Giacometti portrait exhibition at The National Gallery, London, announced after record-breaking sale
Buyer of record-setting Picasso painting revealed
According to reports, the most expensive painting ever to sell at auction, Picasso’s “Les Femmes d’ALger,” was purchased by billionaire former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. The work sold this month at Christie’s NY for … More…
Steven Liguori Wins $2.2 Million Judgment against Bert Hansen
Here is an interesting article for all our artist friends concerning royalties and the rights you have if things take a wrong turn. I am sure that Bert Hansen is not a happy camper right now. The sad part … More…
Jury Convicts Accused Art Swindler Brugnara
Sometimes our legal system gets it right. Luke Brugnara, who was accused of bilking art dealer Rose Long of $11 million in art, was found guilty of two counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, one count of making … More…
Russian billionaire’s family trust joins Picasso heir in accusations against leading art dealer
The case against art transporter and dealer, Yves Bouvier, intensifies as Catherine Hutin-Blay, Picasso’s step-daughter, discovered two of her allegedly missing works in the plaintiff’s (Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev) art collection. Hutin-Blay claims both works were being held in a secure … More…
Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Madeleine & Maria on the Terrace”
Source: Madeleine & Maria on the Terrace – We are please to announce that this classic work by the American expatriate Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) was sold just hours after we posted it on our web site. It will be making … More…
Jeff Gundlach Says Auctions Like $179 Million Picasso Depend On Russian And Chinese Billionaires
Interesting point of view … something many of us have been saying for years. Very wealthy individuals are looking for safer places to put some of their money and right now the Chinese are the real active ones. They can buy expensive … More…
Guggenheim descendants in French court battle over art treasures
Peggy Guggenheim bought the Palazzo Venir dei Leoni on the Grand Canal to home her incredible collection of contemporary works; now, the most visited museum of modern art in Italy, since her death. When Guggenheim bequeathed the works to the … More…