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The Art Newspaper: When it comes to understanding authenticity, listen to the dealers and the market—not the academics

Imagine the scenario. A client buys a painting from me and wishes to resell it at auction a few years later, only to be told that the auction house cannot accept the work as it is unable to “guarantee authenticity”. The client’s next port of call would be a top dealer, but they also refuse. Where does this leave the seller? Read More

Территория Взгляда: Джеймс Баттервик. Украинський авангард, взгляд арт-дилера.

Выпуски № 93, 94, 95 телевизионного проекта «Территория Взгляда» (Филиал Национальной телекомпании Украины «Харьковская региональная дирекция»), посвященного визуальной культуре. Ведущий программы – доктор философских наук Дмитрий Петренко. Режиссер – Ирина Первышева. Read More

Arkansas Center Distinguished Lecture Series – James Butterwick

The Faking of the Russian Avant-garde: A Tale of Two Markets. Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Lower Lobby Lecture Hall Read More

союзженскихсил.рф: Две работы из коллекции Джеймса Баттервика теперь находятся в Арканзасском Центре искусств в США

Известный британский коллекционер Джеймс объявил о продаже двух работ на бумаге в Арканзасский Центр искусств (штат Канзас). Это «Натюрморт» Александра Архипенко (1918) и Семена Залцера в ночном клубе (1929).
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BIG NEWS FROM LITTLE ROCK. FROM UTOPIA TO TRAGEDY

James Butterwick is announcing the sale of two works to the Arkansas Art Centre Read More

Apollo: Collectors’ Focus. Constructivism

Well-documented paintings are, in the words of the London-based dealer James Butterwick, 'incredibly difficult to find'.
Boris Kosarev's 'Suprematist Still Life' of 1921 (gouache and collage on cardboard, 28 x 22 cm) is featured by Apollo. Read More

James Butterwick is delighted to announce the acquisition of Alexander Bogomazov’s masterpiece, Landscape, Caucasus (Undulating Composition), 1915 Read More

arcade project: TEFAF New York, Spring 2017. By Marc Lambert

"The James Butterwick booth was strikingly colorful and vibrant with a theme of “Bitter Harvest” accompanied by a beautiful catalog for the exhibit of Russian and Ukranian Avant-Garde from 1890 to 1934." Read More

Royal Property: Sotheby’s is a guarantee of quality and authenticity

James Butterwick, the grandson of a former Sotheby’s director, is an English art dealer whose collection ranges from Vrubel to Renoir, the guru of Russian avant-garde and non-conformism. He talks about the authenticity of masterpieces and the advantages of the auction house Sotheby’s. Read More