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Whois Gurlitt.info?

By Irina Tarsis, Esq. You know you are in need of a reputation management when the entire world knows your name and your address and nobody...
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Gurlitt Reading List

[caption id="attachment_3889" align="alignleft" width="270"] Who is Gurlitt?[/caption] Have you heard of Cornelius Gurlitt? No, not the composer who died at 81 at the turn of...
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A Knoedler Aftershock: Freedman sues for Defamation

By Richard A. Altman, Esq., Law Office of Richard A. Altman [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="600"] One Motherwell, one fake (Left, the “Elegy” painting that the...
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The Art of Gifting Art

When gifting art, a donor should be mindful of the outcome and options.  Such attention may reduce the chances of costly confusion or conflict, and avoid...
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14 Years After Brooklyn Museum v. NYC: Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Says He Now Understands the First Amendment

Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota speaks out about his role in the 1999 Brooklyn Museum v. NYC fiasco. Joe Lhota, NYC mayoral hopeful, is facing...
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Part I: Who Owns Street Art?

By Center for Art Law. The reference to James Cuno's Who Owns Antiquity in the title of this article is not flippant.  The rhetoric and...
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The Journey of Columbia University’s Rembrandt

Rembrandt, "Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo," 1658. The Otto Naumann Limited gallery describes Rembrandt's "Portrait of a Man with Akimbo" exquisitely on their...
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Homage to Grand Central Anniversaries

On February 1, 2013, New York celebrated the centennial anniversary of the Grand Central Terminal. It is arguably the most famous train station in the...
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New Declaration Proposed for Saving Cultural Property

During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress held in Jordan last week, January 13-18, 2013, Professors Friedrich T. Schipper (University of Vienna) and Patty Gerstenblith (DePaul...
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The Tale of a $7.00 Renoir Demonstrates the Surprises and Difficulties of Determining Good Title in the Art World

A small painting purchased for $7.00 at the Harpers Ferry Flea Market in Virginia may turn out to be a work of the Impressionist master...
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Gangsters with Taste: Robert Gentile and the Notorious 1990 Boston Art Heist

Reputed mobster Robert Gentile was denied bail in federal court yesterday, partly in the hopes that he may have information about one of the 20th...
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Two Hundred Years’ Prequel to a Legal Battle

According to a BBC report, France has laid claim to a 17th Century painting displayed by a London gallery, the Weiss Gallery, at an art...
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