Debra Burchett- Lere, guest speaker
IFAR Symposium @ Los Angeles Fine Art Show, LA Convention Center
Sunday, January 22, 2012
3pm
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ART RESEARCH (IFAR) WARHOL AUTHENTICATION BOARD DISBANDS - WHAT COLLECTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ARTISTS' FOUNDATIONS AND AUTHENTICATING
In light of the recent decision by the Andy Warhol Foundation to disband its Authentication Board after confronting expensive lawsuits, five distinguished speakers from the world of art and law, including the directors of two California artists' foundations, discuss the issues relating to the authenticating of artworks by artists' foundations and their impact on collectors and others. Panelists include: Sharon Flescher, Executive Director, IFAR; Debra Burchett-Lere, Director, The Sam Francis Foundation; Richard Grant, Executive Director, The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation; Barbara Guggenheim, Founding Partner, Guggenheim, Asher, Associates, Inc.; and Christine Steiner, Special Counsel, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.
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Father & Son
Sam Francis & Augustus Francis
in cooperation with Margaret Francis and Augustus Francis
December 1 - February 29, 2012
American Contemporary Art Gallery
Munich
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Dan Cytron: One Artist's POV
A film by Sally Gati
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NORTON SIMON MUSEUM, Pasadena, California
In celebration of the recent donation of two panels from the Basel Mural III (1956 - 1958) by the Sam Francis Foundation to the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California - the museum sponsored a lecture presentation by Debra Burchett-Lere on April 10, 2010.
Title of Presentation -
SAM FRANCIS - THE 1950s AND THE BASEL MURAL PAINTINGS IN CONTEXT
Image courtesy Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena (not approved for reproduction)
WATCH VIDEO:
Norton Simon Museum Podcast
READ MORE:
Los Angeles Times
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Sam Francis Sculpture installed at the Huntington - January 2010

Sam Francis, "Untitled Sculpture", 1979 – 2003. Corten steel, 74 34 x 55 x 19 3/4 inches.
On extended loan from the Sam Francis Foundation, California. Photo: Lisa Blackburn.
Read more:
ArtDaily.org article
Pasadena Star-News article
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Gallery DelaiveSpiegelgracht 23
1017 jp Amsterdam the Netherlands
tel: 00.31.20.625 90 87
fax: 00.31.20.620 41 30
email: gallery.delaive@wxs.nl
www.delaive.com
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Galerie Kornfeld und Cie,
Laupenstrasse 41
3008 Bern / Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 31 381 46 73
Fax: +41 (0) 31 382 18 91
galerie@kornfeld.ch
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Untitled (SFP73-7), Acrylic and oil on canvas, 1973, 96-3/8" x 120-3/8"
Jonathan Novak Contmporary Art
1800 Century Park East, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
T : 310-277-4997
F: 310-277-4881
jnca@novakart.com

