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• Nja Mahdaoui Collaborates with Emirati Artists at Christie's Dubai market-auction

  In April 2012, Tunisian artist Nja Mahdaoui, in the presence of UAE Minister of Culture Abdulrahman Al-Owais, created a live artwork with four young Emirati artists at Christie's…

• Picasso's 'Bambina con colomba' to be auctioned by Christie's after 40 years at National Gallery market-auction

  Picasso's painting 'Bambina con colomba', owned by the Aberconway family, has been on loan to the National Gallery for forty years. Due to financial pressures, the family has…

• Jerusalem Studio School Archive Auction at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects market-auction

  Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects hosted a live closing auction on Tuesday, February 21, featuring works from the Jerusalem Studio School archives. The artists had previously…

• Paniccia painting priced at €95,000 by Andrea Diprè shocks collector market-auction

  A reader, identified as Graziella, attempted to purchase an Osvaldo Paniccia painting, 'Natura morta con gamberi', from Andrea Diprè, a television critic and art dealer known for…

• Jerusalem Studio School Faces Financial Crisis, New York Auction Planned for Rescue market-auction

  Earlier this year, the Jerusalem Studio School, the sole institution in Israel dedicated to classical art education, encountered a financial shortfall of $450,000, jeopardizing…

• Christie's London Evening Sale Nets £134.9M with Records for Mirò and Moore market-auction

  On Tuesday, Christie's London held its Impressionist/Modern and Surrealism Evening Sale, generating £134.9 million ($213.2 million), nearly twice the sales from February 2010. The…

• s[edition] Launches Online Platform for Limited Edition Digital Artworks Priced $5-$500 market-auction

  s[edition], a new online platform for collecting limited edition digital artworks, has launched with prices ranging from $5 to $500. Founded by Harry Blain of Haunch of Venison…

• French collectors oppose art tax proposal market-auction

  The ADIAF, an association of art collectors, has reacted against a proposed law that would require artworks to be included in the French wealth tax (ISF) declaration. Culture…

• Hope Gangloff's 2010 painting 'Sarah VanDerBeek in Her Bath Closet' enters Cynthia and Stuart Smith collection market-auction

  Hope Gangloff created the painting 'Sarah VanDerBeek in Her Bath Closet' in 2010. The artwork measures 54 ¼ by 82 ¼ inches and was executed using acrylic paint on canvas. Cynthia…

• Charles LeDray's 'Milk and Honey' (1994-96) acquired by Whitney Museum of American Art market-auction

  The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York acquired Charles LeDray's installation 'Milk and Honey' (1994-96) through purchase funding from its Contemporary Painting and…

• Pierre Auguste Renoir's 1887 painting 'Bather at the Seaside' featured by Hammer Galleries market-auction

  Hammer Galleries in New York presented Pierre Auguste Renoir's 1887 oil painting 'Bather at the Seaside'. The work measures 16-1/4 by 12-3/4 inches on canvas. This representation…

• Simon de Pury's themed auctions: Sex, Bric, Africa, Italia market-auction

  Simon de Pury, director of Phillips de Pury & Company, has pioneered themed auctions to attract new collectors. Since March 19, 2010, he has held a 'Sex' sale in London,…

• Golden Artists Colors Acquires Williamsburg Oil Paints Brand market-auction

  Golden Artists Colors has announced its acquisition of Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, a brand created by the late artist Carl Plansky. Plansky, who passed away from a heart…

• Charles Burchfield's 'An April Mood' Acquired by Whitney Museum of American Art market-auction

  The Whitney Museum of American Art acquired Charles Burchfield's watercolor and charcoal work 'An April Mood,' created between 1946 and 1955. Measuring 40 by 54 inches, the piece…

• Charles Saatchi: The Brand of Paintings market-auction

  Charles Saatchi has transformed himself into a brand within the art market, where provenance and the collector's name now define an artwork's desirability. Known as the 'Human…

• European Art Market Weathers 2009 Crisis with Selective Strategies market-auction

  Despite the global economic downturn, the European art market has shown resilience, with major auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's avoiding fire sales. Gallerist Larry…

• Middle East Art Market Boom and Bust: From Speculation to Reflection market-auction

  The Middle Eastern art market experienced a rapid boom in the 2000s, driven by Gulf state wealth, new collectors, and international auction houses. Christie's opened a Dubai…

• India's Art Market in Crisis: A Period of Readjustment market-auction

  Peter Nagy, the director of Nature Morte gallery in New Delhi, examines the evolution of the Indian art market from the 1950s until the financial crisis of 2009. Initially, it…

• Chinese Art Market Crisis Fuels Nationalist Reversal market-auction

  The recent global financial crisis has led to a rise in nationalism within China's contemporary art scene, focusing on decreasing dependence on Western institutions and creating a…

• Man Ray's 1938 Painting 'La Fortune' Acquired by Whitney Museum of American Art market-auction

  The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York acquired Man Ray's 1938 oil painting 'La Fortune' with funding from the Simon Foundation, Inc. This acquisition was documented on…

• Collector Craig Robins Sues David Zwirner for $8 Million Over Confidentiality Breach market-auction

  A lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on March 29, 2010, alleges that art dealer David Zwirner breached confidentiality by informing artist Margaret Dumas about a secondary…

• Christie's Yves Saint Laurent Auction Nets $484 Million Amid Controversy Over Chinese Bronzes market-auction

  Christie's three-day auction of the collection belonging to Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge achieved over $484 million, setting a record. The sale included two bronze…

• Middle East Art Scene Adapts to 2009 Financial Crisis market-auction

  Sabine Le Stum's article in art press (November 2009) examines how the global financial crisis affected the Middle Eastern art market. While the region had experienced a boom…

• Indian Art Market Adjusts to Global Financial Crisis market-auction

  The global financial crisis has significantly impacted India's contemporary art market, leading to a period of readjustment. Following a boom from 2003 to 2008, the market…

• Crisis Spurs New Art Collections at Louis Vuitton Foundation and Louvre Abu Dhabi market-auction

  Despite the economic crisis reducing art market transactions in New York galleries, two major collections have been unveiled. In late May, the Museum of Art in Hong Kong opened an…

• Saatchi Online: Freeing Art from Its Gallerist market-auction

  Charles Saatchi, the former advertising mogul turned art collector, launched Saatchi Online in 2007 as a platform for emerging artists to sell directly to collectors, bypassing…

• Greg Lindquist Painting in BAM Auction market-auction

  Greg Lindquist is currently displaying his artwork at the Fifth Annual BAMart Auction hosted by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, accessible online until 8 PM on May 11, 2009. The…

• Larry Salander faces 100-count indictment in $300M art fraud case market-auction

  Larry Salander, dubbed the Bernie Madoff of the art world, sits in prison awaiting trial on a 100-count indictment. He allegedly sold fractional interests in paintings he didn't…

• Missing 1987 Paintings Recovered in Dutch Police Sting After 22 Years market-auction

  In 2009, Dutch police recovered eight paintings that vanished in 1987 from Noortman Master Paintings in Maastricht, The Netherlands. The works included Pierre-Auguste Renoir's La…

• Chinese Advisor Refuses to Pay $36M for Looted Bronzes After Christie's Auction market-auction

  Cai Mingchao, an adviser to a Chinese foundation, has revealed himself as the anonymous telephone bidder who purchased two bronze fountainheads for $18 million each at Christie's…

• Global Art Market Reflects Shifting Economic Power market-auction

  The art market mirrors global economic shifts, with formerly colonized and developing nations now emerging as major financial backers. Artists from China, the Middle East, India,…

• Yan Pei Ming in New York Contemporary Art Auctions market-auction

  In the highly publicized New York contemporary art sales, which set the market tone for the next six months, a living French artist was listed in the auction catalog: Yan Pei…

• Miami's Art Basel Gluttony and Murakami's Geisai Alternative market-auction

  During Art Basel Miami Beach, visitors were overwhelmed by nineteen satellite fairs alongside the main event, prompting questions about market saturation. Takashi Murakami's…

• Dubai Emerges as Leading Middle East Art Hub Alongside Abu Dhabi and Sharjah market-auction

  Dubai has rapidly become the primary art scene in the Middle East, with neighboring emirates Abu Dhabi and Sharjah also playing key roles. Abu Dhabi, the political capital, hosts…

• New York Auction Weekend: Market Greed Resurfaces market-auction

  When the art market experiences strong capital gains, active operators become excessively greedy, disrupting usual rules. This occurred in the late 1990s with ownership changes at…

• American buyers dominate New York auction sales, Pollock record rumored market-auction

  The American market is driving contemporary art sales trends, with New York auctions in May and November attracting 64.8% American buyers versus 15.8% European, despite the…

• Market as Octopus: Art World's Speculative Frenzy and Jean-Pierre Raynaud's Bold Move market-auction

  The modern art market, often compared to an octopus, spans the globe from Mexico to Miami and Moscow to Shanghai, fueled by affluent collectors who typically spend around $500,000…

• Ronald Lauder's $135M Klimt Acquisition and the Perils of Art Market Inflation market-auction

  Ronald Lauder purchased Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer for $135 million, a record for a modern painting, surpassing the $100 million paid for Picasso's Garçon à la…

• Rolex Mentor and Protégé Program Pairs David Hockney with Matthias Weischer market-auction

  Rolex's 'Partager une vision' (Sharing a Vision) campaign, featured in Vanity Fair, pairs established artist David Hockney as mentor with young Leipzig School painter Matthias…

• Pinoncelli Fined €200,000 for Hammer Attack on Duchamp's Fontaine market-auction

  On January 24, 2006, a Paris court fined artist Pierre Pinoncelli €200,000 for damaging Marcel Duchamp's 1964 replica of Fontaine during the Dada exhibition at the Centre Pompidou…