Christie’s Global Sales Achieve £3.3 B / $4.1 B in First Half 2022 “Our results in the first half of 2022 have been remarkably strong, with many memorable moments like the sales of Warhol’s Marilyn and of the Bass collection in New York, and of the Givenchy collection in Paris. These results have been achieved … Read more
Real paintings by blue-chip artists remain the super-stars of the art market, says Artprice, the world’s leader in art information. The May activity clearly signals a return to pre-pandemic dynamism. The art market seemed to have forgotten its past and all of its reference points after the online sale of Beeple’s NFT Everydays (which … Read more
Whether you think graffiti is a subversive, democratic art form or a public nuisance, it harks back to our cave-painting days
Complete sets of Warhol’s portraits of Beethoven hardly ever come up for auction and are highly desirable. Sotheby’s announced it will offer a rare complete set of screenprints of the German composer and pianist by American artist Andy Warhol. With 2020 marking the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth, Sotheby’s … Read more
According to the third edition of the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, in 2018 the global art market grew by 6%, reaching an estimated $67.4 billion. United States is extending its position as the largest art market and the United Kingdom is regaining its place as the second largest art market … Read more
The gallery, priced out of New Bond Street after 142 years, is auctioning more than 300 works