Art Market
Francis Bacon: Portrait of Lover And Muse George Dyer Auctioned
Francis Bacon's monumental single portrait of George Dyer, his celebrated muse and lover, marks a significant moment in the annals of Bacon's...
Belgian Dealers Face 21% Value Added Tax On Works Of Art
Belgium's vibrant art scene faces a significant threat as the Ministry of Finance proposes a drastic increase in VAT rates for works of art,...
Art Basel And UBS Release Global Art Market Report 2024
Amidst a backdrop of economic uncertainty and geopolitical shifts, the global art market demonstrated resilience in 2023, maintaining its stature as...
TEFAF Maastricht 37: A Few Takeaways – Claudia Barbieri
Once a year, The European Fine Art Fair turns Maastricht, a small Dutch university town on the border of Belgium, into an art market cyclotron where...
TEFAF Maastricht What Sold On The First Weekend
Maastricht — 11 March 2024: TEFAF's exhibitor community unveiled an impressive array of artworks as the celebrated Maastricht fair commenced its...
Frieze LA 2024: What Sold And What The Dealers Had To Say
Frieze Los Angeles 2024 concluded its fifth edition Sunday evening with resonant success, as galleries reported robust sales and accolades poured in...
Elton John’s Kitchen Sink Auction Sees Banksy Sell For $1.9m
Elton John's "Goodbye Peachtree Road" auction at Christie's NY witnessed an unprecedented surge in interest as more than 3,500 bidders from 34...
Looted Ukrainian Painting Sells for $1 Million At Russian Auction House
A painting titled "Moonlit Night" by Ivan Aivazovsky fetched approximately $1 million at Russia's Moscow Auction House on February 18. However, the...
Corporate Consolidation Threatens Independent Art Fairs’ Cool Factor
Untitled Art, the latest independent art fair to succumb to corporate acquisition, follows a trend of industry consolidation. Recently, notable...
Simon Lee Gallery: Financial Woes Revealed In Insolvency Proceedings
The insolvency report of Simon Lee Gallery (SLG) exposes a labyrinth of debt and contentious dealings, raising significant concerns about the...
Sotheby’s Out Sells Christie’s Recording A Bumper £7.9B 2023
Sotheby's auction house revealed its 2023 sales figures today, nearly matching its record-breaking $8 billion reported in 2022. Despite facing...
Lost £55m Gustav Klimt Masterpiece To Be Auctioned in Vienna
Vienna — A long-lost painting by the renowned Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, believed to have vanished for a century, has resurfaced in Vienna,...
