Picasso Finds Possible Digs in Harlem $2.5 Billion Art Port
Katya Kazakina give us an update on the tax free art port that is scheduled to open on 146th Street this July. The project cost in excess of $40 million and has taken two years to complete. Source: Picasso Finds … More…
AVAILABLE: Jehan Georges Vibert’s “Convicting Proofs”
Source: Convicting Proofs – another gem by the 19th century French academic artist Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902) has been added to our available online inventory. By 1867 Vibert had turned his attention to genre scenes and the most widely known were those of … More…
Christie’s to Close a London Salesroom and Scale Back in Amsterdam
Scott Reyburn updates us on some changes taking place at Christie’s. By the end of this year, they will scale back operations in Amsterdam and close their South Kensington operation — sad to see the latter go. Source: Christie’s to … More…
A $59 Million Klimt Tops a Landmark Sotheby’s Auction in London
This past week’s sales in London were very strong and at the end of the month we will cover all the action. I am posting this short article because I found the last paragraph very interesting: Before the auction, Klimt’s … More…
SOLD: Edouard Cortes’s “L’Arc de Triomphe”
Source: L’Arc de Triomphe – this 1930s Paris Street scene by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) came and went before we could add it to our available inventory. The Arc de Triomphe, the most illustrious symbol of French national history, stands in the … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 195
Source: Newsletter Archives – our latest edition of Comments on the Art Market was just released. In this issue we cover the upcoming Charleston show, Skin & Tonic (a gallery exhibition featuring over 100 paintings by Todd Casey and David Palumbo), The … More…
Modern technology meets high Renaissance
270,000 digital frames and 455 man hours later, the fresco’s decorating the Sistine Chapel have been photographed for the first time in over a decade. Michelangelo’s famous ceiling frescos from the 14th century, along with the celebrated “Last Judgment”, have … More…
The art fair is dead, long live the art fair
I was a little puzzled by Cornell Dewitt’s assertion that: Art fairs do not struggle or close because of competition from other fairs; they close because of competition for their client galleries’ and visitors’ money and attention… As a longtime exhibitor … More…
Market Shifts Away from Auction Model Towards Dealer Sales
Tefaf’s annual report on the health of the art market is out and there were some interesting findings. First, there is a new author – Rachel Pownall, Professor of Finance at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (Clare McAndrew … More…