How 2 Rembrandts in a Paris Bedroom Ended Up at the Rijksmuseum
A pair of portraits by Rembrandt have found their way into public collections. It appears that in order to settle a tax bill, Robert de Rothschild needed to sell a Rembrandt portrait he inherited from his father, Alain de Rothschild. It was one … More…
The $3 Billion Family Art Feud
Nice article by Kelly Crow, in The Wall Street Journal, about the battle over the Goulandris art collection. According to Kelly, Greek shipping mogul Basil Goulandris and his wife, Elise, aren’t household names, but the 16-year family feud over their … More…
London Auctions Hit Bump as Richter Pulled, Diamond Unsold
Ok, so their star lot (Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild (811-2)) was pull just before the sale started … the real test was the whole sale. As we saw, the sell-through rate was very impressive (36 of the 39 lots offered sold) and … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 187
Source: Newsletter Archives – Our 187th edition of Comments on the Art Market was released today … we hope you enjoy it. This month we cover the recent sales in Europe, the Dark Side of the art world, Stocks, Really! and … More…