Mess With The Rhino You Might Get The Horn
Syosset resident Fengyi Zhou, an Asian art dealer, recently pleaded guilty to buying, and then trying to sell, black rhinoceros horns. Along with the horns, Zhou was given an “Endangered Species Bill of Sale,” from which Zhou was made aware that … More…
The Art World’s Dirty Side
This is a story we have all heard before, but it is important to keep it in mind when traveling through the art world … be careful. Even the biggest of galleries, Knoedler being the main one, can be fooled … More…
It Is Real!
A head study of the Duke of Buckingham, thought to be a copy of a lost Rubens painting, has now been authenticated as an original! The painting is in the collection of the Glasgow Museum and has been on display … More…
Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave!
There was talk about this many months ago and now the evidence has surfaced. According to a recent article, the French newspaper Le Monde published text messages from Philippe Narmino (the minister of justice in Monaco) that show he was … More…
So, You Want To Open A Gallery In NYC?
A very informative article, by Agnès Penot on the Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide site, discussing the expansion of the art market during the 19th century. European dealers realized that the United States was an untapped source of wealth and by the … More…
Thief or Genius? Inquiring Minds Want To Know.
Michael Kaplan’s article in the New York Post gives us a little food for thought on the ‘art’ of Richard Prince. Is he an artist or just a copyright infringer? Kaplan states that for decades, Prince has mostly been able to … More…
INVISIBLE ART – Coming To A Blank Wall Near You!
Now it seems Facebook is using augmented reality to help artists create works of art that are invisible to the naked eye … like many other things today, you will need your phone to see them. Heather Day, a San … More…
More Bacon!
This fall, Christie’s will be offering Francis Bacon’s Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 which is expected to bring £60m ($81M). The painting was exhibited in Paris shortly after it was painted and has been in the … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 202
We just released Volume 202 of our Comments on the Art Market. In this issue we cover the Winnetka Show, ARC Select 2017 (opening October 28th and featuring the works of Emanuele Dascanio, Daniel Gerhartz, Vanessa Lemen, Sergio Lopez, Tim … More…