From an under-appreciated collection…
Ah, art advisor. Top people are completely obsessed with finding the perfect product for their customers. While the average advisor looks for pieces in galleries, auction houses, and fairgrounds, I’ve discovered some extraordinary professionals who go the extra mile, scouring the obscure nooks and crannies of the internet to find gems. I know.a marc chagall upon The Real Real!a warhol polaroid Other than eBay! If you work hard, you tend to at least unearth interesting material.
In other words, the advisor Daniel Oglander He recently stumbled upon it while perusing the LiveAuctioneers website. . .Eye-catching work: Untitled painting by Limor Gasco It will be listed simply as “Jeffrey Epstein commissioned art” This work is a rough oil painting of a woman standing naked facing a wall in a bathroom.
This piece is currently on sale at the Palm Beach Antique to Modern Estate Auction in Lantana, Florida. neely auction. mark neelythe homeowner provided an estimate between: $4,000 to $6,000said. fresh paint He said over the phone that he got it from a friend who picked it up at a clearance sale in one of Epstein’s storage units.
“Yes, I paid $4,000,” Neely told me. “Who knows where it’s going to go… There are some pre-bids in place.”
The auctioneer said one of Mr. Epstein’s computers was also stolen. palm beach House. “There’s not much information there…at least nothing that I could find.” bill clinton! ” he said with a laugh.
According to the auction listing, the painting is an oil on canvas with “small cracks” (probably the Florida term for “cracks”). crack) However, it is otherwise in good condition. It also provides a detailed explanation of its provenance. link to youTUbe’s video of F.B.I.Epstein’s home was attacked.
“This is one of the few instances where provenance evils contribute to an increase in value,” Auglander joked. In fact, online bidding has already reached $5,000 for him three days before the hammer drops.
You may remember that Epstein’s involvement in the arts has been the subject of scrutiny in the past. The disgraced investor and sex offender was a collector of the following works. petrina ryan creedWhose Strange and intriguing paintings he discovered there new york academy of arts‘s tribeca ball.
The school is also where he met Brooklyn-based painter Gasko in 1992, and Gasko spoke about the experience over the phone. “They brought him to the students to get our work bought,” she said, adding that nude painting is an integral part of the curriculum at the school, which emphasizes technical skills. she explained. “What he was really looking for was cheap nudes.” (Gasko then abandoned his painting practice, choosing to pursue street photography.)
Around that time, Epstein purchased the New York clothing magnate’s mansion. Les Wexner (The name is Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio), where they hired Gasko to paint a mural. “Then he called me and asked if he could draw a picture from the photo,” Gasko said. “I went to his office and he had a picture of a girl taking a shower and he asked if he could draw it. So I said, ‘Sure.’ I decided on the price, and it was about $2,800. ”
That’s about it $6,000 Adjusted for inflation, it falls just short of the current high bid today, but there is plenty of time for that number to rise.
The obvious question is: Who would want to own a painting commissioned by Jeffrey Epstein? Actually, I don’t want to know the answer. But one option is to grab it and include it in your display. mike kellyA sharp 1988 installation of Pay for the fun, which features paintings by artists with quotes glorifying crime, is seeking “works of art created by violent criminals.” (A picture of a serial killer john wayne gacy A donation box for victims’ rights organizations is also included.
Kelly was exploring our society’s obsession with, and even glorification of, evil. I’m in the camp that believes that profiting from a heinous act is itself a heinous act (although I do have a certain amount of love for heinous acts) john hinkleyA fascinating series of cat picture). If you have other opinions, please bid until midnight this Sunday.
Meanwhile, let’s get back to Neely. Neely told me that he also carried some items from the property of the former owner of a hotel in Miami. Fountainbleau Hotel, ben novak jr.his estranged wife orchestrated his gruesome murder in 2009.
“Oh, that was some weird real estate,” Neely said. “But at one point, he certainly owned batmobile! ”
Resolving the division?
Brussels According to recent reports, the city is at the center of diplomatic intrigue and is home to a vast number of spies. But there’s also drama in that art world, and it’s happening right now. centered around Avenue Van Volksemlaanwhere clear ring gallery We maintain a palace-like warehouse space. Depending on who you ask in the clearing, things may start to look a little different.
Founder of Clearing, Olivier Babin, A year after launching the business in a former Brooklyn art studio, he opened a space in Brussels in 2012. Since then, Clearing has established itself as a taste-making venture, fostering the growth of superstar artists such as: Harold Ancart, Korakrit Arunanonchaiand calvin marcus.has been extended to Los Angeleshad several spaces in New York until recently landing therehe BoweryIn 2017, under the direction of a former architect, Rodovic Corsinithe Brussels branch has moved to its current home, where exhibitions of the deceased’s paintings are now held. loic laguenes.
The field is moving towards some sort of overhaul, but stakeholders do not seem to agree on what that review will entail. If you ask Babin, Clearing intends to be “more US-focused than ever,” with the Brussels location moving toward a more “museum-like model” and two or three “ambitious “Museums,” Babin says, will be needed. We hold style exhibitions several times a year. ”
“We will expand further to other cities in Europe, probably in 2026 or 2027,” the Frenchman said. Avec un wink. Babin also said Corsini will not be participating in the change in Europe and will move on to his own project early this spring.
Corsini doesn’t think so. “I’m not going to comment on a situation that isn’t clear or resolved,” he said by phone, but said Babin’s plans for the European division were not his own. He said: “He doesn’t have the authority to do anything like that. He won’t go into details.” He added: “This is completely and completely wrong. I’m not leaving the gallery, no.”
We won’t bet on what will happen, but we’ll keep you updated. Watch this space.
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critic David Limanelli seems really furious about his career as a photographer. Annie Leibovitz… alexander gray‘s new Tribeca space opens this week, met director Max Holleinartist Glenn Ligon, MoMA curator stuart comercollector and philanthropist Agnes Gund Everyone stopped by to name it… convey ground control to Major Tom Victoria and Albert Museum I’m hunting for two people only david bowie archivist To handle 80,000 ephemera from a great dead pop star…step aside, Mr. Koons. Stacey Engman She plans to launch her own NFT art into space this November… ghetto gastro At the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s stunning new show about the Harlem Renaissance, we served zesty, earthy bourbon cocktails to be drunk by curators and other VIPs. jasmine wahi, beautiful heart Star jennifer connellydirected by Gagosian antoine sargent,dealer nicola vassellsuper advisor amy capellazzo…
this week’s party
The evening concluded with an acoustic guitar performance under paintings from the Wolf Hill collection. Photo by Annie Armstrong.
We’re back for another edition of what’s new in Wet Paint. It crowns one art world event each week with the title of “Presence.” of where you should be.I’m hoping to take us on a trip upstate this week. ChappaquaNew York, where the Tribeca real estate mogul is based. Jonathan Travis, Held the semi-annual opening of a residency program run by fellow collectors. Ethan Laffey, wolfhillThis Saturday culminated with a series of dream-like abstract landscape paintings. July Guzman.
Who is Travis? notorious for being a very nice person, with the help of Raffy, expanded his goodness into a very nice menu for the event.joined the painting sasha gordon Travis joked later, as we finished our desserts while munching on some perfectly salted caviar hand rolls. pastel de nata The items you order are so rare that “the more you eat, the better the value.” Art jokes…always fun.
see you next week.
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