SF Camerawork Benefit Auction 2008 – artmarketblog.com

SF Camerawork Benefit Auction 2008 – artmarketblog.com
The 2008 SF Camerawork benefit auction includes some absolutely fantastic works that should appeal to all collectors of photography and art investors. With 183 lots and a wide range of works there is sure to be something to interest anyone so take a look at the catalogue now [...]

Oz Art Auction Bargain Hunting – artmarketblog.com

Oz Art Auction Bargain Hunting – artmarketblog.com
With the Australian dollar considerably weaker than it was six months ago at around $0.64 US dollars there are plenty of bargains to be had for international buyers whose dollar is in better shape than the Australian dollar. The New Zealand dollar is even lower than the Australian [...]

The Rise of the Value of Surrealism – artmarketblog.com

The Rise of the Value of Surrealism – artmarketblog.com
There is no doubt that Surrealism is a highly undervalued and under appreciated movement that has the potential for a significant increase in desirability and value in the not too distant future for reasons that I will explain later on. The most famous Surrealist artist would [...]

November 2008 Art Market Review Video – artmarketblog.com

November 2008 Art Market Review Video – artmarketblog.com

**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.

Art Market Correction Statistics – artmarketblog.com

Art Market Correction Statistics – artmarketblog.com
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Since the beginning of September, the art market has contracted for the first time since 1990. Although it survived 9/11, the meltdown of the global financial system has been too much for the “pleasure investment” market. The figures speak for themselves
Compared with January of this year, the average prices of [...]

Awesome Online Photo Auction – artmarketblog.com

Awesome Online Photo Auction – artmarketblog.com
Daniel Cooney Fine Art are auctioning a fantastic collection of photographs by masters such as Steichen, Steiglitz, W.Eugene Smith as well as works by more contemporary photographers such as Kate Breakey and Herb Ritts. The most important piece of information is that the auction ends in a few hours [...]

Ignore November Art Auctions – artmarketblog.com

Ignore November Art Auctions – artmarketblog.com
There seems to be a significant amount of concern regarding the outcome of the November art auctions to the point where those who follow what some journalists write about the art market might believe that the November art auctions are a crucial indicator of the current and future health of [...]

Kate Moss Art Market Mess 2 – artmarketblog.com

Kate Moss Art Market Mess 2 – artmarketblog.com

This post will continue on from my last post (see here) regarding the article “Art sale Moss-acre” (see here)
due to the fact that I have even more issues with the content of this article and the way the related events have been reported. It is especially important [...]

Limited Edition Print Market Update – artmarketblog.com

Limited Edition Print Market Update – artmarketblog.com

Our good friends at the Humble Arts Foundation have just launched their new website which I have to say is absolutely fantastic. To kick off their new site, Humble Arts Foundation have released a new photo edition by Brooklyn based photographer Amy Elkins. The work, titled Justin, Brooklyn, [...]

Art Boom or Art Gloom: Art Market Reporters Indecisive – artmarketblog.com

Art Boom or Art Gloom: Art Market Reporters Indecisive – artmarketblog.com
I have written quite a few posts recently about the Australian art market due mostly to the fact that the art market reporters for the major newspapers here in Australia seem more concerned in attracting attention to their stories than accurate analysis of the art [...]

Interview with Sculptor Herb Williams, Winner of Next Star Artist Competition – artmarketblog.com

Interview with Sculptor Herb Williams, Winner of Next Star Artist Competition – artmarketblog.com
Since winning the inaugural Next Star Artist competition (see http://www.nextstarartist.com) in June of this year, sculpture Herb Williams (http://www.herbwilliamsart.com) has been busy promoting his extremely successful show at Monsoon Galleries and preparing for a sols show at the prestigious RARE gallery in New [...]

The Art Subscription Project – artmarketblog.com

The Art Subscription Project – artmarketblog.com
I received an email a week or so ago from a company called The Present Group who wanted to let me know about their art subscription service. To be honest I was rather sceptical about the purchasing art by subscription but after further investigation I have to say that [...]