□ Saturday, 4 Sep 2010

Arthur Blumenthal Appointed Senior Numismatist at Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auction Galleries has announced that Arthur Blumenthal has been appointed Senior Numismatist by the company, working out of Heritage’s recently opened New York offices at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street). More...

□ Friday, 3 Sep 2010

Sotheby's to Sell Paintings To Benefit the David Nalbandian Foundation
With the US Open underway Sotheby’s announced that it is to offer paintings by two of the leading artists in Argentina to benefit the charity founded by one of tennis’s biggest stars - David Nalbandian. More...

Fisk Says It Must Sell O'Keeffe Art Collection to Survive
In October, a judge will decide whether saving one means sacrificing the other. More...

Sotheby's Exhibition of Sculpture at Chatsworth, Now in Its Fifth Year
Following the continued success and popularity of Beyond Limits - Sotheby’s annual selling exhibition of monumental sculpture hosted within the magnificent gardens of the ancestral home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth - the exhibition returns to Derbyshire this autumn... More...

□ Thursday, 2 Sep 2010

Basquiat, Hockney and Wesley Drive Momentum in Christie's First Open Sale
Christie’s announced the fall 2010 edition of First Open, a sale of edgy Post-War & Contemporary Art to be held on September 22, 2010 in New York. More...

California Lawmakers Approve Bill on Stolen Art Claims
California lawmakers gave final approval Monday night to a bill that would extend the time period in which people can sue museums to try to recover what they believe are stolen works of art. More...

□ Saturday, 28 Aug 2010

Christie's to Offer Works from the Alastair Bradley Martin Estate
This fall, Christie's will present selections from the estate of the renowned collector Alastair Bradley Martin. For more than 50 years, Mr. Martin and his wife Edith built an encyclopedic collection of rare and important art works... More...

□ Friday, 27 Aug 2010

Why You Can't Always Trust Art Dealers
Art buyers have long been wary of the prices dealers charge in a notoriously opaque market. Sellers of art also are increasingly becoming suspicious. More...

□ Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010

Faulty Alarms Blamed for Van Gogh Theft at Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Egypt
None of the alarms and only seven out of 43 surveillance cameras were working at a Cairo museum where a Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen, Egypt's top prosecutor said Sunday. More...

□ Thursday, 19 Aug 2010

Stolen Greek Statue Confiscated in Canada to Return Home to Egypt
The Egyptian antiquities department says a stolen Greek-era statue that was confiscated in Canada is on its way home. More...