Breakout Info Latest NAGPRA
Just received the following from a representative of the Antique Tribal Dealers Association (ATADA). Kate Fitz Gibbon has written an in-depth, 26-page report on the revisions which came into force in January […]
General
Ebay Beware !!!
“Drawing on old paper” If you type in Ebay’s search box “Drawing on old paper”, more than 4300 hand drawn artworks are listed. Each and every one of them is […]
Sotheby’s Reduces Most Fees/ Buy & Sell
In the name of simplicity, buyers will shoulder a 20% premium when hammer is up to and including $6 million. Any portion exceeding $6 million, buyer will be charged an […]
William P Healey Collection of 20th Century Native American Art
Early painting by Allan Houser (1914-1994) Chiricahua Apache opens February 23, 2024 at the St. Louis Museum of Art. A promised gift of 100 works of “flat art” as well […]
New Terrains Show at Phillips/ NYC is a Success !
Major USA museums have chosen to add more than half of the artworks sold to date. Private collectors have acquired several highly significant examples. Oscar Howe’s magnificent painting Double Woman […]
New Terrains Contemporary Native American Art
5-23 January 2024 Phillips New York 432 Park Avenue NYC Oscar Howe Double Woman 1962 Examples by more than 60 artists working in a myriad of mediums from 1950 forward […]
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 and What lots have been withdrawn?”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 […]