The Best New Online Art Market Startups Part 1 – artmarketblog.com artFido artFido is an online sales and auction platform for everyday collectors, to browse, search for, and buy and sell art. artFido is not just a forum for individual buyers and sellers of art. It is also a place for commercial art galleries and [...]
A World Record for Ghanian Artist El Anatsui at Bonhams – artmarketblog.com Following my previous article Cheaper Alternatives Trump Megabuck Art Auction Favourites which mentioned the work of Guanian artist El Anatsui, Bonhams London set a new auction record for the artist with a work similar to the one I highlighted in my article. The [...]
Cheaper Alternatives Trump Megabuck Art Auction Favourites – artmarketblog.com Christie’s, Phillips de Pury and Sotheby’s have had a stellar few weeks producing new auction records for a long list of artists including Mark Rothko, Ai Weiwei, Roy Lichtenstein, Edvard Munch, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Yves Klein, Gerhard Richter and Cy Twombly. Included in those artist [...]
Outing the Outsider Art Market – artmarketblog.com I have written about self-taught of “outsider” artists before but was prompted to revisit the topic after sensing an increase in the attention being shown to a number of self-taught “outsider” artists from both an art historical/curatorial perspective and an art market perspective. Just this week at the [...]
The Coming Out of Private Art Sales – artmarketblog.com As I am writing this post I receive an email from Bonhams with the headline “BONHAMS OFFERS UNIQUE 17th CENTURY “MUGHAL MIRROR DIAMOND” NECKLACE FOR PRIVATE SALE – NECKLACE HAS ASKING PRICE OF US $20 MILLION”. According to the email “One of the most important and [...]
The Future of Online Art Sales: Q&A With Saffronart CEO Nish Bhutani – artmarketblog.com The number of websites that facilitate the online sale and purchase of fine art has increased significantly over the last few years as collectors and investors become more confident in the ability of online art sales portals to provide a sufficiently [...]
The Future of Online Art Sales: Q&A With Artnet Director Hans Neuendorf – artmarketblog.com The number of websites that facilitate the online sale and purchase of fine art has increased significantly over the last few years as collectors and investors become more confident in the ability of online art sales portals to provide a sufficiently [...]
Top Ten Israeli Artists to Watch – artmarketblog.com The demand for art by Israeli artists has increased significantly over the last couple of years. In a recent post, titled Israel Takes Art Investment Seriously, I wrote about the Israeli interest in art investment and the art market. With this post I have chosen ten Israeli artists [...]
The Future of Online Art Sales: Q&A With Christie’s Live Director – artmarketblog.com The number of websites that facilitate the online sale and purchase of fine art has increased significantly over the last few years as collectors and investors become more confident in the ability of online art sales portals to provide a sufficiently high [...]
Korean Art Auctions Lead Asian Modern Art Revival – artmarketblog.com Not since the heights of the 2007/8 art market boom have we seen the sort of prices being paid for contemporary Asian art and Korean auction houses are at the forefront of the revival. The prices being achieved in Korea, particularly for Korean artists, signals [...]
