Drama At The Upper Levels Of The Art Market
According to a number of recent articles, contemporary art collector Steve Tananbaum has filed suit against Gagosian Gallery and Jeff Koons for failing to deliver 3 of the artist’s sculptures. As of now, Tananbaum has ponied up about $13 million … More…
Christie’s 19th Century – A Slight Improvement
The auction action in New York started this week with the 19th century sale at Christie’s … so let’s jump in. Taking the top two spots were works by William Bouguereau. His Admiration maternelle – le bain carried an $800-$1.2M … More…
More Museum Works Hit The Market
There have been many recent articles about the Berkshire’s and La Salle University’s decision to sell works for the wrong reasons. Well, the Baltimore Museum of Art’s recent press release highlights one of the right reasons … to strengthen a … More…
Judy Tucker – Art Restorer & Angry Racist Old Fart
While this is not really an ‘art related’ story, it is something that still plagues our society … racism … and in this instance, it does have an ‘art’ connection. It appears (I say appears because all I have read … More…
How To Burn Your Money In The Art World
A number of years ago, close friends called and ask if Amy & I could come over and help them hang the “original” painting they just purchased while on their holiday cruise. We hung up the phone and all I … More…
George Lucas, Norman Rockwell & The Berkshire Museum
When it was first announced that the Berkshire Museum’s ‘‘Shuffleton’s Barbershop’’ (by Norman Rockwell) was going to be sold to another museum many people, including myself, figured it might be heading for Crystal Bridges. Well, today we found out that … More…
Sad News
We received a phone call, early this morning, informing us that the victim of the fire at Trump Tower, Todd Brassner, was the brother of Howard Brassner – a friend and fellow art dealer. Our thoughts and prayers go out … More…
It Is Time To Take A Tough Stand
The Indian Arts and Crafts Act, first passed in 1935 and revised in 1990, made misrepresenting retail arts and craft items as Native American, when in fact they were not a federal crime. For a first time violation of the … More…
Nagy Loses In Court
Back in 2015, two Nazi looted drawings by Egon Schiele turned up in London dealer Richard Nagy’s booth at a New York show (estimated value was about $5M). Papers were filed on November 16, 2015 to recover the works. After … More…