The Girl with the Pierced Eardrum
The latest Banksy mural popped up on the side of a building in Bristol yesterday and within 24 hours it has already been defaced. A humorous homage to Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece “Girl with a Pearl Erring,” Banksy’s “The Girl with … More…
With Leonard Lauder Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art Attempts to Fill a Modern-Art Gap
With Leonard Lauder Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art Attempts to Fill a Modern-Art Gap– It is now on view … Lauder’s $1 Billion gift to the Met. It is nice to see that this collector went out of their way to … More…
Modest Results for a Major Sale
Christie’s Postwar and Contemporary Evening sale took place in London this week and the results were somewhat surprising. As of late (for the most part), Contemporary Evening sales absolutely kill it. Nearly all the works sell and there are always … More…
Hirst Tops Sales as Buyers Pick $2.2 Billion Frieze Art
Hirst Tops Sales as Buyers Pick $2.2 Billion Frieze Art– seems like there is still a lot of action in the Contemporary market … this article gives some early results from Frieze Art Fair with works by Warhol, Picasso, Hirst, … More…
Christie’s Sells $75 Million of Artworks as Frieze Begins
Christie’s Sells $75 Million of Artworks as Frieze Begins – the action has begun. It is Frieze week in London and an auction featuring the Essl Collection fell within the estimate range (£$40 – £56.8M) … but only with the buyer’s commissions added … More…