Tag Archives: old master paintings

richard rabel interiors in architectural digest

I’m thrilled beyond words to announce the publication of a recent project by Richard Rabel Interiors in Architectural Digest!!! Above all, heartfelt thanks to my clients and friends for the opportunity and their trust. Thanks also to the wonderfully talented … Continue reading →

dutch old master paintings at sothebys

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Henry and June “Jimmy” Weldon amassed a fascinating collection of Flemish and Dutch old master paintings over 60 years of passionate collecting. Around 2002 I had the good fortune to meet Jimmy and was invited to her apartment to look … Continue reading →

paintings from the hermitage return to england

Houghton Hall, Yorkshire, England image credit: Houghton International In an unprecedented move, The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is temporarily reuniting 126 major Old Master paintings with their ancestral home of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England from 17 May to … Continue reading →

postcards from rome

There is a reason why Rome is called “The Eternal City” and a good example are two opposite views of the Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills that surround the city, imminently coming up for auction at Sotheby’s Old … Continue reading →

Old Master Paintings at Sotheby’s: Pietro Longhi’s Venetian spectacle

Old Master Painting’s week in New York is held from 25-30 January.  Here the luminary auction houses and dealers pull out their best kit in order to dazzle the world.   Sotheby’s in particular, has an exciting sale. I love Italian … Continue reading →

Donato Creti: Preserving the legacy of this great master from the past

Twelve years ago there was a small exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art titled “Donato Creti: Melancholy and Perfection” which introduced the 18th century Bolognese artist (1671-1749) to the mainstream American audience.  Great masters sometimes fall out of favor … Continue reading →

A Dutch dandy

A painter is normally faced with deciding what medium to use.  Today there are countless mediums, but in the early 17th century, only a few were acceptable to the rich collecting patrons: panel, canvas, copper and perhaps slate.  Of these, … Continue reading →