Estranged husband convicted of hiring hitman to kill American art dealer in Brazil

The estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer was convicted Friday of hiring a hitman to kill him in Brazil. Daniel Sikkema, 55, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Brent Sikkema, 75, was found stabbed to death in his Rio de Janeiro townhouse in January 2024. Daniel Sikkema, a U.S. … Read more

Estranged husband convicted of murder-for-hire in killing of New York City art dealer in Brazil

The estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer was convicted Friday of hiring a hitman to kill him in Brazil. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Daniel Sikkema, 55, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Brent Sikkema, 75, was found stabbed … Read more

Estranged husband convicted of murder-for-hire in killing of art dealer in Brazil

NEW YORK — The estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer was convicted Friday of hiring a hitman to kill him in Brazil. Daniel Sikkema, 55, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Brent Sikkema, 75, was found stabbed to death in his Rio de Janeiro townhouse in January 2024. Daniel … Read more

An outcry erupts as a whale mural beloved by many in Dallas is replaced with art for the World Cup

DALLAS — As Dallas pulls out the stops for the World Cup this summer, one makeover is causing an uproar: the sudden disappearance of a beloved, giant mural downtown of swimming whales. “I see that mural almost every day on my way to school and then one day they were painting it over,” Katy Rose … Read more

Murder-for-hire trial underway in the stabbing death of a New York City art dealer

NEW YORK — The estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer said he wished his spouse was dead before the co-owner of a contemporary art gallery was found stabbed to death in his Brazilian townhouse, a witness testified Tuesday as a murder-for-hire trial got underway in Manhattan. Angela Liriano, a retired pharmacist … Read more

How a father and daughter duped NYC’s art world with fake Warhols and Banksys

NEW YORK — A little over a year ago, the New York City art dealer Robert Rogal received a visit to his private showroom from a young woman, who seemed eager to offload a family heirloom. Introducing herself as Karolina Bankowska, she carried a framed painting signed by Andrew Wyeth, resembling the watercolor landscapes the … Read more