Online auctions can be a great source of art for collectors and investors as long as you buy from a reputable auctioneer that offers a guarantee of authenticity and condition
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The Reality of Art Sales Data – artmarketblog.com It’s very unfortunate that the most transparent sector of the art market is also the source of some of the most inaccurate and unreliable data in relation to the art market. Although art auctions proceedings may appear to involve a high level of randomness and chance they [...]
Interview with Founder of ArtQuid – artmarketblog.com I recently came across a site called ArtQuid (http://www.artquid.com) which is described as an “Online Art Broker”. The extremely well designed and professional website immediately caught my eye as did the range and quality of items listed on the site. With my interest piqued I decided to contact [...]
Aquarium Gallery Closing Sale – artmarketblog.com The London based Aquarium L-13 Gallery (http://www.theaquariumonline.co.uk/index.html) is a contemporary commercial art gallery run by Steve Lowe. The gallery specialises in work of more unorthodox punk-based artists including Jamie Reid, Jimmy Cauty, Billy Childish, Sexton Ming and stop21stcplanb. On the 23rd of December the Aquarium L-13 will be closing [...]
Mei Moses Art Market Index Update – artmarketblog.com A tracking report on the year-to-date value of the Mei Moses All Art Index has been issued by Beautiful Asset Advisors. According to the fall art market insight report, as of 10/31/2008, the value of the index was 270.58** which, as one would expect, is down on [...]
The Rise of Rothko – artmarketblog.com Copyright@Artprice.com London’s Tate Modern is currently holding an exhibition of Mark Rothko’s later works through to 1st February 2009. The collection plunges the viewer into his deep “colorfields” – chromatic spaces for meditation. Marcus Rothkowitz was born in Latvia in 1903 and his family moved to the United States [...]
Top Christmas Gifts for Art Lovers 2008 Lawrence Weiner “Wild Blue Yonder” DVD from Printed Matter http://tinyurl.com/printedmatter Lawrence Weiner “Wild Blue Yonder” [Deluxe Edition] New York, NY: Printed Matter, Inc. and Moved Pictures. 2002 Synopsis: This is the deluxe edition of Printed Matter’s book and DVD movie by Lawrence Weiner. Packaged in a Japanese silk [...]
Catherine Opie at Side Street Projects – artmarketblog.com Side Street Projects is an artist-run organization that helps visual artists negotiate the baffling terrain of the contemporary art world and provides art related youth education services. As part of their fundraising program Side Street projects are selling prints of works by some of the top contemporary [...]
Milan Contemporary Art Sale Success – artmarketblog.com In a market where a majority of the major art auctions being held since the beginning of the financial crisis are experiencing far from positive results it is important to be aware that there are still many promising signs of art market resilience. One such sign is the [...]
