People are always moaning about how much people spend on art and what ‘good’ they could have done with that money.  I have always believed that some of those lucky sellers will use the money to help others … … More…

  Vincent Lopreto, an admitted art scammer, who along with his partner Ronald Bell (a California dealer) pleaded guilty in 2014 to selling six figures’ worth of fake paintings by the famed British artist Damien Hirst, was arrested and jailed … More…

According to a number of recent articles, the hits just keep on coming at this year’s edition of Art Basel, Switzerland.  The show opened on Tuesday and continued through Wednesday with what they call ‘Private Days’ — an invitation only … More…

  Earlier this month it was revealed that more than 120 pieces, worth some $200,000, were stolen, over a period of months, from the largest private collection of “Star Wars” memorabilia. The owner/collector, Steve Sansweet, started acquiring the collectibles over 40 years ago … More…

  Will technology help solve the riddle?  We will soon find out … well, by 2019 we might know. And by 2020 you can buy the book with all the details. According to Tim Collins’s article in the Daily Mail, researchers from the … More…

For some time now I have been watching the two main auction rooms put the 19th century European painting market on the back burner.  As we experienced last month (in New York), they crammed their American, 19th century European and Latin … More…

  The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has sweetened the pie, doubling the reward for the return of the artworks. However, there are some catches … the works must be in acceptable condition (guess they do not want a box full of ashes) and you must … More…