Holy shite. Goofball-IG-Ian (my nickname for him, not his ID) not only comes to a similar conclusion, but finds *potentially* another crime within the Epstein/Black art inventory documents while searching the provenance & appraised values. #art #auctionhouses www.instagram.com/reel/DUqv2iB...
A growing tension is emerging between auction houses and galleries - and it’s becoming harder to ignore.
This column takes the form of an open letter addressed directly to auction house executives, questioning strategy, trust, and long-term market health.
#AuctionHouses #ArtGalleries #ArtIndustry
#Sotheby’s one of the world’s oldest & most prestigious #AuctionHouses donated £100K to #Reform
Hardly a profile of a grassroots insurgency. It sits awkwardly with Reform’s branding as a party of alarm-clock UK & its claim to represent ordinary working people
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/two-...
Christie’s and Sotheby's are able to inflate an item's value through marketing and price-guarantees because of the trust they have among art collectors.
O’Leary and Shyne use O’Leary’s credibility and media reach to influence values in the card market. 6/10
#auctionhouses
Christie’s and Sotheby's are able to inflate an item's value through marketing and price-guarantees because of the trust they have among art collectors.
O’Leary and Shyne use O’Leary’s credibility and media reach to influence values in the card market. 6/10
#auctionhouses
Shenanigans! A trip down memory lane.
#shenanigans #ArtMarketScandals #artists #artgalleries #artdealers #auctionhouses #artcollectors #artfraud #arttheft #collusion #artcollecting #artcollection #collectart #onlineartgallery #buyart #artlovers #AddictedArtGallery
Slothebees by @ricklondon.bsky.social
#sothebys #auctions #auctionhouses #sloths #bees #savethebees #ricklondon #ltcartoons
