1. JACKSON POLLOCK: “Number 5, 1948″, 1948 = $140 million Private sale, 2006. Seller: David Geffen. Buyer: possibly David Martínez As of January 2008 this is the most expensive painting ever sold. A wonderful “drip” painting by Jackson Pollock broke all records when purchased by David Martinez.
2. WILLEM [...]
As a young man, Bouguereau put himself through the Ecole des Beaux-Arts by keeping books for a wine merchant and coloring lithographic labels for a local grocer. In his spare time, late in the evening, he created drawings from memory. This diligence and discipline resulted in an extraordinarily productive artistic life. I wonder what the [...]
After many delays and problems we’ve almost completed work on our stand alone CD-ROM for our interior design partners. They’ll be able to use this to show clients a selection of our main catalogue, and also see all the relevant information on the creative process, materials, how to commission us to work on a project [...]
