CNBC Highlights TV Art Auction Portrait Fraud Case – artmarketblog.com Fine Art: A Portrait of Fraud, an investigation into a television art auction scam that sold bogus and unauthorized art and duped viewers out of millions of dollars, was aired by CNBC on Wednesday 14th March. See more info here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/45555935/ Document: Evidence Seized from [...]
Has the Market for Street Art Matured in Paris? – artmarketblog.com The link between high auction prices, gallery representation and career longevity all suggest that the market for street art has reached a point of maturity. This market maturation was on display during a recent auction held in Paris where works by some of the [...]
Christian Boltanski Sells Video Art Online – artmarketblog.com In an interesting move that reflects the growing interest in both digital art and the online purchase of fine art editions, French sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker Christian Boltanski has chosen to sell one of his films as an online edition. The new project, titled Storage Memory, [...]
Chinese Master Artist Xu Bangda Dies Aged 102 – artmarketblog.com Mr. Xu Bangda passed away on Feb 23,2012 at 102 years old. Xu Bangda was born on July 7 in 1911, in Shanghai. He was an honorary member of Chinese Writers Association, the National Heritage Commission to identify Standing Committee, a famous painting and calligraphy [...]
Museums Buy Big at Arco Madrid 2012 – artmarketblog.com As the Latin American art market continues to strengthen, the market for Spanish art follow suit. The success of the 2012 edition of the ARCO Madrid art fair is testament to the desire for works by artists associated with the Latin American market. The Reina Sofia [...]
Shame About the Bonhams Contemporary Art Sale – artmarketblog.com Unable to build on the relative success of their first contemporary art sale last year which achieved a sale total of £2,042,700 with 70% of the lots sold, Bonhams only managed to sell 13 out of the 20 works on offer for a sale total of [...]
VIP Online Art Fair Gallery Rankings – artmarketblog.com The ability to sort the galleries exhibiting at the VIP online art fair into a list of the most popular is a useful tool for anyone wanting to know what is hot. Here is a list of the galleries from most popular to least popular as of [...]
Latest Art Market Internet Startups – artmarketblog.com Here is a list of the best new art market internet startups: my-artmap http://www.myartmap.de my-artmap is a social network and the social network for art & the art market. Members are persons or institutions who deal professionally with art and the art market (auction house, commercials, galeries, museums, [...]
Record 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 of [...]
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 [...]
