Some works of art are funny ha ha. Some are funny and we're laughing with them. Some are funny but we're laughing at them. Art is a subjective means of communication and most times it's just down to the artist's ability to get their message across, or not. Here is our...
Despite a week of political unease as America comes to terms with the reality of Donald Trump as President-elect, the market showed some strong sales. Christie’s New York held two major sales this week Post-war and contemporary and Impressionist and Modern Art. The...
Gone are the days when auction house directors sit around in dark panelled Mayfair clubs fixing the buyers/sellers premium while quaffing 100-year-old brandy. No! These days all they need is a good press release announcing the hike and the others all fall into line,...
If you’re the sort of person that thinks money alone makes the art-world go around then leave this page immediately. However, if you are driven by curiosity and aesthetics and believe in the need for an alternative to Art Review’s Power 100 list which celebrates a...
According to thierry Ehrmann, Artprice's CEO, China has returned as the global art market leader. The comprehensive report released on Friday shows China had been expected to lose their 'soft power’ dominance with the United States this year, but have returned to...
A painting by the 20th century master Lucian Freud valued at £300,000 has been authenticated by the BBC. The painting was the subject of an episode of the programme 'Fake Or Fortune’. The portrait is an early example of the artist’s work created in 1939. Experts at...
Henry Moore’s ground-breaking 1951 modernist sculpture Reclining Figure: Festival (£24.7m) led Christie's 250th anniversary auction Defining British Art on 30 June, the sale achieved £99,479,500/$133,203,051 — which...
A rare Henry Moore 1951 modernist bronze sculpture 'Reclining Figure’ created for the Festival of Britain, will lead the sculpture section of Christie’s 250th anniversary auction, Defining British Art, in London on 30 June...
Twenty eight original prints by the Spanish painter Joan Miro will be auctioned in London today, with profits donated to help the refugee crisis. The sale at Christie's auction house in London is hoping to raise 50,000 euros ($56,600) for the Red Cross's...