"Park West has ordered ALL OLD MASTER works of art OFF of ALL ships worldwide immediately. Specifically, any works with signatures by ANY Master (Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Rembrandt, etc.) These are to include works such as Zami Steynovitz as well. Anything with a signature is being removed! Some ships have returned over 100+ works of art to the Park west Gallery Miami Lakes warehouse. They are leaving the animation signatures and sports signatures (Muhammed Ali) on board.

I am sure you can see right thru this move. They [Park West Gallery] are paranoid about signature works being on ships right now...interesting!"

"The Tale of the Park West Gallery 'Picasso Barcelona Suite'
or Another Park West Gallery Debacle

Years ago, Park West Gallery was selling unsigned lithographs from 'Picasso Barcelona Suite' which was being sold in a museum gift shops. Suddenly, Park West Gallery was able to obtain a collection of hand signed prints. Morris Shapiro lectured ship auctioneers, sales staff and prospective buyers on the importance of these prints and their value, stating:

'Years ago the art world used to poo-poo the so called 'After Prints' (reproductions of famous paintings published by museums) but now after the Japanese invasion of the art market they are becoming more and more desirable due to the gorgeous imagery.'

And Park West Gallery successfully sold quite a few for over $100,000 each.

Then one of the self-educated inventory "researchers" employed with Park West Gallery, sent a letter to the Picasso Museum in Barcelona requesting authentication of the signed Park West Gallery collection of Picasso prints. When the Picasso Museum refused authentication, almost immediately the Park West Gallery 'Barcelona Picasso Suite' was taken off the walls to be 'archived' [closeted] and sales staff was instructed never to mention them again.

The question is: Will Park West Gallery ever notify the unsuspecting owners and recall the artwork they have already sold and refund the poor people that have been duped? The unsigned pieces are near worthless."