If anything comes from these recent blockbuster surveys of artists from different eras, it’s that creative greatness can only matched by the size of one’s ego. Long before Picasso was dueling it out with the ghosts of Delacroix and Gericault,  J.M.W Turner was bequeathing his works to museums, under the condition that they be in [...]

OMNP previews Sotheby’s New York sale of Old Master Paintings, from January 29-30

OMNP details the recent year that was Old Masters news, sales, and exhibitions.
News Highlights
Christie’s and Sotheby’s Old Master auctions are successes in spite of the art market’s recent struggles
England attempts to save its own “Mona Lisa,” Titian’s “Diana and Acteon,” from being sold on the open market, by raising the funds to meet [...]

So where exactly are you parking your millions of dollars during the recession? Apparently, buying an Old Master painting is a good bet- Christie’s first major Old Masters sale since the September financial collapse, sold 80% of its lots last night.
The small rediscovered portrait of “Flora” by Venetian master Giambattista Tiepolo more than tripled [...]

OMNP previews select lots from Christie’s London sale of Old Master paintings on Tuesday, December 2rd.
An excellent Breughel work, comparable to Sotheby’s showcase lot on Wednesday, is being estimated by Christie’s at under $1m USD
Rediscovered Masterpiece by Tiepolo Goes on Public View at Christie’s [Art Knowledge]

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The Winter Old Master sales in London are steadily approaching with a fair amount of anticipation in light of the art market’s recent struggles. Following the strong results of this past July, will the Old Master market be less affected by recent economic downturn? Click MORE for a basic rundown of some the notable upcoming [...]

Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, “The mouth of the Grand Canal looking west towards the Carità,” c.1729-30
On the heels of the recent coverage of the Royal Collection’s current and upcoming exhibitions, OMNP came across some thoroughonline image archives/presentations of past shows at Buckingham Palace:
“The Later Flemish Pictures in the collection of her Majesty the [...]

A gorgeous M+C from the Bellini showcase in Rome.
When it comes to Old Masters paintings, OMNP sometimes finds that living stateside is akin to going to movie theater in the ‘burbs- your’e going to get some of the big releases, but your certainly not going to get all of them. Click MORE to read through [...]