Sopranos star discovers long-lost Italian masterpiece worth millions of dollars –  here is a story about someone going with their gut and taking a chance … having a bit of knowledge always help.  

Hockney: the Biography Volume 2 review – portrait of the artist as the eternal adolescent– a review of the recently released second volume on the life of David Hockney.  

Newsletter Archives.  We just released Volume 166 of our Comments on the Art Market.  In this issue we cover the recent Tony South Limited Edition, Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really?!, Wine and The Art Market.   Included are … More…

Indonesia Bank Founder Sues Gallery Owner Over Botero Art– more from the ‘bad side’ of the art world.  Mr. Tahir is claiming the work is a fake, so the questions are: Is it real or not?  or, did he have buyers … More…

Stanford Opens a Museum Highlighting American Art – Hunk & Moo have donated 121 contemporary works of art, from their collection of more than 800, to Stanford University.  Included are major works by Pollock, Diebenkorn, Kelly, Kline, Still and Mitchell.  

Sotheby’s Uses $200 Million of Art to Woo West Coast Rich – the auction rooms are starting their PR campaign; it will be very interesting to see how the November sales do.  

Tips for Dividing Art in a Divorce or Death – here is some interesting food for thought … make sure you plan ahead.