By: Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW (REUTERS).- Top British art consulting firm Art Market Research (AMR) said on Monday it plans to offer its services in Russia, where growing investment interest in art and antiques presents a huge growth opportunity….
Ninety Years of Israeli Art from the 1920’s till Today at Bonhams in London
LONDON.- On the 24th May 2011, Bonhams and Montefiore Auction Houses launch their inaugural sale of Israeli art in London. Bonhams has teamed up with Montefiore Auction House, Tel Aviv, to offer a selection of works that covers nine decades. This auc…
Auction Houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s Gear Up for New York Art Sales
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Buoyed by record results amid a dramatic art market recovery and an increasingly global clientele, Christie’s and Sotheby’s are gearing up for spring auctions with nearly $1 billion of art for sale. Last year proved one of the bes…
Nam June Paik Estate Executor Expresses Extenuation Over Paik Symposium at University of Cincinnati
NEW YORK, NY.- Ken Hakuta is the Executor of Nam June Paik’s Estate. Since Nam June’s death in 2006, the Estate has worked to preserve the integrity of Nam June’s artistic legacy by being consulted by auction houses on the provenance of Paik artwork, a…
Nam June Paik Estate Executor Expresses Extenuation Over Paik Symposium at University of Cincinnati
NEW YORK, NY.- Ken Hakuta is the Executor of Nam June Paik’s Estate. Since Nam June’s death in 2006, the Estate has worked to preserve the integrity of Nam June’s artistic legacy by being consulted by auction houses on the provenance of Paik artwork, a…
Asia Week New York 2011 Announces Sales Over $250 Million, Double and Triple Attendance
NEW YORK, NY.- Collectors, curators, scholars and Asian art enthusiasts from around the world convened for Asia Week New York 2011 in March—nine days of exhibitions, private sales, public auctions, special events and fund-raising, spending more th…
Asia Week New York 2011 Announces Sales Over $250 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Collectors, curators, scholars and Asian art enthusiasts from around the world convened for Asia Week New York 2011 in March—nine days of exhibitions, private sales, public auctions, special events and fund-raising, spending more th…
Claude Monet’s Les Peupliers" Set to Fetch $25 Million at Christie’s Auction in New York
NEW YORK, N.Y. (REUTERS).- A pristine Monet masterpiece from the artist’s celebrated “Poplars” series will be featured at Christie’s in May, when it is expected to sell for as much as $30 million, the auction house said on Friday. “Les Peupliers,” the …
French Auction House Binoche Et Giquello Insists $4 Million Maya Statue is Real
MEXICO CITY (AP).- The Mexican government argued Wednesday that a Mayan-style statue auctioned for a record $4 million (2.9 million euros) this week is a fake. Auctioneers insisted it is genuine and charged Mexico wants to quash legal sales of pre-His…
China Overtakes Britain as the World’s Second Largest Art and Antiques Market
LONDON (REUTERS).- China overtook Britain as the world’s second largest art and antiques market last year, a new report showed, and British art officials voiced concern that an EU levy planned in 2012 would further undermine its position. “The Global A…