Complimentary Ticket — Naples Art, Antique & Jewelry Show.  Use the link above for your complimentary ticket to the Naples show which opens to the public this Friday.  We will have over 80 works on display.      

A Modigliani? Who Says So?.  Here is a very timely article on authentication and expertise.  I have covered these topics a number of times in our Comments on the Art Market and even mentioned the need to consult the ‘expert’ … More…

Newsletter Archives.  Our Comments on the Art Market – Volume 158 was just released.  We cover recent email issues on AOL, the Florida Shows, Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends (a gallery show that opens in March), Really!?, Stocks and The Art … More…

Qatar Buys Art Dealer Wildenstein’s Manhattan Headquarters – I guess everything has its price — in this case it is about $90 million.      

NY Artist Sues Over Paintings Lost At Empire State Building – Here is an interesting case involving a commission artist Kysa Johnson received from the owners of the Empire State Building in 1999.  The abstract works were installed in 2000 and … More…

Picasso among trove of UK-owned artworks sold overseas in 2013 – People are always complaining about the artwork that was sold by individuals and then exported from their country.  What about all the artwork that was bought elsewhere by citizens of … More…

It seems like Hollywood has spurred a new trend… The Monuments Men, set to be released on February 7th, is a movie about a WWII platoon who is tasked with rescuing masterpieces from the Nazis. But, in the past few … More…