Rarity is Driving the Art Market

One of the trends that has emerged since the art market began to soften is the increased desirability of works of art that that have not appeared at auction for a long period of time or have never appeared at auction. Such works are usually given the term “fresh to...

Australian Art Sacrificed for Cezanne

"Bords De La Marne" by Cezanne The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia is selling two major works by two Australian artists from it’s collection to raise the remaining funds needed to purchase a painting by Cezanne titled “Bords De La Marne”. Director...

Milan Contemporary Art Sale Success

In a market where a majority of the major art auctions being held since the beginning of the financial crisis are experiencing far from positive results it is important to be aware that there are still many promising signs of art market resilience. One such sign is the Milan...

Art Auction Estimates Mean Little

While looking through the real-estate section of a newspaper the other day I realised how much more useful those listings were that included information (date and price) regarding the last time the property was...

Betting on the Art Market Pt. 1

The reason that I invest in art and am involved with the art market is because I find investing in art to be extremely enjoyable, exciting, fun and interesting which is presumable the reason that most people...

Oz Art Auction Crisis - artmarketblog.com

Oz Art Auction Crisis - artmarketblog.com A report into the questionable conduct of some of Australia’s top art dealers and auction houses by the current affairs program Four Corners has led to a formal...

Making Art Market Stars - artmarketblog.com

You may have heard something about my search for an artist that has the potential for stardom in the cut-throat world art market but needs some guidance and assistance in making use of that potential to further...

Artist Beats Pornography Charge - artmarketblog.com

I recently wrote a post on the Australian photographer Bill Henson who was facing child pornography charges for using images of naked children in his work. After raiding the gallery where Henson’s work was about...

Star Photographer Corey Arnold - artmarketblog.com

Star Photographer Corey Arnold - artmarketblog.com If you haven’t heard the name Corey Arnold then you should go and get a pen and some paper and write it down now because this particularly talented...

Regulating the Art Market

Regulating the Art Market - artmarketblog.com The art market is generally considered to be an unregulated market which basically means that it is not controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law....

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