Did Donald Trump Buy His Fake Renoir From Woodshed Gallery On Invaluable?
This is an update from this DU post:
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029723975
Fake art like fake news has been making headlines lately. But where do you go to buy it? Invaluable the online auction platform who lists respected international firms such as Sotheby’s, Swann and Tajans as “Auction House, Gallery & Dealer Partners” is a good place to start. The platform is not doing enough to protect their buyers from rogue dealers using the service to sell fake artworks, by named artists. The operation is turning a blind eye to the sale of fake 19th and 20th-century master paintings, drawings and other works of art, openly sold on their website.
Works by blue-chip names that are usually only available at Christie’s, Sotheby’s Bonham’s and Phillips, in their Impressionist, Contemporary and Modern sales with names like Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Basquiat and Warhol are all here on Invaluable at knock-down prices. A painting that should sell for several million dollars is here to buy starting at $20,000. Are the alarm bells ringing? If not they should be.
Invaluable has been warned by authoritative voices about the work being sold by one particular dealer, Woodshed Gallery located close to the Invaluable headquarters in Boston Massachusetts, but instead of taking action, they have chosen not to intervene. When challenged by Artlyst, last Summer, Invaluable did not respond to our calls and questions. The person would not give his name and we were assured that this would be investigated and that they took such reports seriously. This unprofessionalism in our experience has led to a massive loss of credibility for Invaluable’s long established company reputation.
Professional auction companies and Art/Antique dealers do not want to be associated with a platform that openly sells fake works of art or goods. Even eBay has cleaned up their act and has a policy banning members who try and deceive the less experienced public, which also makes up the lion’s share of Invaluable’s customer base.
Read more:
http://www.artlyst.com/news/donald-trump-buy-fake-renoir-woodshed-gallery-invaluable/
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