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Warhol Authentication Board to Dissolve Due to Millions of Dollars in Legal Fees

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced today that it would “dissolve” the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, Inc. in early 2012. The 16-year-old board, which has been charged with reviewing and authenticating… Read More

Chuck Close and Other Artists Sue Christie's and Sotheby's for Alleged Systematic Royalties Fraud

A group of artists including Chuck Close and Laddie John Dill has been joined by the estate of artist Robert Graham in filing two class-action suits against the New York outlets of Christie’s and Sotheby’s… Read More

A Hirst Fetches $2.8M as Pinault, Arnault Browse

A sculpture of 100 fish by Damien Hirst was snapped up with a price tag of $2.8 million. A Takashi Murakami painting of a Chinese lion dog and two works by Louise Bourgeois were also… Read More

The lusts of Leonardo da Vinci

There is something so obvious, so crude, about Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Cecilia Gallerani that it might seem beneath discussion. The 16-year-old mistress of the ruler of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, is stroking an ermine.… Read More

Artists Say Sotheby's, Christie's and eBay Cheat on Royalties

LOS ANGELES (CN) – In three federal class actions, Chuck Close and other artists accuse New York-based Sotheby’s and Christie’s, and Internet auctioneer eBay, of “willful and systematic violation” of their obligation to… Read More

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