Picasso Friend $170 Million Collection in New York Sale – Works from the Geneva based dealer Jan Krugier will be sold in NY this November … included will be 30 works by Picasso, with one piece estimated to bring $25-$35M, and … More…

Accused Art Thief Won’t Reveal Where Works Are Hidden – more from the Dutch art theft.  The defendant’s lawyer was fined 5,000 lei ($1,488) for wearing blue-suede sneakers to court … glad I am not a lawyer!!  

Pink Diamond’s $45.6 Million Tops Prices Before HK Sale – will the ICE continue to remain hot … guess we will find out shortly when this 118.28 carat white diamond comes across the block in Asia.      

James Bond’s Lotus Sub Boosts $33 Million Sale, Jag Flops –  Here is more on the classic car auctions that took place in the UK this past weekend.  Like the art market, when the sellers and auction rooms get greedy, the … More…

Van Gogh Painting Discovery Links Fantasy, Severed Ear – here is a little more on the recently ‘discovered’ van Gogh landscape and images of another painting by the artist titled Six Sunflowers that was destroyed in 1945 during a bombing raid … More…

Mercedes Gullwing Tops $46 Million Collections at Auction – a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing sold for $1.15M this weekend … it was part of a collection of 54 Mercedes owned by a Portuguese collector.  

Van Gogh Painting Discovered, Amsterdam Museum Reports  – deemed an authentic work after two years of research, Sunset at Montmajour (1888) will be on view at the Van Gogh Museum through January 12.  The owner of the painting must be one … More…