How To Safely Navigate The Art Market: Attributed To
In the old days, dealers and auction rooms would only use the phrase Attributed To for works that, in an expert’s opinion, were more than likely by the artist in question. Of course, there was still a little uncertainty, since … More…
Titanic Pocket Watch Sails To A New Auction Record
The gold pocket watch belonging to one of the main characters of the Titanic tragedy recently sold at auction for a record price. Captain Arthur Henry Rostron, a distinguished British naval officer, was born on May 14, 1869, in the … More…
Sotheby’s New York Sydell Miller Collection
The November sales at the New York auction houses kicked off on Monday at Sotheby’s with the evening sale featuring the collection of Sydell Miller. Having made a name for herself in the hair care business, Miller passed away at … More…
MoMA Going Back To Its Roots
This past Sunday, November 17th, the Museum of Modern Art in New York opened a new exhibition called Lillie P. Bliss and the Birth of the Modern. The show focuses on a fascinating story: the contributions of one of the … More…
Dazzling Diamond Necklace Dances Across The Auction Block
A dazzling 300-carat diamond necklace played a key role in an eighteenth-century scandal and is rumored to have played a significant role in the fall of the French monarchy. Recently, it took center stage at a Geneva auction. With nearly … More…
Bouvier Sent To Trial Over Missing Picassos
On top of his tax troubles, Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier seems to be in even more legal trouble. This time, it concerns some missing Picassos. On November 7th, an appeals court in Paris quashed Bouvier’s attempts to dismiss the … More…
Forgery Conspiracy Unveiled In Italy
In June, I wrote about how Italian authorities confiscated a drawing being passed off as an original by Amadeo Modigliani. It is based on a real Modigliani drawing from his Caryatid series, sketches he made between 1912 and 1914 as … More…
Donatello Restoration Underway
In October, I discussed how restoration efforts on the Apollo Belvedere have recently finished. The ancient marble sculpture will be displayed at the Vatican Museums. Now, another prominent Italian sculpture will get its own makeover: Donatello’s statue of Gattamelata. Gattamelata … More…
Sotheby’s New York “The Now” & Contemporary
On Wednesday, November 20th, Sotheby’s hosted their contemporary evening sale, including what, for the past several years, they have referred to as “The Now.” While it did not breach into the top lots, most of the talk surrounding this sale … More…