Rimon

Entries tagged “consignment”

Fine Art goes online: the (virtual) reality of COVID-19 and the changing face of the fine art markets

insights May 11, 2020

We wrote earlier about the COVID-19 shutdown threat to gallery solvency, and possible creditor claims to works on consignment. Now two months into confinement, the threat to galleries is real with a quarter of Los Angeles fine art galleries responding to the Los Angeles Times April 20, 2020 Fine Art Gallery Survey that they would face permanent closure…

Continue Reading…

Fine Art Consignment in the time of COVID-19: How safe is your Art?

insights March 30, 2020

As COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 slithers insidiously among us, and fine art galleries, auction houses and fine art storage facilities shutter, the fine art market finds itself under considerable pressure. With no end in sight, the financial implications for art market professionals could be dire. Arnet reports that top-tier galleries are already implementing furloughs or layoffs, with Lévy Gorvy and…

Continue Reading…

When Artists Skyrocket: the Fine Art Sale versus Consignment Conundrum

insights March 24, 2020

Catching a shooting star is one of the joys of collecting fine art. You catch an artist early, and watch them go from obscurity to adulation, along the way riding the wave of popularity and reveling in your talent-spotting brilliance. If you miss the opportunity, the curve of popularity accelerates quickly, the market takes hold,…

Continue Reading…

Sports Authority and Consignments: Lessons for Lenders and Vendors

insights Sports Authority and Consignments: Lessons for Lenders and Vendors Douglas J. Schneller · May 9, 2019

A Delaware bankruptcy court (the “Court”) recently considered conflicting security interest claims of (i) a vendor that manufactured and consigned goods to a merchant that later filed for bankruptcy, and (ii) a secured lender that had a perfected lien on inventory and proceeds. The decision has important lessons relating to consignments. Summary The consignor failed…

Continue Reading…