Art Auctions

An Artist-Direct Auction and Its Art Market Implications

Stephanie Adamowicz | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Contemporary Art, Art Auctions, Todd James, David Ellis, Cheryl Dunn, Sebastiaan Bremer, Ryan McGinness, José Parla, Eve Sussman, New York News
Stephanie Adamowicz

Two weeks ago, I attended an artist-direct auction at the studio of Ryan McGinness. The catalog specified that "the artist is the seller, and there is no auction house that will be taking a cut of the sale."

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"200 One Dollar Bills," Andy Warhol Painting, Sells For $43.8 Million At Auction

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: NYC Arts, Andy Warhol, 200 One Dollar Bills, Art Auctions, Silk-Screen, Nyc Art, Sotheby's, New York News

NEW YORK — A painting by Andy Warhol, "200 One Dollar Bills," brought the equivalent of 43.8 million dollar bills at auction, more than three ti...

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Potential Bargain of a Lifetime!

Reyne Haines | Posted 10.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Art Collecting, Picasso, Art Auctions, Style News
Reyne Haines

We've seen the treasures found on PBS' Antiques Roadshow week after week and wonder, "Is it really possible to find valuable items at garage sales and resale shops?"

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New Show on NBC on Collecting

Reyne Haines | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Fine Art, Art Auctions, Collecting, Antiques, Christie's, Painting, Collectibles, Sotheby's, Style News
Reyne Haines

Set Your DVR!: Art of Collecting with Reyne Haines and Jonathan Novack Premieres Thursday, September 10 on Channel 2, NBC Houston (Houston, Texa...

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Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Arab World, Egypt, Doha, Islam, Sotheby's Christie's, Antiquities, Art Theft, Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Sotheby's, Muslim World, London, Art, Persian-Arabian-Gulf, Art Auctions, Cairo, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

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Frieze Art Fair: The Agony and the Ecstasy

Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 11.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Frieze Art Fair, Art Auctions, Economy, Economic Crisis, Artists, Art Market, Damien Hirst, London, Business News
Charlotte Appleyard

At the Frieze private view on Wednesday one big question kept being asked -- how were sales going?

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Global Economic Slump? June Art Sales Expected To Set Records

Financial Times | Deborah Brewster | Posted 06.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Art Sales, Record at Sales, June Art Sales, Art Auctions, Business News

The big June art sales, which start Tuesday in London, are expected by the auction houses to break more records as collectors from commodities-rich re...

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Credit Crunch Not Affecting Art Auctions

Reuters | Jeremy Lovell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Soetheby's, Olivier Camu, Christie's, Mark Twain, Art Auctions, Modern Art, Impressionist Art, Business News

Rather like the premature reports of the death of Mark Twain, forecasts of the collapse of the art market as a result of the global credit crunch appe...

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Rothko Painting May Sell For $40M At Christie's

Bloomberg | Linda Sandler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Auction Houses, Rothkos, Expensive Paintings, Rothko, Christie's, Francois Pinault, Art Auctions, Auction Record, Business News

Christie's International, the auction house owned by French billionaire Francois Pinault, is gearing up for its New York sales in May with a Mark Roth...

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Art Market Shows No Signs Of Cooling Down

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Art Market, Sotheby's, Art Auctions, Business News

Art is hot. Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening. The fall auction season in New York saw rob...

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Frenzied Art Buyers Converge At Art Basel

Salon.com | Edward M. Gomez | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Andy Warhol, Art Basel, Sotheby's, Miami Beach, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Auctions, Art Basel Miami, Warhol, Business News

Thanks, in large part, to George W. Bush's no-end-in-sight war spending, the once-mighty dollar is tanking, a development that recently prompted a se...

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Faberge Egg Sells For Record High Price

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Pink Faberge Egg, Art Auctions, Rothschild Banking Family, Art Auction News, Faberge Egg, Rothschilds, Christie's, Faberge, Business News

A rare enamel-and-gold Faberge egg that had been in the Rothschild banking family for more than a century sold for record $18.5 million at auction Wed...

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Price Tag For Warhol's "Liz" Seen As Litmus Test For Art Market

Guardian | Ed Pilkington | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Sotheby's Christie's, Art Market, Art Auctions, Warhol Liz, Hugh Grant, Business News

Reluctant actor, master of self-deprecation, tousle-haired English fop. Tonight a new description must be added to the list of Hugh Grant's qualities:...

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Matisse Painting Sells For Record-Breaking $33.6 Mil

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Art Auction Records, Art, Christie's, Art Auctions, Henri Matisse, Business News

An Henri Matisse painting was auctioned at Christie's for $33.6 million, a record for the artist, during a sale devoted to Impressionist and modern ar...

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