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Greedy Dogs Are Never Satisfied - All in a Day's Work for Park West Gallery and the Cruise Lines
Shamefully, Park West Gallery takes full and complete advantage of human frailties. There can be no question about this. We have a parade of victims and many sad stories and the evidence to prove it. Ask victims Sharon Day, Julian Howard, Mike and Maria Vallillo, Martha Szostak, Al and Vivian Best, Debi Austin, Heidi Rice, and Cheryl Crist who are currently suing Park West Gallery, as well as scores of other victims that Fine Art Registry has interviewed, and they will all tell you how they have suffered enormously at the hands of Park West Gallery and its CEO Albert Scaglione, and continue to suffer.
Art News, January 22, 2010

Open Letter on Expertise of Dali Works
Twenty years after the death of the surrealist master (January 1989), a second wave of prints is creating a scandal. During the eighties, an outbreak of fake prints invaded the market. Robert Descharnes, at the head of the Demart organization, founded at the request of the artist (1986), led the war in close collaboration with the police. It was in the USA that the affair had the greatest repercussions, culminating in the conviction of a gallery in the early nineties: the paper had been manufactured since 1980 whereas Dalí did not sign prints in series after 1979. The signatures were therefore unarguably false!
Art News, December 22, 2009

Park West Gallery Presents Destino
But Do You Know What You Are Buying When You Buy the Destino Prints from Park West Gallery?
Destino is the name of a short, animated film produced by Disney Studios, based on a collaboration between Salvador Dali and Walt Disney in the late 1940s. Reproductions of some of the artwork on which the film is based has been turned into a series of prints, sold in limited editions of 1035 of each print mainly by Park West Gallery for thousands of dollars per print.
Art News, December 17, 2009

The Descharnes' Undying Commitment to Salvador Dali
Protecting the Reputation of the Life's Work of the Artist for Well Over Half a Century. For decades Robert Descharnes has seriously pursued Dali's decree to "honor" and "defend" the artist's body of work. There is no one that can dispute that Robert Descharnes was more than a secretary to the great painter. He was a cherished friend.
Art News, October 20, 2009

10 Sets of Park West Dali Prints Examined. Investment? or Rip-off?
A brief summary of the examination by two international Salvador Dali experts, Frank Hunter and Nicolas Descharnes, of ten different sets of Dali prints sold by Park West Gallery for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Forged signatures and outright fake prints were found. Most of the prints examined were worth almost nothing.
Video, September 9, 2009

Park West Gallery and its Hired Experts Ewell and Fornes Exposed!
Victor Fernández, investigative reporter for LA RAZÓN newspaper in Barcelona, Spain, reports on the ever-increasing and ostensibly endless fraudulent and overpriced Dali "Divine Comedy" prints which are being sold in large part, by Park West Gallery a commercial art seller that figures prominently in this Spanish art fraud investigation along with its self-proclaimed, dime-store Dali "detective", Bernie Ewell (who on his best day is a mere appraiser), but for a buck would authenticate a Dali Pez dispenser if asked to (that is, if there were such a thing). Shockingly, it also focuses on Park West Gallery's newly hired "expert", Eduard Fornés, who just happens to be in a nice cozy bed with Park West Gallery. Like Ewell, it appears that Fornés will do anything for money. Now that Fornés is implicated in wrong doing in Spain, what will Park West Gallery do now?
Art News, August 25, 2009

Despicable Actions Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
The Right to Freedom of Speech suspended aboard Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas when passenger cautions fellow vacationers about vendor Park West Gallery auction practices.
Art News, August 18, 2009

Creating "Provenance", Park West Gallery and Salvador Dali Prints
In addition to bearing forged Dali signatures, much of the provenance provided by Park West Gallery to support the authenticity of the graphics it has sold at cruise ship art auctions, is spurious, incomplete or intentionally confusing and misleading.
Art News, August 13, 2009

Class Action Lawsuit #5 filed against Park West Gallery and Carnival Cruise Line
On July 29, 2009, nationwide class action lawsuit No. 5 was filed against Park West Gallery and its affiliates (PWG Florida, Fine Art Sales, Vista Fine Art, and Park West at Sea). Also named personally for his active involvement with the alleged deceptive and fraudulent schemes and practices is Park West Gallery's CEO Albert Scaglione. Also being sued this time around is Carnival Corporation, Carnival plc, and Carnival Cruise Line.
Art News, Legal, July 31, 2009

A 4th Class Action Lawsuit against Park West Gallery and Royal Caribbean filed in Michigan
On July 22, 2009, a fourth class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court in Michigan against the self-proclaimed "largest art gallery on the planet," Park West Galleries, Inc., Park West Gallery, PWG Florida, Inc. which does business as Fine Art Sales, Inc., Vista Fine Art, LLC. dba Park West at Sea, Albert Scaglione and Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Art News, Legal, July 24, 2009

Park West Gallery motion to transfer Class Action Lawsuits to Michigan
Park West Gallery filed this recent motion to transfer all of the actions to the Eastern District of Michigan because they state that, "the active prosecution on opposite sides of the country raises the very real risk of duplicative efforts, conflicting rulings, and gross inefficiencies for the parties and the courts." Really? The shoe is on the other foot, is it? Park West Gallery has made a whole industry out of litigating opponents to death all over the country in as many jurisdictions as possible.
Art News, Legal, May 27, 2009

How to lose your Virginity as an art collector. Park West Gallery Victim
The following was submitted by the relative of a physician who has spent over $600,000 on art, mostly from Park West Gallery on cruise ships and online. It is published as submitted. Steal a TV go to Jail, Steal a Billion or two and...
Art News, May 22, 2009

Park West Gallery Class Action Lawsuit Update
There's more bad news for the beleaguered Park West Gallery of Southfield, Michigan. On April 29, 2009, the Honorable Robert S. Lasnik ordered that "Park West and its closely-affiliated company, Fine Art Sales" must defend claims filed against them by the Plaintiffs in the State of Washington.
Art News, Legal, May 14, 2009

Fine Art Registry® Sues Park West Gallery for Further Defamation
Fine Art Registry has filed a counter-claim against Park West Gallery in the Michigan Oakland County Circuit Court (Case No. 08-096952-CZ), accusing the gallery of defamation.
Art News, May 12, 2009

Fine Art Registry® Sues Park West Galleries, Inc. for Defamation, Tortious Interference, Trademark Violation and Conspiracy
A counterclaim against Park West Galleries, Inc. was filed on 4 May 2009 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, by Attorneys Kaufman, Payton & Chapa on behalf of Fine Art Registry® and David Phillips.
Art News, May 7, 2009

Another Class Action Lawsuit was filed against Park West Gallery
The self-proclaimed largest art gallery on the planet has been sued again! It was just reported to Fine Art Registry® that a class action lawsuit has been filed in Michigan against the beleaguered Park West Gallery, Inc., including its CEO, Albert Scaglione, as well as other related companies, Park West at Sea and PWG Florida, Inc.
Legal, April 17, 2009

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Fires Customer Relations Exec After Park West Gallery Inquiry Request
FIRED! FOR CARING FOR CUSTOMERS?
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd. gets rid of Customer Relations Exec after she tries to take action to prevent Park West Gallery from repeatedly ripping off customers on board Royal Caribbean ships. The ex-Customer Relations Exec, Samantha Algar, talks to Teri Franks, CEO of Fine Art Registry about the events surrounding this surreal incident.
Video, April 16, 2009

Article #2: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions
Park West Gallery Buys Eight Rembrandt Copper Plates and Conceals their Ownership. Why the Secrecy?
In August 2003, Park West Gallery secretly bought the eight copper plates that up to that time had been used to print the Millennium Impressions Rembrandt etchings. This gave Park West a complete monopoly on the printing, all the etchings, the inventory, sales and pricing. When they bought the copper plates, Park West changed the name of the etchings to the "Millennium edition."
Article, April 10, 2009

Article #1: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions
The Millennium Impressions – Recent Posthumous Etchings Made from Eight Rembrandt Copper Plates
An introduction to the Millennium Impressions, the provenance of the plates they were printed from, and the history of the plates and etchings up to August 2003. This is the first of three articles intended to inform anyone who owns a Millennium Impressions Rembrandt etching, is considering buying one, or is just plain interested.
Article, April 8, 2009

Park West Gallery and Bernard Ewell Salvador Dali Blue Unicorn Blues
Bernard Ewell, Park West's Dali expert of choice, pronounces a Dali print given to a Park West employee in lieu of payment, to be an out and out fake with a forged signature. But Park West asserts they have never sold a fake piece of art.
Article, April 6, 2009

Disney Cruise Line Ends Relationship with Park West Gallery
According to several Park West sources, the Park West Gallery auctioneers aboard the Disney cruise ships were told, on March 16th or 17th 2009, to pack their bags and leave the ships. "We have discontinued our relationship with Park West," confirmed a spokesperson at Disney Cruise Line today, March 19th.
News, March 20, 2009

Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP): First Amendment Free Speech and Expression under Attack
Over the last 30 years, there has been a steady and progressively increasing movement by some individuals, corporations and members of government to unravel, compress, and lessen First Amendment rights of speech, expression, and petition by a mechanism called a Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation lawsuit, otherwise known as a SLAPP.
Article, March 19, 2009

Google and AOL Shut Down Park West Gallery Ads for Violation of Fine Art Registry® Trademarks
The ads were part of a cyberterrorism (or at least cyberyapping) campaign instigated by the beleaguered Michigan art gallery, conducted with the customary unscrupulous underhandedness and flagrant disregard for the law which seems to mark their operations, through their PR agency, Fleishman-Hillard.
News, March 9, 2009

How "Independent" Are the Park West Gallery Appraisers? - The Great Park West Gallery $40 Million Donation, Part II
Park West Galleries, Inc. also operates in Michigan under the assumed name Circle Fine Art Liquidators. Circle Fine Art (once a publicly traded company) went bankrupt and Park West is believed to have bought its stock in a reported May 2, 1996 asset sale. We now have evidence that Caroline Ashleigh appraised a good majority of the Circle Fine Art inventory which Park West Gallery acquired. What we have uncovered here calls into serious question the ethics of the appraiser and not surprisingly, most certainly Park West Gallery's business practices.
Article, March 3, 2009

Coming Soon to FAR® - SHOCKING REVELATIONS - Park West Gallery Skeletons
In light of the recent spate of black PR propaganda forwarded by Park West Gallery and its henchpeople, we decided it was high time to begin letting all those nasty skeletons out of the PWG (Park West Gallery) closet. We can assure you, and it is an understatement to state that you have never seen the likes of these skeletons. They have deep, dark secrets that we are certain Park West Gallery would just as soon bury forever in the deepest depths of Sheol. But we've got the Skeleton Key and we're ready to unlock the door.
News, February 4, 2009

PARK WEST GALLERY REDEFINES CUSTOMER SERVICES
How do you deal with dissatisfied customers who demand a refund? Sue them!! And do what you can to silence anyone who tries to help them in their plight. In a new fit of customer services zeal, the beleaguered Southfield, Michigan based art gallery has decided to deal with its dissatisfied customers by suing them for defamation and other trumped up allegations when they complained about and demanded refunds for art they bought which later was found by internationally renowned experts to be grossly misrepresented by Park West auctioneers and senior executives in terms of investment value and authenticity.
Article, January 31, 2009

PARK WEST GALLERY LIES
Dispelling the Myths and Fabrications Created by the Wild Imagination of the Park West Gallery Propaganda Machine
There seems to be no end to the machinations of Albert Scaglione, Park West Gallery and its hired public relations spin doctors. And while it is not unusual to see the truth twisted and bruised in the unscrupulous world of propaganda, it is dangerous indeed to rape and pervert the facts to the degree exercised by Park West Gallery and its henchpeople.
Article, January 31, 2009

The Great Park West Gallery $40 Million Donation... Honest Objective or Sham?
It was recently brought to our attention through Caponigro Public Relations, Inc. (Park West's PR spin doctor) that Albert Scaglione and Park West Gallery donated over 40 million dollars (that's right - 40 million dollars) of its own inventory to a number of public universities and institutions across the U.S., the bulk of them educational institutions in the states of New Jersey, New York, Michigan and Ohio.
Article, January 30, 2009

Park West Galleries, Inc. sued for art fraud in 1976
Park West Galleries, Inc. sued for art fraud. Park Newspaper article, "Print Predicament: What is original?" that was published in the Detroit, Mich. News on December 12, 1976. Courtesy The Salvador Dali Archives, Ltd. NY.
News, January 28, 2009

When Smear Campaigns Lie, they Backfire on the Smearer
Park West Gallery initiated a smear campaign against Fine Art Registry® to try to silence or discredit FAR® who was publishing a bit too much of the truth about Park West's operations to suit them. Now they have been, as Hamlet put it, "hoist with their own petard".
Article, October 27, 2008

Fine Art Registry® wins arbitration over Park West's Trademark Infringement
Fine Art Registry® Wins Arbitration Over Defamatory and Slanderous Statements as well as Trademark Infringement made by Individuals Linked to Park West Gallery and Hired to Hijack Fine Art Registry Domain Name and Federally Registered Trademarks.
News, October 23, 2008

The Truth About Park West at Sea Cruise Line Art Auctions - An Insider's Story
A former Park West auctioneer, Gavin Watson, who pioneered art auctions on cruise ships before Park West Gallery ever got involved or Park West at Sea was formed and later went on to work for Albert Scaglione and Park West, tells the story of how the art auctions on cruise ships began, how they were taken over by Park West and how they dwindled from a fun activity where real bargains were to be had to what they are now, overpriced and often poor quality art sold under heavy pressure for more than it is worth using anything goes sales tactics.
Video, October 10, 2008

RICO Allegations & More - Park West Gallery Class Action
Fine Art Registry is pleased to announce to its members and readership the filing of a class action lawsuit in Washington State against Park West Gallery, Fine Art Sales, Inc., HSBC Finance Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and Holland America Line, Inc.
News, September 23, 2008

Coming Attractions - Park West, Investigating the Underbelly
More Documentary Video & Investigative Reports on the Underbelly of Cruise Ship Art Sales.
News, September 23, 2008

Thumbs Down for Bernie Ewell - Sotheby's Says Decharnes Rules
AUCTION GIANT SOTHEBY'S WEIGHS IN... on the subject of authentication of "ORIGINAL" Salvador Dali works of art.
News, September 23, 2008

Obfuscating Truth - The Weasel Word Dictionary
There are specific catchwords, catchphrases, and doublespeak that Park West Gallery uses in order to induce consumers to buy what are essentially mass produced, commercial grade products like art prints, sports memorabilia, jewelry, and cartoon cells—just to name a few categories from the retail line of Park West Gallery merchandise.
News, August 20, 2008

Damn the Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!
Over the last two years Fine Art Registry® has commissioned some remarkable investigations into the seamier side of the art industry. Our exhaustive research and published reports have exposed a number of significant public policy concerns.
News, August 12, 2008

SLAPP!!! Fine Art Registry Will Not be Silenced
Park West Gallery served Fine Art Registry and its CEO with a second lawsuit today—this time in the state of Florida—the same exact allegations of defamation and slander mind you—but a second lawsuit nonetheless. Why? Solely to harass, intimidate, and attempt to stop Fine Art Registry from continuing to investigate and report the truth.
News, August 6, 2008

Is Park West Above the Law? Michigan Art Multiples Sales Act
All buyers of art prints or multiples from Park West Gallery have a legal right under the Michigan Art Multiples Sales Act to demand from Park West Gallery/Park West at Sea IN WRITING certain detailed disclosures of key information concerning their purchases and most importantly, prior to purchase or payment or delivery of the artwork so that an informed decision can be made.
News, August 6, 2008

Park West Gallery Spin Doctors at Work on New PR Campaign
Well, it would seem that Park West is getting a little desperate about the search engine and website PR situation. You can't search for anything to do with Park West without instantly coming across the stories by people who have been scammed by Park West.
News, July 1, 2008

Park West Gallery completely ignored Fine Art Registry phone requests last year for information and interviews with key Park West Gallery representatives concerning reported Park West Gallery deceptive trade practices.
Fine Art Registry is fair and balanced. We like to get all sides of the story and so we made good faith efforts to see if Park West Gallery would cooperate. Did Park West Gallery tell us their side of the story? NOT A CHANCE.
News, June 18, 2008

The Art Authentication Credential: The Authentic, the Questionable and the Fraudulent
The authentication of a work of fine art usually takes place under the purview of an art expert. The individual may specialize in scientific analysis, provenance or document support, and/or connoisseurship.
Article, May 23, 2008

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