A Modigliani? Who Says So?
A Modigliani? Who Says So?. Here is a very timely article on authentication and expertise. I have covered these topics a number of times in our Comments on the Art Market and even mentioned the need to consult the ‘expert’ … More…
NY Artist Sues Over Paintings Lost At Empire State Building
NY Artist Sues Over Paintings Lost At Empire State Building – Here is an interesting case involving a commission artist Kysa Johnson received from the owners of the Empire State Building in 1999. The abstract works were installed in 2000 and … More…
Picasso among trove of UK-owned artworks sold overseas in 2013
Picasso among trove of UK-owned artworks sold overseas in 2013 – People are always complaining about the artwork that was sold by individuals and then exported from their country. What about all the artwork that was bought elsewhere by citizens of … More…
A Reporter in France Helps to Return Art Taken by the Nazis
It seems like Hollywood has spurred a new trend… The Monuments Men, set to be released on February 7th, is a movie about a WWII platoon who is tasked with rescuing masterpieces from the Nazis. But, in the past few … More…
Paintings by Richter and Freud to be sold in London Sale
Paintings by Richter and Freud to be sold in London Sale – The serious action will start next month — in London: Gerhard Richter’s “Wand (Wall)”, painted in 1994, is expected to bring more than £15 million; Lucian Freud’s “Head on a Green Sofa” … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Theophile Mayan’s “Fin de Journee, en Provence”
Fin de Journee, en Provence. Here is another French Realist/Naturalist work by Theophile H. Mayan (b.1860) that we sold many years ago. This particular painting was originally exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1980 … when Mayan was just 30 … More…
Nazi-Era Art Hoarder Gurlitt Willing to Negotiate Restitution
Nazi-Era Art Hoarder Gurlitt Willing to Negotiate Restitution – this is a very interesting development in the Gurlitt story. I am sure we are going to see a lot of ‘new’ work hit the art market once the families settle with … More…
Just Out: Comments on the Art Market – Volume 158
Newsletter Archives. Our Comments on the Art Market – Volume 158 was just released. We cover recent email issues on AOL, the Florida Shows, Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends (a gallery show that opens in March), Really!?, Stocks and The Art … More…