Museums and the art trade: dangerous liaisons?
The recent conference “Negotiating Art: Dealers and Museums 1855-2015” at the National Gallery (April 1 and 2) must have been very interesting. Ben Luke’s article in The Art Newspaper gives a brief overview and is definitely worth reading — click … More…
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…
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.