Museum Alliance and Directors Group Issue Open Letter Criticizing Berkshire...
The museum will sell 40 works from its collection at Sotheby's later this year. Read More The post Museum Alliance and Directors Group Issue Open Letter Criticizing Berkshire Museum’s Deaccession Plan...
View ArticleSotheby’s Releases Prices for Controversial Sale of Works from Berkshire...
The pieces will be put up at auction over the coming months and into the new year. Read More The post Sotheby’s Releases Prices for Controversial Sale of Works from Berkshire Museum, Rockwell Estimated...
View ArticleAiming to Halt Berkshire Museum Sales, Rockwell Family Meets with...
The deaccessioning plan "is breaking Norman Rockwell’s trust, and the public trust at the same time," a representative for the family said. Read More The post Aiming to Halt Berkshire Museum Sales,...
View ArticleNorman Rockwell’s Sons Sue Berkshire Museum, Seeking Halt to Sotheby’s Sale
The auction house said that "the claims are legally and factually flawed." Read More The post Norman Rockwell’s Sons Sue Berkshire Museum, Seeking Halt to Sotheby’s Sale appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleGroup Fighting Berkshire Museum Art Sale Plans Protest, Fundraiser
The news follows the filing of a lawsuit against the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, institution on Friday by the sons of Norman Rockwell. Read More The post Group Fighting Berkshire Museum Art Sale Plans...
View ArticleBerkshire Museum Director to Go on Medical Leave
The board said it remains committed to its controversial plan to sell works at Sotheby's. Read More The post Berkshire Museum Director to Go on Medical Leave appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleSecond Suit Against Berkshire Museum Aims to Stop ‘Liquidation Sale’ [Updated]
Current and former museum members accuse the institution's board of mismanagement and of violating its founding documents. Read More The post Second Suit Against Berkshire Museum Aims to Stop...
View ArticleTwo Become One: Court Will Hear Both Challenges to Berkshire Museum Case on...
The state's attorney general has called for a pause to the auctions, which are set to begin November 13 at Sotheby's. Read More The post Two Become One: Court Will Hear Both Challenges to Berkshire...
View ArticleMassachusetts Appeals Court Pauses Berkshire Museum Sale [Updated]
The first pieces had been set to be sold at Sotheby's on Monday. Read More The post Massachusetts Appeals Court Pauses Berkshire Museum Sale [Updated] appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleVision Quest: The Berkshire Museum Will Stop at Nothing to Sell Its Art,...
What does that mean for the future of American institutions? Read More The post Vision Quest: The Berkshire Museum Will Stop at Nothing to Sell Its Art, Including a Masterpiece by Norman Rockwell...
View ArticleAs Attorney General’s Investigation Continues, Judge Extends Pause on...
The Massachusetts institution criticized the decision. Read More The post As Attorney General’s Investigation Continues, Judge Extends Pause on Berkshire Museum Sale appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleMassachusetts Attorney General Nears Completion of Berkshire Museum Probe
The Berkshire Eagle has reported that a new legal filing may be a sign that settlement talks are underway. Read More The post Massachusetts Attorney General Nears Completion of Berkshire Museum Probe...
View ArticleBerkshire Museum Victory: Massachusetts Attorney General Agrees to Art Sales,...
Two museum groups hammered the deal, saying in a statement, "This is indeed a sad day for the arts community in the Berkshires and the museum community across the country." Read More The post Berkshire...
View ArticleHearing Set on Berkshire Museum Sales in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
On Tuesday in Boston, a judge will consider an agreement reached with the Attorney General's Office. Read More The post Hearing Set on Berkshire Museum Sales in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court...
View ArticleBerkshire Museum Sell-Off Approved by Top Massachusetts Court, Ending Lengthy...
Artwork by Bierstadt, Picabia, and Calder could soon be heading to Sotheby's. Read More The post Berkshire Museum Sell-Off Approved by Top Massachusetts Court, Ending Lengthy Legal Battle appeared...
View ArticleWith Legal Barriers Cleared, Berkshire Museum Marks 13 Works for Sale at...
The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, institution said that it aims to raise $55 million without parting with all 40 works it has cleared for auction. Read More The post With Legal Barriers Cleared, Berkshire...
View ArticleGroup Opposed to Berkshire Museum Sell-Off Plans Sotheby’s Protest
Pieces from the institution by Picabia and Moore are scheduled to be sold on the evening of Monday, May 14. Read More The post Group Opposed to Berkshire Museum Sell-Off Plans Sotheby’s Protest...
View ArticleLucas Museum to Begin Loan of ‘Shuffleton’s Barbershop’—Painting at Center of...
Sotheby's is currently in the process of selling other works from the Berkshire Museum's collection. Read More The post Lucas Museum to Begin Loan of ‘Shuffleton’s Barbershop’—Painting at Center of...
View Article‘We Are Disappointed but Not Surprised’: After First Round of Sales,...
The museum's leadership has the option of selling off 26 more works in order to reach that figure. Read More The post ‘We Are Disappointed but Not Surprised’: After First Round of Sales, Berkshire...
View ArticleBerkshire Museum’s Frederic Church Painting Sells to Pennsylvania Academy of...
The work had failed to sell at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday. Read More The post Berkshire Museum’s Frederic Church Painting Sells to Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts appeared first on ARTnews.
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