Art Market Monitor

Global Coverage ~ Unique Analysis

  • AMMpro
  • AMM Fantasy Collecting Game
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us

Don’t Cry for Basquiat’s Authentication Committee

January 18, 2012 by Marion Maneker

GalleristNY adds a little reporting to Josh Baer’s news earlier this week that the Basquiat authentication committee was following the Warhol Foundation’s authentication committee into oblivion.

Gallerist spoke to Basquiat’s first dealer, Anina Nosei about the change of heart:

“We authenticated–and sometimes did not–an enormous amount of work,” she said. “I guess Gerard Basquiat [the artist’s father and head of the estate] decided that he had it. I guess. I haven’t talked to him.”

The committee itself may turn out to be less important than Enrico Navarra’s catalogue raisonné:

“If there is a painting that isn’t in the Navarra catalogue, or a Basquiat that has never been shown, that could be dodgy,” said Christophe Van de Weghe, a dealer who has sold a number of Basquiats out of his Upper East Side gallery. “It would still be very easy to contact the people who showed a painting originally. The Navarra catalogue is very good. It’s not complete,” he said, “but it’s almost complete.”

Basquiat’s Authentication Committee to Disband in September 2012 (GalleristNY)

More from Art Market Monitor

  • Fondation Louis Vuitton’s Basquiat Show Puts Owners on DisplayFondation Louis Vuitton’s Basquiat Show Puts Owners on Display
  • Christie’s Frieze Week Sales Aim for Major Auction EventChristie’s Frieze Week Sales Aim for Major Auction Event
  • Christie’s Announces €30m Prat Collection for FIAC in ParisChristie’s Announces €30m Prat Collection for FIAC in Paris
  • Basquiat Takes Over Market LeadershipBasquiat Takes Over Market Leadership
  • Sotheby’s Ups the Ante with $60m Basquiat HeadSotheby’s Ups the Ante with $60m Basquiat Head
  • Steven Cohen Said to be Basquiat Seller at Christie’sSteven Cohen Said to be Basquiat Seller at Christie’s

Filed Under: Artists Tagged With: Basquiat

About Marion Maneker

LiveArt

Want to get Art Market Monitor‘s posts sent to you in our email? Sign up below by clicking on the Subscribe button.

  • About Us/ Contact
  • Podcast
  • AMMpro
  • Newsletter
  • FAQ

twitterfacebooksoundcloud
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
California Privacy Rights
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Advertise on Art Market Monitor