AXA ART CEO poised to take new rolenews Alasdair Whyte 27 Dec 13 0CEO of AXA ART Versicherung AG Dr Ulrich Guntram is moving on to become regional CEO for AXA Corporate Solutions in Asia, effective April 1,… Read more
Christie’s to host American arts award in Januarynews Alasdair Whyte 24 Dec 13 0The presentation of the second annual Eric M Wunsch Award for Excellence in the American Arts will take place at Christie’s Rockefeller Center Galleries on… Read more
Bankrupt Detroit has $867 million-worth of artnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Dec 13 0The city of Detroit, which may have to sell its art in order to pay off some of its debt, has a collection worth up… Read more
Sotheby’s names new lead independent directornews Alasdair Whyte 19 Dec 13 0The board of directors at Sotheby’s has unanimously elected Domenico De Sole as lead independent director. De Sole is co-founder and chairman of luxury retailer… Read more
Sotheby’s appoints chief marketing officernews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 13 0Sotheby’s has appointed Alfredo Gangotena, a veteran marketing executive, as chief marketing officer. Gangotena joins Sotheby’s from MasterCard Worldwide, where he most recently was the… Read more
Works from major private collections in Milan auctionnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Nov 13 0An oil and collage by Marino Marini dated 1960 and estimated at between €50,000 and €70,000 will be the first lot in Sotheby’s Modern and… Read more
Major collection of Aboriginal work to be auctionednews Alasdair Whyte 20 Nov 13 0On November 24, Bonhams’ Sydney auction house will be selling the largest group of bark paintings ever offered at auction as a single collection. The… Read more
Stanley Spencer painting expected to fetch £3-5mnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Nov 13 0Christie’s is offering a highly important work by Sir Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) in the Modern British & Irish Art Evening Sale which will take place on 20… Read more
Private sales boost Sotheby’s in tough third quarternews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 13 0Sotheby’s reported improved results in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the same period a year ago, largely thanks to an $11.3 million, or… Read more
Activist investor Marcato Capital Management buys 6.6% of Sotheby’snews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jul 13 0Hedge fund Marcato Capital Management has revealed that it has bought 6.61% of Sotheby’s. In a regulatory filing with the SEC it sad that it… Read more
