{"id":22453,"date":"2015-11-14T16:40:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T16:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/blog\/?p=22453"},"modified":"2024-03-26T09:24:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:24:46","slug":"over-125k-worth-of-art-is-padlocked-inside-debt-ridden-elena-ab-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2015\/11\/over-125k-worth-of-art-is-padlocked-inside-debt-ridden-elena-ab-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Over $125K Worth Of Art Is Padlocked Inside Debt-Ridden Elena Ab Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I do feel for these artists. \u00a0They trusted this dealer\u00a0to protect their works and manage the gallery properly. \u00a0Now they appear to be\u00a0at the mercy of our legal system. \u00a0While we do not know the full story, nowhere\u00a0does it state\u00a0that Elena Ab sought the advice of an attorney when the heat stopped working in the premises and in turn, she decided to stop\u00a0paying the rent. \u00a0 The right legal advice may have helped prevent this mess.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a good lesson to all artists &#8230; 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