Tennis legend John McEnroe was finding fault at the Gala Preview of the Art Dealers Association of America’s Art Show in February. He even delivered a version of his "You cannot be serious!" line-judge rant. The champ, seen at the event with Verona Middleton-Jeter of the Henry Street Settlement and the New York dealer Roland Augustine, was overheard saying, "I’m waiting right now. It should be a buyer’s market — but it isn’t." Was it telling that McEnroe then cast an eye on Antony Gormley’s Another Time VII in Sean Kelly’s booth?

"Backhanded Comment" originally appeared in the April 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's April 2009 Table of Contents.