[WALT KUHN] Lawrence B. Salander (born 1949) is a former New York City art dealer. His company, the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, was cited by the Robb Report in 2003 as the best gallery in the world. By late 2007, Salander had been sued by numerous customers and business partners who claimed that Salander and his company had defrauded them. In November 2007, Salander filed for personal bankruptcy, listing John McEnroe among his creditors. At the time, several artists represented by Salander-O'Reilly also claimed to be owed money. As a result of his bankruptcy, Salander and his wife were ordered to relinquish control of their finances to a trustee. Salander was charged with 13 counts of first-degree grand larceny, 10 counts of second-degree grand larceny, and other charges. On August 3, 2010, Mr. Salander was sentenced to 6 to 18 years in prison for his crimes. In early 2007, Earl Davis made a devastating discovery. Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, run by his friend Lawrence Salander, had secretly sold more than 90 artworks created by his father, Stuart Davis. Davis owned them. The looting was a financial blow and decimated Davis's ability to initiate exhibits and promote the legacy of his father, who died in 1964. At Salander's 2010 sentencing for stealing $120 million from clients and investors, Davis said he would've preferred being robbed at gunpoint. Offered here is a typed letter signed, 1984, concerning art works by Walt Kuhn, to be consigned by the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries to Christie's and also Sothebys, to be sold at auction. The tiles and their reserve prices are mentioned in this letter. The letter was sent to the person in-charge of the Kuhn estate in Maine. Provenance: Estate of Brenda Kuhn, daughter of artist Walt Kuhn. Highly unusual for this type of private material from the art world to appear on the open market. Condition: used..

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