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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Soon after the paintings went on display in Perth, curious anomalies arose. Sotheby's suggested to the Art Gallery that Irises might remain on view there for some weeks after the exhibition ended. The trustees of the museum wanted to be sure they would not be held liable for possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Anatomy of a Deal | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

The lawyers reported that they could not be sure, based on the papers shown them, who owned it. It seemed to be owned jointly owned by Dallhold, Sotheby's and two Hong Kong corporations. (This conflicts with Sotheby's insistence that it had, and has, no ownership of any kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Anatomy of a Deal | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

Last month Sotheby's $27 million loan to Bond, which up to then had been a closely guarded secret, was disclosed by Bond's own company. How much has been repaid? Sotheby's won't say; a spokesman for Dallhold soothingly announced that "all is in order" and only "10...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Anatomy of a Deal | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

Bond's Bond Corporation Holdings Ltd. is on the verge of bankruptcy; in the measured language of its auditors, Arthur Andersen & Co., there is "some doubt that ((it)) will be able to continue as a going concern." The painting is reportedly back on the market at $65 million, but there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Anatomy of a Deal | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

What do you say to an offer to ghostwrite Nancy Reagan's autobiography? "Just say yes," advised William Novak's wife Linda when Random House approached him a year-and-a-half ago. Today My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan has made headlines, sold some 400,000 copies and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Celebs' Golden Mouthpiece: William Novak | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

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