Simon de Pury sells his stake and quits auction house 12 January 2013 Simon de Pury, the high-profile international auctioneer, has sold his remaining stake in Phillips de Pury & Company to The Mercury Group and stepped down as chairman. NewsArt Market
New York Contemporary sales bring back feelgood factor 19 November 2012 The Contemporary art market rose to a new level last week as both Sotheby’s and Christie’s saw record sales in New York. Art Market
American trade resurface after battling Hurricane Sandy 05 November 2012 The art and antiques trade in North East America and Canada is returning to business as usual following the interruption caused by Hurricane Sandy. International
Slowhand keeps the market up to speed with £19m Richter 18 October 2012 This year’s Frieze week auction totals in London were largely consistent with 2011, but the much-publicised sale of Eric Clapton’s prize abstract by Gerhard Richter (b.1932) proved crucial in bolstering the overall figures. Art Market
Stellar lots drive Contemporary art market upwards 02 July 2012 Highly lucrative totals, a record sale and a selection of unprecedented prices seen for individual artists – the Contemporary art market seemed to carry on regardless in London last week. Art Market
Record prices reached for Contemporary sales 14 May 2012 A string of record prices for leading names in the Contemporary art market saw the amount of money raised in the latest New York auction series heading back to boom-time levels. Art Market
Still canvas lifts New York’s Contemporary week 14 November 2011 A SERIES of key consignments at the latest Contemporary art auctions helped lift the mood of the art market in New York.
Brothers in print… but not in law 25 October 2011 In the wider world, the photographer Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon) is best known for the fact that it was in his former studio on the Boulevard des Capucines that the Impressionists held their first group exhibition in 1874.
Richter lights up market after lacklustre opening to Frieze week 18 October 2011 LONDON’S Frieze week opened with more cautious buying this year as concerns about the impact of the current economic turbulence in Europe and the US were much in evidence.
Contemporary sales enjoy mixed fortunes 16 May 2011 THE latest sales of Contemporary art in New York produced some solid results, but buyers were selective and not all the projected highlights fulfilled vendors’ expectations.
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