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Works collected by Christo and Jeanne-Claude arrive at Sotheby’s [05 Feb 2021]
Like all artists, CHRISTO (1935-2020) and Jean-Claude fraternized with other artists and in some cases became very close friends. And like most artists, they also acquired and surrounded themselves with artworks they particularly liked. Christo and Jeanne Claude together acquired some exceptional pieces during their lives including works by Andy WARHOL, Marcel DUCHAMP, Lucio FONTANA […]
The Paris art market gains in quality [10 Dec 2019]
Sotheby’s stands out from its competitors in Paris. A month after the records hammered at its Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne sale – 100% of the lots sold and the highest total for a Sotheby’s sale in Paris (€91.3 million versus an estimated high total of just 23 million!) – the company has ended the year […]
Art Basel special: focus on the Unlimited section [14 Jun 2019]
Every other Friday Artprice posts an auction ranking highlighting the Art Market’s major trends. This week – dedicated to Art Basel – Artprice looks at the 10 most expensive artists in Basel Art Fair’s ‘Unlimited’ sector. Art Basel (13-16 June 2019), the world’s most prestigious Contemporary art fair, is currently in full swing, attracting tens […]
The TOP 10 so far… [19 Oct 2018]
Every other Friday Artprice offers you an auction ranking to help you apprehend some of the primary trends in the Art Market. This ranking takes a look at the 10 best million-plus results of the market’s autumn season so far. In the East / West competition to attract the wealthiest bidders and generate sensational and […]
Back to work on the auction market [11 Sep 2018]
After the summer break, a number of sales companies around the world – New York, London, Geneva and Zurich, among others – have published their sales calendars for the coming months. Although the overall calendar is not particularly busy, it has plenty of interesting events. Artprice takes a look at some of the highlights. NEW […]
Flash News: Damien Hirst’s manager to sell collection – The Pinault Collection – Stand up! [24 Aug 2018]
Damien Hirst’s manager to sell collection via Sotheby’s It’s the sale of the new season: on 21 September Sotheby’s will host a sale entitled Yellow Ball: The Franck and Lorna Dunphy Collection that will offer more than 200 works by Damien HIRST and other YBAs (Young British Artists) emblematic of the iconoclastic arts scene of the […]
The Top 10 of Ceramic Works [23 Feb 2018]
It’s Top 10 Friday! Every other Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week, we have a look at the 10 best sales of ceramics on the auction market. Made with clay, ceramics can therefore be compared to sculpture. The word ‘ceramics,’ which comes from the Greek ‘keramos’ meaning ‘clay,’ refers to a type […]
The Italian Top 10 [15 Sep 2017]
It’s Top 10 Friday! Every other Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week, we take a look at the best sales of the year in Italy. In Italy as well as in the art market as a whole, the top-end segment is based on 20th century works of art, especially the Post-War period. […]
Flash News: Fred Forest at Beaubourg – Biennale of Contemporary Art in Lyon – Max Ernst [11 Aug 2017]
Fred Forest at Beaubourg Known for his critical multimedia works as well as his performances and honoured with the Grand Prize in Communication at the 12th Biennale of Contemporary Art in Sao Paulo, Fred FOREST has so far deliberately kept away from the art market and maintained tense relations with Beaubourg. But it is here […]
Jannis Kounellis [28 Feb 2017]
Pioneer of Arte Povera, Jannis Kounellis died on 16 February 2017 in Rome, aged 80. He leaves behind a strong and radical oeuvre that still elicits passionate bidding from certain quarters. Arriving in Rome at the age of twenty to study at the city’s Fine Arts Academy, the young Jannis KOUNELLIS was disappointed by the […]
Sale of Claude Berri’s collection… Part 1 announced [20 Sep 2016]
The art market news this autumn 2016 is dominated by sales of collections. These include works acquired by David Bowie, the presidential couple Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Daniel and Eliane Brollo and Prince Yusupov. There will also be a series of five sales to disperse the works of French film director and producer Claude Berri […]
Overview of key week in NY auction calendar [17 Nov 2015]
Sotheby’s and Christie’s prayers appear to have been answered, at least partially. After one of the most important weeks in New York’s prestige sales calendar (4-12 November),
Flash News: Anselm Kiefer – Alberto Burri – Alex Katz – Guggenheim – New York – Bilbao [29 Oct 2015]
Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news: The library according to Anselm Kiefer. Alberto Burri, at Guggenheim in New York. Alex Katz, at the Guggenheim in Bilbao.
Hong Kong opens up to Western Contemporary art [23 Jun 2015]
Sotheby’s is pleased with its Hong Kong sales, especially after the latest (June 11, 2015) entitled Boundless: Contemporary Art, which saw nearly 60% of the lots fetch above their high estimates.
A forward look at prices at the high end of the upcoming Contemporary art sales in London [16 Jun 2015]
London’s major Contemporary art sales are looming closer. The three evening sales – for which the auctioneers reserve their most prestigious lots – will be held from June 29 to July 1 at Phillips, Christie’s and Sotheby’s, in that order.
Prices soar for Italian artists [21 Apr 2015]
Christie’s is preparing a sale of Modern and Contemporary Art in Milan featuring 88 lots that reflect a number of upward price trends for a selection of Italian artists.
The Top 10 from the Dorotheum auction house [10 Apr 2015]
Fridays are the best! Every other Friday, Artprice offers you a themed auction ranking. This week, the leader of information on the Art Market discusses the ten most costly sales of 2014 at the Dorotheum auction house.
Essl sales: accretion of over 100% per year! [21 Oct 2014]
In many respects Contemporary art has become a new Eldorado for investors wealthy and a source of trophy acquisitions for wealthy collectors around the globe. In less than 20 years the values of certain contemporary artworks have increased by multiples of 5 to 40 times. Some examples of this kind of inflation were visible at the recent “Essl” sale in London.
Top Tens in Europe. Chapter 1: Italy [12 Sep 2014]
Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the Top Ten Italian bids
Contemporary Art in New York: the star lots [06 May 2014]
For Christie’s and Sotheby’s, the May sales represent one of the high points of the calendar year. The two market giants generate at least $500 million in two days of sales and usually post increasingly spectacular auction records. In May 2012, their prestige Contemporary Art sales generated $578.3 million from 102 adjudications – a new record at the time – but quickly buried the following year when the two companies’ combined turnover from the same sales reached $691.7 million, with the
Flash News : Matisse at the Tate Modern – Lucio Fontana in Paris – Contemporary Art in New York [02 May 2014]
Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news: Matisse at the Tate Modern – Lucio Fontana in Paris – Contemporary Art in New York
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 [11 Jul 2013]
Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.
Contemporary Art: ascending price indexes [01 Jul 2013]
London’s prestige Contemporary Art sales on 25 and 26 June (Contemporary Art Evening Auctions) generated
Miami Art fair [11 Dec 2012]
Every year – for any self-respecting art lover – the beginning of December is synonymous with Art Basel Miami Beach.
Art Market News in Brief! [02 Nov 2012]
Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.
A week of Contemporary art in Paris [23 Oct 2012]
If space is a luxury (particularly in Paris), it is difficult to find a more luxurious venue than the Grand Palais with its 77,000m² to host the 182 galleries (8% more than last year) at this year’s FIAC (18 – 21 October 2012).
Art Market News in Brief ! [04 May 2012]
Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news.
10th anniversary of Art Basel Miami Beach [06 Dec 2011]
Created in 2002, Art Basel Miami Beach (Florida, USA) has just celebrated its 10th anniversary.
FIAC 2011 – Notes from the fair [25 Oct 2011]
The 38th edition of the FIAC just ended. Nearly 21 countries represented, 168 galleries, close to 70 000 visitors… the 2011 FIAC was a tremendous success.
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