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Auction records at Christie’s [12 Dec 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the 10 best-ever auction results generated by Christie’s.

Strong demand for Chinese Modern art [07 Dec 2010]

In the autumn of 2008, Hong Kong was the first art marketplace to suffer the effects of the economic crisis on the art market.

Photography: 3 days of Paris sales and 32 records [29 Nov 2010]

Timed to coincide with Paris Photo (a series of photography exhibitions and events all over the French capital during the month of November) Parisian auction companies held three days of specialised sales (19 – 21 November) generating a total revenue of €14m (Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Piasa and Ader Nordmann & Kapandji Morhange) and 32 auction records.

Post-War and Contemporary Latin American artists [26 Nov 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the ten best auction results for Post-War and Contemporary Latin American artists during 2010.

Contemporary African art – mixed auction results [23 Nov 2010]

In 2010, contemporary African art has been the theme of numerous sales. However, despite new records for certain African artists, the high unsold rates made for only partially successful results.

Autumn sales 2010: return of competition! [16 Nov 2010]

The New York November 2010 sales doubled the revenue total from the same sales in 2009.

Impressionist & Modern Art sales in New York: better results… [09 Nov 2010]

Sotheby’s and Christie’s have both posted improved figures after their Impressionist & Modern Art evening sales in New York compared with the same sales in 2009. The unsold rates are substantially lower at between 20 and 26% and their revenue totals are up.

Photography market: Paris rivals with New York and London [02 Nov 2010]

Strong demand and an abundant offer: having earned a legitimate place in the history of art, photography has become a dynamic medium with a rapidly maturing and increasingly demanding market.

New auction records in 2010 [02 Nov 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the Top 10 new personal auction records in 2010 for Contemporary artists.

The Artprice / FIAC Contemporary Art Market 2009/2010 report is out! [19 Oct 2010]

Artprice and the FIAC are pleased to announce the release of their latest report on the Contemporary Art Market 2009/2010. This report was distributed to the press and 85660 visitors to the FIAC, and is freely available on Artprice.com.

Last chance to win… [18 Oct 2010]

On 28 September 2010 Artprice opened a Twitter account in order to offer its members a continuous flow of art market-related information.

French Contemporary Artists [14 Oct 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the 10 best auction results generated by French artists in 2010.

The FIAC opens on Thursday 21 October 2010 [11 Oct 2010]

According to Thierry Ehrmann, founder and CEO of Artprice, against a backdrop of economic crisis and uncertainty, the forthcoming 37th edition of the FIAC (21-24 October 2010) will re-affirm the Parisian fair’s stature as the veritable reference in European Contemporary art, particularly now that the Frieze Art Fair seems to be losing momentum.

Contemporary art: the return of the butterflies… [04 Oct 2010]

The second season of 2010 Contemporary art sales kicked off on 16 September at Christies in London.

Post-war drawings [01 Oct 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the Top10 auction results generated by Post-war drawings.

Takashi Murakami – Western-style Manga Art [27 Sep 2010]

The world’s most successful contemporary artists also have excellent business acumen.

Contemporary Korean art [21 Sep 2010]

A strong symbol of the dynamism of Contemporary Korean art, the 9th edition of the Korean International Art Fair (KIAF) came to an end last week.

Contemporary German artists [16 Sep 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the ten best auction results generated by German artists.

In the wake of a damning report on famous Drouot [16 Sep 2010]

France’s major economic newspaper Les Echos reports, in an article by Martine Robert, having had access to the famous report on the Paris auction place commissioned by French Minister for Justice after the Savoyards scandal. The 10 September 2010 report highlights the decline and lack of transparency of the 70 auction houses.

Jean-Michel Basquiat – Best auction revenue of the year in the contemporary paintings and contemporary drawings categories… [06 Sep 2010]

A controversial figure who enjoyed substantial media exposure, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work moved quickly from the anonymity of the New York subway to the spotlight of galleries and bourgeois homes.

Artists under 30 [02 Sep 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the top ten auction results for artists under 30, so far this year

The auction duopoly under pressure [30 Aug 2010]

The art market recovered its momentum in the first half of 2010: + 71% in auction revenue from Fine Art alone! This fact has been quickly seized by the auction houses who are now predicting annual growth in 3 figures in order to reassure a still hesitant market.

Overview of the art auction market during the first half of 2010 [23 Aug 2010]

At the end of the first half of 2010, global auction revenue from fine art amounted to €2.9 billion. This figure is indeed €800m short of the peak of the first semester of 2007 (€3.7billion), but it is up €1.2 billion versus first semester 2009.

The 10 best results on the London art market in 2010 [19 Aug 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the 10 best auction results in London this year.

Design: the return of wood [16 Aug 2010]

At auctions, collectors of top-end design are showing a distinct penchant for highly decorative furniture produced in very limited editions, or even unique pieces.

Nicolas De Staël [09 Aug 2010]

For the second time in fifteen years, the Swiss Pierre Gianadda Foundation has put on a major retrospective exhibition of the painter Nicolas de Staël (18 June – 21 November 2010).

Top 10 auction results of Turner Prize winners [05 Aug 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the Top 10 auction results generated by Turner Prize winners.

Australian art market momentum [02 Aug 2010]

Although confined to a marketplace consisting of Sydney and Melbourne, the demand for modern and contemporary Australian art is surprisingly dynamic. In fact, the auction price indices of the country’s top artists have been very buoyant, particularly since 2007.

Contemporary Russian Art [26 Jul 2010]

Although contemporary Russian artists have not yet generated the exceptional prices that artists like Damien HIRST or Jeff KOONS command, they nevertheless represent a dynamic market that is ready for broader international exposure.

The top 10 best auction results for Photography [22 Jul 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series.The theme of today’s TOP article is the Top 10 auction results recorded in photography.

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