Lindsay Pollock and Philip Boroff of Bloomberg have the scoop:
Manhattan art dealer Lawrence B. Salander is trying to rise from the ashes of a 100-count indictment in a quaint storefront in pastoral Millbrook, New York, about two hours north of the city.
As U.S. flags drifted in the soft Memorial Day breeze Monday, Salander sat behind a desk at the aptly named Phoenix Art LLC, surrounded by colorful canvases, landscape photographs and an eclectic mix of sculpture and art objects. He was arrested on March 26 and pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include fraud and grand larceny. He was released after posting bail of $1 million.
Dressed in a crisp, white linen shirt, Salander declined an interview request. He did say that he works at the gallery, that he didn’t own it and that his father-in-law, Donald Dowden, also works there. He wouldn’t disclose the owner of the gallery, which opened several weeks ago, other than that it is a “friend.”
Neighboring dealers identified the owner of the gallery space as Philip Mactaggart.
Well, a guy’s gotta make a living, I guess. Here’s a link to the full story.
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