Record half year at Christie’snews Private Art Investor Expert 21 Jul 14 0Christie’s sales for the half year ending 30 June 2014 were £2.69 billion, up 12% ($4.47 billion, up 22%). The auction house said its successful… Read more
eBay and Sotheby’s form new partnershipnews Private Art Investor Expert 14 Jul 14 0Online auctioneer eBay and international auction house Sotheby’s have announced a new partnership. Together, they are working to develop an innovative online platform that will… Read more
Art storage business has lucrative yearnews Private Art Investor Expert 9 Jun 14 0A record year of trading for the Momart art storage business has driven good profits for parent company Falkland Islands Holdings, whose end of year… Read more
Sotheby’s appoints head of 20th Century Chinese Artnews Private Art Investor Expert 5 Jun 14 0Sotheby’s has appointed Vinci Chang as Head of its 20th Century Chinese Art Department, responsible for organising auctions of 20th Century Chinese Art in Hong… Read more
Online sales democratise art marketnews Private Art Investor Expert 30 May 14 0Like the London housing bubble, you wonder how long the current boom in the art market can last, but with so many new collectors entering… Read more
artnet releases buoyant Q1 resultsnews Private Art Investor Expert 27 May 14 0artnet, the online resource to buy, sell, and research fine art, design, and decorative art online has released its financial results for the first three… Read more
Art investment grows despite unpredictability of the marketnews Alasdair Whyte 14 May 14 0Most art market people and most financial analysts respond negatively to the idea of contemporary art either as an investment or as an asset class.… Read more
Sotheby’s and Third Point reach agreementnews Alasdair Whyte 8 May 14 0Sotheby’s and Third Point LLC today announced that they have reached an agreement, putting an end to the increasingly bitter conflict that has waged in… Read more
Christie’s pledges $20 million for digital engagementnews Alasdair Whyte 7 May 14 0Christie’s is to invest in the region of $20 million in its technological and digital advancement including infrastructure improvements, enhanced client-service experience and creative-content and… Read more
UK sales lead soaring global art marketnews Alasdair Whyte 6 May 14 0In the first quarter of this year, the global fine art market increased 37% by value sold, jumping from US$1.6 billion in Q1 2013 to… Read more
