Artnet Dodge Hostile Takeover Bid – artmarketblog.com Following their controversial decision to ditch their online magazine, artnet have again hit the headlines after dodging a hostile takover bid from Luxembourg based Redline Management S.A. “The company is on a good path. We do not need investors who are solely interested in raising their profile and [...]
Assessing Bonhams $5 Million Imperial Portrait of Consort Chunhui – artmarketblog.com An Imperial portrait of Consort Chunhui which sold for for HK$39,860,000 (US$5,140,133) at Bonhams Hong Kong 2012 Spring Auctions held on the 27th of May at the Island Ballroom of the Island Shangri-La Hotel was the 4th most expensive work of Chinese art sold [...]
China Guardian Advance Into Hong Kong Art Market – artmarketblog.com In a major advance for the mainland Chinese art market, China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd. have announced that they will be launching their first auction series in Hong Kong through their subsidiary company Guardian Auctions (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. which is wholly-owned by China Guardian. [...]
Heritage Auctions Blitz American Comic Book Art Auction Record – artmarketblog.com Following on from the success of the Tintin comic auction in Paris, and further cementing the significance of the market for original comic book art, American auction house Heritage Auctions have smashed the auction record for American comic book art with Todd McFarlane’s cover [...]
French “Fringe” Artists Find Art Market Favour – artmarketblog.com A number of recent art auctions in America and France have produced results that suggest a surge in interest towards the work of French “fringe” artists such as Philippe Pasqua, Robert Combas both of whom have been the subject of major exhibitions over the last couple [...]
Saffronart’s 25th July 24-Hour Absolute Editions Auction – artmarketblog.com Saffronart’s 24-Hour Absolute Editions Auction commences on July 25, at 8:00 pm IST (or at 10.30 am US EST). An Absolute Auction is defined as an auction with no reserve prices, where each lot is won by the highest bidder at the time of closing. The [...]
Tintin Comic Book Art Sets Auction Record – artmarketblog.com Perhaps it was the 80th anniversary of the first appearance of Tintin in 2009; perhaps it was because of the release of the movie The Adventures of Tintin in 2011; maybe it is the upcoming 20th anniversary of the death of Herge, the creator of Tintin. [...]
Fetching Art Online: Q&A With artFido Founder Juan Garcia – 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 level of [...]
The Future of Online Art Sales: Q&A With Artspace Co-founders – 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 level [...]
Poly Auction Identify Li Keran Record as Growth Signal – artmarketblog.com Chinese auction house Poly Auction believe that new auction record of US$40,341,000 achieved for Chinese artist Li Keran with the sale of the artist’s Landscape in Red by Poly Auction on the 3rd of June 2012 is an indication that the Chinese art market [...]
