Lawsuit against art historian over fake Rothko settled out of court
Seem there were so many people involved in the Knoedler scandal. A recent story by Laura Gilbert, in The Art Newspaper, shines a light on one of them. Seems Frank Fertitta sued Swiss art historian Oliver Wick over the fake … More…
Queer British Art at Tate Britain
A number of galleries and museums in United Kingdom are staging exhibitions to highlight the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act of 1967 (a Parliamentary Act which decriminalize homosexual acts in private between two men who were at least 21 years … More…
Available: Johann Berthelsen’s “5th Avenue Looking South from 59th St.”
Source: 5th Avenue Looking South from 59th Street – here is a classic New York street scene by Johann Berthelsen (1883 – 1972) that we just added to our available online inventory. Berthelsen was Danish by birth and came to the … More…
Don’t Blame the Russians, Tax Judge Tells Sotheby’s Expert
As a current member of the IRS’s Art Advisory Panel I found Colin Moynihan’s article in The New York Times very interesting. In this instance, it appears that Sotheby’s had a vested interest, or should we say a conflict of … More…
Sold Archives: Julien Dupre’s “La rentree au village”
Source: La rentree au village – here is an important painting by the 19th century French Realist artist Julien Dupré (1851-1910) that we sold back in 2003. Dupré began exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1876 and continued to show there until … More…
SOLD ARCHIVES: Henry Victor Lesur’s “The Flower Seller”
Source: The Flower Seller – Here is one from our sold archives. Henri Victor Lesur was born in Roubaix on April 28, 1863. His early life, before he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, remains a mystery. At the École he studied under … More…
Caravaggio’s Last Two Paintings Reunited at The Met
Caravaggio … even though he appears to have been a very temperamental man which resulted in a very “eventful” life, his art has amazed and inspired people for centuries. Now you have a chance to see the artist’s last two … More…
The Artist Pension Trust withdraws 18 lots from Sotheby’s
The Artist Pension Trust (APT) was the brainchild of Moti Shniberg (back in 2004). I like the general idea of the APT, letting the artist benefit from price increases. However, when it came time to sell some of the works the … More…
Jerry Saltz: My Life As a Failed Artist
I really enjoyed reading this article by art critic Jerry Saltz about Jerry Saltz the artist. For me, the best part was after he discovered three portfolios of early drawings and brought his wife, the art critic Roberta Smith, in … More…
Complimentary Ticket to the Upcoming Chicago Show
The Chicago Antiques+Art+Design Show will run from May 19 – 21. If you are going to be in the area and would like a ticket (or 2), use the link below. Just print out as many as you need and … More…
Dan Parent is bringing back Archie’s classic look — with a twist
Well, it seems classic Archie is coming back! According to David Betancourt’s Washington Post article: Fan-favorite Archie artist Dan Parent is returning with “Your Pal Archie,” which will debut in print and digitally on July 26. The series will be … More…
‘Young Man as Bacchus’: FBI recovers artwork stolen by Nazis in WWII
Jan Franse Verzijl’s Young Man as Bacchus was stolen from Max Stern by the Nazi’s in 1936 … it was one of over 400 works they took. The painting surfaced at a 2015 art fair in New York City and was seized by … More…
‘Blurred Lines’ Clip: New Documentary Shines Light on ‘Chandelier Bidding’
And I thought this was going to be a story about Robin Thicke’s song ‘Blurred Lines’ … oh well! These days everyone, including Hollywood, needs to get in on the art world action. I am sure most of us cannot wait to see … More…
SOLD: William Gosling’s “Out in the Harvest-field, A Hazy Morning Turning-to-Heat”
Source: Out in the Harvest-field, A Hazy Morning “Turning-to-Heat” This British Victorian landscape by William W. Gosling (1824-1883) recently made its way to a new home. “Out in the Harvest-field, A Hazy Morning Turning-to-Heat” was the larger of two paintings he … More…
Forged Provenance — FBI
Seems like this is a weekly occurrence … another dealer moves to the Dark Side. According to the FBI’s website, Eric Spoutz forged paperwork in order to sell bogus works of art by de Kooning, Kline and Mitchell. On February … More…