It is said that one of the best investments in a time of economic uncertainty is art. It is, and it requires knowledge, taste, courage and a certain approach. First, it is strange to think of buying art in order to make money from it. If the work does not appeal to your soul, it [...]
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Investing in art.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Red flag over Montmartre
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged and french army, northern flank, paris montmartre, prussian armies, vincent van gogh on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
During the 19th Century, when Montmartre resonated to the music of Offenbach and bathed in the colors of the Impressionists, it was not part of Paris. Montmartre was a separate municipality, a small village of vegetable gardens and windmills, some working, and some converted to places of entertainment. When van Gogh painted this picture of [...]
