Tag Archive | "Art"
Resurrecting Ritchies
A newly reborn Ritchies has been easing back into business in recent months and last night the once-great auction house threw itself a party to christen its brand new showroom at 777 Richmond Street West and to celebrate its biggest sale since declaring bankruptcy in fall 2009. With new owners and a new auction team headed by veteran Dirk Heinze, left, Ritchies is slowly rebuilding a reputation that was trampled by debt and disgrace.
Full post and comments...Paris: A Few of My Favorite Things
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Well, that was a whirlwind! Four days on the ground in Paris and suddenly I'm back in Toronto feeling like a drunk after an open-bar party. I hardly know what hit me. Although time was tight we were careful not to over-schedule, yet somehow we managed to set foot in fully half of the city’s 20 arrondissements (neighbourhoods). I gasped at the postcard perfection of Place des Voges, above, as we made our way to the Bastille antiques market. With four identical fountains and crisscrossing footpaths, the square oozes charm and sophistication. A waiter in our hotel bar observed that addresses on this square are among the most expensive in the city and it’s no mystery why.
Full post and comments...Paris Flea Market: My Kind of Day
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Of course, the famous Paris flea market, Les Puces, was high on my list of must dos in the City of Light but as it happens this week most of those dealers are camped out in the Bastille along the Canal Saint Martin. Hundreds of dealers spread out in a make-shift covered shelter and then in outdoor stalls for what my feet would attest to be miles and miles.
Full post and comments...Buy What You Love
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
I LOVE art but it's really not in my budget. Furthermore, I have very little wall space so I tend to scratch my art itch with trips to local galleries. On one such recent visit to Toronto's Goodfellas Gallery I spotted some work by a young artist named Tyler Armstrong that really hit me over the head. Tyler let me have All the Queen's Men, left, for just $400 which I could manage and I'm really glad I took the plunge, I love the work. Which brings me to the real point of this post, a little plug for Toronto's ArtBomb, a daily art auction site whose tagline is "buy what you love." Artbomb features one new work by an emerging artist each weekday delivered to your electronic in-box with prices typically starting in the $400 - $800 range.
Full post and comments...Art Matters
Sunday, July 1, 2012
It's often true in decorating that you simply can't do it all. There's only so much budget to go around and sometimes you have to quit before you're truly ahead. Such was the case with my client Nikola. We worked wonders on his space with the money available but the budget just did not stretch far enough for a great piece of art to finish off his living room. Yesterday, we settled the score with two amazing original works by Toronto artist Rose Lindzon.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
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