Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world

As Frieze art fair opens in New York, our power primer traces the artists and dealers, celebrity collectors and oligarchs who make the art world go round

Top-selling artists of the year

Top-ranked artists of 2012: Warhol, Picasso and Richter Top-Selling Artists of the year Warhol, Picasso and Richter are the “top-selling artists for 2012“, according to Artnet, an internet-based resource for the international art market. Art is a business whose numbers are carefully counted each year. Which artists performed best at auction last year? Take a look … Read more

Top 10 Artists by auction revenue

Top 10 Artists: Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Xu Beihong, Wu Guanzhong, Fu Baoshi,  Gerhard Richter, Francis Bacon, Li Keran Having emerged as the world’s strongest art marketplace last year, it comes as no surprise to find China’s two leading artists now holding the top two places in Artprice’s global ranking of artists by auction revenue. … Read more

Artprice’s Annual Art Market Report: Art sold better than at any other time in history

This year, Artprice’s annual art market report – based on 6.3 million auction results from 4,500 auction houses around the world focused particularly on China’s successful conquest of the global art market. In spite of the sword of Damocles hanging over the West, art in fact sold better in 2011 than at any other time … Read more

Speaking about art with Caterina Annovazzi

French artist Caterina Annovazzi has impresed the public all over the Europe and U.S. with unique paintings. In October 2009,  the artist had an exhibition in Bucharest at Elite Art Club Unesco Gallery. With this ocassion we had an oportunty to interview Caterina Annovazzi about various aspects of her artworks. 1: The artworks of Caterina Annovazzi are … Read more