Our cover this month, “A Portrait of a Lady With a Hat” (128.5 cm. by 96.5 cm.) by Jan Sluijters, recently sold for $299,222 at Christie’s Modern Art Sale in Amsterdam on Dec. 10, 2013. A leading light of various post...
In two days, I’ll be flying off to sunny (I hope) Orlando, Fla. for the 48th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. But, it’s not just the reprieve from the frigid temperatures we’ve experienced in the Northeast that has...
As temperatures plunge here in New York and in other areas of the country, the snowy scene that graces our cover this month, “Les Diablerets/Suisse” (39 in. by 24 in.) by an unknown designer, which sold for $6,000 at Swann Auction...
While working on this month’s issue, I got a little lump in my throat when I read the last line of Clary Redd’s article, “Dusting Off the Crystal Ball”: “Don’t blink or you may miss something.” I know that...
This month’s cover, “Santa Claus in a Hot Air Balloon” (30 in. by 26 in.) by Frank Earle Schoonover, sold for $57,812.50 at Heritage’s recent Illustration Art Auction in New York on Oct. 26, 2013. Schoonover presents the...
I just finished watching the third season of the popular period drama, “Downton Abbey,” which takes place in the early part of the 1900s. As with the first two seasons, I enjoyed losing myself in the intrigue and heartache of the...
John Kador is the author of 20 books. His latest book (with Brian Cohen) is What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Billion Dollar Idea (McGraw-Hill). www.jkador.com.
