Archibald Knox and Modern British Art Triumph At Olympia Antiques Fair
Founded over forty years ago, the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair is the most established art and antiques fair… Read More
17 June 2014
Art Market
Banksy Stall Art From NY Residency To Be Sold At Bonham’s
Banksy paintings on canvas bought during his 2013 ‘residency’ in New York are to go under the hammer at Bonham’s… Read More
16 June 2014
Claude Monet Water Lilies Set To Fetch £20-30m At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s London is offering as a highlight of the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on Monday 23rd June 2014… Read More
12 June 2014
Peter Doig’s Toronto Masterpiece Country-Rock Wing-Mirror Goes Under The Hammer
Peter Doig’s masterpiece Country-Rock (Wing-Mirror) will be offered for the first time at auction in Sotheby’s Contemporary art sale in… Read More
10 June 2014
Francis Bacon Lucian Freud Study From Roald Dahl Collection To Be Auctioned
Francis Bacon’s single head study of the artist Lucian Freud painted in1961 from the private collection of the celebrated writer… Read More
5 June 2014
Invaluable The Online Live Auction Marketplace Raises $33.75m Capital
Invaluable,one of the oldest and largest online live auction marketplaces, has announced that it has raised $33.75 million in a… Read More
4 June 2014
Latin American Modern & Contemporary Art At Sotheby’s Tops $15m
The evening session of Latin American Art Modern & Contemporary at Sotheby’s New York held on the 28 May has… Read More
30 May 2014
Art Basel Hong Kong Finishes With Reports Of Buoyant Sales
The second edition of Art Basel Hong Kong has closed with dealers reporting buoyant sales over the five day period…. Read More
19 May 2014
Jeff Koons’ $28m Popeye To Become Las Vegas Casino Attraction
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York has totaled $364,379,000 85% Sold by lot Sale Estimate $336,650,000 – 474,000,000… Read More
16 May 2014
Christie’s Sets $975m Benchmark For Post War and Contemporary Art Sales
Christie’s has set a new benchmark for the Post-War and Contemporary art market, raising a record total of $975 million… Read More
15 May 2014
Christie’s And Sotheby’s Impressionist And Modern Sales Soar In NY
Christie’s NY Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on Tuesday, May 6, has realised $285,879,000 (£168,668,610/€205,832,880), selling 89% by… Read More
8 May 2014
Dan Loeb Appointed Sotheby’s Board Seat After Ceding Legal Advise
The hedge fund activist Dan Loeb will be appointed a seat on the board of Sotheby’s, after a seven month… Read More
6 May 2014
Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall To Auction Henry Moore Bronze
A rare bronze “Maquette by Henry Moore from the collection of the legendary Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall is being offered… Read More
29 April 2014
Irish Art Comes Home To Dublin Ahead Of Sotheby’s Auction
An exhibition of major Irish artworks from Sotheby’s upcoming auction of British and Irish Art will be shown in Dublin,… Read More
28 April 2014
Online Art Trade Report Reveals $1.57bn Turnover For 2013
Specialist insurer Hiscox has released figures, which for the first time show that there is increasing confidence with purchasing art… Read More
28 April 2014
Grosvenor School Print: £74,500 Record Price At Bonham’s Auction
Records have been broken for works by the British printmakers, C.R.W. Nevinson (British, 1889-1946) and C.E. Power (British, 1872-1951) as… Read More
23 April 2014
Bid To Save Fox Talbot Archive: Photographers Donate Work For Auction
The May sale of Photography at Sotheby’s opens with a 16-lot selection of generously donated photographs by leading contemporary photographers… Read More
19 April 2014
Andy Warhol: Anthony d’Offay Provenance Self-Portraits Go Under The Hammer
Sotheby’s New York will feature a unique group of Six late Self Portraits by Andy Warhol in their Evening Auction… Read More
12 April 2014
Jeff Koons Popeye Set To Make $25m At Auction In New York
Sotheby’s New York is offering Jeff Koons’s gleaming, seven-foot tall statue of the cartoon character and American pop culture icon Popeye.
11 April 2014
Masterpieces From The Estate of Canadian Collector Edgar M. Bronfman To Be Auctioned
Christie’s Auctioneers has announced the sale of Property from the Estate of Edgar M. Bronfman, the distinguished businessman, philanthropist, and… Read More
3 April 2014
Dan Loeb Gets Personal Suing Sotheby’s Over Poison Pill Protections
Dan Loeb, the American hedge fund manager and chief executive of Third Point LLC, a New York-based hedge fund with… Read More
26 March 2014
Jackson Pollock Masterpiece To Go Under The Hammer At Christie’s
An important late Jackson Pollock titled ‘Number 5’ (Elegant Lady, 1951) goes under the hammer at Christie’s New York as… Read More
23 March 2014
TEFAF Maastricht 2014: Contemporary Art And Design Take Centre Stage
The opening of TEFAF Maastricht, yesterday is always an event of great importance in the fine art calendar. Considered the… Read More
15 March 2014
Felix Marcilhac Collection Sets Record For Decorative Arts Sale At Sotheby’s
The sale of the important collection of the French Art Deco dealer, author and collector Félix Marcilhac concluded last night… Read More
13 March 2014
Andy Warhol Foundation Online Auction To Benefit Grant Making Programs
Christie’s has just announced another auction of Andy Warhol titled, ‘Andy’s World’, which features more of the artist’s work and… Read More
13 March 2014
Made In Britain: New Sotheby’s Auction Celebrates British Creativity
A Unique Sale bringing together British Art and Design from the Twentieth Century is set to take place at Sotheby’s…. Read More
11 March 2014
ADAA Art Fair Closes NY Armory Week With Strong Sales Figures
Attendance at the 26th Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) fair the country’s longest running fine art fair was exceptional… Read More
10 March 2014
Reflections In An Eclectic Eye: Barry Friedman Retirement Auction At Christies
“Looking back, I realize that what has made him such an extraordinary dealer is that he really was never a… Read More
23 February 2014
Francis Bacon Portrait Realises £42 million In Christie’s London Auction
Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art London evening auction has realised a total of £124,192,000/ $206,158,720/ €151,017,472 selling 83% by lot… Read More
15 February 2014
Sotheby’s Winter Contemporary Art Sale In London Generates Exceptional Results
Sotheby’s major sale of Contemporary art in London this evening opened with frenzied bidding when as many as eight participants… Read More
13 February 2014
Art Fairs: Must Galleries Adapt To Function In A Booming Market
According to ArtForum there will be nearly sixty international art fairs taking place in 2014. And there must be hundreds… Read More
11 February 2014
London Sees Highest Total for Any Day Sale Ever Held At Sotheby’s Worldwide
All eyes were on London last week as the city witnessed an unprecedented series of auctions led by Sotheby’s and… Read More
9 February 2014