The emperor has no clothes: the scams and swindles driving up art prices
For many, the headline-making stunt Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan pulled at Art Basel Miami this year—Cattelan duct taped a banana to a blank white wall, called it “Comedian”, and sold […]
Gulbenkian case highlights authorities’ failure to pursue art fraud
International art fraud is once again under the spotlight with the news that London Metropolitan Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Angela Gulbenkian, a former high-society art […]
A €100 raffle ticket could win you a painting by Picasso
In 2015, Pablo Picasso’s Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’) set the artist’s auction record when it sold for a whopping $179.3 million at Christie’s. But, what if you could snag […]
Why should the art world be concerned about the prevalence of export bans?
Five years after he dramatically attempted to smuggle a rare Pablo Picasso painting out of Spain, Jaime Botín— the ex-president of Spanish financial institution Bankinter—has been sentenced to three years […]
Christie’s 100, where bidding started at just $100, wrapped up with success
Yesterday, an online auction at Christie’s wrapped up but this auction wasn’t like most of the art world’s sells today. Christie’s was hoping to bring in new clientele and first-time […]
Works by Salvador Dalí stolen from Stockholm gallery
Early this morning in Stockholm, thieves stole a bronze sculpture and etchings by Salvador Dalí. The works were on display at the Couleur Gallery in the Östermalm district of the […]
The ‘Prince of Chintz’ comes to auction: late designer Mario Buatta brings in $7.6m at Sotheby’s
Flip through an interior design magazine and the most colour you’ll find might be in a pop amid the greys and beiges most popular today. That, however, was not the […]
