The blooming art business. Top ten lots for Christie’s in a record half year of art sales

It is a new era of excitement and engagement about art and for art. Art business globally shows no signs of slowing down. Christie’s auction house reported record half year in the art sales, with 51 works of art being sold for over $10 million, and record breaking six months in Post-War & Contemporary Art. The … 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

Racing to Bomber Ski Gallery

Unlike any ski store, Bomber Gallery in Manhattan displays skis as works of art, similar to New York’s Museum of Modern Art‘s (MOMA) masterpieces — just a five-minute walk from Bomber’s Madison Avenue Gallery. In fact, in the Madison Avenue‘s new Bomber Ski Gallery in Manhattan which just opened you will find Jean-Michel Basquiat‘s and … 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