Saatchi Auctions Tracey Emin Bed To Raise Funds For Gallery
An important auction of contemporary sculpture and installation work was offered from the Saatchi Gallery collection this week at Christies…. Read More
18 October 2013
Art Market
Andy Warhol Coca Cola Bottle: Yours For £50m At Christie’s
An early hand painted Andy Warhol Coca-Cola bottle is going under the hammer at Christie’s Contemporary Art Evening sale in… Read More
12 October 2013
Francis Bacon Triptych Of Lucian Freud May Achieve Over £50m
Francis Bacon’s portrait of the artist Lucian Freud may set a new record for the painters work, when it goes… Read More
10 October 2013
David Bomberg: 32 Estate Works To Be Auctioned For Charity
Christie’s has announced that it will be offering 32 works from the Estate of the British artist David Bomberg (1890… Read More
10 October 2013
Andy Warhol’s Silver Car Crash Goes Under The Hammer At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s is auctioning the seminal Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) by Andy Warhol as the outstanding highlight of their New… Read More
4 October 2013
Can Anyone Blame Dan Loeb For Speaking Out About Sotheby’s?
The Billionaire hedge fund manager Dan Loeb has spoken out about Sotheby’s lack of vision and has called for the… Read More
3 October 2013
Eric Clapton Puts Second Gerhard Richter Abstract Up For Auction
A second abstract painting by the German artist Gerhard Richter, owned by the ageing rock star Eric Clapton will go… Read More
29 September 2013
Norman Rockwell Masterpieces From The Stuart Collection Auctioned At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s has announced a major addition to their highly lucrative American Art auction in New York on 4 December 2013…. Read More
22 September 2013
British Art Exports Surge By £500 Million Despite Dreaded Droit de Suite
British art exports have hit a peak, not seen since the market crashed in 2008. The popularity of London as… Read More
18 August 2013
Project Latitude Publishes Research Showing Brazilian Art Market Growth
Project Latitude, the second industry research conference involving the Brazilian art market, presented in July has released results. It showed some… Read More
11 August 2013
Pierre Auguste Renoir Chattels Go Under The Hammer In New York
The most comprehensive archive auction of chattels belonging to the French impressionist artist Pierre Auguste Renoir’s from his signature polka-dot… Read More
11 August 2013
Sotheby’s Reports Strong Sales In Half Year Financial Results
Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID 6 August 2013) has reported their financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June… Read More
9 August 2013
Amazon Launches Aggressive Expansion Into Fine Art Sales
Would you buy expensive fine art from Amazon? We will soon find out as Amazon.com, Inc. has announced the launch… Read More
7 August 2013
Charles Saatchi Auctions Important Artworks To Fund Chelsea Gallery
Charles Saatchi is selling a bed complete with embroidered panels by Tracey Emin along with 50 other works of sculpture… Read More
3 August 2013
Sound Of Music Costumes Realise Record Prices In Hollywood Auction
Profiles in History auctioneers in Los Angeles , have announced that a collection of iconic cultural memorabilia up for sale… Read More
29 July 2013
Artist Pension Trust Plans Fifty Million Dollar Contemporary Art Selloff
The Artist Pension Trust (APT) which holds the biggest global collection of contemporary art has announced that they are to… Read More
24 July 2013
Christie’s Becomes First International Auctioneers to Operate Independently in India
It was announced yesterday that Christie’s auctioneers will become the only international auction house to hold sales in India. This… Read More
17 July 2013
Ben Nicholson Achieves Record Price For Painting At Sotheby’s
A painting by the late British artist Ben Nicholson, (Mycenae-axe-blue), has sold for £1,082,500. It was a highlight at the… Read More
12 July 2013
Masterpiece London 2013 Records Record Visitor Numbers And Strong Sales
Masterpiece London saw a rise in visitor figures ending with an overall increase of 20% on last years attendance. Just… Read More
12 July 2013
Barbara Hepworth and Elizabeth Frink Achieve Auction Records At Christie’s
Results for the Modern British Art Evening Sale at Christie’s London, 10 July 2013 achieved strong results for works by… Read More
11 July 2013
El Greco Masterpiece Is Top Seller In Sotheby’s £35m Auction
Old Masters have set new record prices in an unprecedented bidding war at Sotheby’s yesterday.
4 July 2013
Sotheby’s London Contemporary Art Evening Sale Realises £78.8m
Last night in London, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art evening sale realised £75.8 million. Leading the auction were two works by Francis… Read More
27 June 2013
Christie’s London Post War And Contemporary Auction Realises Over £70m
Christie’s London evening auction of Post-War & Contemporary Art held on 25 June has realised a total of £70,253,225 /… Read More
26 June 2013
Christies Sale Of Impressionist & Modern Art Realises Over £100m
Christies sale of Impressionist & Modern Art, held at their King Street London rooms, which took place on Tuesday 18… Read More
20 June 2013
Impressionist & Modern Art At Sotheby’s Totals £106m Exceeding Expectations
Sotheby’s London Evening Sale held on 19 JUNE 2013 of Impressionist & Modern Art totalled £105,939,000, exceeding its pre-sale high estimate of £74-104 million.
20 June 2013
Art Basel Excels With Buoyant Sales And Record Visitor Numbers
Art Basel’s 44th edition closed this evening, (Sunday, June 16, 2013), with galleries reporting exceptionally buoyant sales across the board…. Read More
16 June 2013
VOLTA Basel Proves A Success For Emerging London Galleries
The eager visitors to Dreispitzhalle, VOLTA’s ninth Basel edition were not dissapppointed. The bright color of the carpet, ‘hot pink’,… Read More
16 June 2013
Tony Reichardt Collection Of Modern British Art Offered At Christie’s
Christie’s is selling the collection of Tony Reichardt, a pioneering British art dealer in the 1960s and 1970s. Reichardt was… Read More
12 June 2013
Picasso Solid Gold Bling Platter Goes Under The Hammer At Christie’s
An important large solid gold plate by Pablo Picasso, Visage Tourmenté comes to the market for the first time, having… Read More
8 June 2013
Sotheby’s Paris Contemporary Art Evening Sale Totals £18.4m
Sotheby’s Paris Contemporary Art sale which took place on 5th June has broken the record for the Highest Contemporary Art… Read More
6 June 2013
UBS To Replace Deutsche Bank As Key Art Basel Partner
Art Basel has announced that UBS will replace Deutsche Bank as its key global partner. UBS will support Art Basel… Read More
27 May 2013
Art Basel Hong Kong Closes With Reports Of Strong Sales
The first edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, closed today with galleries reporting strong sales across all five days. The… Read More
26 May 2013