Disrupting the global auction market: Auctionata achieves online world recordnews Private Art Investor Expert 21 Jul 15 0 Berlin-based online auction house Auctionata has completed the first half of the 2015 with a GMV of €35.7 million (US $39.7 million), which constitutes a 195 percent… Read more
Artcurial opens in Germany; further international expansion plannednews Private Art Investor Expert 17 Jul 15 0Major French auction house Artcurial will pick up the pace of its development in Europe during the second half of 2015. As part of this… Read more
ArteQuesta to offer guaranteed returnsnews Private Art Investor Expert 14 Jul 15 0Fine art investment company ArteQuesta has introduced guarantees for its clients. Investors will be able to purchase artworks for a specified amount of time, with… Read more
New global arts club launchesnews Private Art Investor Expert 8 Jul 15 0A new global arts club, The Cultivist, launched in London on Friday. It is the brainchild of Marlies Verhoeven and Daisy Peat, who previously worked… Read more
New Zealand business breaks new ground with voluntary artists’ resale royaltynews Private Art Investor Expert 1 Jul 15 0A new art business, founded by Simon Bowerbank and Charles Ninow, will be the first art business in New Zealand to offer a voluntary resale… Read more
Tim Goodman’s online auction house takes on Sotheby’s and Christie’snews Private Art Investor Expert 23 Jun 15 0New global online auction house Fine Art Bourse (F.A.B.) is challenging the centuries old business model established by Sotheby’s and Christie’s by slashing fees and… Read more
Art market commission rip off is over, says Artplode CEOnews Private Art Investor Expert 16 Jun 15 0The days of paying commission to sell art are over, according to Maureen McCarthy, founder and CEO of Artplode, a platform where art is traded direct… Read more
Unique collectors’ app attracts venture capital interestnews Private Art Investor Expert 11 Jun 15 0A unique app that enables collectors to manage their collections on their iPhones is attracting interest from venture capital firms. Prime Collector is an Apple-compatible… Read more
Brook Hazelton appointed president, Client Management, Christie’s Americasnews Private Art Investor Expert 9 Jun 15 0Brook Hazelton has joined Christie’s as president, Client Management Americas. In this newly created role, Hazelton reports to Jussi Pylkkänen, Christie’s global president, and works closely with Marc… Read more
Artprice and Artnet deny acquisition rumoursnews Private Art Investor Expert 4 Jun 15 0Art market information providers Artnet and Artprice have denied rumours that Artprice is planning to acquire Artnet. “The company Artprice has no outstanding bond debt… Read more
