by Administrator | Nov 10, 2020 | Art Galleries
New York’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Sotheby’s, alleging that the auction house knowingly aided a buyer to avoid sales taxes on $27 million worth of art. The complaint states that Sotheby’s violated the New York False Claims Act when it...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2015 | Art Galleries
In the latest development of the continuing fall-out from the Salander-O’Reilly Gallery bankruptcy, a New York court is demonstrating how courts are paying closer attention to a buyer’s pre-purchase due diligence. For an excellent description of the...
by Administrator | Feb 5, 2015 | Art Galleries
The Uniform Commercial Code, also known as the UCC, governs all sales of goods in the United States. Under the UCC, whenever an artist brings a work to a gallery for sale, that work is considered to be a consignment. What this means is whatever rights the artist...
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