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Top 10: French Artists [12 Oct 2012]

Once a fortnight Artprice draws up a ranking of theme-based auction results. This week our focus is on the ten best results over the past eight months for French artists of all generations.

Artprice: the 2011-2012 Contemporary Art Market Report is now online! [08 Oct 2012]

According to thierry Ehrmann, the CEO and founder of Artprice, the global contemporary art market achieves its 3rd best performance, in spite of the current global economic crisis. The museum industry, which is booming on all continents, has made it possible for Contemporary Art to resist.

Art Market News in Brief! [05 Oct 2012]

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

French records kick off the new season… [02 Oct 2012]

As the new auction season begins, French Contemporary artists have got off to a sprightly start with strong demand in both Paris and New York for a number of the key figures of the French cultural scene since the 1960s and “young” French artists born after 1945.

According to an Artprice study, Qatar will soon be the global leader in the museum industry. [01 Oct 2012]

In its forthcoming study of the museum industry over the period 2000 – 2012, Artprice and Organ Museum Research found that more museums and Contemporary art centers were opened worldwide over this period than in the previous 200 years, and they conclude that the period 2012 – 2017 promises to see the opening of even more cultural centres.

Top 10: British Artists [28 Sep 2012]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the 10 best auction results for British artists of all generations over the past eight months.

Viennafair kicks off European art fairs [25 Sep 2012]

The Viennafair (20-23 September) opened the European art fair season before Brussels (Fotofever, 4 – 7 October), London (Frieze 11 – 14 October 2012), Paris (FIAC, 18 – 21 October 2012) and their myriad of “Off” shows.

Art Market News in Brief! [21 Sep 2012]

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

September sales: French collections [18 Sep 2012]

In a few days the Paris branches of Christie’s and Sothey’s will each be hosting sales of important art collections of French art. On 24 September, Sotheby’s will be offering 100 works from Marcel Brient’s Contemporary art collection and three days later Christie’s will be selling Hélène Rochas’ carefully selected collection.

Top 10: Modern abstract Paintings [14 Sep 2012]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the ten highest bids for modern Abstract painting over the past twelve months.

Shanghai Contemporary 2012 [11 Sep 2012]

With more than ninety galleries from eighteen countries in attendance, the sixth edition of SH Contemporary came to a close this Sunday, 9 September.

Art Market News in Brief! [07 Sep 2012]

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

Edvard Munch – From disgrace to accolades [04 Sep 2012]

A pioneer of expressionism, Munch has never stopped influencing art and fascinating the public. Today, as a painter of the soul and of emotions, he continues to impose his revolution by shaking up the art market in 2012.

Best auction results in H1 2012 [31 Aug 2012]

Friday is Top day! Every alternate Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the top ten auctions since January 2012.

Gerhard Richter craze [28 Aug 2012]

Since the start of 2012, Gerhard Richter has signed four auction results above $15 million! Spearhead of Contemporary German painting, Richter has become the most expensive living artist of our time.

Art Market News in Brief! [24 Aug 2012]

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

30 under 30: painting [21 Aug 2012]

This summer, Artprice presents the future stars of the art market with a weekly ranking of the thirty top-selling artists under 30 in each artistic medium: today’s focus is painting.

Street Art artists under 40 [17 Aug 2012]

Friday is Top day! Every alternate Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week’s topic is the 10 best auction results Street Art artists under 40.

New 7-figure record for Jeff Wall [14 Aug 2012]

In May 2012, Jeff Wall’s Dead Troops Talk generated his latest auction record when it went under the hammer for the equivalent of $3.2 million. This sum would appear to indicate that the market is now willing to honour an artistic career and a critical spirit spanning 40 years.

Art Market News in Brief! [10 Aug 2012]

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

30 under 30: drawing [07 Aug 2012]

This summer Artprice will be presenting the future stars of the art market in the form of a weekly ranking of the thirty top-selling artists aged under 30 in each artistic medium: this week we focus on drawing.

Contemporary Iranian Artists [03 Aug 2012]

Friday is Top day! Every alternate Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week’s topic is the 10 best auction results for contemporary Iranian artists.

30 under 30: sculpture [31 Jul 2012]

This summer, Artprice presents the future stars of the art market with a weekly ranking of the thirty top-selling artists under 30 in each artistic medium: today we look at sculpture.

Art Market News in Brief! [26 Jul 2012]

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

30 under 30: photography [24 Jul 2012]

This summer Artprice will be presenting the future stars of the art market in the form of a weekly ranking of the thirty top-selling artists aged under 30 in each artistic medium: this week we focus on photography.

Women artists [20 Jul 2012]

Friday is Top day! Every alternate Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week’s topic is the 10 best auction results for female artists over the last year.

Georges Mathieu – The aesthetics of speed [17 Jul 2012]

Inventor of extraordinary geometric shapes inspired by calligraphy and oriental arts, Georges Mathieu, who died in June 2012 at the age of 91, was arguably one of the great masters of the second half of the 20th century.

Art Market News in Brief ! [13 Jul 2012]

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

Marlene Dumas – The body in its raw state [10 Jul 2012]

Among the most sought-after female artists on the market, Marlene Dumas has a special and unavoidable position on the Contemporary scene.  

Libanese artists [06 Jul 2012]

Friday is Top day! Every alternate Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week we focus on the ten best auction results for Lebanese artists.

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