Posted on June 29, 2009 by artforprofits
After the sale of three Niki de Saint-Phalle’s giant Nanas in Germany in December 2008 for €750,000, the Paris sale last month of her Le Banc produced another excellent result.
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Posted on June 20, 2009 by artforprofits
Online auctions can be a great source of art for collectors and investors as long as you buy from a reputable auctioneer that offers a guarantee of authenticity and condition
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by artforprofits
On the 3rd of June auction house Phillips de Pury held their third ever sale of Modern and Contemporary Editions in New York after achieving good results for both auctions dedicated to Modern and Contemporary Editions in 2008.
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Posted on June 7, 2009 by artforprofits
Smaller auction houses rarely get the sort of attention given to the big four auction houses which is a shame because the smaller auction houses produce their fair share of exciting results and top sales. Brunk Auctions, a North Carolina based auction house
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Posted on May 27, 2009 by artforprofits
The first major retrospective held in North America of work by Dutch born French artist Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) was held at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
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Posted on May 24, 2009 by artforprofits
Recent results from auctions of Asian art conducted by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong show that there is high demand for modern and contemporary Asian art
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Posted on May 21, 2009 by artforprofits
Posted on May 16, 2009 by artforprofits
Since January 2008, prices in the Impressionist & Modern Art segment have posted a cumulative fall of roughly 30% and they contracted no less than 10% in the first quarter of 2009 alone
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Posted on May 13, 2009 by artforprofits
Posted on May 4, 2009 by artforprofits
Below are the results from some of the most successful art auctions of April 2009. From these results we can see that the art market continues to show signs of strength and optimism. The results of the Russian and Asian art sales are particularly pleasing
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by artforprofits
A changed art market doesn’t necessarily mean an art market that is any worse off but because of the particular changes that the art market has undergone over the past 6-9 months things appear worse than they really are
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Posted on April 18, 2009 by artforprofits
Because the market is so vague when it comes to defining an Old Master artwork the ability to be able to profit from the purchase and sale of Old Masters is made all the more difficult
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