Loeb and Sotheby’s prepare for final showdownnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Apr 14 0In the latest development in the hostilities between Sotheby’s board and hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, who nominated himself and two colleagues for Sotheby’s board… Read more
Online art market worth an estimated $1.57bnnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Apr 14 1A future generation of art buyers is likely to make their first art purchase online, with almost 25% of 20 – 30 year olds surveyed… Read more
Auctionata online auction house plans New York expansionnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Apr 14 0Berlin-based online art and auction house Auctionata (www.auctionata.com) aims to expand its operations to New York this autumn now that it has secured €21.5 million… Read more
Healthy Impressionist and Contemporary sales boost Sotheby’s resultsnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Apr 14 0Net auction sales have increased by 40% from the prior year to approximately $730 million according to Sotheby’s preliminary, unaudited financial results for the first… Read more
Christie’s hones Japan and Korea strategynews Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 14 0After the successful sales of Japanese and Korean art during Asian Art Week this March, Christie’s has announced that its Japanese and Korean art department… Read more
Shared art ownership scheme launches in Londonnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Apr 14 0A unique trading platform that claims to make owning world-famous artworks art accessible to all through a share-based trading system has launched its international arm… Read more
Make art collecting an educationnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Apr 14 0The art market currently presents plenty of opportunities for buyers, with trading volumes increasing and an influx of new buyers from all over the world.… Read more
The art of online collectingnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Apr 14 0A great pleasure of building an art collection is the thrill of being one of the first people to discover an outstanding new artist. Online… Read more
Sotheby’s and Loeb go head to headnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Apr 14 0In the latest development in the standoff between Sotheby’s and key stakeholder Daniel Loeb, Sotheby’s has written to its shareholders ahead of the company’s 2014… Read more
Sotheby’s appoints senior vice president and vice chairman, Americas.news Alasdair Whyte 3 Apr 14 0Sotheby’s has appointed Joshua Holdeman as senior vice president and vice chairman, Americas. “Over the past 20 years, Josh has built an enviable network of… Read more
