ware put Scotland firmly on the map as masters of naturalistic pottery. Sold for £1,800 GBP via Lyon & Turnbull (August 2023). Far topping that this year, however, was a Weymss Ware painted tabby cat – it reached a selling price in January of £18,000.

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Michael Rose Fine Art

JUNE 26, 2023

A contemporary painting by Titus Kaphar (far right) reflects on an earlier piece by artist Ralph Earl. One standout sample of an American in Paris comes from Childe Hassam’s ambitious 1887 painting Le Jour du Grand Prix. Childe Hassam’s 1887 Le Jour du Grand Prix is a highlight of the museum’s late nineteenth century holdings.

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MAY 13, 2024

There she developed a penchant for experimenting with marred or imperfect porcelain pieces by painting abstract, geometric patterns upon them in bold colors. Sold for $441,000 USD via Christie’s (December 2023). Auction passed (Est: $3,000 USD – $5,000 USD) via Wright (January 2023). Frankl (1886-1958) Paul T.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Painting Painting also achieved new heights in the Tang Dynasty. Particularly popular during this period was the expansion of the shanshui , or mountain water field of landscape paintings. At the same time, Daoist and Buddhist themes also took center stage in these painting silk scrolls.

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MAY 21, 2024

ACzech in Paris, his painting of the diva Sarah Bernhardt would become his masterpiece of Art Nouveau poster design. And the poster has remained just as popular, as the passion, danger and adventure of the film is conveyed by the captivating Vivien Leigh in a romantic clinch with Clark Gable, painted in a realistic and expressive style.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Through sculptures, paintings, and pottery, ancient stories of gods, heroes, and monsters have been immortalized, allowing these tales to transcend time. Caravaggio was so inspired that he painted two versions of Medusa, the first in 1596 and the other around 1597. Sold for $170,000 via Bonhams (December 2023).

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WCG

AUGUST 9, 2024

Memorial Library, 2023 (Photo by Dorothy Cheng). were borrowed from the CPP coordinator, paintings conservator Gwen Manthey, and the Folger Library conservation lab. Non-consumable equipment and tools such as folding tables, cutting mats, HEPA-filtered vacuums, etc. Snacks and beverages were provided for the volunteers by WCG.

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Art Peritus

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

And while the UBS 2023 Global Wealth Report , ARTnews, and The Art Newspaper (to name a few) provide exceptional insights into the year ahead, we at Art Peritus wanted to focus on something more evergreen: Provenance, an important element that can have a profound impact on an item’s value.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 5, 2024

Bauhaus was notable for including fields from architecture and design to fine arts such as ceramics and painting. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, or “Mies,” for short, and Marcel Breuer are regarded as some of the leaders in Bauhaus architecture and industrial design, while both Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky taught painting in the school.

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Michael Rose Fine Art

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Photographed by Michael Rose, summer of 2023. New technologies allowed for the manufacture of novel artistic materials and artists broke out of their studios to paint en plein air. The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC has an engaging display of small panels by Georges Seurat.

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WorthPoint

MAY 17, 2024

This 1987 hand-blown Chihuly cylinder was sold at auction in 2023 for over $20,000. When injuries forced Chihuly to leave the heavy work of glassblowing to gaffers, he pivoted to paintings and drawings. Few artists are so well-known that just hearing their name brings a picture of their work to mind, but Dale Chihuly is one of them.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Sold for $200 via Helios Auctions (October 2023) Utilitarian objects, from furniture and textiles to posters and public installations were all designed with a functional Constructivist aesthetic in mind that would influence the Bauhaus principle that form follows function. Vladimir Tatlin – Exhibition Poster, 1920.

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WorthPoint

AUGUST 26, 2024

That’s what I want to do for America instead of painting pictures that you’ll see on the wall, I want you to wear it and be able to talk about what it represents,” Hand remarked in a podcast episode of Our Town with Andy Ockershausen. Even the First Lady donned the pin, which was Hand’s big break.

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Art Peritus

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On the practical front, are there any resolutions you are making for 2023? The insurance representative insisted on coming out to my apartment to inspect the painting in person to make sure it was what I said it was. She worked in so many mediums: drawing, painting, theater, sculpture, and also made jewelry.

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