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 [...]
World Record for Indian Artist at Bonhams South Asian Art Sale – artmarketblog.com A stunning image by one of India’s foremost modern artists Jehangir Sabavala led a strong selection of works by major South Asian artists at Bonhams annual summer sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian art on 7th June in New Bond Street, [...]
China Guardian Raid Art Colleges for New Talent – artmarketblog.com After scouring Chinese art colleges for the very best works by emerging contemporary Chinese artist, Chinese auction giant China Guardian will hold a sale of College Era-2012 Excellent Artworks of Chinese Art Colleges on the 18th of June. More than 500 arts and comprehensive colleges [...]
Saffronart Showcases Important Art at Summer Online Auction – artmarketblog.com With a total of 70 lots, the sale provides an excellent opportunity for collectors and connoisseurs to acquire works by 34 pre-eminent modern and contemporary Indian artists. The auction will take place online at www.saffronart.com on June 19-20, 2012. This year’s Summer Online Art Auction [...]
Support the MoCP With Exclusive Limited-Edition Prints – artmarketblog.com Clockwise from left to right: Christian Patterson, Geissler/Sann, David Maisel, Hyers & Mebane Support the MoCP with an Exclusive Limited-Edition Fine Print: Get Yours Today! The 2012 edition of our annual Fine Print Program is selling fast. By purchasing any of these limited-edition photographs, printed especially [...]
Cheaper Alternatives Trump Megabuck Art Auction Favourites – artmarketblog.com Christie’s, Phillips de Pury and Sotheby’s have had a stellar few weeks producing new auction records for a long list of artists including Mark Rothko, Ai Weiwei, Roy Lichtenstein, Edvard Munch, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Yves Klein, Gerhard Richter and Cy Twombly. Included in those artist [...]
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 [...]
The Coming Out of Private Art Sales – artmarketblog.com As I am writing this post I receive an email from Bonhams with the headline “BONHAMS OFFERS UNIQUE 17th CENTURY “MUGHAL MIRROR DIAMOND” NECKLACE FOR PRIVATE SALE – NECKLACE HAS ASKING PRICE OF US $20 MILLION”. According to the email “One of the most important and [...]
The Future of Online Art Sales: Q&A With Saffronart CEO Nish Bhutani – 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 [...]
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 [...]
