Ghosts of the Past Haunt a London Dealer

International Herald Tribune | September 8, 2001| | Copyright

Souren Melikian
International Herald Tribune
09-08-2001
Johnny Van Haeften is just about the last man you could imagine getting himself into trouble, professional or otherwise. The specialist in Flemish and Dutch pictures, who runs a gallery at 13 Duke St. in London, rates among the shining lights in his field. The erudite connoisseur is also an adroit businessman, straight as a rod, who enjoys the rare privilege in the art trade of being liked by (almost) all his colleagues and clients.But Van Haeften became embroiled in a controversy that illustrates a problem besetting the art world the ...

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