Another marvellous feat of salesmanship was shown by the two auction houses in a week of selective but consistent bidding which resulted in strong prices across the board. The fact that many works were sold to one or two bids, and often to Irrevocable Bids (IBs), was neither here nor there. It was a triumphant …
Art Market Review: The Spring Auctions at Sotheby’s & Christie’s: 1st-4th March 2022 Read More »
Despite some headwinds I see no reason for the art market to take any kind of buffering in the next week of auctions. The calibre of the work on display is superb and the strength of Irrevocable Bid (IB) interest has been second to none. I was lucky enough to get a tour of the …
The general feeling in the art trade going into last week was one of slight paranoia about where 2016 was going to take us visit our website. As it happened there was adequate proof that the market remains strong for good, market-fresh kit and specifically in the mid-market range from 250,000-5m USD. Obviously, we do …
Art Market Review: The February 2016 Impressionist & Modern Art Sales Read More »
This week and next will see 2.8 billion USD in works of art come up for auction. Much of that figure is actually already pre-sold in third party guarantees but for the most part it promises to be two weeks of very heavy spending. Sotheby’s have a single-owner sale exhibiting the works of art …
Preview: The November 2015 Auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s Read More »
As expected the Autumn Impressionist & Modern Art Sale series was an outstanding success. Nearly 700m USD changed hands over four sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s last week. I thought Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 4th November was the best I had ever come across, for a mixed owner sale, in …
The Impressionist & Modern Art Sales Review: 4th – 6th November 2014 Read More »