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Oh Well … Berkshire Museum Can Sell
Berkshire Museum

Oh Well … Berkshire Museum Can Sell

Well, the museum seems to have won. Today, a judge ruled that the Berkshire Museum can move forward with the sale of its art. So, those two Norman Rockwell paintings will hit the auction block next week. Stay tuned. Source: … More…

Would You Pay $16K For This?
Trump Drawing Auction

Would You Pay $16K For This?

It is both funny and sad that someone actually bought this crappy sketch of the Empire State Building that Trump did back in 1995 for $16,000.  On the other hand, the seller was rather happy since they only paid $100 … More…

The Berkshire — Still Waiting
The Berkshire — Still Waiting

The Berkshire — Still Waiting

All sides were in court yesterday and we are now awaiting the judges decision. In addition, the Attorney General’s Office filed an emergency motion late Wednesday to bolster — or perhaps salvage — its effort to halt art sales by … More…

Comments on the Art Market – Volume 203
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Comments on the Art Market – Volume 203

This month we cover the upcoming ARC Select – 2017, the Winnetka show, Tales from the Dark Side, Really!, Stocks and The Art Market — reviewing the contemporary sales in London and the 19th century sale in New York. Source: … More…

Even More Heat For The Berkshire
Berkshire Museum

Even More Heat For The Berkshire

More Heat! The stove is getting really hot now that a second lawsuit has emerged … this one from three residents of Lenox.  Their contention is that the sale will “irreparably harm the Pittsfield Museum.”  Both lawsuits have a hearing … More…

Landing Page Exhibition
Landing Page Exhibition

Landing Page Exhibition

                      THE ARTISTS TIM REES VANESSA LEMEN SERGIO LOPEZ DANIEL GERHARTZ EMANUELE DASCANIO MARC SCHEFF ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Rehs Contemporary is pleased to present ARC Select 2017: Contemporary Figures, an … More…

$11.8M For A Book?
$11.8M For A Book?

$11.8M For A Book?

This is not just any book, it is a Book of Hours prayer book that once belonged to King Francis I.  In the 16th century, the King gifted the book to his 10 year old niece and now it is … More…

Pay Up Or No Art
Pay Up Or No Art

Pay Up Or No Art

It seems as thought Mana Contemporary is preventing the Mugrabi family from removing any of their art from a storage facility in New Jersey. According to Mana, Mugrabi owes them more than $500,000 in storage fees. Mugrabi claims that Mana … More…

More Berkshire Heat — Rockwells Sue!
More Berkshire Heat — Rockwells Sue!

More Berkshire Heat — Rockwells Sue!

It was inevitable … a lawsuit was file against the Berkshire Museum to halt the sale of 40 important paintings from its collection.  Norman Rockwell’s three sons (Thomas , Jarvis , and Peter), along with other plaintiffs, hope to obtain … More…

Turning Up The Heat On The Berkshire
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), "Shuffleton's Barbershop," 1950

Turning Up The Heat On The Berkshire

As the sales gets closer and closer, the Berkshire Museum is feeling even more heat.  Now, the Rockwell family is exploring options to try and stop the sale claiming that Norman Rockwell donated Shuffleton’s Barbershop and Blacksmith’s Boy – Heel … More…

The da Vinci Nail Biter
The portrait of Jesus Christ named Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo Da Vinci, bought by Yves Bouvier on behalf of Dmitry Rybolovlev

The da Vinci Nail Biter

Questions about authenticity still surround Salvator Mundi … a supposed long lost painting by the great Leonardo da Vinci. The painting sold, not too long ago, for over $120M and now it will be up to some very rich people … More…

Are You Smartified?
Are You Smartified?

Are You Smartified?

Here is an interesting new app (the basic version is free) that will help you identify and learn more about a work of art – Smartify.  According to their site, all you need to do is take a picture of … More…

Legalities & Ethics
Legalities & Ethics

Legalities & Ethics

The Berkshire Museum’s decision to sell some of its most valuable assets (40 works of art) is still a hot topic.  Since the sales are scheduled to be held in November, there isn’t much time for the Attorney General to … More…

What If?
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What If?

I do love these “what if” stories that compare the art market and stock market.  Here are some of my – what ifs? What if I bought an Andy Warhol in the early 60s for $1,000?  What if I bought … More…

Rolling the Dice … The da Vinci Gamble!
Rolling the Dice … The da Vinci Gamble!

Rolling the Dice … The da Vinci Gamble!

Next month the Rybolovlev saga will continue … now he is going to sell his Leonardo da Vinci … a painting be bought just a few years ago for $127.5M.  This time around, the auction room has pegged the price at … More…

Bacon Burns While Basquiat Sizzles 
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Bacon Burns While Basquiat Sizzles 

Christie’s had high hopes for their Francis Bacon Study of Red Pope (1962), expecting it to make at least £60M/$78M.  Well, nobody wanted to take the plunge and create a new record price for a single piece by the artist — … More…