The Future of Online Art Sales: Q&A With Artnet Director Hans Neuendorf – 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 [...]
Korean Art Auctions Lead Asian Modern Art Revival – artmarketblog.com Not since the heights of the 2007/8 art market boom have we seen the sort of prices being paid for contemporary Asian art and Korean auction houses are at the forefront of the revival. The prices being achieved in Korea, particularly for Korean artists, signals [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sotheby’s Clyfford Still Record Fails to Impress – artmarketblog.com Sotheby’s seems to have re-ignited confidence in the art market with the results of their Contemporary Art Evening Sale. But I for one won’t be celebrating just yet because all I see is a market that reacted to an extremely rare opportunity to acquire works by [...]
The Overlooked Italian Post-War Artist Domenico Gnoli – artmarketblog.com See part one here: http://www.artmarketblog.com/2011/11/01/rising-stars-of-italian-post-war-art-market-pt-1-artmarketblog-com/ When it comes to overlooked artistic talent, Italian born realist painter Dominico Gnoli (1933-1970) would have to be one of the most compelling. Born to an art historian father and artist mother, Gnoli never undertook formal training as a visual artist [...]
