The Age of Sale
Christie's is selling Maritime art this week. When you look into it, there's more than just a few knick-knacks from old ships knocking around this corner of the collecting world.
Read my story here.
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 11:00am.
Old World and New
The new year starts with a bang in the auction world with back to back weeks of Americana sales and Old Master Drawings and Paintings.
Read the stories and let me know what you think.
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 2:02pm.
London Wares Visit New York
Sotheby's has a travelling exhibition promoting the highlights of next month's Impressionist and Modern paintings sale in London. See my preview here
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 8:25pm.
Christie's Expands Interiors
Not the most earth shattering news. But it is interesting that Christie's--in the midst of the greatest boom in the art market ever--is pushing ahead in what the trade calls the "middle market." That's the so-called affordable stuff to mere mortals.
Read my story in the New York Sun here.
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 12:58pm.
Is Art Basel Miami the new Woodstock for the Rich?
Just in time for the opening of the art world's Christmas party to itself, Portfolio.com has published my preview of the fair.
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 12:35pm.
Topping Off Sales with Phillips
The dust settles on auction week with a final report on the market--and the sale at Phillips. Read it here.
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Fri, 11/16/2007 - 7:12pm.
Last Night at Christie's
The Contemporary Art market made a strong showing at Christie's last night. Here's my report. More later in the week.
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 11:03am.
Battle of the Rothkos
Sotheby's has been weak in Contemporary art for several seasons. But now, when they need it most, the auction house has its strongest Contemporary sale in years. Christie's and Sotheby's are battling it out with comparable works by Rothko, Basquiat and Koon. Read the preview here.
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Mon, 11/12/2007 - 10:22am.
Strength in the Market
Everybody is anticipating a fall in art prices but last night's sales at Christie's showed surprising strength.
Here's a brief report from the New York Sun.
Submitted by Marion Maneker on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 9:19am.
Two Impressions of the Same Market
Just as the credit crisis re-emerges, the Autumn Auction season is getting underway. Here is a preview of the Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's. The sales take place Tuesday and Wednesday evening.
Until then, take a look at the two very different ways each house sees the Impressionist and Modern market going published in the New York Sun today.