MoMA Going Back To Its Roots
This past Sunday, November 17th, the Museum of Modern Art in New York opened a new exhibition called Lillie P. Bliss and the Birth of the Modern. The show focuses on a fascinating story: the contributions of one of the … More…
Dazzling Diamond Necklace Dances Across The Auction Block
A dazzling 300-carat diamond necklace played a key role in an eighteenth-century scandal and is rumored to have played a significant role in the fall of the French monarchy. Recently, it took center stage at a Geneva auction. With nearly … More…
Bouvier Sent To Trial Over Missing Picassos
On top of his tax troubles, Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier seems to be in even more legal trouble. This time, it concerns some missing Picassos. On November 7th, an appeals court in Paris quashed Bouvier’s attempts to dismiss the … More…
Forgery Conspiracy Unveiled In Italy
In June, I wrote about how Italian authorities confiscated a drawing being passed off as an original by Amadeo Modigliani. It is based on a real Modigliani drawing from his Caryatid series, sketches he made between 1912 and 1914 as … More…
Donatello Restoration Underway
In October, I discussed how restoration efforts on the Apollo Belvedere have recently finished. The ancient marble sculpture will be displayed at the Vatican Museums. Now, another prominent Italian sculpture will get its own makeover: Donatello’s statue of Gattamelata. Gattamelata … More…
NFT Scammers Convicted
The creators of an NFT series have recently been convicted of operating a ‘rug pull’ scam to steal investors’ money. Berman Jerry Nowlin Jr., known by the screen names Repulse and Zayous, is a 21-year-old man from the Tampa area … More…
Royal Warhol Heist
Last Friday, some royal portraits by Andy Warhol were stolen from a gallery in the Netherlands in an ‘explosive’ heist. In 1985, Andy Warhol created a series of large prints known as the Reigning Queens series. The series consists of … More…
An Extraordinary Roosevelt Dime
In Toledo, Ohio, an extraordinary dime sat tucked away in a vault for over forty years! What makes this dime minted in 1975 so special? It is missing its mint mark. All coins in the United States have a small … More…
Sotheby’s New York Sydell Miller Collection
The November sales at the New York auction houses kicked off on Monday at Sotheby’s with the evening sale featuring the collection of Sydell Miller. Having made a name for herself in the hair care business, Miller passed away at … More…