That $2.5 Million Classic Jaguar for Sale May Be a Fake – even in the classic car market the dark side rears its head.      

Homegrown Art Torched as Detroit Tries to Preserve Old Masters – it appears that someone is targeting Detroit’s Heidelberg Project.  Since May, eight arson fires have destroyed five of the buildings on the property.  

Artoholics Anonymous | “Artoholism affects the whole family.” – a new blog site for all you artoholics who need a fix.  Updated daily with stories from the art world and interesting works of art.  Tune in.  

Fragonard Portrait Fetches Record $27.9 Million in London – when the right Old Master hits the market it will make a strong price.  However, a sale’s total result still comes down to what is being offered.  With 80 lots and only … More…

$1m masterpiece by Pablo Picasso in €100 charity raffle  – here is an interesting way to get yourself a $1M Picasso for $137 … buy a raffle ticket.  50,000 tickets have been available since April … the money will be used … More…

Art work donated to FIU may be forgery  – the authenticity of a work donated by Jorge Perez to Florida International University has been questioned.  The work is supposedly by the late Cuban artist Carlos Alfonzo.  

Stanley Spencer, at Somerset House – for those who may be in the UK over the holidays here is one you may want to catch: Stanley Spencer: Heaven in the Hell of War … on view at Somerset House, London, through … More…