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Art and Money

Sugar Rautbord | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Art Collecting, Fine Art, Art and Money, Art Auctions, Roman Abramovich, Contemporary Art, Damien Hirst, Gerhard Richter, Sotheby's, Art Collectors, Money News
Sugar Rautbord

The numbers are in. The prices of blue-chip art are bigger than they have ever been at a time when whole countries have contemplated fiscal bankruptcy and currency devaluation. Fine art is a art is a global currency less volatile than the euro, dollar or drachma... or Facebook stock.

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Amy Winehouse's Blood Self-Portrait Underwhelms At Auction

Posted 05.14.2012

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One reason to abstain from painting with your own blood: it doesn't tend to sell well. (Although we can think of a few more reasons...) Last year,...

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Klein And Rothko Sell For Millions At Christie's

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

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NEW YORK — An iconic painting by French artist Yves Klein created with water, a blowtorch and two models has sold at a New York City auction for...

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The Scream Isn't Actually The Costliest Painting

The Huffington Post | Emily Cohn | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: The Scream, Most Expensive Art Sale in History, Most Expensive Art, Most Expensive Art Sold at Auction, Art Auctions, The Scream Auction, Edvard Munch, Munch, Money News

The world was abuzz Wednesday night with news that Edvard Munch's famous work of art, "The Scream," sold for $119.9 million at Sotheby's, setting the ...

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Munch's 'The Scream' at Sotheby's: Who Will Buy It? For How Much? (VIDEO)

Lee Rosenbaum | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Edvard Munch, Sotheby's, Munch Scream Auction, Munch Scream Sotheby's, The Scream Painting, Art Auctions, Munch Scream, Video, Arts News
Lee Rosenbaum

One of four versions of Edvard Munch's iconic "The Scream" is in New York for a brief visit, but only a tiny fraction of the interested public here will get the chance to see it. The art-history touchstone and popular-culture legend is to be sold Wednesday.

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LOOK: Rare Cezanne Watercolor Study Is For Sale

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Paul Cezanne Watercolor, New York Art Auction, Arts News, Art Auctions, Rare Cezanne Watercolor, Auction, Christie's, Paul Cezanne, Slidepollajax, Arts News

A rare watercolor study by the French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne will be auctioned at Christie's in New York soon. For over sixty years, ...

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Rare Cezanne Watercolor Study Coming To NY Auction

AP | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Auction, Paul Cezanne Watercolor, New York Art Auction, Christie's, Paul Cezanne, Art Auctions, Rare Cezanne Watercolor, Arts News

NEW YORK — A rare watercolor study by Paul Cezanne believed lost and last seen in 1953 will be auctioned in New York City where it's expected to...

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Warhol Could Fetch $50 M In NYC

AP | Posted 03.16.2012

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NEW YORK -- An Andy Warhol portrait of Elvis Presley depicted as a cowboy is being auctioned in New York City and is expected to sell for between $30 ...

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Dog Art Fetches A Pretty Penny

AP | SUE MANNING | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Paintings, Dog Art, Dog Paintings, Animals, Dogs in Art, Animal Art, Art Auctions, Ap, Arts News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dogs seem to be as popular on a canvas these days as they are on a leash, with paintings of dogs drawing big bucks and big crowds...

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Oscars Sell For Over $3 Million

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Fifteen Academy Awards statuettes from the 1930s and '40s, including the Best Screenplay Oscar given to Herman Mankiewicz for "Cit...

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NYC Art Sale To Feature Munch's 'The Scream'

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 04.22.2012

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NEW YORK — One of four versions of Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream" will be sold this spring in New York, Sotheby's auction house announc...

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Christie's Sells 3 Top Works From Liz Taylor's Art Collection

AP | Posted 04.08.2012

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LONDON — Three top works from the late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor's art collection have sold at a London auction for nearly 14 million poun...

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The One-Percenter Art World

Brian D. Cohen | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Art Collecting, Art World, Modern Art, Art Market, Art Sales, Art Galleries, Art Auctions, Arts News
Brian D. Cohen

The analogy occurred to me: the Art World is to Art as Wall Street is to Democracy; the former no longer a vital contributor to the latter.

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Move Over Picasso: New Top Auction Earner

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Video, Zhang Daqian, Art Auctions, Chinese Artists, Pablo Picasso, Picasso Auctions, Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Chinese Art, Chinese Art Auctions, Picasso, Auctions, Arts News

Chinese artist Zhang Daqian has knocked Picasso from a very high pedestal. The artist generated $506.7 million from auctions in 2011 alone. Close ...

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Who's At The Top Of The World's Art Market?

Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Video, Christie's Auction House, Art Sales, Art Auctions, Abstract Painting, Auction Houses, Sotheby's Auction, Sothebys-Contemporary-Art-Auction, Art Market, Christie's, Gerhard Richter, Contemporary Art Auction, Sotheby's, Arts News

Gerhard Richter is at the head of a changing art market. The German artist, known for his ability to cover a range of styles, from the abstract to the...

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Richer Than Rich: Art Outperforms S&P

Kia Makarechi | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Investments, Video, Art, Art Sales, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Auctions, Art Investment, Artnet, l.s. Lowry, Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, S&P 500, Clyfford Still, Arts News

If you ever find yourself choosing between some Warhols or a few stocks, we're here to make that decision easier. A new study has found that artwork b...

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The Shifting Focus of Publicity in the Art World

Daniel Grant | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Franz Kline, Eli Broad, Georgia O'Keeffe, Art Buyers, Art Auctions, Art Criticism, Art Auction Records, Art Critics, Arts News
Daniel Grant

At times, publicity becomes the art itself, with the public knowing that it should appreciate some work because "it's famous" rather than because it's good, distorting the entire experience of art.

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Artists Sue Auction Houses Over Royalty Dispute

online.wsj.com | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Sotheby's Auction House, Robert Graham, Christie's Auction House, Chuck Close, Art Auctions, Sotheby's Auction, Auction, Sam Francis, Christie's, Sotheby's, Arts News

A group of major artists, including painter Chuck Close, and the heirs of abstract expressionist Sam Francis and sculptor Robert Graham, filed a pair ...

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'Artists For Haiti' In Depth

Alexander Adler | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Charity Auction, Art, David Zwirner, Art Auctions, Haiti, Auction, Jasper Johns, Gagosian Gallery, Arts News
Alexander Adler

Early in September, David Zwirner opened its doors to preview "Artists for Haiti," an upcoming benefit auction at Christie's sponsored by the dealer a...

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Joanne Herrings Battle to Reclaim Stolen Art

Reyne Haines | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Auction, Art, Reyne Haines, Joanne-Herring, Art Auctions, Christies, Arts News
Reyne Haines

(Sir Henry Raeburn Painting -- Photo courtesy: De Andre Moore with DM VIDEO PRODUCTION) Every year, hundreds of items are stolen from antique store...

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Art Market Analyst On 'Investment-Quality' Art And The Future

artfagcity.com | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Art Prices, Investing, Buying Art, Invest in Art, Art Value, Art Sales, Art World, Art Auctions, Value of Art, How to Invest in Art, Art Market, Business, Arts News

The past few weeks, the stock market has been reeling as concerns about the U.S. and global economy resurface. In an attempt to discover what this mea...

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WATCH: Bravo's 'Work Of Art' Returns For Season 2

Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Reality Television, Video, Reality TV, Brooklyn Museum, Artists, Art Tv Show, Work of Art, China Chow, Television, Art Show, Art, Simon De Pury, Art Auctions, Art Television Series, Auctions, Emerging Artists, Arts News

Bravo's art world version of Project Runway will return for a season 2. The competition, called "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist," pits 14 artists ...

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Who's On Top And Who's Flopped: Art Auction Round-Up

Posted 10.12.2011

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Via Mutual Art As global markets dropped sharply on Monday over fears from the US’s new credit rating, the art market could not escape the plumm...

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Tony Curtis Art Collection Goes To Auction

AP | Posted 10.09.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Paintings, sculptures and other collectibles that once belonged to Tony Curtis are hitting the auction block. Darren Julien, president...

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PHOTOS: ArtCrush 2011: The Art World Comes To Aspen

Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Gabriela Garza, Art, Artcrush, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Art Auctions, Museums, Gala, Party, Samantha Ronson, Ramiro Garza, Sotheby's, Colorado, Arts News

This year's ArtCrush, the Aspen Art Museum's annual auction and gala, has already proved itself to be one for the books. Most excitingly, Mexico-base...

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