Awesome Artistic Approaches to Hurricane Sandy Fundraising – artmarketblog.com Hurricane Sandy hit New York really hard. Many artists and galleries have come out in support of those affected by Hurricane Sandy by offering limited edition artworks with proceeds going to Sandy victims. Dig deep and help support those affected. Blue Marble (Sandy Benefit Edition), by [...]
Bonhams Sale of Richard Diebenkorn Print Leaves Market Green With Envy – artmarketblog.com The sale of Richard Diebenkorn’s etching Green, 1986 for US$ 338,500 inc. premium against an estimate of US$ 200,000 – 300,000 by Bonhams in San Francisco on the 23rd of October was the second highest price achieved for a print by the [...]
The Ai Weiwei Sunflower Seed Melee – artmarketblog.com I was recently informed by a representative from one of the first galleries to purchase a share of Ai Weiwei’s sunflower seed installation, titled Kui Hua Za (Sunflower Seeds), that they had purchased the work in 2009 on the understanding that it was a limited edition of [...]
Has ArtViatic Revolutionized Private Online Art Sales? – artmarketblog.com The creators of new art market startup ArtViatic believe that they have revolutionized the art market with their online private platform for the sale of artworks valued at over EUR150,000.00. Although the concept might not appear revolutionary, the successful execution of such a service has eluded [...]
Eric Clapton’s Gerhard Richter Sets Auction Record for Living Artist – artmarketblog.com A painting by Gerhard Richter from the collection of Eric Clapton has been sold for 21,321,250 GBP ($34.19 million) at auction in London setting a new auction record for a work by a living artist. Acquired by Clapton from Sotheby’s New York Contemporary [...]
Royalty and Celebrity Send Art Prices Sky High – artmarketblog.com Two very different examples of the influence that an association with a celebrity or a person of influence can have on the price of a work of art was apparent at two auctions held in recent weeks. The first was the sale of a painting [...]
Q&A With Managing Partners of Liquid Rarity Exchange Part 2 – artmarketblog.com Liquid Rarity Exchange (LRE) is a business method patent development and licensing company that has been granted the exclusive rights to the establishment of a new and innovative financial exchange archetype based on the securitization of tangible assets – in other words, a [...]
Q&A With Managing Partners of Liquid Rarity Exchange Part 1 – artmarketblog.com The Liquid Rarity Exchange (LRE) is a new art investment system that facilitates the securitization of investment-grade rare and precious assets – in other words, a system allowing art to be owned in fractional shares and publicly traded for the first time. Nic Forrest, [...]
From Yearly VIP Art Fair to Year-Round VIP Art – artmarketblog.com In an effort to take advantage of the rapidly developing online art market, the people behind the annual online VIP Art Fair have announced that the site will be transformed to a year-round online art market portal which will be known as VIP Art. [...]
Gazelli Art House Boosts Azeri Art Market With ViennaFair Stand – artmarketblog.com Currently on show until the 23rd of September at the Hotel Messe Wien, VIENNAFAIR The New Contemporary 2012 prides itself on presenting a diverse range of art from the most dynamic and rapidly transforming regions of the continent, those being Central and Eastern [...]
