Source: Newsletter Archives – we just released Volume 179 of our Comments on the Art Market.  In this issue we cover our upcoming shows (with links to complimentary tickets), Stocks, Really (interesting results in the antiques market), Tales from the Dark … More…

Seems like everyone wants a piece of the online sale’s pie. We now have many sites like Artsy, 1stdibs, eBay, Amazon, Art.com in the game … and as the market improves you can bet even more will enter the market.  The … More…

It is amazing to watch the growth of this industry throughout my career in the art world … from almost nonexistent (most of the big firms wanted no part of it), to one in which everybody wants a piece of the … More…

Nice article by Katya Kazakina in Bloomberg today covering the guaranteed lots in the upcoming sales.  At this point, can we really call these sales auctions?  For all intents and purposes, many of the works being offered are already sold. … More…

I do love how they need to continually justify why this stuff is art.  And comparing it to Picasso’s use of newspaper or chair caning in his paintings? Come on.  Could it be that the cleaning crew got it right? … More…

Robin Pogrebin’s take on the upcoming sale of the A. Alfred Taubman’s collection.  The festivities will start next week and then we might get an indication of the health of the upper end of the art market.  I say “might” because … More…

So you have decided that it is time to buy a work of art, now what?  Well, your first step is to visit as many galleries as possible and explore the different types of art one can acquire – and … More…