Madoff’s Picasso, Lichtenstein Pieces Heading to Auction – this guy just never goes away! At least they are winding down.  Will be interesting to see what this ‘stuff’ makes.  Figures he would have one of these Lichtenstein lithos.  

A comical way to turn £50,000 into £500: Artist makes papier mache sculpture out of rare Avengers comics without realising  – not sure whether one should laugh or cry … I am pretty sure Andrew Vickers is not laughing.

Billy the Kid Note Leads Harrisburg Wild West Auction – some very interesting Western artifacts are being offered for sale later this week.  It will be interesting to see how they do … including Doc Holliday’s dentist’s chair.  

Here is an update on the Steven Brooks vs. Sotheby’s lawsuit about Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as Diana Wounded by Cupid, a painting by Louis-Michel van Loo he bought back in 2004 for $96,000 which was once owned by … More…

National Medal of Arts Award for Ellsworth Kelly – The award will be presented on July 10.  

Manager Says Museum Cashiers Trained to Mislead Visitors – here is an interesting development in the lawsuit against the Met.  

The first restaurant in the world, preserved in paint – The Discovery of Paris: Watercolours by Early 19th-Century British Artists (running until September 15) at the Wallace Collection.