Sotheby’s Holds First China Sale with Rembrandt, Picasso – they just keep on pushing.  There seems to be no end to the sales in China now and with all the money flowing into art, the auction rooms are going to get … More…

Chinese Buyers Push Christie’s Auction to $493 Million – and the market in China is still sizzling hot.  The six day sale was expected to bring in about HK$2 billion and ended up totaling HK$3.82 billion.  Included were recording-breaking price for … More…

Romania hands 6-1/2 year jail term to Dutch art theft boss – this theft happened in October 2012 and indictments were handed down in July.  How long would this have taken in the US?  

Apollo’s Black Makes Top 10 Art Power List Led by Koons  – here they are, for 2013 … we missed it again — oh well, there is always next year!! The top 10 players are: 1. Jeff Koons, artist 2. … More…

German Museums Under Pressure to Put Collections Online – nice to see that the pressure is on … time to clean house.      

Romanee-Conti at $474,000 is Auction Record for Wine Case  – will this craziness ever end?  $39,500 per bottle or $6,600 per glass – wow!  

Zhu Dequn’s $9.1 Million Painting Sets Artist’s Record – these prices are out of control … the real questions is: how did the rest of the sale do?  Of the 68 works offered, 64 sold (94%) and the top lot was … More…