Top 200 Art Collectors 2015 Part One
Artnet News has compiled a two-part list of the Top 200 Art Collectors Worldwide for 2015. They based their findings off of the most active collectors over the past twelve months and came up with a broad spectrum of in-depth … More…
Inside Leonardo Da Vinci’s Collaborative Workshop
Interesting article by Christine Lin on Leonardo Da Vinci and his workshop — taken from a lecture by Luke Syson of the MET. Guess guys like Hirst and Koons are just following in his footsteps. For the full article, click … More…
‘Rembrandt: A Decade of Brilliance (1648-1658)’ at the University of San Diego
Rembrandt’s immense talent is once again displayed in an exhibition that is currently on view at the Hoehn Family Galleries, University of San Diego. The show, which explores the artist’s mastery of etching, features a core group of works owned … More…
Francis Bacon self-portraits rediscovered and expected to fetch £30m
Sotheby’s has set a £30 million estimate for a set of self-portrait paintings by Francis Bacon to be auctioned off in July. The works were bought by a private collector around 40 years ago and have never been seen by the … More…
Tax Break Used by Investors in Flipping Art Faces Scrutiny (Like-kind exchanges)
Like-kind exchanges (or 1031) has been used in the real estate market for decades and more recently in the art market. Basically, these exchanges allow the ‘investor’ to delay paying the 28% capital gains tax on art, stamps, collectibles, etc. … More…
‘Richard Estes: Painting New York City’ at the Museum of Arts and Design
This is the first retrospective for one of the masters of Photorealism in a New York museum. The exhibit features 40 paintings and works on paper dating from the late 1960s through 2014 and is on view until September 20 … so … More…
Auctionata continues massive staff cuts
Following up on a post from this past Tuesday regarding online art sales… It looks like it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Auctionata, an online auction platform, just cut 30 of their 60 employees in New York! Let’s not forget just … More…