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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, January 15, 2010
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 | A twist in Getty Museum's Italian court saga
Los Angeles Times - January 14th, 2010 17:08
Today, closing arguments in a long-running legal battle in Italy will determine the fate of one of the finest ancient bronze statues in existence. An Italian prosecutor alleges that the Italian fishermen who discovered the Greek statue in 1964 failed to declare it to Italian customs officials and sold it to middlemen, who smuggled it out of the country. The Getty says it acted in good faith when it purchased the bronze, but a rediscovered letter may add a twist to the tale....Read more | |
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 | "Sargent's Daughter's": First 5,000 copies sold out
Publishers Weekly - January 14th, 2010 19:07
Curator Erica Hirshler’s story behind the people portrayed in one of John Singer Sargent’s most famous paintings is turning out to be one of the surprise art book sellers not connected to an exhibition this season. Released in October by MFA Publications, the publishing arm of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent’s Daughters: The Biography of a Painting was out of stock in Dec. Strong reviews in The New York Times Book Review and the Boston Globe, among others, as well ...Read more | |
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 | "Grotesque fakes" claim is countered by London art dealer
Times Online - January 14th, 2010 18:46
David Mellor, the former Tory minister, is facing the threat of a legal battle involving a pair of 18th-c. Boulle chests that were restored and sold for £600,000 to Limited Brands chief executive Leslie Wexner. Mellor is suing former directors and shareholders of Partridge Fine Arts, claiming they were guilty of “systematic fraud” and “counterfeiting”. John and Frank Partridge deny any wrongdoing and say the claims are a ploy by Mellor to avoid paying ...Read more | |
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 | Industry Gallery, a new space for 21st-century art, debuts in D.C.
Washington Post - January 14th, 2010 18:34
This weekend, Washington, D.C. lawyer Craig Appelbaum opens Industry Gallery, a home for 21st-century design where high art will coexist with the rough-edged feel of the old auto repair shop where the gallery resides. "Most of these pieces are residentially friendly," Appelbaum says of his inventory. "I want to introduce people to modern design through ordinary material."Read more | |
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