Law Firms’ Accounts Pose Money-Laundering Risk
While this is not an article about the art market, it does relate since they talk about the money …siphoned out of 1Malaysia Development Bhd., the Malaysian state fund known as 1MDB. Jho Low, who many consider the main figure … More…
Nancy Wiener Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Stolen Antiquities
Another one for our Dark Side of the Art World … seems like Nancy Wiener, a New York antiquities dealer, is headed to court for buying, smuggling, laundering and selling … millions of dollars’ worth of antiquities stolen from Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, … More…
Want to Sell a $24 Million Painting Fast? Instagram for the Win
While this illustrates the power of social media, it also shows that in order for it to really work you need a large number of followers. Mr. Gorvy has over 54,000 followers and a post he made about 4 weeks ago, featuring … More…
Morbid Anatomy Museum Closes Its Doors
Guess I missed the opening in 2014 and now will never have a chance to see the unusual objects on display. According to the articles: The news didn’t come without warning. On December 6th, the museum sent out an appeal … More…
AVAILABLE: Antoine Blanchard’s “Quai du Louvre, Hiver”
Source: Quai du Louvre, Hiver – more snow in the forecast … so here is a classic Paris snow scene by Antoine Blanchard that we just added to our available online inventory. Source: The Sites of Paris: Yesterday and Today, by … More…
Sylvester Stallone Suggests He Would Decline Trump Arts Role
According to Niraj Chokshi & Partrick Healy’s article in today’s edition of The New York Times, Sylvester Stallone is not interested in becoming chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. However, Mr. Stallone’s statement did not close the door to … More…
Sag Harbor Fire: RJD Gallery Destroyed
A fire on Main Street in Sag Harbor destroyed a number of businesses today; among them was a historic movie theater and RJD Gallery. According to reports, hundreds of works of art were lost in the fire. Source: Sag Harbor Fire: … More…
AVAILABLE: Edouard Cortes’s “Place de l’Opera in Winter”
Source: Place de l’Opera in Winter – we just added this nostalgic Paris snow scene by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) to our available online inventory. Place de l’Opéra is often referred to as the Hub of the Universe. Baron Haussmann first envisioned … More…
Hunt for Missing Marcos Art Seeks to Regain Momentum
It is amazing how time flies. I remember when this happened and even though, according to the article, about 105 of the works have been recovered, there are still more than 160 missing. Source: Hunt for Missing Marcos Art Seeks to … More…
Cultural Gifts: how tax saving incentives helped add £50 million to museum inventories
Colin Gleadell covers a number of art related topics in this article: the UK’s “Acceptance in Lieu” scheme which a couple of well know dealers took advantage of; a few art stocking stuffers; George Condo drawings at the Tate Modern; … More…