Ebay Art Buyers Beware !!!
June 20, 2026 Judd Tully of ArtNet chronicled an Ebay seller operating as dantegallery. Two works on paper were purchased for a Buy It Now price of $499 each. Thorough […]
Artist Hopid Paintings Featured in the venerable Santa Fe Gallery, Adobe Gallery May 22-September 1
Adobe Gallery’s landmark exhibition titled Ancestral Symbols, Modern Masterpieces: Documenting the Sacred Narratives and History of the Hopi People corresponds with the gallery’s 50th year in business–a major anniversary celebration […]
Another Day in the Life of an Art Appraiser
Not a Navajo weaving Not an Arapaho basket Not hand-coiled or pit-fired pottery The textile had nothing to do with American Indian weavers. The basket was likely fashioned in Pakistan, […]
Harry Fonseca: Portrait of the Artist a Young Coyote exhibit April 11-July 3
The Babst Project has configured an exhibition consisting of over 30 paintings, print and works on paper by Harry Fonseca (1946-2005) opening April 11 – July 3 at the Pacific […]
Bill Healey Interview by Mark Sublette December 2025 (available on YouTube)
William P. Healey: Accomplished Native American Art Collector – Epi. 376, Host Dr. Mark Sublette Over one hour Healey shares his gestation as first a collector of Western art, later […]
Follow up to Whitney’s 10% Indigenous artists
15 Artists are having the biggest moment at US museums. Almost half of Ben Davis’ quarterly list for ArtNet are indigenous. Roughly half are African Americans. Twelve of the fifteen […]
2026 Whitney Biennial artists
56 in all, 5 of whom are indigenous Teresa Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa) Above is Baker’s Wheeling Way (2002) 72″ X 197″ yarn and spray paint on artificial turf. See more of […]
Fake Picasso 101
by physical inspection 1 Glance at canvas front 2 Study back of canvas 3 Judge numerals in painting’s date for fluidity 4 Compare canvas size to catalogue raisonne centimeters 5 […]
$1.5 million Winston Churchill painting
“An impressionistic painting of a Marrakech street by Winston Churchill (circa 1935), led the auction with a $1.5 million result, more than tripling its low estimate. This canvas drew ‘widespread media […]
A Chipped or Split Bid ?
Auctions begin with a start bid. Subsequent bids progress in set increments. These increments are identified in each sale’s instructions. Bid increments grow as bids grow in value. For instance, […]