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Warhol Authentication Board to Dissolve Due to Millions of Dollars in Legal Fees
10/20/2011
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
10/20/2011
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
10/20/2011
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
10/20/2011
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
10/21/2011
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