Niki de Saint Phalle Braves the Crisis – artmarketblog.com

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.

June Online Art Auctions – artmarketblog.com

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

Limited Edition Art Market Update – artmarketblog.com

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.

1700 Times Estimate at Brunk Auctions – artmarketblog.com

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

Kees Van Dongen Revived and Revalued – artmarketblog.com

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

Asian Decorative Arts Fever at iGavel – artmarketblog.com

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

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Surprises – artmarketblog.com

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Surprises – artmarketblog.com

NY Art Auctions Feel the Heat – artmarketblog.com

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

Sotheby’s May 2009 NY Contemporary Art Sale – artmarketblog.com

Sotheby’s May 2009 Contemporary Art Sale – artmarketblog.com

April 2009 Global Art Auction Highlights – artmarketblog.com

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

A Tale of Two Art Markets – artmarketblog.com

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

The Old Master Painting Trap – artmarketblog.com

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