Sad news from the art world — Ellsworth Kelly, one of the last great American abstract artists still living, died at his home in Spencertown.  During his long career he had retrospectives at numerous museums, among them were the Guggenheim … More…

These legal issues have been around for a long time and next month it appears that several members of the Wildenstein family will be going on trial for tax fraud and money-laundering.  I think what this article illustrates is the need … More…

Colin Gleadell reviews the recent series of Old Master sales that took placed in London.  Like many other auctions featuring ‘older’ periods of art, these were plagued by the fact that very few great works were being offered and, at times, works carried … More…

Karen Wilkin’s list of the top museum exhibitions for 2015 … they include Sculpture in the Age of Donatello…; … Dutch Paintings in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer; Jacob Lawrence and Frank Stella.  It was a good year for … More…

Great story about the gift of giving in the UK and the giver can get a really nice tax break. Through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme (for estates dealing with inheritance tax) and the Cultural Gifts Scheme (for living tax payers) some … More…

Here is another from the Dark Side of the Art & Antiques world.  This lawsuit revolves around a claim by Dr. Reuben Setliff that Larry Belitz sold him more than $420,000 worth of non-authentic Native American artifacts and antiques.  Always … More…

It appears that the slump in oil prices (as of yesterday, crude oil was trading below $38 a barrel) has taken its toll on the Russian art market.  Not long ago this segment was running full steam ahead and prices rose … More…