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  • Brian Walshe Defense Rests Without Witnesses in Murder Trial

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    Defense attorneys for Brian Walshe rested their case without presenting a single witness to rebut the prosecution’s assertion that he was jealous of his wife’s Ana’s new lover, and worried about going to jail in federal art fraud case, when he killed her to collect millions in life insurance

    Brian Walshe had no defense. Literally.

    Last month, the Massachusetts man admitted to a judge overseeing his murder trial in Massachusetts that he disposed of his wife Ana’s dismembered remains after finding her in bed, dead, but insisted he didn’t kill her.

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    Brian Walshe is pictured with his wife, Ana, whom he allegedly dismembered on New Year’s Day 2022
    Credit: Los Angeles file photo

    This month, jurors heard eight days of testimony from prosecutors who argued that Walshe – while awaiting sentencing in a federal art fraud case in Los Angeles – hacked up her body at their Massachusetts mansion on New Year’s Day in 2020 so he could inherit “millions” from her life insurance policy at a time when he was negotiating a restitution settlement with the government connected to his guilty plea in an elaborate scheme to rip off the L.A. owner of Revolver Gallery on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood by selling him bogus Andy Warhol paintings.

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    Revolver Gallery owner Ron Rivlin
    Credit: Courtesy Ron Rivlin

    On Wednesday, prosecutors laid out the evidence collected after Ana Walshe disappeared. The couple had hosted a friend for dinner, and then hours later, Walshe dismembered her body in the basement of their family estate in upscale Cohasset, MA, and disposed of her remains at an incinerator site, prosecutors argued in a court hearing Thursday. 

    Investigators recovered bloody slippers, stained towels and a carpet splattered with her remains, prosecutors say. Ana’s Gucci necklace was broken around her neck. Witnesses described Walshe’s online searches that included: “how to dispose of a 115-pound woman’s body” and “how long for someone to be missing to inheritance (sic)?” according to the documents. 

    And then the state rested its case.

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    On Thursday, the defense also rested – without calling a single witness, including Walshe.

    Closing arguments are slated to begin Friday morning.

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  • Revolver Gallery’s Annual Andy Warhol Market Report Debuts as the #1 Bestselling Art Reference Book on Amazon

    Revolver Gallery’s Annual Andy Warhol Market Report Debuts as the #1 Bestselling Art Reference Book on Amazon

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    New Warhol Print Market Index Reveals That Warhol Prints Outperform the Dow Jones

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    updated: Apr 25, 2019


    LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2019 (Newswire.com)
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    Revolver Gallery has released its premier Andy Warhol Prints and Multiples market report. The report synthesizes publicly available art market data with Revolver Gallery’s internal transactional data and industry expertise, as the largest buyer and seller of Warhol prints in the world. The result provides a nuanced, analytical understanding of the Andy Warhol print market, with a focus on both its drivers and its performance—past, present, and future.

    Included in the report is the Warhol Print Market Index, which compares the performance of Warhols to that of the overall market for the past two decades. “The Warhol Print Market Index shows steady long-term growth, outperforming other major financial indices,” says Ron Rivlin, the owner of Revolver Gallery. “As Warhol’s popularity grows among younger collectors, the market shows signs of strengthening and accelerated growth not seen since 2007.” Mr. Rivlin cites the critically acclaimed retrospective exhibition at The Whitney, the Andy Warhol Foundation’s effort to keep Warhol’s name relevant, and overall market confidence as the key factors behind the continued growth in the Warhol print market. 

    The findings in the report provide original insights and help guide crucial decisions in the buying and selling of Warhol’s work. Novice and experienced investors and collectors will find all the information they need to proficiently navigate the Warhol print market in the coming year. Other highlights in the 2019 Andy Warhol Market Report include:

    • How the Warhol print market achieved a 30% return in 2018. 
    • A precise estimate of the number of Warhol prints produced—and why the number in existence is declining.
    • The six variables that determine the pricing for a Warhol print in the current market. 
    • A comprehensive overview of the demand drivers behind the Warhol print market. 
    • The top 40 outperforming Warhol prints of 2018.
    • Why investors are turning to Warhols as an alternative investment vehicle.

    For more information on the report, email info@revolvergallery.com. The report, which debuted and remains the #1 bestseller in Art Reference on Amazon, may be downloaded at https://www.amazon.com/Warhol-Print-Multiples-Market-Reportebook/dp/B07QX9BLFF/.

    About REVOLVER Gallery: Revolver Gallery is a Los Angeles–based art gallery exclusively dealing in Andy Warhol prints and paintings. With over 250 original prints and paintings by pop art icon Andy Warhol in its current collection, Revolver Gallery is the largest buyer and seller of Warhol prints in the world. Revolver Gallery contextualizes the artist’s body of work and historical significance by hosting academic lectures, forming strategic partnerships with leading institutions and curating high-profile international Warhol exhibitions.

    Contact Information

    Tate Smith
    ​Tel: (310) 405-1441
    ​Email: info@revolvergallery.com
    ​Website: revolverwarholgallery.com 

    Source: Revolver Gallery

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