Instagram-famous Australian gallerist charged with nine counts of theft
about 3 months ago (02/09/2024)
Instagram-famous Australian gallerist charged with nine counts of theft Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art market news Instagram-famous Australian gallerist charged with nine counts of theft Tove Langridge faces up to five years in prison if convicted in the criminal case Tim Stone 9 February 2024 Share Dealer Tove Langridge (left) with artist Kimberly Rowe in front of her work Lovewins Courtesy Kimberly Rowe On 20 December 2023, Queensland Police charged Tove Langridge, the owner of TW Fine Art gallery in Brisbane, Australia, with nine theft offences and seized 20 works of art from storage units he had leased. The criminal charges follow two years of legal tussles between several artists and Langridge over the return of their works, alleged unpaid sales proceeds and income derived through his art advisory, which provides prints to hotels and leases paintings to businesses. Much of this activity, the artists claim, has taken place without their consent or payment.