Art Dealer Pardoned by President Trump, Fire Closes Brussels Museum, and More: Morning Links from January 20, 2021
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Sotheby’s Racks Up $219 Million in Impressionist Sale Amid Heavy Asian Bidding
Led by Picasso, Matisse and Monet, Sotheby's New York tallied $219 million at an uneven Impressionist and modern art sale last night.
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Helly Nahmad Sentenced to One Year in Prison, $30,000, Fine Must Forfeit $6.4 Million
Art dealer Hillel "Helly" Nahmad was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty last November to a federal gambling charge.
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Nahmad Pleads Guilty to Participating in Gambling Ring
New York gallery owner and socialite Hillel "Helly" Nahmad has pled guilty to charges of operating an illegal gambling ring…
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Sotheby’s Rakes in 230 Million on Impressionists
Some tabloid-worthy buyers were present, such as the indicted New York art dealer Helly Nahmad, in his customary front-row seat on the sales floor, though he was not seen to bid. In a private viewing…
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Helly Nahmad Gallery Raided, Nahmad Charged
The raid comes as part of "an investigation in a gambling operation that focused on a Russian organized crime group that ran high-stakes poker games involving Wall Street financiers, Hollywood celeb…
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Soutine/Bacon Raw Painting
Proving that Gagosian Galley doesn't have a monopoly on museum-quality gallery exhibitions in New York, Helly Nahmad Gallery is currently presentin…
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