• Untitled by Michael Goldberg, 1986 Oil and pastel on paper 29.25 x 27.75 inches Untitled by Michael Goldberg, 1986 Oil and pastel on paper 29.25 x 27.75 inches
  • Spannocchia – NY XV by Michael Goldberg, 1986 Oil on canvas 79 x 79 inches Spannocchia – NY XV by Michael Goldberg, 1986 Oil on canvas 79 x 79 inches
  • Spannocchia – NY IV, 1986 Oil on canvas 86.5 x 85.5 inches Spannocchia – NY IV by Michael Goldberg , 1986 Oil on canvas 86.5 x 85.5 inches
  • Untitled by Michael Goldberg, 1951-2 Oil on canvas 57 x 50.25 inches Untitled by Michael Goldberg, 1951-2 Oil on canvas 57 x 50.25 inches

Collection of University Art Museum, CSULB. Gift of the Gordon F. Hampton Foundation, through Wesley G. Hampton, Roger K. Hampton, and Katharine H. Shenk

The Prudent Buyer's Guide to Art Fairs

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Sheppard Mullin

Whether you are a first-time buyer or an experienced collector, the electricity surrounding an international art fair can overwhelm the senses. Lavish parties, rich history, and the subtle buzz of thousands of business deals endow events like Art Basel, the Venice Biennale, and the upcoming Los Angeles Biennial, planned for 2012, with an air of gravitas that is equal parts charm and distraction. Hopefully, with just a little advice, the prudent collector can cut through the noise and ensure the best possible investment on the best possible terms.
 

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California AB 2765 Stops the Clock for Recovery of Wrongfully Appropriated Works: The Ramifications for Museums, Owners, Collectors and the Art Trade

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Sheppard Mullin

For over three decades California courts and lawmakers have attempted to achieve an equitable balance between the rights of former owners and good faith purchasers of stolen works of art. In true Hollywood fashion, the thief has played his part and left the stage. Only the original owner and the good faith purchaser remain, and the legal question California has struggled with is how to allocate the risk of loss between them. In late September, 2010, California presented its latest resolution when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 2765 into law, effectively doubling the time an aggrieved party can recover an object of “historical, interpretive, scientific, cultural, or artistic significance” that has been stolen or taken by fraud or duress.
 

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Forbidden Art Nyet! Russian Curator and Exhibitor Convicted for Controversial Art Exhibit

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Sheppard Mullin

In March 2007, the exhibition "Forbidden Art-2006" opened at the Sakharov Museum in Moscow, featuring twenty-three provocative works previously banned throughout Russia. Andrei Erofeev, known as Russia's most provocative curator, organized the exhibition and Yuri Samodurov, former director of the Sakharov Museum, provided the exhibit's venue. Both have been found guilty under Russia's Criminal Code for using the exhibit to incite religious and ethnic hatred.
 

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