The New Criterion

An interview with an Old Masters dealer

I meet the Old Masters dealer Ben Hall at his private Upper East Side gallery and office, which sits in a five-story limestone-faced townhouse, as befits a dealer in venerable paintings. Most of the ...
Artnet

Hispanic Society Museum Is Selling Dozens of Old Master Paintings

New York’s Hispanic Society Museum and Library is deaccessioning 45 works from its collection in an online auction at Christie’s on October 17. Several of the works were gifted to the Hispanic Society ...
Observer

Backed by an Expanding Collector Base, Old Masters Make a Quiet Comeback

Christie’s closed their London Classic week with a combined total of £60,844,240 ($83,660,83) between the Old Masters Evening Sale and The Exceptional Sale. Guy Bell Throughout history, in times of ...
Artnet

Recent Old Masters Sales Had Bruising Results—and Surprising Wins. Here Are 4 Takeaways for the Art Market

The fabled Saunders Collection fell $15 million short at Sotheby's—and you need to pay attention. Jan Davidsz. De Heem, Still Life of Roses, Tulips, a Sunflower, Lilies, an Iris, Poppies, Honeysuckle ...
Robb Report

It's a record for the Old Master.

A grimy old painting recovered from an attic or a barn that turns out to be priceless: Fans of Antiques Roadshow will recognize the thrilling trope but also appreciate just how rare an occurrence it ...
The New York Times

At the Frick, a Young Painter Spars With an Old Master

The “too muchness” of Rococo painting has met its match with Flora Yukhnovich’s immersive “Four Seasons.” The “too muchness” of Rococo painting has met its match with Flora Yukhnovich’s immersive ...