CHAIM SOUTINE PAINTING SETS NEW WORLD RECORD FOR ARTIST

CHAIM SOUTINE PAINTING SETS NEW WORLD RECORD FOR ARTIST

Bidders representing more than 30 countries have contributed to the success of the New York Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie’s on May 8.  $158,505,000 was realised and top results for blue-chip artists including Picasso, Miró,...
UK Fails To Stop Qatar Bid To Export £50m Picasso

UK Fails To Stop Qatar Bid To Export £50m Picasso

We reported on 11 March that one of the most iconic Picasso ‘Blue Period’ paintings which has been in Britain for over 85 years is about to vanish from the UK forever. ‘Child with a Dove’ was painted in 1901 when Picasso was a struggling 19...

Is China Still The Global Market Leader For Art Sales?

We reported a year ago that the global art market had recovered from the financial crisis with both confidence and prices continuing to rise. The main growth centres were the Asian market, particularly Beijing and Hong Kong. As we come up to the release of figures in...