L’empire des lumieres (1961)
One of René Magritte’s “Empire of Light” paintingsfetched nearly $80 million, the second-most valuable painting ever sold at auction in Europe. Click here.
I don’t know if this letter was written in earnest. But I do know, from Letters of Note, that it is real. Margaret Stuart-Wortley 1879 Margaret, If you find yourself unwilling to accept me, will you please…
We spent Sunday with the kids on Octoberfest Day at Santa Anita Park. I’m not sure why it was selected as a good venue for the grandkids, but it was. I’ve seen only two equine racetracks in my time, and…
I became a fan of M.C. Escher, the Dutch artist, the moment I saw this print. His pictures seemed designed to draw me in and hold me in a way that was enticing but also disturbing. They are like some of Dali’s…
The front page of Art News on Tuesday announced that that Sarah Lucas had just won a $400,000 prize from New York’s New Museum. “The award,” the article said, “officially titled the Hostetler/Wrigley Sculpture…
Sotheby’s London sold a Wassily Kandinsky painting for a record-breaking $45 million on March 1. The 1910 landscape was recently given to the 13 heirs of a German Jewish businessman persecuted by the Nazis…
L’empire des lumieres (1961)
One of René Magritte’s “Empire of Light” paintings fetched nearly $80 million, the second-most valuable painting ever sold at auction in Europe. Click here.