An Artistic Discovery Makes a Curator’s Heart Pound
Another da Vinci comes to light … I have lost count as to how many were recently discovered! LOL!! Scott Reyburn’s NY Times article makes for a nice read. Source: An Artistic Discovery Makes a Curator’s Heart Pound – The New … More…
Sotheby’s Hires Scientist, Addressing Art Market Wariness of Forgeries Post-Knoedler
Sotheby’s adds Jamie Martin to its ranks … a scientist who (as David D’Arcy’s article states): calls his stero microscope his “best friend” … and enhanced his reputation outside the specialized field of art science in recent high-profile investigations that focused on … More…
Christie’s to Lose Contemporary-Art Chief
Here is another auction house employee who has decided to switch sides, joining the art dealer ranks. Mr. Gorvy is just one of many who have moved over during the past couple of years. Kelly Crow, in her WSJ article states … More…
John Singer Sargent’s watercolors at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Do you like Sargent’s work? If so, you better make flight and hotel reservations since “eighty works from 30 lenders are coming together at Dulwich Picture Gallery next year…” The exhibition will focus on his watercolors and run from June … More…
Art looted by Nazis during WWII is returned to Poland by LA couple
10 years after purchasing a portrait by Melchoir Geldorp at a New York auction, Craig Gilmore & David Crocker were stunned to learn that the painting (hanging in their Los Angeles kitchen) had been looted by the Nazis during World War II. … More…
At Art Basel Miami Beach, Fewer Dabblers but Deliberative Sales
The frenzy of past years seems to be gone, at least for the time being, in the HOT contemporary market. Robin Pogrebin’s New York Times article gives a nice recap of the early hours at Art Basel. Source: At Art Basel … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 192
Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 192 of our Comments on the Art Market is out. We cover the usual topics: Upcoming Fairs (one opening tonight in Palm Beach), Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really and The Art Market. In our … More…