tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post115903974737584181..comments2024-01-16T14:58:02.187-05:00Comments on Gary Arseneau: Artwork of John Lennon $100 MILLION FRAUD, The Dead don't create ArtworkGary Arseneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379667479866306615noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-45875950063596021942021-11-19T01:07:45.790-05:002021-11-19T01:07:45.790-05:00CANADACANADAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-36304134479960383212021-11-19T01:00:30.025-05:002021-11-19T01:00:30.025-05:00GUEST HOW MUCH OFFER ME YOUR PRICE AND MAYBEE I WI...GUEST HOW MUCH OFFER ME YOUR PRICE AND MAYBEE I WILL ACCEPT <br />CALL 581 333 6535 1 581 333 6535Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-8109853176890404882021-11-19T00:56:31.527-05:002021-11-19T00:56:31.527-05:00GUEST HOW MUCH JOHN L. WORN CHILDHOOD SPEXX A 1950...GUEST HOW MUCH JOHN L. WORN CHILDHOOD SPEXX A 1950 MADE RONALD BROWN OPTICIANS IN LIVERPOOL...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-30774198994867891392021-09-21T03:08:46.934-04:002021-09-21T03:08:46.934-04:00I was searching for a proper explanation about the...I was searching for a proper explanation about the Penalty for Forgery in Canada. Thanks, admin, for sharing such wonderful content on this topic. Now I have got everything I need about it. Here’s another informative content on <a href="https://moosejawlawyer.com/penalty-for-forgery-in-canada/" rel="nofollow"> Penalty for Forgery in Canada </a> You will get well researched information about it. Karen R Rymerhttps://moosejawlawyer.com/penalty-for-forgery-in-canada/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-30217734236072968292021-07-01T18:56:19.332-04:002021-07-01T18:56:19.332-04:00Greetings Everyone, this is Mr Jim Uber Human Assi...Greetings Everyone, this is Mr Jim Uber Human Assistance Services<br /><br />if you are broke and you need urgent help kindly let us know<br /><br />1.We offer ATM cards already loaded with money that you can use to make daily withdraw of 3000$.<br /><br />2. We offer loans at a very cheap interest rate of 2%<br /><br />3. We also offer job opportunities if you are in need of urgent job.<br /><br />4. We help to teach you Bitcoin investments and Forex<br /><br />5. We also help individuals to recover back stolen or lost cryptocurrencies.<br /><br />6. We help individuals with accommodation problems to get shelter.<br /><br />Kindly contact us now if you need any kind of help online.<br /><br />our contact email is : jimuberservices@gmail.com and our whatsapp line is +19784003014<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-22091271972429738012021-01-10T00:52:39.005-05:002021-01-10T00:52:39.005-05:00You can stay at home and earn money online through...You can stay at home and earn money online through bitcoin.<br />You can earn massive funds within 24hours of trading.<br />Don't waste your precious time doing nothing.<br />You don't know how to trade?<br />You want to learn more?<br />Download whatsapp and add up +15068001647<br />Email: johnberry9711@gmail.com<br />Blog: berrybitcointrading.blogspot.comJAMES STOODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888732554438115141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-87320719345607219782021-01-08T05:39:35.778-05:002021-01-08T05:39:35.778-05:00Very nice article, I enjoyed reading your post, ve...Very nice article, I enjoyed reading your post, very nice share, I want to twit this to my followers. Thanks!.<a href="https://debolieu.com/" rel="nofollow">buy a photography</a>khurramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669536982492667379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-62997440141044162792018-08-28T13:25:47.382-04:002018-08-28T13:25:47.382-04:00Sherry
I also just discovered this blog. I bought...Sherry<br />I also just discovered this blog. I bought 2 pieces in 2002 in Portland, ME at was then the Eastland Hotel. I paid $2500 for the self portrait and $1600 for A Herd Moving. Both are framed, signed, numbered, and have Yoko's chop. I have certificates of Authenricity and receipts. I am interested in selling both as I'm moving to a smaller space. I've heard of people selling on ebay. Is there any other market you would suggest? Both pieces are in excellent condition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681788871114361955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-67320282520126708462018-01-19T14:46:12.556-05:002018-01-19T14:46:12.556-05:00I just discovered your blog entry as I was researc...I just discovered your blog entry as I was researching the signed, but not numbered Bag One frontise piece that I own. You provided remarkable insights into the world of John Lennon's art. It was fascinating to learn that it was the only true lithograph John made and apparently one of the 25 artists proofs. In 2006, I was introduced to Carol Barr at her home. She had previously owned the Marlborough Gallery on Newbury Street in Boston which hosted the John Lennon art show that is mentioned in previous readers' comments. The gallery had long been closed when she began selling pieces by many artists that had been in storage from her home. Some of the prints were various Lennon reproductions that were offered at the Marlborough show. Carol Barr was a delight to talk with and she told me some interesting stories about the time she hosted Yoko and the show. Some of the pieces were not framed and were laying on her dining room table. That is where I saw 2 signed, but not numbered Bag One frontise pieces. Having read Anthony Fawcett's book when it was first published, I knew enough about the piece and John's signature in pencil to recognize they were authentic. When I asked her for a price, she offered it for $3,000 (plus $150 Massachusetts sales tax) and I wrote her a check. I only wish I'd offered $5,000 for both prints, but I picked one and had it properly framed for $450. Two years later, I brought it to a Yoko Ono & Legacy Fine Art Lennon show at the Hotel Indigo in Newton MA. Although I wasn't able to get a document of authenticity, they confirmed that it was in fact one of the artists proofs that had recently sold for $15,000. For me, it's not about the money, but having an authentic signed John Lennon lithograph hanging above my desk at home. Thanks for your article!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125829993204895029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-250205824759188472016-10-02T10:01:53.113-04:002016-10-02T10:01:53.113-04:00Gary,
I appreciate your hard work on this issue. ...Gary,<br /><br />I appreciate your hard work on this issue. What seems clear is that the marketing of both reproductions and new works created from those reproductions has been marketed in ways that imply they are the work of the artist John Lennon when they are not. This has been done to add marketability and implied value to these reproductions. After all, how many people would pay $5,000 for a poster reproduction of an original work? <br /><br />Dressing up a reprint of a drawing by calling it an original lithograph, or putting it on fancy paper, coloring it, or adding an embossed signature or stamped chop, does not get it any closer to being to being a piece of art produced by the original artist than the posters you can buy at any museum store. <br /><br />Unfortunately, by deliberately marketing these reproductions and non-artist created new works at galleries and exhibitions, purchasers are given the false impression that these are valuable works of the original artist. <br /><br />You have also done a great job of pointing out a wide variety of manipulations, including the inking over what were originally line drawings, and the addition of new images in reproduced drawings, and pointing out that even images that were unaltered are still just reproductions. <br /><br />For anyone considering the purchase of any of these items, don’t be fooled by hand-numbering, embossed signatures, chops, or that they are authorized or published by John Lennon’s estate. All of it is just window dressing that seeks to obscure that these are just reproductions. <br /><br />These works may be pleasing to buyers, and there are probably plenty of people happy with having them. However, when someone buys them with the false sense of their rarity or collectability, or that they are the direct handiwork of John Lennon, they will eventually be both disappointed and the poorer for the purchase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-38411749198611105902015-12-24T08:07:21.341-05:002015-12-24T08:07:21.341-05:00Now you have to know how you can make your limited...Now you have to know how you can make your limited edition t shirts,banner, egne,USB stick, logo etc better,so that you can learn what makes design, and how you can make your design better. visit us: <a href="http://www.targethouse.dk" rel="nofollow">plakat design online</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958668901262471673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-65316767739245163272015-12-20T12:49:28.938-05:002015-12-20T12:49:28.938-05:00If your message is particularly complicated then i...<br />If your message is particularly complicated then it may be best to step away now and consider an alternative method of reaching your target audience.<br />Visit our site today and see what we can do for your business.<br /><a href="http://www.targethouse.dk" rel="nofollow">plakat design online</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958668901262471673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-54196836331798801352015-11-30T13:55:07.689-05:002015-11-30T13:55:07.689-05:00You have my attention.
gwarseneau [at] hotmail [d...You have my attention.<br /><br />gwarseneau [at] hotmail [dot] com<br /><br />GaryGary Arseneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379667479866306615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-18420556046443256142015-11-30T09:46:19.486-05:002015-11-30T09:46:19.486-05:00I worked with LASCO and Legacy for years. Oh the s...I worked with LASCO and Legacy for years. Oh the stories I could tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-6791082581299086242015-09-24T12:53:03.163-04:002015-09-24T12:53:03.163-04:00I know it sounds strange but he actually faked his...I know it sounds strange but he actually faked his death. Aside from that, a huge percentage of artworks on the market and in museums are forgeries or is produced by an unknown artist and signed by a famous fraud. I would only buy work that I loved for what it is and not for any other reason. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-77445900747472882662015-08-28T21:20:21.997-04:002015-08-28T21:20:21.997-04:00Dear Anonymous:
Yes, except their is no artwork i...Dear Anonymous:<br /><br />Yes, except their is no artwork in the so-called "Art of John Lennon" exhibition and sale at Gallery 72 in Omaha.<br /><br />I notified Omaha World Herald and KETV to this fraud but unfortunately not KMTV. KMTV and their morning anchors Mike DiGiacomo and Mary Nelson were played by Roadshow's Danny Stern. <br /><br />I have since notified KMTV. Lets hope they followup and warn their community.<br /><br />Yoko Ono, Roadshow and their representative Danny Stern have no shame.<br /><br />GaryGary Arseneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379667479866306615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-90794137529245481452015-08-28T20:06:53.699-04:002015-08-28T20:06:53.699-04:00Is this the same artwork you are referring to? Is this the same artwork you are referring to? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-33008867495589789982015-08-28T20:05:37.598-04:002015-08-28T20:05:37.598-04:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU_XRwNmS4whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU_XRwNmS4wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-3635417260069474062013-11-04T22:03:26.847-05:002013-11-04T22:03:26.847-05:00WOW... "poisonous marketplace" really na...WOW... "poisonous marketplace" really nailed the problem. I agree that we should appreciate a piece for its inspiration more than cost or value, which is objective anyway. But that doesn't mean the public should endure outright fraud in order to drive prices higher.Misrepresentation is wrong ethically even if quasi-legal. Personally, I passed on an opportunity to buy one of the EROTIC drawings in a Memphis Exhibition in the mid-1980's. Couldn't bring myself to buy it for $15,000 as even then it smelled suspicious. Where does one go to get an un-doctored reproduction of the original lithograph? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-82881451572918079682013-06-20T20:45:21.305-04:002013-06-20T20:45:21.305-04:00June 20, 2013
Mark,
I thank you for your comment...June 20, 2013<br /><br />Mark,<br /><br />I thank you for your comment.<br /><br />If Pacific Edge Gallery was actually giving full disclosure to reproductions as reproductions, why do they represent for sale as the "Art of John Lennon?"<br /><br />If Yoko Ono was actually giving full disclosure to reproductions as reproductions, why does she and her business associates represent them as original works of art ie., lithographs, serigraphs, woodcuts, and etchings.<br /><br />If COA a.k.a. Certificate of Authenticity are given for these (posthumous) "reproductions," why are original works of visual art terms such as lithograph, serigraphs, etching and woodcut listed instead?<br /><br />Then to go from the ridiculous to the sublime, these non disclosed forgeries, with a counterfeit John Lennon chop marks are numbered by who knows who but certainly not by a dead Lennon, are promoted as having "artist proofs." The dead don't proof.<br /><br />So, to add insult to injury, Yoko Ono and her partners in fraud believe and act on the belief that they can abuse terminology to the point that the public argues, much less defends that original works of art ie., lithographs (for example) are interchangeable, much less the same as reproductions and/or colorized & altered forgeries falsely attributed to the dead John Lennon.<br /><br />They have no shame.<br /><br />Finally, no matter how it may be rationalized, Yoko Ono and her business associates Pacific Edge Gallery, Legacy Fine Art & Production Inc., and others are involved in a $100 million dollar fraud in the sale of non disclosed colorized and altered forgeries with counterfeit John Lennon chop mark/signatures in bogus editions.<br /><br />In closing, legitimate artists who create lithographs, serigraphs, etchings, and woodcuts, much less those who sell fully disclosed reproductions, deserve a level playing field and not unfair trade and a poisonuous marketplace by Yoko Ono and her cronies.<br /><br />Wake Up! <br /><br />Gary Arseneau<br />artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar<br />Fernandina Beach, FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-14674743481056735512013-06-20T19:24:17.759-04:002013-06-20T19:24:17.759-04:00Back in the 1980s, we had a traveling Lennon/Yoko ...Back in the 1980s, we had a traveling Lennon/Yoko art show come into San Diego (I think it was Pacific Edge). I bought "Suddenly 38" for about $600. They were quite straightforward that these were reproductions signed & numbered by Yoko Ono, with a reproduction of John's chop mark. I did get a COA (and still have it, just not with me now). <br /><br />I knew what I was getting, and considering what I paid for it, it is probably not a big deal. I have seen this print on sale for up to $10,000 (asking), but every time I called Pacific Edge what they were paying, they declined to offer anything.<br /><br />In any case, I will hold onto now just for the sake of having a piece of the controversy,and possibly something with some value!Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-73045902305918137922013-02-19T09:08:10.199-05:002013-02-19T09:08:10.199-05:00I was in San Francisco for the launch of John Lenn...I was in San Francisco for the launch of John Lennon's art May 1989 and what was on sale was well ahead of what I could afford. I did get a piece of the art (whether its a fraud or not) when Yoko Ono met the press she showed some of the "original etchings" and I knew the person who gave it to her. I placed 14 on a photocopy and copied and have them framed. I got them because I admire Lennon and have no intention of ever selling but if whats being said is fact then maybe my photocopies are worth more. (All done on A4 paper as he used to doodle) including the alphabet done in 1969 and his signature was different. I did in 2000 buy a John Lennon cel from Yellow Submarine and met Bob Balsar who signed it for me and attached behind the cel is a certificate of authencity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-70658638269064931462012-08-16T22:42:30.425-04:002012-08-16T22:42:30.425-04:00August 16, 2012
Dear Anonymous;
I thank you for ...August 16, 2012<br /><br />Dear Anonymous;<br /><br />I thank you for your comment.<br /><br />Yoko Ono's so-called "Artwork of John Lennon" is a -fraud-. With few if any exceptions, the vast majority of the so-called artwork, attributed to John Lennon and offered for sale by Yoko Ono in her traveling road show, was posthumously reworked and altered in color and new compositions and misrepresented as original works of visual art ie., lithographs, serigraphs, etchings and woodcuts.<br /><br />The dead don't create artwork.<br /><br />Yoko Ono has no shame.<br /><br />The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, based on their www.uspap.org website, seems to be solely interested in value not authenticity. This is clearly and self-servingly evident on USPAP's website [page U-4] when they define -Signature- as: "evidence indicating authentication of the work by the appraiser and the acceptance of the responsibility of content, analyses, and the conclusion in the report."<br /><br />In contrast, on page 1387 of the Seventh Edition of Black's Law Dictionary, -signature- is defined as: "A person's name or mark written by that person or at the person's direction."<br /><br />As for insurance companies, they insure, with or without intent, forgeries all day long. For example, the vast majority of major U.S. museums have dozens to hundreds of non-disclosed posthumous forgeries in their collections that in many cases when touring in other venues have been indemnified a.k.a. insured by the U.S. Federal government.<br /><br />Now you are correct the marketplace does determine value. That is why I try to warn the consumer to the non-disclosed posthumous colorized and altered forgeries, Yoko Ono and her business associates are misrepresenting for sale at $500 to $9,000 or more each as the -Artwork of John Lennon-.<br /><br />That way the consumer won't have to pay twice [purchase a forgery and pay someone with USPAP to appraise value] to possibly find out they were victimized. <br /><br />That would be insult to injury.<br /><br />Rhetorically, as for the authorities, who would that be?<br /><br />In closing, I hope you actually have "two works by Lennon."<br /><br />Caveat Emptor!<br /><br />Gary Arseneau<br />artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar<br />Fernandina Beach, Florida<br /><br />Gary Arseneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379667479866306615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-38020079300285686662012-08-16T12:11:51.291-04:002012-08-16T12:11:51.291-04:00The question is "Are these works sold by Yoko...The question is "Are these works sold by Yoko Ono et al legal?" How is it that she has not had a "cease and desist " order by some law branch? Why has she not been arrested for forgery? Ultimately, she has violated the trust of the purchasing public and that in itself is why there is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. These laws protect the public from this kind of fraud. Lastly, If I were to obtain an insurance policy of any work that has been sold by "Yoko Ono" et al would an insurance company insure it? If the answer is no then it would mean the art work is fraudulent, period. This would make your argument valid Gary.Otherwise , people that collect drive prices no matter if its real or not. Who wants to be holding the Bag One? I am one of those. I have two works by Lennon. Gary have you ever brought your findings to the authorities?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34909527.post-29143080035922966252012-04-30T01:17:00.832-04:002012-04-30T01:17:00.832-04:00I am sure that these are your own views. I hear ex...I am sure that these are your own views. I hear exactly what you’re saying and I’m so happy that I came across your blog. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.vanssale.com.au" rel="nofollow">Vans for Sale in Australia</a>roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169436182248815744noreply@blogger.com