Gallery owner claims art dealer sold him fake works
Gary Tatintsian, a Manhattan gallery owner, has filed a $62 million lawsuit to prove his innocence for allegedly peddling 35 fraudulent works to a Russian oligarch. According to the New York Post, Tatintsian claims that he bought about 200 works … More…
Ferrari Coupe May Race to Record $75 Million at Auction
Ferrari Coupe May Race to Record $75 Million at Auction – looks like it could be a very BIG week for car collectors. It will be very interesting to see if they can get $75M for a Ferrari. Last year this … More…
‘Jacopo Boncompagni’ by Scipione Pulzone at the Frick
‘Jacopo Boncompagni’ by Scipione Pulzone – “Men in Armor, El Greco and Pulzone Face to Face” … an extremely small exhibit that is on view at the Frick through October 26th. Featured are just two paintings … one by Pulzone (which sold … More…
Macy’s Exhibition in 1959
Macy’s Exhibition – 1959. Here is an ad in The New York Times that we found in an old file for an exhibition my grandfather produced at Macy’s department store in New York … paintings were priced from $49.95 – … More…
King Louis Selling His Dishes on eBay
Imagine if the Resolute Desk or a set of White House china turned up on eBay. Well, that’s similar to what happened a few days ago in France. It was discovered that the online retail website had some suspicious objects … More…