A presentation on art theft. In an art museum. Why not, I thought. Last night Late Night at the DMA hosted a full room in the auditorium for a presentation by Art Detective Robert Wittman. That was followed by two films, Stolen, a film about the 1995 heist at the Gardner Museum in Boston and … Continue reading Finding Rembrandt at the Dallas Museum of Art
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Telling the Difference Between the work of Rembrandt and his Students
I woke up this morning and before I had my coffee, I had earned a Masters of Arts in Rembrandt Studies from the J. Paul Getty Museum. I've never been to the Getty museum, but that didn't matter, a short quiz on the web site taught me a little about the way Rembrandt worked. In … Continue reading Telling the Difference Between the work of Rembrandt and his Students
Painting Immergrun: The Art Collections of Charles M. Schwab
When you walk through the Met or the National Gallery, you might notice a number of names affixing painting labels quite frequently: Mellon, Morgan, Frick and Vanderbilt. One you don't see as often is Charles M. Schwab. Yet one can only imagine that the 75-room French Chateau on Riverside Drive in Manhattan was filled with art. Almost as impressive, and … Continue reading Painting Immergrun: The Art Collections of Charles M. Schwab
The Golden Age of Art Patronage at Met
New York has never seemed to be so crowded before. At Armani Exchange, one of the upper-scale apparel stores lined in SOHO area, I was literally squeezing in to try a coat on. I was puzzled by the untold shoppers who grabbed jackets or jeans as if they were displayed in dollar-trees. In the end, … Continue reading The Golden Age of Art Patronage at Met
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