jeash another Annie Leibovitz Vanity Fair cover/ see David Bowie's Top 100 picks from his vinyl collection / new Diane Arbus discoveries, the colapse of PHILLIPS auction house and a killer piece titled Judging Andy . "As the value of Andy Warhol's work skyrocketed, the Warhol authentication board got increasingly powerful. And its apparently arbitrary decisions are infurating dealers and collectors, whose documented Warhols - some certified by the estate, others signed by the artist - have received a fatal "Not by Andy" verdict. Michael Shnayerson reports on the controversy."


- bill 10-19-2003 10:20 pm

It is clear that the mysterious and caprious Warhol Authentication Board have a hidden agenda which is for their own benefit. Sotheby's and Christies again?
After the recent troubles with the Rembrandt committee and Van Gogh's sunflowers it is imprtant for transparancy in the art world.
How are these people qualified anyway?
Robert Thompson
- Dr. Thompson (guest) 12-16-2003 6:26 pm [add a comment]


  • It is always dangerous for one group to have so much power. As the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board are funded by a registered charity set up using American taxpayers funds, I agree, they should be accountable for thier decisons.
    I am tired of hearing about this foundation being dragged through the U.S.courts by the attorney general's office, and they always seem to win.
    The only people winning are the dealers and the lawyers, certainly not the art community.
    Paul Bagley
    - anonymous (guest) 2-02-2004 11:45 pm [add a comment] [edit]






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