Auction Savvy (when attending the sale)
Ask for an Addendum sheet or if no sheet is available, as “What, if any are the added lots? and What lots have been withdrawn?” Without fail, attend a preview […]
Local Auction Integrity
Attending an auction preview in person tonight in Scottsdale, Arizona Larsen Art Auction, two paintings by an artist whose work I came to see were not on view. Polly Larsen, […]
Journey Back Home by Keith Edaakie
Digital “Painting” on canvas by Zuni Artist Keith Edaakie 22″ X 28″ Yes, this artwork won First Place at the Annual Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market 2023, but did […]
The End of the Fake Fritz Scholder painting story
Turns out the painting was described by the seller as “in the style of/ in the manner of”, which means there was no misrepresentation. Also, had it been painted by […]
Startling Prices Realized for 2 Paintings by Oscar Howe !!!
Expectations were high, but not as lofty as the auction yielded. Auction estimates were recognized to be entirely out of touch with Howe’s past private sales records ($12,000-$18,000), but $180,000.00 […]
A Day in the Life–Fake Fritz Scholder painting surfaces following legitimate example sold through New York–Cottone auction January 2023
Portrait with Orange Bar by Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) sold through a New York state auction house on January 11, 2023 for $34,800.00. Subsequent to this sale a replica painting was […]
Oscar Howe Symposium April 14 & 15 2023 Portland Art Museum (Oregon) Breaking the Chains: Legacy of Oscar Howe summarized
Talented American Indian artists acknowledged their debt to Oscar Howe. Why? Howe wrote an adamant 1958 response to his painting having been excluded from the Philbrook’s Indian Annual competition. His […]
A Day in the Life–Chagall “after” print
Chapter One of Theodore Donson’s book Prints and the Print Market: A Handbook for Buyers, Collectors and Connoisseurs is “Of Autographic Prints, Afters and Reproductive Prints”. Available on BookFinder.com, published […]
Danger !!! when second-hand art shopping
Think you have come across a “steal”? a framed picture signed “K. Haring” or “Basquiat” ? Do you see below the image “O.P.E.” followed by Roman numerals and numbers? These […]
10 Highest Priced Paintings Auctioned in 2021
$103.4 Million Pablo Picasso painting sold nearly twice its presale estimate $93.1 Million Jean Michel Basquiat painting $92.1 Million Sandro Botticelli painting $82.5 Million Mark Rothko painting $71.35 Million Vincent […]