Join Us For A Webcast: Art and the Spoils of War Doctrine: Lessons From The Temple of Ishtar

Join us on April 9, 2018 for a live Continuing Legal Education webcast of  the story of how the ownership of an Assyrian gold tablet excavated in 1913 from the Temple of Ishtar ended up before New York’s Court of Appeals. In an image-packed presentation, New York attorney Ray Dowd will narrate the exciting sequence of events leading to his successful retrieval of the tablet on behalf of Germany’s Pergamon Museum. Learn about how this landmark case affects lovers of art and antiquities in New York and beyond. Learn how Abraham Lincoln’s Civil War-era Lieber Code rejecting of the spoils of war doctrine shapes our law today. Attendees will obtain a refresher on the basics of conversion and replevin claims in the context of a unique chattel, as well as considering the application of the equitable doctrine of laches in the context of disputes arising from alleged wrongs that may have occurred decades or even centuries in the past.


New York Court of Appeals' decision in Matter of Flamenbaum, 22 NY3d 962 (2013).
Watch the October 15, 2013 argument at the Court of Appeals here.


Some coverage: Estate Failed to Prove Museum’s Laches on Claim to a 3,000 Year Old Archeological Artifact Missing Since WWII 


New York’s highest court orders return of Assyrian gold tablet to Germany


For CLE credit sign up today here:  https://www.celesq.com/news/item/art-and-the-spoils-of-war/6943




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 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. Attorney and AuthorCopyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2018-2019) by Raymond J. Dowd
 

Tonight in NYC - Monday November 12 - From Murder To Museums: Abraham Lincoln, Adolf Hitler and The Hunt For Nazi Looted Art In America

From Murder To Museums: Abraham Lincoln, Adolf Hitler and The Hunt For Nazi Looted Art In America

November 12, 2018 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Sponsored by the FAME Center, the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights and the Art Law Society

 

In their presentation, From Murder To Museums: Abraham Lincoln, Adolf Hitler and the Hunt For Nazi Looted Art in America, Raymond J. Dowd, Partner - Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP - NYC, and Samuel A. Blaustein, Partner - Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP - NYC, recount how they seized two stolen Schieles after they were spotted at the Salon+Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory in November 2015, leading to international headlines upon their restitution to their clients. The Schieles are now at Christie's with an appellate court blocking the sale. 

 

The presentation traces Abraham Lincoln's idea of taking the profit out of war through the Lieber Code Executive Order 100 of April 1863, to the 1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions, to the Nuremberg Trials, to show that returning the stolen property to Holocaust victims was an American idea.  

 

The attorneys discuss how 1. Confiscatory US tax laws, 2. A fair market value deduction for artworks donated to museums, and 3. An unwillingness of museums to look gift horses in the mouth led to the current situation of US museums having to deal with large inventories of unprovenanced works that left Europe after 1933, but were created prior to 1946.

 

Register here:

https://cardozo.yu.edu/events/murder-museums-abraham-lincoln-adolf-hitler-and-hunt-nazi-looted-art-America




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 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. Attorney and AuthorCopyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2017-2018) by Raymond J. Dowd
 

From Murder To Museums: The Pursuit of Nazi Looted Art - August 16 Southampton NY

Please join me in Southampton New York on August 16 at the Rogers Memorial Library at noon for a presentation on Nazi looted art, the legacy that it has left our nation's museums and cultural institutions, and the controversies over restitution that are now engaging our nation's courts.  Learn how Abraham Lincoln's contribution to international law is now being used to pursue artworks stolen by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Regime.  To register online visit http://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/iii/calendar/month/C&P=%7C1&R=80 by phone (631) 283-0774 ext 523.


Raymond Dowd Nazi Art Looting Lecture August 16 Southampton NY by Ray Dowd on Scribd

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 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. Attorney and AuthorCopyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2015-2016) by Raymond J. Dowd
 

Birth of the Virtual Gallery? ArtWeLove.com at Pulse Art Fair

Founder by Quentin Curry

Ran into Laurence Lafforgue, founder of Artwelove.com at their booth at the Pulse Art Fair on the occasion of their launch of Shop.artwelove.com.   Laurence works with the rising stars of the art world to make their works available to fans through affordable, limited edition prints that can be purchased over the internet.  The prints arrived unframed, but the site provides framing suggestions from the artists, together with a three-minute video interviewing the artist about the particular artwork.

The interview with Quentin Curry is found here.

The prints start at $50 and are selling like hotcakes - so whether you buy as an investor, an art lover or both, check them out.

From AWL's FAQ page:

What is a limited edition?


An edition is a limited run of a particular piece of artwork. Once an edition is closed, the print cannot be reproduced, ever. ArtWeLove works directly with artists to offer editions for sale solely on Shop.ArtWeLove.

How unique is my limited edition piece?

Your piece is one of a limited run specifically created with the artist, and approved in sizes and print types by the artist. No additional prints will be made of this unique work -- and it is only available through Shop.ArtWeLove.com. Each print comes with a certificate of authenticity which is numbered and signed by the artist.

How do I know these prints are authentic fine art works?

All of our projects are developed under the artist's direct supervision. Each print is paired with a certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist, and is individually numbered. All our prints are created using some of the finest archival pigment inks available, and they are printed on high quality fine art or photo-base paper. For prints in particular, we use a “Giclee” printing process, which provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. Giclee printing is an industry accepted standard for fine art reproduction, used throughout museums and galleries; they can be worth thousands of dollars. Numerous examples of Giclee prints can be found in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and in Chelsea galleries. Some auctions of Giclee prints have fetched $10,800 for Annie Leibovitz, $9,600 for Chuck Close, and $22,800 for Wolfgang Tillmans (April 23/24 2004, Photographs, New York, Phillips de Pury & Company).