□ Wednesday, 16 Aug 2006

College Argues For the Right To Sell Art Gifts To Raise Capital
Just what obligation does a school have to hold on to its gifts of artwork? It's a question that Fisk University has been grappling with for months as it seeks to sell two paintings from its Alfred Stieglitz Collection to raise much-needed funds. More...

□ Thursday, 10 Aug 2006

Christie's To Offer Four Gustav Klimt Masterpieces
Christie's President Marc Porter today announced that Christie's has been selected to advise the heirs of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer on the sale of four of the five legendary Klimts recently restituted to the family. More...

□ Tuesday, 8 Aug 2006

British Art Experts Say Australian van Gogh a Fake
British art experts believe that one of Australia's prized paintings by Vincent Van Gogh could be a fake. The Melbourne-based National Gallery acquired it in 1940 for 20 million. The Sunday Times newspaper in London yesterday published claims by Van Gogh specialists that the work had been incorrectly attributed to the painter, and might be a forgery. More...

Sotheby's Hong Kong To Host Autumn Sales 2006
HONG KONG - Sotheby's Hong Kong will host its Autumn Sales 2006 at Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre from 6 - 9 October, 2006. More...

□ Monday, 7 Aug 2006

Sotheby's with Julien's Auctions to Feature Cher
On October 3-4, 2006, Sotheby's with Julien's Auctions is honored to offer Property from the Collection of Cher, the multi-award-winning international star, in a two-day auction at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. More...

□ Sunday, 6 Aug 2006

Authorities Hold Two in Custody For Hermitage Theft
Police have detained the husband of a museum curator and a second person suspected of stealing hundreds of artworks from Russia's Hermitage Museum, Interfax news agency said on Saturday. "Two people suspected of stealing exhibits from the State Hermitage Collections were detained overnight," Interfax quoted the source as saying. Officials investigating the theft could not be reached for comment. More...

□ Friday, 4 Aug 2006

Pompidou Center Accidentally Destroys Two Paintings
Two paintings loaned to the Pompidou Center in Paris were accidentally destroyed and another one was damaged. The paintings were part of the "Los Angeles 1955-1985," which ran from March-to-July. That piece was Craig Kauffman's "Untitled Wall Relief," a 1967 work of acrylic lacquer on vacuum-formed Plexiglas that measured 52 by 78 inches. More...

Sotheby's Announces 2006 Second Quarter Results
Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) today announced results for the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2006. For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the Company reported record revenues of $248.3 million, a $69.9 million, or 39%, increase from the prior period, primarily due to higher auction commission revenues attributable to a 52% increase in Aggregate Auction Sales as well as a 77% increase in private sale commissions. More...

Pulling back the cover on a provocative mural
The city and the Getty Trust reach an agreement to restore Siqueiros' 1932 work on Olvera Street. More...

Works Stolen From Hermitage State Museum Not Insured
It has now been reported that the 220 works stolen from State Hermitage Museum were not insured because they were in storage. The museum stated they only insure items that are on exhibit. More...