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Gallery Damage to Consigned Artwork
Gallery Damage to Consigned Artwork: It wasn't like this when I brought it in!
The owner was gazing aghast at the back of the stunning, large abstract painting he had just retrieved from the gallery where he had placed it for eighteen months on consignment. "It wasn’t... Read More
Article, June 4, 2008



A Legal Commentary on the Park West Gallery/GE Money Credit Card Statement
A Legal Commentary on the Park West Gallery/GE Money Credit Card Statement
According to reports of cruise ship passengers who have attended art auctions conducted by Park West at Sea, an affiliate of Park West Gallery, after making a successful bid on artwork at such... Read More
Article, October 5, 2007



A Legal Commentary on the Park West at Sea Art Auction Invoice
A Legal Commentary on the Park West at Sea Art Auction Invoice: Fine Art Registry™ Investigates
Purchasers at Park West at Sea cruise ship art auctions receive a number of documents related to their purchases which contain critical terms and conditions all art buyers should understand... Read More
Article, September 28, 2007



Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe: And the Purloined Paintings of Princeton
A Case Study in What Happens When the Courts Meet Stolen Art. Rare is the painter who becomes a legend in his or her own lifetime, and rarer still when such a painter is a woman. Georgia... Read More
Article, August 26, 2007



Art Brokers Revisited, Part II
Art Brokers Revisited, Part II: Why Brokers, Too, Need to Get It In Writing
An art broker from a big city recently contacted me after seeing my Fine Art Registry™ column cautioning art sellers and purchasers to get clear terms in writing to protect their interests... Read More
Article, August 8, 2007



Art on Consignment
Art on Consignment: It's All in the Contract
What happens when you send an artwork, antique, or collectible off to an auction house to be sold – and the auction house then refuses to sell it? This question was recently posed by a... Read More
Article, May 9, 2007



Art Brokers, Part I
Art Brokers, Part I: Let the Buyer Beware... Very Beware
An art broker is a matchmaker, connecting art owners, be they artists, collectors, or investors, with art purchasers. Like real estate brokers, art brokers do frequently get up to their elbows in... Read More
Article, December 23, 2006



Terms of Art
Terms of Art: Contracts for the Purchase of Original Art from the Artist
You’ve often seen advice that you should get the terms of your sale or purchase of a piece of artwork in writing. But does just any old writing do? What is it about a piece of paper that turns it... Read More
Article, August 25, 2006



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