Redemption, joy, and debauchery reign supreme down Bourbon Street and across the rest of “Who Dat Nation?,” in the aftermath of the New Orleans Saints historic victory last night. Lest us forget, however, that this particular raising of the Fleur’ de Lis,  is one of many that extends back to the  Middle Ages, when the [...]

A small group of prints from familiar sources like Rembrandt and Durer goes up for auction tomorrow at Bonham’s. With the world in election hangover, could a few pieces here fall through the cracks? This may be a good chance to own a staple from the oeuvre of the aforementioned, however OMNP is definitely feeling [...]

Lot 26: Rembrandt’s distinct humanism allows for his portrait subjects to both charm and depress us at the same time.
An additional slew of trademark images from art history’s two great printmakers rounds out October’s Old Master sales at Sothebys. Many of the Rembrandts that are available in this sale are rather affordable, priced at under [...]

Part two of OMNP’s preview of today’s sale of Old Master prints at Christie’s. Read below for a listing of lots being estimated at around $5,000 or more.
$5,000-10,000 USD

Lot 5
Hans Baldung Grien (1484-1545)
Saint Jerome in the Desert (B. 35; Holl. 118)
woodcut, 1511, watermark Gothic P with Imperial Orb in a Shield above (similar [...]

OMNP previews selected lots from today’s sale of Old Master prints at Christie’s London. If one is a fan of either Durer or Rembrandt-a parade of prints, including many iconic images from each artist’s oeuvre (particularly lot 13- Durer’s etching of Adam and Eve) are being offered at this sale. A strong imagefrom the Agostino [...]

A bevy of exquisite prints are up for sale this Tuesday at Bonham’s, New Bond Street, including pieces in the style of Hieronymous Bosch, a slew of Rembrandt’s, and a first edition Caprichios print by Goya. In the case of the latter, it amazes OMNP that such an essential work in the career of one [...]

Market issues, attractive purchases, and the opening of what looks to be an exquisite exhibition of Durer prints highlight OMNP’s weekend reading:
Buyer Beware, [Noah Charney, ART INFO]
This article was of particular interest to OMNP for its breakdown of the different types of forgery that inflict the art market. The concept of alteration forgery, for example [...]