Elephant in the Room: Art-World Litigation

Posted on May 15, 2019May 28, 2019 by Jane Kallir

A lot of art-world litigation targets individuals and small businesses that lack the stamina or the resources to fight... Read More

The Authentication Crisis

Posted on November 15, 2018May 15, 2019 by Jane Kallir

We live in world where anyone can find an ‘authority’ to say whatever he or she wants... Read More

The Forgery “Epidemic”
Does It Matter Who Really Made That Picture?

Posted on January 27, 2014December 5, 2015 by Galerie St. Etienne

The well-publicized forgery scandal involving the now-defunct Knoedler Gallery, coupled with the astronomical rise in some art prices, has created the unfortunate impression that art has no intrinsic ... Read More

2012 Art Market Report
The Authentication Crisis

Posted on July 1, 2012July 23, 2018 by Jane Kallir

For the past dozen years, our annual “State of the Market” reports have repeatedly called attention to the impact of rising income inequality on the art market, correlating the decline of the Amer... Read More