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Vik Muniz – The Illusionist [26 Jun 2012]

For twenty years, Vik Muniz’s use of jam, chocolate, confetti, diamonds, garbage (and other surprising materials) to reproduce major artworks has questioned the nature of artistic representation and fascinated collectors worldwide.

American artists under 40 (June 2011 – May 2012) [22 Jun 2012]

Friday is Top day! Every alternate Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week’s topic is the Top 10 results for American artists under 40 in 2011.

The major London sales [19 Jun 2012]

Impressionist and Modern

On 19 and 20 June 2012, Christie’s and Sotheby’s will be holding their evening sales of Impressionist and Modern Art, followed, the day after, by sales of more affordable works from the same periods.

Art Market News in Brief ! [15 Jun 2012]

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

The largest paintings (January 2011 – May 2012) [11 Jun 2012]

Friday is Top! Every alternate Friday Artprice also posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week we focus on the Top 10 largest paintings sold at auction between January 2011 and May 2012 (ranked by size).

Hong Kong … [05 Jun 2012]

With the spring auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s and the HK Art Fair, May has become one of the most active months of the years for the Hong Kong art market.

Art Market News in Brief ! [01 Jun 2012]

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

Double wammy for the Gunter Sachs collection at Sotheby’s [29 May 2012]

After the record Contemporary Art & Postwar art sales on 8 and 9 May, the art market’s dynamism has been confirmed by Sotheby’s sale of part of the Gunter Sachs collection.

Focus on Video art between June 2010 and May 2012 [25 May 2012]

Every second Friday, Artprice provides an auction results ranking. This week our focus is on video art and the ten best auction results in this segment between June 2010 and May 2012.

Art Market News in Brief ! [18 May 2012]

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

The New York sales can be summarized in one word: Record! [15 May 2012]

A new record for Post-War & Contemporary Art sales has been set.If we just take Christie’s and Sotheby’s prestige sales of 8 and 9 May 2012, the 102 masterpieces sold generated roughly $578.3 million in revenue and 18 new artist’s records.

Nudes between January 2011 and April 2012 [11 May 2012]

Another Friday Top in Artprice’s alternate Friday series of auction rankings. This week, the top 10 auction results for Nudes between January 2011 and May 2012.

Art Market News in Brief ! [04 May 2012]

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

Munch’s The Scream raises market ceiling and overturns art media hierarchy [04 May 2012]

Wednesday, May 2, the art market acquired a new all-time record for the sale of an artwork at a public auction when Sotheby’s New York sold of MUNCH’s The Scream for $107m ($119.9m including fees).

Contemporary & Post-War Art sales, key info…. [02 May 2012]

Christie’s and Sotheby’s will be hosting their evening sales of Contemporary & Post-War Art on 7 and 8 May in New York.

Latin American Contemporary artists [27 Apr 2012]

Another Friday Top. Every fortnight Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the top ten auction results in 2011 for Contemporary Latin American artists.

Q & A ahead of the Impressionist & Modern Art sales in New York [24 Apr 2012]

On 1 and 2 May, Christie’s and Sotheby’s in New York will be offering 108 works of Impressionist and Modern art.

Art Market News in Brief ! [20 Apr 2012]

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

Photographs [17 Apr 2012]

Sotheby’s photography sale on 6 April last year (2011) was particularly successful, generating a sales revenue of $4.5 million (excluding fees) and 82% of the works sold.

Drawings by artists under 35 [13 Apr 2012]

Every alternate Friday ARTPRICE posts a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. Today’s TOP focuses on the top 10 auction results in 2011 for drawings by artists under 35.

Yves Klein vs. Roy Lichtenstein? [11 Apr 2012]

The highlight of Christie’s prestigious May sales in New York will be a legendary work by Yves Klein which both Christie’s and the media hope will generate a new world record for the artist.

Art market news in brief… [06 Apr 2012]

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

Contemporary Art Market: European Leaders [03 Apr 2012]

Artprice.com is pleased to announce its new report entitled Contemporary Art Market: European Leaders.

Damien Hirst [30 Mar 2012]

Another Friday TOP article in Artprice’s series of fortnightly auctions rankings: this week we have drawn up Damien Hirst’s top ten auction results.

Art Paris Art Fair – 29 March / 1 April 2012 [27 Mar 2012]

The first rendez-vous of the Parisian art calendar in 2012 is Art Paris Art Fair which will open its doors to the public on March 29 with a number refreshing new features. Nearly 48,000 visitors are expected during the 4-day event.

Art market news in brief… [23 Mar 2012]

Every fortnight, Artprice offers a round-up of the latest art market news in words and figures.

Highlights of the sales at Sotheby’s and Phillip’s de Pury & Company. [20 Mar 2012]

On 8 and 9 March, Phillips de Pury & Company and Sotheby’s held their prestige Contemporary Art sales in New York.

Contemporary artists from west to east [16 Mar 2012]

For this week’s alternate Friday TOP article, Artprice has compiled a ranking of the top ten results in 2011 for Contemporary Western artists in Asian auction rooms.

Christie’s sale: a quick look at some of the results [13 Mar 2012]

On 7 March 2012, Christie’s in New York held a major Contemporary Art sale. The catalogue contained 252 lots of which 78% sold (196) generating $8.7m in revenue.

Art market news in brief… [09 Mar 2012]

Every fortnight, Artprice offers a round-up of the latest art market news in words and figures.