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Munch's "Scream" Buyer Leon Black Snaps Up Art Book Publisher
Wall Street Journal / October 8th, 2012
Financier Leon Black, the chief executive of private-equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC, is acquiring the...
Top U.S. Art Dealers Clamor to Open London Galleries
Guardian / October 7th, 2012
Ahead of the big contemporary art week led by the Frieze fair, several major U.S. galleries have opened new spaces in London.
Rothko Defaced at Tate Modern
Guardian / October 7th, 2012
A Russian man who told the U.K.'s Guardian that he is responsible for marking up a multimillion dollar Mark Rothko painting says that he improved the value of the abstract painting.
Frida Kahlo's Influential Style Examined in Exhibition
ABC / October 4th, 2012
Fashion and art circles have long been fascinated by the aesthetic sense of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo. She had an unforgettable personal style: peasant blouses, flowing skirts, floppy ribbons, braided-hair, monobrow.
Picasso Show Delivers in Black and White
New York Times / October 5th, 2012
A monochromatic display of Pablo Picasso's work spans the artist's entire career, shown in his black-and-white pictures, at the Guggenheim through Jan. 23. Of note, many of the 118 works on display are from...
Aldro Hibbard Retrospective Debuts at Rockport Art Association
Gloucester Times / October 3rd, 2012
Impressionist Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972) will be celebrated for his role in taking the tiny seaside town of Rockport, Massachusetts, to a place of national prominence with a comprehensive new exhibition.
Frieze Masters Combines Best of Old & New
Telegraph / October 2nd, 2012
Frieze Masters debuts next week in London, with about 100 galleries, presenting works from the pre-Christian era to the late 20th century.
Important Venetian Paintings Return to Newport Mansion
Boston.com / October 1st, 2012
A group of donors has acquired a series of early 18th-century Venetian paintings to restore the dining room of one of Newport’s most stately mansions, The Elms, to its original appearance.
Basquiat Poised to Bust Records at Auction
Huffington Post / October 1st, 2012
An early work by Jean-Michel Basquiat is expected to bring an artist auction record at Christie's New York on November 14. Created when the artist was just 20 years old, "Untitled" (1981) may fetch...
Investigators Seek Rightful Owner of Renoir Found at Flea Market
Washington Post / September 30th, 2012
Baltimore police uncovered a 60-year-old report of a stolen Renoir that matches the recently discovered painting found for $7 at a flea market.
Gundlach Art Collection Recovered, 2 Arrested
LA Times / September 30th, 2012
Bond manager Jeffrey Gundlach got his $10 million art collection back. Missing since Sept. 14, his artwork, including examples by Piet Mondrian, Jasper Johns and Richard Diebenkorn, was recovered by police after...
Art World Divided Over Second Mona Lisa
Businessweek / September 27th, 2012
Tucked away in a Swiss vault for 40 years, a painting promoted as an earlier version of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "Mona Lisa" was unveiled in Geneva.
Brooke Astor Auction Doubles Estimate to $18.8 Million
Wall Street Journal / September 27th, 2012
The contents of the late philanthropist Brooke Astor's two homes sold for $18.8 million, nearly twice the high estimate, at Sotheby's.
New Book Reveals Edward Hopper's Vermont
ArtfixDaily / September 26th, 2012
Often overlooked in light of his contemplative urban scenes and bold architectural and Cape Cod views, the 1930s Vermont landscapes painted by American artist Edward Hopper represent a significant segment of his regional work, infused with a distinctive sense of place.
Stolen Art Found for Penn. Owner; Calif. Collector Offers Massive Reward
ArtfixDaily / September 25th, 2012
A stolen $3 million bust of Benjamin Franklin was recovered on the east coast while a $10 million cache of artworks missing from a California home has the collector upping the reward money.
Museum Recreates Art Exhibition Seen by JFK Before Assassination
U.S. News / September 24th, 2012
When President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy awoke in their Fort Worth, Texas, hotel room on Nov. 22, 1963, they were surprised to see an extraordinary exhibit of artwork. On that fateful day, the Kennedys viewed...
New Acquisition Fills Hole in Crystal Bridges Museum
Wall Street Journal / September 23rd, 2012
When the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened a year ago in November, some critics harped on a major omission in its holdings. The collection barely represented the...
Multi-Million Dollar Art Heist at Fund Manager's California Home
Los Angeles Times / September 20th, 2012
Thieves broke into the Santa Monica residence of bond manager Jeffrey Gundlach this week stealing a $10-million trove of art and valuables. Among the missing are works by...
Fashion Exec Sues Former Knoedler Gallery Chairman
Bloomberg / September 20th, 2012
Domenico De Sole, chairman of Tom Ford International, and his wife Eleanore, have sued Michael Hammer, chairman of the defunct Knoedler Gallery, over a fake Mark Rothko. One of four pending suits against the gallery and its former staff, the De Soles amended their complaint...
Artnet Turns Down Takeover Bid
artnet / September 19th, 2012
Publicly-traded online auction price database Artnet refused a takeover bid from Redline Capital Management SA.