Richard MacDonald sued his wife and her family for $18 million
Amazing story about the lawsuit brought by sculptor Richard MacDonald against his wife, Julia Cominos, and her family. According to the complaint: Julia was abusive and controlling whose attacks “ranged from insults, name-calling and screaming … to breaking and throwing … More…
Artists at war after top sculptor is given exclusive rights to Vantablack.
I would have never realized that there are is black and then there is BLACK! According to a Daily Mail article, Vantablack is a pigment of black that is so dark it absorbs 99.96% of light. Now artists are questioning why … More…
Ann Freedman – Former director of scandal-beset Knoedler Gallery – breaks her silence
Finally, we hear something from Ms. Freedman on the scandal that rocked, and finally closed, Knoedler Gallery … one of the country’s oldest. If you have been following the story/case, you will find this article of interest. Of the 10 suits … More…
Possible lost Caravaggio painting found in an attic in France
A $135 million valuation was slapped on the latest artwork “attic-find.” According to reports, a yet to be authenticated work by Caravaggio, one of the greatest Italian Old Masters, was hidden in the attic of a home in the south of … More…
Leak Puts Focus On Lost Art Case – Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani’s Homme Assis (Seated Man With a Cane) and the Panama Papers are still a hot topic with the press. The claim, according to Philippe Maestracci, is that the work was taken by the Nazi’s from his grandfather Oscar Stettiner … More…
Leah Waichulis’s painting “Through a Pane of Glass” has been sold!
Narrative: ‘Through a Pane of Glass’ is an imagining of the time and place when singer/songwriter Susanne Vega composed the a capella song ‘Tom’s Diner.’ The songwriter was inspired by a comment by her friend, a photographer, who mentioned that … More…
SOLD: Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Marie in the Roses”
Source: Marie in the Roses this classic Daniel Ridgway Knight (1939-1924), painted at the height of his career, was originally sold by M. Knoedler & Co. in 1905 and by 1920 had entered the collection of John Dohse. We are pleased to … More…