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Sales of American Art in New York: Hopper and Rockwell at their peaks [10 Dec 2013]

While Miami and its multitude of art fairs attracted all the elite of the Contemporary art scene, the Big Apple held its winter American Art sales*.

Top ten prints in 2013 [06 Dec 2013]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the Top Ten prints sold in 2013.

New price surge for Chinese art [03 Dec 2013]

After the extraordinary performance of its Post-War & Contemporary Art sale in mid-November, Christie’s started its sales of Contemporary Asian art on 23 November in Hong Kong. The same artistic period, but a different cultural field and a different marketplace… and yet almost a new record: USD 102 million

Flash News [28 Nov 2013]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.

Paris Sales – December 3 to 5 – the key works… [25 Nov 2013]

Christie’s and Sotheby’s are opening their series of Contemporary, Impressionist and Modern art sales in Paris, between 3 and 5 December at which a total of 320 lots of the best signatures on the French and international art scene will be offered with prices ranging from 1,000 to 10 million euros.

The Top Ten of Nouveau Réalisme: Yves Klein [21 Nov 2013]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week we look at the top ten of Nouveau Réalisme, which is dominated by just one name: Yves Klein.

Christie’s, 12 November: best auction total ever recorded! [19 Nov 2013]

November 12, 2013 will go down in auction history. Christie’s prestige sale of Post-War and Contemporary art already posted an unusual ambition before the auction took place, with an overall estimate exceeding $500 million … a figure far beyond any previous sales total.

Flash News [15 Nov 2013]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.

Treasures stolen by Nazis [12 Nov 2013]

History sometimes brutally resurfaces. The last few days in Germany is a case in point with information made public concerning over 1,400 works stolen by the Nazis and discovered in the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt in the spring of 2011. Among them, hundreds of paintings by modern masters including Max BECKMANN, Emil NOLDE, Franz MARC, Henri MATISSE, Pablo PICASSO, Pierre-Auguste RENOIR, and Paul KLEE among others…

Top 10: Indonesia – the new generation [08 Nov 2013]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the top best bids for Indonesian artists under 35.

Combas: spearhead of the Contemporary art market in France [05 Nov 2013]

Despite its 4th position in the global ranking, the French market only represents a very small share of the world’s Contemporary art auction turnover: a little less than 2.8%, behind the United States and China standing shoulder to shoulder with 33.7% each and the United Kingdom with 21.1%.

Flash News [04 Nov 2013]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.

The stars of American Contemporary art for under $5,000… [29 Oct 2013]

In terms of supply, the Contemporary art market is in fact very accessible for amateur art collectors, with thousands of works – about 60 % of the total number offered – selling for between a few hundred dollars and $5,000. This price range is mainly fuelled by prints,

TOP 10: Mono Ha [25 Oct 2013]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: Mono Ha

Can the most expensive artists be affordable? [22 Oct 2013]

While the auction world feeds on ever more spectacular records, the high-end of the art market only represents a tiny part of global supply.

Art Market News in Brief! [18 Oct 2013]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.

Artprice’s 2012-2013 Contemporary Art Market Annual Report is now online at Artprice.com! [15 Oct 2013]

Artprice.com is pleased to announce the publication of the 7th edition of its exclusive Contemporary Art Market Annual Report (paper version: 146 pages).

Top 10: The world’s most expensive works of art [11 Oct 2013]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the world’s ten most expensive works of art.

Sotheby’s: 40 years in Asia [08 Oct 2013]

An auction house – even one that has existed for 200 years – celebrates its birthday like everyone else, with irrational spending, a big party, compulsive shopping, and lots of alcohol!

Flash News [04 Oct 2013]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.

Artprice: Exclusive Interview with Thierry Ehrmann by Trading and IPO [01 Oct 2013]

Thierry Folcher, Founder of Trading and IPO: My first question is… why in European equity markets, particularly in France, does Artprice trigger such irrational reflexes, both positive and negative? Some traders regard Artprice as some kind of magical stock that escapes the rules of technical analysis and common reasoning.

Christie’s in Shanghai [01 Oct 2013]

In the long-running global race between the world’s most powerful auction houses, Christie’s has just won one of the laps with its first sale in Shanghai.

Top 10: Indian artists [27 Sep 2013]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the top ten auction sales by Indian artists.

Asia Week in New York [24 Sep 2013]

A meeting between the two great powers of the global art market, Asia Week New York is an annual event in two parts. The first part took place in March and the second kicks off the

Flash News [20 Sep 2013]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.

Biennale de Lyon 2013 & Docks Art Fair [17 Sep 2013]

On 12 September 2013, the Biennale de Lyon 2013 opened at the start of season of artistic events. It is planned to last until 5 January 2014.

Top 10: Latin America [13 Sep 2013]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the best ten bids ever recorded for Latin American artists under 50.

Philip Guston [10 Sep 2013]

Philip Guston (born 27 June 1913 – died 7 June 1980) was one of the great American artists associated with the New York School that included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Franz Kline and Barnett Newman.

Flash News [06 Sep 2013]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.

Contemporary Art in 2012-2013: the most popular medium in the decade [04 Sep 2013]

Demand for Contemporary art is in many ways “bulimic”. But which media are the most sought-after? How has supply and demand for paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs and prints evolved and what are the most profitable segments for auction operators?

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