Sotheby’s London Confirm Private Sales Gallery – artmarketblog.com The Art Market Blog has obtained confirmation that Sotheby’s London will be taking a space at 31 st George Street in London that will be dedicated to hosting private selling exhibitions. In the Autumn of 2011, Sotheby’s New York launched a newly-constructed gallery space within their York [...]
20×200 Suspended and Haunch of Venison Abandoned – artmarketblog.com Well, what a week it has been. First of all, art dealer extraordinaire Jen Bekman is rumoured to be in the process of disconnecting herself from the online limited edition print sales website 20×200 she founded in 2007. Visiting the 20×200 reveals a message that says [...]
A More Mature American Art Market Emerges, Pt. 2 – artmarketblog.com As I wrote in my last post, over the last year or so the American art market has shown significant signs of development and maturation evinced by a greater focus on the work of artists (painters mainly) active during the early to mid 20th [...]
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 [...]
Outing the Outsider Art Market – artmarketblog.com I have written about self-taught of “outsider” artists before but was prompted to revisit the topic after sensing an increase in the attention being shown to a number of self-taught “outsider” artists from both an art historical/curatorial perspective and an art market perspective. Just this week at the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Art Market Blog Press Update – artmarketblog.com The latest press coverage featuring Nicholas Forrest and the Art Market Blog: Reconsidering the L.A. vs. New York Art Market Rivalry by Nicholas Forrest http://www.fabrikmagazine.com/content/reconsidering-the-la-vs-new-york-art-market-rivalry/ 5 Reasons the Chinese Art Boom May Not Buoy the Global Art Market After All http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/38578/5-reasons-the-chinese-art-boom-may-not-buoy-the-global-art-market-after-all/?page=2 The ‘bubble’ and the ‘wobble’ http://www.artnewsnviews.com/view-article.php?article=the-bubble-and-the-wobble-&iid=23&articleid=609 After [...]
Six Super Art Investment Tips – artmarketblog.com 1. Know what to expect In recent times fine art has gained popularity as a hedge against the volatile fluctuations that have plagued the more mainstream financial markets such as the stock market. The fact that fine art is a tangible object and can be traded for money [...]
The Spectacle of the Art Market Part 3 – artmarketblog.com
