The European Commission Plans a Huge Arts Funding Project

The debate over the whether government or the private sector is better suited to manage some problems certainly includes art funding. Tradit...

Sothebys Paris African and Oceanic Art - Insanity Reigns

ARTS D'AFRIQUE ET D'OCÉANIE December 14, 2011 Sale Number PF1117 Sale Total (Including Buyers Premium) 9,306,200 EUR With a total of...

Kim Kolker - Art Exhibition

DALLAS TEXAS: December 2011 - Shango Galleries is proud to announce that  our Gallery Director and fine art appraiser Kim Kolker is exhibiti...

Is Buying at Auction Always a Good Deal?

While private dealers have not had much to celebrate the past several years, the inching up of buyers' premiums and all the auction hous...

Victoria Reed, the MFA’s Curator of Provenance - Great Idea

When one hears of an idea like this latest curatorial appointment by  BMFA, you wonder why it didn't happen sooner. We will follow this ...

Twa headrest, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Twa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Width - 8 7/8" c. Early 20th century Maurer/Margolis Headrest Collection  "The Brill neckre...

Feedback on the Blog and Newsletter

We have had a number of questions asking why we have a blog and a newsletter. The answer is simply that one complements the other. All artic...

Some Thoughts December 2011

During some of my recent readings which run the gamut from politics to assassins, I recently came across a quote that was both simple and po...

Some Humor - Dumb Art Thieves

Dumb Madrid Art Thieves Tried to Sell Multimillion-Dollar Stolen Sculpture for Scrap   by ARTINFO Published: December 21, 2010 Conside...

What's Happening in the Middle East

In the coming months we will focus on the private and public art markets and institutions in the Middle East. Having lived there for almost ...

Bill Siegmann Memorial Services Set

This is reprnted from an email we received from Kevin Dumouchelle.  Dear Friends, A memorial service for Bill Siegmann has been scheduled i...

Happy Holidays 2011