A Response from Park West Gallery

On Sunday February 8th (click HERE to read) and January 16th (click HERE to read) I posted about ongoing litigation against and brought by Park West Gallery. One post was based upon news from the ArtNewspaper and the other from Detroit News.

After the second post I was contacted by a public relations specialist working for Park West. As you are aware and I noted in my posts, Park West denies the various lawsuit allegations. In the spirit of fairness I asked Park West public relations specialist if they would like to post a response to the content I posted on the AW Blog. I did inquire why Park West requires their clients to sign a rather long and detailed legal document to complete the sale (I know of no dealer or gallery that requires such a signed document to be signed for a sale), and have been informed that an answer will be forth coming after consultations with Park West attorneys. When I receive that response, I will also post on the blog.

The following comments are from the Park West public relations specialist:

Park West Gallery has served more than 1.2 million satisfied clients over the last 40 years- on land and through auctions at sea- and stands behind the authenticity of everything they sell, including the works of art involved in the meritless lawsuits brought by Fine Art Registry (FAR).

In addition, Park West welcomed Robert Goldman, one of the most accomplished art legal experts in the world, to their legal team. With Robert on their legal team they are confident that they will prevail in the legal actions they've initiated against FAR as well as the baseless suits FAR has brought against Park West.

Park West Gallery provides its customers with a unique customer guarantee satisfaction policy, the 40/40/40 Customer Satisfaction Guarantee. It is the most generous and comprehensive in the art industry, giving customers the opportunity to return purchased items for refund (excluding buyer's premium and shipping costs) for up to 40 days after delivery, and the right to exchange any work for another in the Park West collection for up to 40 months.For additional information on Robert Goldman, Park West, and the 40/40/40 Customer satisfaction Guarantee please visit http://www.parkwestgallery.com

As more information becomes available, I will certainly continue to post on the ongoing situations.