Pivotal Rothko Painting Goes Under The Hammer At Christie’s
Christie’s Evening Sale of Post-War & Contemporary Art on May 10, is lead by Mark Rothko’s important 1957 canvas, No. 17. It carries… Read More
2 April 2016
Art Market
Art Basel Hong Kong 2016 Fourth Edition Round-Up
Art Basel show Hong Kong attracted over 70,000 visitors, among them directors, curators, trustees and patrons from over 100 leading… Read More
26 March 2016
TEFAF Maastricht The Worlds Most Exclusive Art Fair 2016 – Roundup
TEFAF Maastricht, once again welcomed around 75,000 visitors, illustrating the consistent annual pull of the 270 international dealers to public… Read More
21 March 2016
Andy Warhol Complete Hand Coloured Lithographic Shoe Portfolio To Be Auctioned
Sotheby’s London is to auction a complete portfolio consisting of 18 hand coloured lithographs of shoe designs by Andy Warhol… Read More
18 March 2016
UK Art Market Shrinks By 9% In Annual TEFAF Report
The release of the TEFAF Art Market Report 2016, is always an important event in the art calendar. The document… Read More
10 March 2016
Artists’ Estates Preservation And Development Supported By New London Based Organisation
A brand new organisation has been formed in London which is committed to enabling and supporting best practice in the… Read More
9 March 2016
Armory Week Round-Up By Artlyst New York Contributor Ilka Scobie
Exhilarating, eclectic and exhausting, New York hosted seven art fairs from March 3-6. Ranging from blue chip venues like AADA… Read More
8 March 2016
Innovative Art Investment Through Crowdfunding: Shares.com Launches In London
As TEFAF Maastricht reported in 2015, the global art market generated a staggering annual sales of €51 Billion (£36b). Now Shares.com… Read More
2 March 2016
Lucian Freud Leads Sotheby’s London Contemporary Art Evening Auction February 2016
Sotheby’s has reported buoyant sales at their latest Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London. Highlights included, Lucian Freud’s Pregnant Girl sold for £16,053,000 /… Read More
11 February 2016
Singapore Art week: Beyond The Art Fair Lies An International Contender
I left Singapore after a busy art week feeling optimistic in the development of the city-state as the Art hub… Read More
6 February 2016
Sotheby’s And Christie’s Impressionist And Modern Results Winter 2016 Sustains Growth
Sotheby’s and Christie’s have both held their winter Impressionist and Modern sales this week reaffirming that the art market is… Read More
4 February 2016
TEFAF Maastricht Moves In On The New York Art Market
TEFAF fairs, considered to be the leading art and antiques fairs in the world, will launch an unprecedented showcase in… Read More
4 February 2016
Art Basel’s 47th Edition Announces Gallery And Events Line Up
Art Basel has announced its gallery list for the 47th edition of the show in Basel, Switzerland, taking place from… Read More
2 February 2016
Christie’s Auction House Reports 5% Fall In Annual Sales
Christie’s International has reported a five percent fall in their annual sales with prospects of economic uncertainty slowing down demand in… Read More
27 January 2016
Sotheby’s February 2016 Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale Unveiled
Sotheby’s London has announced their latest Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sales to be held on 3rd February. Works by the… Read More
22 January 2016
Lucian Freud’s Defining Portrait Of A Pregnant Girl Auctioned
Sotheby’s London will be offering a painting that not only marks a pivotal moment in the career of Lucian Freud, but… Read More
19 January 2016
Gerhard Richter’s Monumental Abstraktes Bild 725-4 Goes Under The Hammer
Gerhard Richter’s Abstrakte Bild a painting remaining in private hands from 1990 and previously held in the private collection of the artist, will… Read More
17 January 2016
Lucian Freud Daughter Portraits Reunited In Christie’s Contemporary Sale
Two Portraits by the English artist Lucian Freud’s depicting his daughters will be united in Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art… Read More
16 January 2016
Pablo Picasso’s Granddaughter Marina Sells Off The Family Jewels
An extraordinary group of Pablo Picasso’s multi-faceted œuvre from the collection of the artist’s Granddaughter, Marina Picasso will go under the hammer in… Read More
12 January 2016
Sotheby’s Acquires Art Advisory Company Managed By Amy Cappellazzo
After only a matter of months, Sotheby’s has announced that it has acquired, for around £50m dollars, the art advisory firm Art Agency, Partners (AAP)
12 January 2016
Basquiat Masterpiece Sold At Christie’s For £25m Remains Uncollected By Buyer
The sale of a £25m/$37.1 m painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat at Christie’s, New York, on 13 May this year has led… Read More
26 December 2015
Vasudeo S Gaitonde Shatters Contemporary Indian Art Auction Record
Christie’s has recorded the highest total sales figures for an auction in India. Their third sale totalled INR 97,69,90,000 /… Read More
16 December 2015
Pulse Cements Position As A Leading Art Basel Miami Satellite Fair
Pulse one of the leading satellite fairs which takes place each year during Art Basel Miami Beach week closed its eleventh edition… Read More
9 December 2015
Art Basel Miami Sales Report 2015 The Winners And The Losers
It has been another fabulous year for Art Basel Miami Beach with strong sales and a record number of visitors… Read More
7 December 2015
Christie’s Reports $1 Billion Week With 14 World Auction Records Achieved
Christieʼs last week achieved over a billion dollars in sales from a single week of auctions. This followed the success of… Read More
18 November 2015
Henry Moore: Unknown Drawing Offered At Bonhams Modern British Art Sale
In 1952, the world famous artist Henry Moore was invited to provide a design as part of a Christmas fundraising… Read More
14 November 2015
Cy Twombly Blackboard Canvas Achieves Record Breaking Price At Sotheby’s
A canvas by the American Abstractionist Cy Twombly has set a $70.5 million auction record for the artist. The “blackboard” painting, Untitled (New York City),… Read More
12 November 2015
Amedeo Modigliani Becomes The Second Most Expensive Artist At Auction
Christie’s has achieved several record prices for artists at their auction in New York last night. The highest prices were… Read More
10 November 2015
Picasso Blue Period Painting Achieves Record Price At Sotheby’s
A record price has been achieved for a blue period Picasso at Sotheby’s in New York. La Gommeuse, painted in Paris in… Read More
8 November 2015
Alfred Taubman Collection Scrapes Over The Low Estimate At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s New York started off the Autumn auction season yesterday in style by selling $377 of art once owned by… Read More
5 November 2015
The New Raj: The Rise Of Indian Artists And Their Collectors
As an art adviser and avid collector, I keep my ears perked for rumblings of what’s trending and ‘what’s new’… Read More
18 October 2015
Phillips Frieze London 2015 Auctions Total £37.9 million
The ‘Frieze Week’ auctions at Phillips totalled £38,522,675 / $58,694,880 / €51,305,365 selling 99% by value and 86% by lot…. Read More
16 October 2015