Record tumble at Christie’s February auctionsnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 14 0Christie’s February week of Post-War & Contemporary Art auctions in London, including Eyes Wide Open: An Italian Vision welcomed new and established bidders who competed… Read more
Christie’s Asia expansion continues with key appointmentsnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 14 0Global auction house Christie’s has made five senior appointments in Hong Kong: Eric Chang, deputy chairman of Asian 20th and Contemporary Art, Ben Kong, deputy… Read more
Pissarro masterwork leads record-breaking salenews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 14 0The highest ever total for any Sotheby’s auction held in London was achieved last night with a sale of Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art that… Read more
Miro sale cancellednews Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 14 1A London sale of 85 paintings by Spanish artist Joan Miro was cancelled yesterday by auctioneer Christie’s, citing “a dispute before the Portuguese court, to… Read more
Fine art auction industry healthy, says artnetnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Feb 14 0Although the market has witnessed regional slowdowns tied to prevailing economic conditions in 2013, the overall fine art auction industry has remained healthy and is… Read more
Online art auctions gain larger share in marketnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Jan 14 0Over the past year, the art market has increasingly been impacted by the popularity of e-commerce, according to a new report by artnet, the online… Read more
Sotheby’s to pay $300 million dividend to shareholders in Marchnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jan 14 1Sotheby’s will return a special dividend of $300 million to shareholders in March. That is a key outcome of the company’s capital allocation and financial… Read more
Christie’s dominates US marketnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 14 0Last year, the success of the art market in the United States was shaped by two primary factors: the booming Post-War and Contemporary market and… Read more
Sotheby’s reports record breaking yearnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Jan 14 0Sotheby’s has reported record growth and record results for 2013. Auction sales grew 19% to reach $5.2 billion, making it the fastest growing global art… Read more
New Zealand art market bouyantnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 14 02013 marked the highest turnover ever recorded in the New Zealand art market ($20,318,000). Not since the early 2000s has the market seen such liquidity… Read more
