Complaint Review: Georgi Tchkhaidze White Walls Gallery - Internet

I am reporting in behalf of my friend, German artist Georgi Tchkhaidze. In 2010 he signed contract with the White Walls Gallery (886 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94109,(415) 931-1500), and left his artworks. In 2014 the Gallery sold several of Geirgi Tchkhaidze artworks. At that time Georgi asked me to meet the owner of the Gallery Justin Giarla to make sure he ships back unsold works, and to get check from him for the sold artworks. I met Justin Giarla, he showed to me shipping documents, and suggested to send the check together with the shipment instead of giving it to me, I agreed, made copy of the check for $4,725 but Mr. Giarla lied to me, he did not include the check with the shipment. Since that the artist, his lawyer in Berlin, Germany, and me many times contacted Mr. Giarla, but he has never made the payment, so simply stole the artist’s money.

 I have copies of the contract between the gallery and the artist, and copy of the check that has never been mailed to the artist. Also below is the latest letter of Georgi Tchkhaidze lawyer to Mr. Giarla.

 Thank you for your help.

Eugene Vosko, Cell: (((REDACTED)))

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 White Walls Gallery

Mr. Justin Giarla

886 Geary Street

San Francisco CA 94109

USA

 Berlin, 22 February 2015

 Our Member: Georgi Tchkhaidze

(((REDACTED)))

Outstanding Account

Dear Mr. Giarla,

We hereby wish to inform you that our member, Mr. Tchkhaidze has asked us to represent his interests. We have been given full powers of attorney, which can be confirmed upon request at any time.

    Our member concluded a gallery contract with you on 17 June 2010, and you signed a transfer report for the works consigned to you by our member. 

    On 6 May 2011, our member shipped additional works to you, and you signed an additional transfer report.

    On 17 September 2014 you returned works by our client to Berlin. In the return report you confirmed the sale of two works and promised to send a check for $4,725. USD.Unfortunately, the check never arrived.

    After an appropriate request by our member, you promised once again at the end of October 2014 to send a check. This time as well, the check never arrived.

    To our member’s written demand on 29 November 2014 to transfer the outstanding amount to his bank account, you gave no response. 

    In the name of and with the full authorization of our member and based on the grounds stated above, we are now making a final request for you to make payment by latest March 19th, 2015

via direct bank transfer to our member’s account. After two previous failed attempts to have you send a check, our member will now only accept a direct bank transfer.

    Our member’s bank account information is as follows:

   Account owner

   Georgi Tchkhaidze

   TARGOBANK

   IBAN (International Bank Account Number)

   DE41 ХХХ ХХХ ХХХ ХХХ

  BID (Bank Identifier Code)

  CMCIDEDD

   Should you fail to make payment within the deadline named above, we will recommend to our member without further reminders, to initiate legal action.

    At the same time, our member will feel compelled to publicize your business practices in all relevant media. 

    Sincerely,

Klaus Blancke

Legal Counsel of the BBK Berlin e.V. [Professional Association of Berlin Artists]