Rising Stars of Italian Post-War Art Market Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com The October 2011 auctions of post-war/modern Italian art held by Sotheby’s and Christie’s saw two post-war Italian artists finally achieve the market recognition that they deserve. Sotheby’s and Christie’s each achieved a new world record for a post-war Italian artist whose prices had previously [...]
Canadian Art Auctions Defy Art Market Downturn – artmarketblog.com In my final post in this series on the Canadian art market and the market for Canadian art I want to take a look at recent auction results as well as well as the upcoming auctions of Canadian art to see what emerging trends are developing. [...]
Re-evaluating the Canadian Art Market Pt. 2 – artmarketblog.com The Canadian art market and the market for Canadian art exist within a particularly interesting framework that has limited the extent to which the market for Canadian art can explore its potential. Although many of Canada’s most famous and highly desirable artists sought to establish a [...]
Re-evaluating the Canadian Art Market Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com One of the best parts of my job is identifying trends within the art and antique market. A particularly exciting trend that has recently captured my attention is the increased interest being shown in the work of some of Canada’s most famous artists – particularly those [...]
Blacklots Launches Curated Online Art Auctions – artmarketblog.com As artprice.com prepare to enter the online auction arena, and artnet.com struggles to make their online art auction platform profitable, another online art auction startup has joined the fray. Blacklots.com is an online curated art auction platform for the resale and acquisition of contemporary art that utilises [...]
Nic’s Top Ten Photos from PurePhoto – artmarketblog.com Being the big fan that I am of photography and of the online fine art photography marketplace, PurePhoto.com, I thought I would tempt fans of the Art Market Blog with my top ten favourite photos from PurePhoto. If you like what you see then check out http://www.purephoto.com [...]
Artprice to Launch Online Art Auctions – artmarketblog.com Thanks to recent changes made to the French Code de Commerce, the France based art auction price database company artprice.com are now free to offer an online brokerage service. According to the Art Media Agency: “Problems faced on the Internet relating to the differences between brokerage and [...]
Exposing the Chinese Art Market With 6 Questions Pt. 3 – artmarketblog.com See part 1 here: http://www.artmarketblog.com/2011/07/01/exposing-the-chinese-art-market-with-6-questions-pt-1-artmarketblog-com/ See part 2 here: http://www.artmarketblog.com/2011/07/11/exposing-the-chinese-art-market-with-6-questions-pt-2-%E2%80%93-artmarketblog-com/ 5. You’ve drawn comparisons between the present market climate, and the lead up to the Japanese crash in 1990. What are your fears for the Chinese market? Is a crash imminent and what [...]
Greek Financier Wins Picasso’s Lover in Art Auction Stoush – artmarketblog.com Greek financier Dimitri Mavrommatis added to his already impressive art buying history on the 21st of June when he purchased Picaso’s Femme assise, robe bleue at Christie’s London Impressionist and Modern Art sale for £17,961,250 against an estimate of 4,000,000 – 8,000,000. Bidding like a [...]
Southeast Asian Art Takes Auction Spotlight – artmarketblog.com The countries of Southeast Asia, in particular Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia,Vietnam and The Philippines, have a particularly rich and varied artistic heritage thanks partly to the strong presence of Western cultures in the region that existed for many centuries. As a consequence of the interest shown by the [...]
