Park Hyatt Chicago’s new contemporary art collection

    Park Hyatt hospitality chain is known for investing in world-class contemporary art, architecture and design. Today, artwork at Park Hyatt hotels includes: Lucio Fontana’s 1984 sculpture “Testa Di Medusa” in the Cupola Lobby Lounge at Park Hyatt Milan; six works by Polish-American painter Ed Paschke that hang in Le Bar at Park Hyatt … Read more

Sotheby’s to offer never before seen pieces. Record sales expected.

Record sales expected at Sotheby’s auction. Three months after Sotheby’s record-breaking sale of Contemporary Art in New York, the auction house is bringing to the market a number of major art works, many of which have rarely, if ever, been seen at auction before. Sotheby’s flagship Contemporary Art sale in London on Tuesday 12th February … Read more

Sotheby’s x Park Hyatt to provide access to contemporary art

Park Hyatt hotels have invested in world class contemporary art, architecture and design as an expression of the personalized and individual experience offered in each Park Hyatt hotel since opening its first Park Hyatt hotel in Chicago over 30 years ago. Today, artwork at Park Hyatt hotels around the world includes Lucio Fontana’s 1984 sculpture … Read more

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