Zhu Dequn’s $9.1 Million Painting Sets Artist’s Record
Zhu Dequn’s $9.1 Million Painting Sets Artist’s Record – these prices are out of control … the real questions is: how did the rest of the sale do? Of the 68 works offered, 64 sold (94%) and the top lot was … More…
More victims of Abstract Expressionist fakes scandal revealed
The victims of the Knoedler Gallery fakes scandal include at least two museums, several dealers and a number of prominent collectors. A list shows numerous buyers of the fake Abstract Expressionist works and the prices they paid. Murry and Key … More…
Smithsonian Launches 3D Scanning, Printing Project
The Smithsonian Institution is well on their way carrying their collection into the 21st century online obsession. $350k is designated annually to fund 3D scanning and printing of their gigantic collections of 137 million objects. They plan to use this … More…
Thompson Comic Book Collection May Fetch $1M By The Years End.
Maggie Thompson is a well-known name in the comic book collectors’ world. Since the 1940’s she has acquired a collection of tens of thousands of comic books, keeping them in pristine condition. Now, at 70 years old, Thompson has decided … More…
TS Eliots widows art collection sells for more than £7m
Nobel prize-winning poet, TS Eliot’s widow sells off their art collection. All of the works sold for over £7m, £2m over the estimate. The top selling lot from the Eliot collection was a John Constable water colour sketch making £662,500. … More…
Romanee-Conti, Zeng Fanzhi, Diamonds Boost Asia Auctions
Romanee-Conti, Zeng Fanzhi, Diamonds Boost Asia Auctions – it is amazing to see that when the auctions find a hot market they try to bleed it dry as fast as possible. In this instance they are throwing everything at it … … More…
Dealer of Chihuly fakes facing prison
I have to be honest, I am growing tired of reading news about scummy people taking advantage of others to make a quick buck. This storyline repeats itself time and time again in the art world, someone sees on opportunity … More…
Vatican Unveils Frescoes In Catacombs of Priscilla With Images Some Say Show Early Women Priests
The Vatican holds many questions after the newly restored fresco’s in the Catacombs of Priscilla were unveiled yesterday. The miles long cemetery under northern Rome is known to be home to the earliest known image of the Madonna and Child … More…