Join William Pearlstein, Pearlstein & McCullough LLP, as he discusses his experience as executor of his father, Philip Pearlstein's, estate.

In December 2022, Philip died at the easel at 98 after a career spanning almost 85 years. Under his will, William Pearlstein became the executor of his estate. In this conversation with Michael McCullough, Pearlstein & McCullough LLP, and Linda Selvin, Appraisers Association, William will discuss the challenging process of managing his father's estate. Topics William will address include obtaining fine art storage and insurance, maintaining an inventory database, creating a website, and working with auctioneers, appraisers, lawyers, accountants and art advisors. William will also discuss the complexities of filing tax returns and the blockage discount analysis, and other hurdles that he encountered on his journey to ensuring his father’s estate would carry his artistic legacy into the future. 

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As part of a project funded by the European Union and the Claims Conference – supported by the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" (EVZ) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), as well as by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and the Claims Conference – JDCRP is offering a purely digital introductory seminar in cooperation with the project partner Central Institute for Art History, and for the first time also in cooperation with the German Lost Art Foundation and the University of Cologne. While primarily aimed at students, the seminar is expressly open to all interested individuals. Specific prior knowledge is expressly not required, only some experience with online research.

February 10, 2026: Further important digital sources (art dealer archives, central databases)
Research projects: Degenerate Art, Mosse Research, etc. Central databases: Lost Art, Proveana , Getty Provenance Index, etc.  Research on key players ( art dealers, both Jewish and non-Jewish ): Hugo Helbing (annotated auction catalogs), German Sales Portal, Böhler re:search , Galerie Heinemann online, research data on the Weinmüller auction house, etc.  Restitution portal.


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AI and Indigenous interests will never be a non-issue – Indigenous communities face ongoing threats to self-determination as data is extracted globally without consent, and participation in the AI landscape isn’t optional. This webinar examines both the serious risks and strategic opportunities within this reality.

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