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D.A. sent me a watercolor of idyllic seaside Hawaiian villagers hard at work pulling in fishing nets. D.A. bought this image 30 years ago in a now defunct thrift store. …

JM asked if anyone is buying art during the pandemic? I can’t tell you how many inquiries I’ve received during ‘CoVid Time:’ “Is NOW a good time to sell my …

K and A sent me this Tibetan Thangka, at 2 x 3 feet, a gouache on fabric. Gouache is a medium more opaque than watercolor, with the addition of a …

JR sent me a photo of a cabinet filled with objects. How does she determine the value of that art? She asked, “since I have time at home, how do …

RMC asked a great question. How does someone establish provenance? It seems RMC owns a valuable mahogany Revolutionary Medical Kit containing forceps, probes, a hooked metal key, a group of …

Nothing feels quite as weighty as time these days. I purloined my kitchen clock from a garage going out of business. It bears that 1970’s Bendix logo with the Bendix …

I reflect on the acronym CoVid: “co” in Latin means “partnership” (as in co-habitate, or co-invent)…. “vid” in Latin (derived from videre) means “to see.” Words are powerful! We now …

Gone are the days when a beautiful woman kissed the air and waved that kiss to a handsome man. Timely, then, that FG sent me a lovely, 200 years old, …

JH sent me something rather extraordinary, if she likes a drinking challenge. In Northern Europe, especially in the 19th century, mature men took this little lady figure, inverted her, and …