February 12, 2016

About multi-source due diligence

by Marc Masurovsky Twenty years ago, an attorney in Washington, DC, Lloyd Goldenberg, ran a company called TransArt International, whose purpose was to establish the principle […]
February 11, 2016

German art in Bolivia

by Marc Masurovsky I took a virtual stroll through an online Ketterer Kunst catalogue dated December 3, 2015 and this is what I stumbled on: A […]
February 11, 2016

Archival research can be truly daunting

by Marc Masurovsky Archival research can be truly daunting, no, let’s be clear, it is overwhelming and intimidating. And it is addictive. The digital world is […]
February 10, 2016

Thoughts about provenance research, 1995-2016

by Marc Masurovsky It has been almost twenty years, yes, 20, two times 10, 4 times 5, since “provenance research” entered the public sphere in the […]
February 1, 2016

When is “just and fair” fair and just?

by Marc Masurovsky It is difficult to pin down precisely the genesis of the concept known as “fair and just” or “just and fair” solution in […]
February 1, 2016

What does restitution mean to me?

by Marc Masurovsky [Editor’s note: this is an opinion piece which reflects the views of the author and does not necessarily commit those of others to […]
January 28, 2016

The Knoedler forgery scam trial is now on

by Marc MasurovskyTwelve years ago, the now defunct elite New York art gallery, Knoedler and Company, which used to cater to the aristocracy of Europe and […]
January 25, 2016

Recent auction in Utah

by Marc Masurovsky An auction recently took place on January 14, 2016, at St. George, Utah, organized by Pine Valley Auctions. Among the lots being offered […]
January 25, 2016

The Gurlitt Task Force “fact sheet”

by Marc Masurovsky The Gurlitt Task Force made a three-page fact sheet available to the general public dated 12 January 2016. Since the discovery of Cornelius […]