Digg DiggRecord Rise for Orientalist Paintings – artmarketblog.com As the art market continues to rebound, and new buyers continue to emerge from the middle east, the demand for top orientalist paintings has risen significantly over the last twelve months. Exceeding the market high seen during the 2007/2008 boom, the prices being paid for the work [...]
Jan 2012 Art Market Blog Press Update – artmarketblog.com Just a few recently published articles that I wrote. Hope you enjoy !! In Recognition of an LA-Centric Art Market Trend http://www.fabrikmagazine.com/content/in-recognition-of-an-la-centric-art-market-trend/ Latest London Contemporary Art Auction Roundup http://www.arterynyc.com/2011/12/october-2011-london-contemporary-art-auction-roundup/ Pearls prove a collectors best friend http://www.worthpoint.co.uk/2012/01/pearls-prove-a-collectors-best-friend/ image: Painting by Frederick Hammersley **Nicholas Forrest is [...]
Singapore to Conquer French Contemporary Art Market – artmarketblog.com Having focused recent posts on the Southeast Asian art market, I found it particularly interesting that Artprice have announced that Singapore should soon overtake France in the field of Contemporary art sales. Although 2011 was a better year for France than 2010, the French art market [...]
Why Indonesian Artists are Hot Property – artmarketblog.com My previous post revealed some recent auction results that suggest that the market for the work of some of Indonesia’s top artists is gaining strength. One of the factors that has contributed to the strength and resilence of the market for Indonesian art is the existence of [...]
Indonesian Art Soars at Hong Kong Auction – artmarketblog.com On the 26th of November 2011, an auction was held in Hong Kong of Modern and Contemporary Art that produced results which allude to a continued desire for the work of the top modern and contemporary Indonesia artists. The auction was held by United Asian Auctioneers, [...]
Merry Christmas from Nic Forrest @ artmarketblog.com A big thank you to everyone who has supported the Art Market Blog over the last year and helped the site to grow and prosper. Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a fantastic new year !!! Kindest Regards, Nic Forrest (CEO and author or artmarketblog.com) ‘A Christmas Dole’ [...]
Cautious Optimism at Chinese Art Auctions – artmarketblog.com Although the latest round of auctions of Chinese art suggest that the rate of growth of the Chinese art market appears to have slowed somewhat, the results are far from disappointing. In fact, the sheer volume of works being sold combined with the prices being paid for [...]
2011 Christmas Gifts for Art Lovers (update 1) – artmarketblog.com That time again art lovers!!! Here is my annual list of top Christmas gifts for art lovers. Feel free to make suggestions as comments. Swatch Markus Linnenbrink Set Limited Edition This special limited edition (editon of 777) set celebrates the collaboration between Markus Linnenbrink and [...]
2011 Christmas Gifts for Art Lovers – artmarketblog.com That time again art lovers!!! Here is my annual list of top Christmas gifts for art lovers. Feel free to make suggestions as comments. Syringe Pen from MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) Is that a syringe? Um, no it’s a pen, branded MONA, in a [...]
November New York Art Auctions Confuse Market – artmarketblog.com The recent round of Contemporary, Modern and Impressionist art auctions produced some interesting results that require some serious analysis to understand. Thanks to Sotheby’s November Contemporary Art Evening Sale, which saw the record sale of four Clyfford still paintings, there has been plenty of confident banter [...]
