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FORMER HEAD OF GUCCI, De Sol, WHO PAID $8.3 M. FOR FAKE ROTHKO, TAKES THE STAND IN KNOEDLER TRIAL
January 03, 2023
Domenico De Sole took the stand in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday, testifying in front of the fake Rothko that he purchased at the Knoedler Gallery in 2004 for $8.3 million. De Sole, along with his wife, is suing Knoedler, its former president Ann Freedman, and the gallery’s holding company 8-31 for $25 million in damages READ MORE...
COLLECTOR PAUL ALLEN'S YACHT ACCIDENTLY DESTROYS A CORAL REEF
February 23, 2023
Microsoft co-founder and noted art collector Paul Allen had a bit of an accident on his super-yacht, Tatoosh, destroying much of the coral reef off the coast of Grand Cayman on January 15, reports Page Six.
"Initial figures place the damaged area at 1,200 square meters… with 80 percent of the coral within that area destroyed," said a Cayman Department of Environment representative in a statement. READ MORE
TOP REPUBLICAN BILLIONAIRES ARE SAVING THE ART WORLD - WITHOUT A DIME OF TAX PAYER'S MONEY
May 28, 2023
One does not need to be a hippie liberal to understand creative nuance, artistic beauty and the ability to paint complex brush strokes. Very rarely is the story told about how Republicans generously finance the art world and are privately keeping the art world alive. READ MORE