Oh my!  1,111 carats — the largest stone discovered in more than 100 years.  Now that is one big rock!!  It will be interesting to see how much it brings and then how many stones can be cut from it.  Anyone … More…

Interesting article by Kelly Crow in The Wall Street Journal about the recent set of sales and the lessons to be learned.  Is the top here?  Only time will tell.  Are sellers getting greedy?  Hard to tell if it is … More…

It is amazing what people will pay for Zeng Fanzhi’s work.  According to Kelly Crow, over the past five years his works at auction have racked up a higher total than Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelley and Richard Prince combined.  Top … More…

Not much I can say about this … guess I will have to watch an episode or two before making any comments.   Interesting to see that the art world has become the subject of a TV series; but as we … More…

I do feel for these artists.  They trusted this dealer to protect their works and manage the gallery properly.  Now they appear to be at the mercy of our legal system.  While we do not know the full story, nowhere does it state that … More…

Missed the numbers, stock dropped 16% (33% for the year) and now a note to all employees offering a voluntary buyout — if not enough people go for it, the layoffs may begin.   It is amazing to think that … More…

When you really think about the fact that $2.3 Billion worth of art changed hands in the span of 2 weeks, how can anyone really complain?  Yes, there were sub-par or overestimated works that did not sell; but on the … More…