Ex-Sotheby’s Heavyweights Launch New Online Art Auction Site – artmarketblog.com Two former high-ranking Sotheby’s employees have joined forces to launch a the online art auction venture The Auction Room, a middle-market venture catering to buyers and sellers of antiques, paintings, and other collectible items. Founded by George Bailey and Lucinda Blythe, The Auction Room (http://theauctionroom.com) [...]
Artnet Dodge Hostile Takeover Bid – artmarketblog.com Following their controversial decision to ditch their online magazine, artnet have again hit the headlines after dodging a hostile takover bid from Luxembourg based Redline Management S.A. “The company is on a good path. We do not need investors who are solely interested in raising their profile 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 Blacklots Co-Founder – artmarkeblog.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 high level [...]
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 [...]
Top Online Art Auction Sites – artmarketblog.com A buyers market is imminent so start browsing now and be ready for plenty of bargains. i-Gavel http://www.igavel.com Heritage Auction Galleries http://www.ha.com Saffron Art http://www.saffronart.com Ebay Live Auctions http://www.liveauctions.ebay.com/listings/2088 Artnet Online Auctions http://www.artnet.com/Auctions/Pages/Common/Auction/BrowseAuctions.aspx Heffel Online Auctions http://www.heffel.com/Online/Index_E.aspx **Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist [...]
