Share.. Mark Lugo of New Jersey, accused of lifting a Picasso drawing off the wall of Weinstein Gallery in San Francisco where it was priced at $200,000 will plead not guilty. A judge agreed to a request by Lugo’s attorney, Douglas Horngrad, to postpone the arraignment until Friday. Mark Lugo’s attorney Douglas Horngrad said he [...]
Broad Daylight Picasso Heist
July 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Art
Tags: Mark Lugo·New Jersey·Picasso·Weinstein Gallery
Art Is Rich
February 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Specials
Share..After just eight minutes of bidding at Sotheby’s, Alberto Giacometti‘s life-sized sculpture L’homme qui marche I (Walking Man I) was sold for £65,001,250 ($US104,327,006). The winning bid, which opened at £12million, was made over the telephone by an anonymous buyer. The sculpture, which is considered to be one of the most important by the 20th [...]
Tags: Alberto Giacometti·Dr. Gachet·Melanie Clore·Paul Cezanne·Picasso·Van Gogh·Walking Man I
The Valuable Secret of Being a Garbage Collector
October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Customer Stories, Fun Stuff
Share..When I was young I had a habit of picking dirty and odd objects up off of the street, which happened to catch my curiosity. My mother would slap me on the hand and say, “Don’t be a garbage collector.” For years I heeded her advice, until I discovered a new shopper’s secret. Recently I [...]
Tags: Antiques·Auctions·Garbage·German School 19th Century·Jackson Pollack·Picasso·Teisha Mcneil·Terry Horton

