Top Ten Israeli Artists to Watch – artmarketblog.com The demand for art by Israeli artists has increased significantly over the last couple of years. In a recent post, titled Israel Takes Art Investment Seriously, I wrote about the Israeli interest in art investment and the art market. With this post I have chosen ten Israeli artists [...]
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 [...]
Israel Takes Art Investment Seriously – artmarketblog.com Estimated to have an annual turnover of US$50 million dollar, the Israeli art market is fast becoming a serious player on the global art market stage. There is obviously a growing interest in the art market as evinced by the ArtFi fine art and finance conference being held [...]
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 [...]
Chinese Master Artist Xu Bangda Dies Aged 102 – artmarketblog.com Mr. Xu Bangda passed away on Feb 23,2012 at 102 years old. Xu Bangda was born on July 7 in 1911, in Shanghai. He was an honorary member of Chinese Writers Association, the National Heritage Commission to identify Standing Committee, a famous painting and calligraphy [...]
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 [...]
Why Indonesian Artists are Hot Property – artmarketblog.com My previous post revealed some recent auction results that suggest that the market for the work of some of Indonesia’s top artists is gaining strength. One of the factors that has contributed to the strength and resilence of the market for Indonesian art is the existence of [...]
Indonesian Art Soars at Hong Kong Auction – artmarketblog.com On the 26th of November 2011, an auction was held in Hong Kong of Modern and Contemporary Art that produced results which allude to a continued desire for the work of the top modern and contemporary Indonesia artists. The auction was held by United Asian Auctioneers, [...]
Merry Christmas from Nic Forrest @ artmarketblog.com A big thank you to everyone who has supported the Art Market Blog over the last year and helped the site to grow and prosper. Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a fantastic new year !!! Kindest Regards, Nic Forrest (CEO and author or artmarketblog.com) ‘A Christmas Dole’ [...]
