Gagosian Attracts NY Scrutiny Over Picasso Deal for Leon Black
I guess some of the parties involved wish this was an April Fool’s joke! One buyer agreed to pay $47.4M; but before final payment was made, another offered $106M. Now the Manhattan District Attorney’s office is investigating possible criminal misconduct … More…
SOLD Archives: Cesare Detti’s “The Departure”
Source: The Departure Here is one by the 19th century Italian artist Cesare Detti (1847-1914) that we sold back in 2013. Though the early part of his life was spent in Italy, like many artists of his time, he traveled to … More…
Crystal Bridges Museum to Open New Space for Contemporary Art
An old Kraft cheese plant to become the home of Crystal Bridges Museum’s contemporary art space. The 63,000 square-foot facility is expected to open in 2018 and is being overseen by Tom Walton (nephew of Alice Walton, founder of the museum). … More…
A Van Gogh seized by the Bolsheviks remains at Yale University
Pierre Konowaloff, descendant of Russian collector Ivan Morozov whose property was nationalized in the early 20th century, has lost his final battle to have Vincent van Gogh’s The Night Cafe returned. In 1933 the work was sold by the … More…
Dealers Report Strong Sales at Art Basel Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong is over and here too, dealer sales were reported to be strong … some even selling out their booths! Sales appeared to be strong at the fourth edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, despite concerns about … More…
Paris art handlers testify to taking ‘€220,000 in a plastic bag’ among other revelations
This is a fascinating trial and the outcome will be watch by many in the art world. Even though the art handlers claim that all they were doing is ‘recovering’ the items, this is obviously a case about theft and greed. … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 184 is OUT
Source: Newsletter Archives – we have just released Volume 184 of our Comments on the Art Market. Included are our Upcoming Exhibitions, our Blog’s face-lift, Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Dupre Catalogue Raisonne, Really! and The Art Market.