Now that your stocks have rebounded, you might be considering a jump back into the auction circuit. Two upcoming sales sound noteworthy: September 14th- Doyle New York hosts a sale of Asian Works of Art, including property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This gorgeous pagoda model is one such work being deaccessioned by the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘art auctions’
Recommendations, so far, on fall auction-going
Posted in Auctions, tagged art auctions, deaccessioned art, Doyle New York, Freeman's, Japanese pagoda model, Lehman Brothers, Metropolitan Museum of Art on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Was exploitative Michael Jackson art sale a total disaster?
Posted in Indulgences, News, tagged Andy Warhol, art auctions, art market, Michael Jackson, selling celebrity art, Vered Gallery on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may remember my previous post questioning the ethics of selling a Warhol depicting Michael Jackson immediately following Jackson’s death. Well, perhaps others felt queasy, too, because the auction might have been a big fat flop: Vered Gallery isn’t releasing the exact sale figure of the painting, saying it’s “over $1 million,” and it was sold to a speculator, [...]
Tonight’s contemporary sale at Sotheby’s…ringside
Posted in Auctions, Events, tagged Alexander Calder, art, art auctions, Contemporary Art Evening Auction May 12th, Dan Colen, Frank Stella, Jeff Koons, Piotr Uklanski, Richard Serra, Robert Rauschenberg, Sotheby's, Tobias Meyer on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight, May 12th, is the much-anticipated sale of contemporary art at Sotheby’s in New York. Usually one of the most hyped auctions of the year, everyone was waiting to see just how the global economic downturn would effect the art market at its most elite levels. I’m thrilled to report from…a half-filled 2nd floor salesroom, [...]
An optimistic assessment of this week’s major auctions!?
Posted in Artists, Auctions, News, tagged art auctions, art market, Christie's, Madonna, Sotheby's, Souren Melikian, Tamara De Lempicka on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Souren Melikian of The New York Times must enjoy playing naysayer– he’s written the first article I’ve seen this week giving a positive spin on this week’s Modern and Impressionist sales at the major auction houses, Christie’s and Sotheby’s. When all else fails, assess the art market in terms of supply and demand! Click here [...]