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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I guess $80M was just not enough for the group of dealers who sold a long lost da Vinci that was purchased for $10,000.  According to the article, Alexander Parish bought the work at a Louisiana estate sale in the … More…