Collectors Balk at Prices at Christie’s $146 Million Sale – and here is what happens when you just do not get the ‘right stuff’!  Of the 60 works offered, 20 failed to find buyers … among the unsold works was their … More…

Monet’s Water Lilies Lead Sotheby’s $208 Million Auction – the demand for those trophy paintings is still running high.  If you have the right material, the sale will do well.  In this case they did and of the 46 works offered, … More…

Wilkie masterpiece rediscovered after 140 years – this London dealer had a sharp eye and took an educated gamble … which paid off.  Nice going Mr. Elwes!  

Online Trove of Haring and Warhol Works Fake, Experts Say – very interesting story … one needs to be very careful while navigating the contemporary art market.  

Billionaires at Basel Bet Art Is Better Investment Than Cash – more from Basel where the contemporary art dealer market is in full swing.    

Delaware Museum Faces Sanctions From Directors’ Group – The Association of Art Museum Directors have pulled the Delaware Art Museum’s accreditation for selling works of art to pay off its debt.  This week they sold a William Holman Hunt (which made … More…

Warhol Sells for $32 Million at Art Basel’s Rich Bull Run – this end of the contemporary market just seems to get hotter and hotter … the question is: when will it catch on fire and burn up?