Christy Case

U. S. artists took note of an item of legal news last week, put it away for future reference. Portrait Painters Gallery, Inc. of Manhattan has long had an oral agreement with Artist Howard Chandler Christy whereby the gallery sent him customers, he to charge sitters a minimum of $4,500 for an oil, the gallery to receive a commission of $1,500. To him months ago they sent a woman client. He charged her $2,500, paid the gallery nothing. On two counts the gallery sued: 1) for the unpaid commission; 2) for $100,000 injury to the gallery's artistic reputation. Clients would be led to believe, it was claimed, that first-class oils are obtainable at lower rates without the aid of an entrepreneur, by dealing directly with the artist. Last week New York Supreme Court Justice Schmuck ordered Defendant Christy to pay the $1,500 fee, threw out of court the damage charge as "founded on logic far too speculative for the court to follow."

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