Questroyal 2009

Through the Dark Ages, the great famines, the plagues, world wars, and the Great Depression, art has been shown, sold, stolen, collected, criticized, condemed, and cherished. In 2003, worldwide art sales were estimated at $20 billion. Nothing is certain but death, taxes, and art–the third certainty. —LOUIS M. SALERNO, Owner, Questroyal Fine Art 8/19/09 3:29 PM measurable in inches, in variations of 12 by 20, 16 by 24, 18 by 30, and thereabout. Stolen over 100 years ago by a mischievous band of men known as the Hudson River Boys. I know where they hid them. —LOUIS M. SALERNO, Owner, Questroyal Fine Art 291092_ADS.indd 6 8/19/09 3:30 PM fig. 2 The Magazine Antiques , May 2004 fig. 1 The Magazine Antiques , December 2004