Art amateur discovers earliest Gainsborough portrait while helping his son online
While scouring online catalogs, Robert Mulraine saw a portrait that caught his eye. He passed the image on to his son James (an art conservator) and they acquired the painting for £2,600. The two showed the work to Hugh Belsey, the art historian and world … More…
Law Firms’ Accounts Pose Money-Laundering Risk
While this is not an article about the art market, it does relate since they talk about the money …siphoned out of 1Malaysia Development Bhd., the Malaysian state fund known as 1MDB. Jho Low, who many consider the main figure … More…
Nancy Wiener Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Stolen Antiquities
Another one for our Dark Side of the Art World … seems like Nancy Wiener, a New York antiquities dealer, is headed to court for buying, smuggling, laundering and selling … millions of dollars’ worth of antiquities stolen from Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, … More…
Want to Sell a $24 Million Painting Fast? Instagram for the Win
While this illustrates the power of social media, it also shows that in order for it to really work you need a large number of followers. Mr. Gorvy has over 54,000 followers and a post he made about 4 weeks ago, featuring … More…
Morbid Anatomy Museum Closes Its Doors
Guess I missed the opening in 2014 and now will never have a chance to see the unusual objects on display. According to the articles: The news didn’t come without warning. On December 6th, the museum sent out an appeal … More…