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Opportunity Three Artists at Jay Grimm Gallery, Chelsea. Opportunity - from February 22nd through March 23rd, 2002. Jay Grimm Gallery at 505 West 28th Street, New York, will hold an exhibition of work by William Eggleston, Jon McCafferty. And Marcel Wanders from February 22nd through March 23rd, 2002. There will be a reception at the gallery on February 22nd from 6-8 pm. Installation view of "Opportunity" with William Eggleston's photograph and Marcel Wander's chair. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sat...
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Extraordinary Assumptions: July 2014
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Friday, July 11, 2014. Here’s A Thought: Pay The Authenticators. The bill in question (S06794) is actually worth a read; it is short and succinct (You may see it here. Which he edited, and which is required reading for anyone interested in the subject (bits of it are available on GoogleBooks. Failure to exercise reasonable care. Negligent misrepresentation and Fraud. False Advertising (both under state law and the Lanham Act). Hahn v. Duveen. Newspaper. Hahn appar...
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Extraordinary Assumptions: November 2014
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Sunday, November 2, 2014. Appraising the Antiques Roadshow. Lark Mason with a set of rhino horn cups,. Appraised at $1 - $1.5 Million, one of the records on the show. Like anyone who watches a TV show that covers their area of interest, however, I have a few very pointed criticisms. This is not unusual. I have a friend who refused to watch The Sopranos. The "Green Room" at a recent venue. Does the field a great disservice. My other concern with the Antiques Roadshow.
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Extraordinary Assumptions: January 2015
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Appraising in the Age of the Third Party Guarantee. By The Art Newspaper. Estimated that almost half of the lots at Christie’s and Sotheby’s evening sales in November, 2014 were guaranteed, at a total of about $614 Million. Roy Lichtenstein, I Can See the Whole Room….and There’s Nobody In It,. Oil and graphite on canvas. A real-world example given. By the Prospero blog at The Economist. And further supposing that the arrangement included th...
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Extraordinary Assumptions: Ann Freedman Punts but the Trial Continues
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Monday, February 8, 2016. Ann Freedman Punts but the Trial Continues. The news broke this morning that Ann Freedman and Mr. & Mrs. De Sole had reached a settlement of the lawsuit between them. Freedman’s attorney Luke Nikas told the. Although the Times got the scoop over the weekend about the settlement, I would like to point out the ongoing heroic efforts of our art press in this trial. Artnet has had a recap of today's events up since 7 PM. If she wasn’t even ...
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Extraordinary Assumptions: Forensic Conservator James Martin speaks about the Knoedler Forgeries
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Friday, February 5, 2016. Forensic Conservator James Martin speaks about the Knoedler Forgeries. James Martin, the forensic conservator who examined 16 of the Knoedler fakes gave testimony all afternoon (Thursday, February 4) at the De Sole-Freedman trial. I was unable to attend the morning session, but. Cait Munro had already got the day’s events covered at artnet. By 7 PM and. Laura Gilbert at the Art Newspaper can be seen here. Michael Miller at Artnews is here.
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Extraordinary Assumptions: That's All Folks
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Wednesday, February 10, 2016. The obvious thing to wonder is why it stopped now? Was it in direct response to the testimony of Knoedler’s accountant who spoke of Michael Hammer’s lavish lifestyle and casual way of ignoring standard corporate practice and simply grabbing money from his holding company’s subsidiaries whenever he liked? So I can’t see that he was at all embarrassed or concerned about being perceived as unduly rich. Eileen Kinsella from Artne. I am not su...
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Extraordinary Assumptions: September 2014
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Thursday, September 11, 2014. 800 Million or $8 Billion for Detroit's Art? It Depends on Who Is Asking. Jan Steen's Gamblers Quarreling, c. 1665. COD's appraiser puts this at $1 Million and DIA has it insured for $1.5 Million;. The two opposing appraisers assign values of $10 Million and $13.5 Million. THE CHRISTIE’S APPRAISAL OF DETROIT'S COLLECTION. The very important cover letter which details the parameters of the appraisal is here. The appraisal itself is divided...
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Extraordinary Assumptions: October 2014
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Sunday, October 5, 2014. Have the DIA Appraisals Failed? S excellent coverage, including a live blog. As I outlined in my previous post. Emergency Manager Orr, the mastermind of the bankruptcy plan, s ounded similar notes in his testimony. Judge Rhodes at various points seemed to be very receptive to the idea that the DIA provides a place where the Detroit community can thrive. His questioning of a DIA trustee. The value of the entire collection? At another juncture, ...
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Extraordinary Assumptions: Ann Freedman made a lot of money
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Observations on Fine Art Appraisals. Saturday, February 6, 2016. Ann Freedman made a lot of money. Meaning that in 2006, she knocked down over $5 Million, plus her salary. I mean, wow. Again, she did not. The gallery, she just worked there, and she made $5 Million. 2006 was a very good year in the art business. If I recall, even I made a decent living that year as a dealer. But Freedman was living large. Now I know how she can afford such an able legal team. But under cross-examination, the defense lawye...
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