Arts
The people, events and trends impacting the flow of capital in and around the global art market: A comprehensive resource for collectors, investors and art aficionados seeking to understand the complex dynamics of global art sales. in-depth analysis of market trends, auction results and economic factors that influence the value of art. Interviews with influential and visionary art advisors, dealers, directors, curators, gallerists and collectors, rooted in commentary and analysis on emerging markets and investment opportunities. Expect a blend of financial insight, cultural context and up-to-date reporting; a destination for anyone interested in navigating the fast-paced, ever-evolving international art market.
Art Market News & Insights
Why a Signature Can Make or Break an Artwork’s Price
The convention of signing an entire edition at once dates back to the 1930s, when Paris dealer Leo Spitzer persuaded several major artists, including Matisse and Picasso, to produce refined reproductions that they would sign and he would sell.
Masterpieces from Agnes Gund’s Collection Will Headline Christie’s May Marquee Auctions
The sale of works by Rothko, Twombly and Joseph Cornell posthumously continues her legacy of charitable giving.
London School Icons from the Lewis Collection Will Headline Sotheby’s March Sales
Two pivotal Lucian Freud works, a landmark painting by Leon Kossoff and a 1972 self-portrait by Francis Bacon, painted in the emotional aftermath of George Dyer’s death, will go on the block.
Historic Names, New Heights: Christie’s and Sotheby’s Log Over $200 Million in Old Masters Sales
By Elisa Carollo
After Doha’s Spectacle, Delhi Delivered Substance
By Elisa Carollo
At Christie’s, Irene Roosevelt Aitken’s Collection Tests the Market for Old-World Opulence
By Brook S. Mason
Curated, Contextual, Slower and Strategic: A New Blueprint for Art Fairs Emerges in Doha
By Elisa Carollo
MENA Artists Are Having a Market Moment That’s Built to Last
By Elisa Carollo
Marian Goodman, Visionary Dealer and “Quiet Matriarch” Who Shaped Contemporary Art, Dies at 97
By Elisa Carollo
Are Banksy Prints Still Worth It After the Boom and Bust?
By Christa Terry
Antonello da Messina’s Rare Double-Sided Masterpiece Will Lead Sotheby’s Old Masters Sales
By Elisa Carollo
