Winning Result for Pokémon
A rare Pokémon card was recognized as a true champion when it sold for more than a few PokéCoins (the game’s currency) at a recent auction featuring Comics and Comic Art. One of the most sought after and rarest cards … More…
Henkel Hoax
An alleged forgery ring is unraveling after authorities garnered enough evidence to obtain a search warrant for artist Donald “D.B” Henkel’s property in Traverse City, Michigan. According to reports, the FBI began investigating the artist after learning he was involved … More…
Complex Narratives In The Enchanting Paintings Of Tony South
Each of Tony South’s works takes the viewer on a wild ride, and I can attest that we have enjoyed the adventure over the years! This past week, Natasha Gural-Maiello of Forbes.com spent some time chatting with Tony to learn … More…
Sotheby’s, London – Old Masters – A Tale Of Two Cities
Last week, Sotheby’s presented a doubleheader — consecutive online-only Old Master sales in London and New York. What made these sales a little different is the fact that all the works were sourced from art dealers. We have all seen … More…
Annie Get Your Gun
One of my fondest memories of junior high school was being part of the musical, Annie Get Your Gun, and a recent sale of one of Annie Oakley’s guns brought back that memory. As you may recall, the original Broadway … More…
Cobain’s Guitar Rocks Estimate
About nine months ago, I wrote about a grungy old sweater worn by Kurt Cobain during a performance in 1993 on ‘MTV Unplugged in New York,’ which made a really incredible price when it sold for $334K; now another item … More…
Record Price for Richmond Barthé
A recent sale in New York featured African American Fine Art. During the sale, one of the lots set a new auction record for Richmond Barthé (1901 – 1989), an African-American artist who became best known for his sculptures that, … More…
Sotheby’s, London: 19th Century – A Bit Better Than The Competition
This week, Sotheby’s, London, also presented an online sale of 19th-century works, though they offered a substantially greater amount of work than the competition… featuring 211 items, while Christie’s had just 71. Even with almost 3 times as much material, … More…
Christie’s Train Wreck – 19th Century, New York
On June 17th, Christie’s closed their 19th-century online sale. Sadly, this was one of the worst sales I have seen in my career … a complete disaster. Making it very difficult for people to understand how bad it was, is … More…
Gulbenkian Arrested In Portugal
Disgraced German art dealer Angela Gulbenkian, has been arrested in Portugal after the U.K. issued a European Arrest Warrant for skipping trial. Gulbenkian faces charges of theft from two separate lawsuits. The first in 2018, when she allegedly sold a … More…
19th Century – Sotheby’s, New York
Just after the London Orientalist sale finished, Sotheby’s, New York, offered up a selection of mid-level 19th-century paintings (typically, this is one of their biggest sales of the year, generating millions). Like London, this was another online-only sale, and from … More…
The Orientalist Sale – Sotheby’s, London
Sotheby’s, London, offered up a selection of 19th century Orientalist works from the Najd Collection (the sale was originally going to take place on March 31). The catalog featured 34 works; however, by the time the auction took place (strictly … More…
Update: Bataclan Banksy Bagged
An update about an article we posted back in January 2019 on a Banksy that was stolen from the Bataclan theater in Paris; a work which paid tribute to victims of the Paris terrorist attack in 2015: In 2018, Banksy … More…
Marc Restellini Sues Wildenstein
Earlier today it was reported, in Le Monde, that Marc Restellini (an art historian and Modigliani expert) is suing the Wildenstein Plattner Institute (a non-profit institution created by Guy Wildenstein and Hasso Plattner in 2016). Restellini is claiming that the … More…
Curated Connections: Beachy Keen
It is day 82 (it is actually day 90 now, but I wrote this just before I moved into a new apartment) and weird things are happening… I thought it was the television or the possibility that quarantining for almost … More…
Bonhams’ 19th-century Sale, London
On June 3rd, Bonhams presented their mid-market 19th-century sale in London (it was initially scheduled to take place on April 8th). With all that is currently going on in the world, 15 works (or about 15% of the lots) were … More…