Casting for Art World Reality Show – artmarketblog.com

Casting for Art World Reality Show – artmarketblog.com

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.

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

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

What is an Old Master Painting? – artmarketblog.com

If you have ever wondered exactly what determines whether a painting is considered to be an old master painting or not then you are not alone. The market generally defines any painting of quality created prior to 1830 as being an Old Master painting

Hard Art Market Data Tells Real Story – artmarketblog.com

Hard Art Market Data Tells Real Story – artmarketblog.com
Dissecting Christie’s Feb 09 Art Auction Pt. 3
See part one here:
http://artmarketblog.com/2009/02/17/dissecting-christies-feb-09-art-auction-pt-1-artmarketblogcom/
See part two here:

http://artmarketblog.com/2009/03/08/dissecting-christie%e2%80%99s-feb-09-art-auction-pt-2-artmarketblogcom/
A few weeks ago I posted details of the sold lots from the Christie’s February 2009 Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale along with details relating to previous auction sale activity for each sold [...]

Australian Art Market Blog Goes Live

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CONTACT:
Nicholas Forrest
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http://www.australianartmarket.com

Australian Art Market Blog Goes Live
Sydney, NSW, 17/3/2009 – Sydney, Australia based art market analyst and art critic Nicholas Forrest has announced the launch of a blog dedicated to the Australian art market.
The blog will feature a no holds barred analysis of the Australian art market by Nicholas Forrest as well as [...]

YSL Collection Boosts French Market Share – artmarketblog.com

YSL Auction Boosts French Market Share – artmarketblog.com
The Bergé -YSL sale was a historical sale in more than one sense: the €373.5m total for the three-day auction is the world record for a private collection and the European record for an art sale of any sort. Moreover, the collection’s Fine Art generated a sum equivalent [...]

Evaluating Art Auction Results Pt. 4 – artmarketblog.com

Evaluating Art Auction Results Pt. 4 – artmarketblog.com
2. Percentage of lots sold by value continued
In part three of this series I looked at the first of two different methods of calculating the percentage of lots sold by value. The first method that I looked at which is calculated by using the following formula:
(total sale [...]

Ana Prvacki Performance Video – artmarketblog.com

Ana Prvacki Performance Video – artmarketblog.com
In September last year during the Sydney Biennale, at the request of New Art TV, I interviewed Singapore based, Serbian born artist Ana Prvacki. As part of the Biennale, Prvacki performed a work titled “Music Derived Painkiller” which involved the collection of saliva from a flute performance. Intrigued?. If [...]