Let's take a moment to talk about the price-guarantee mechanisms at auctions
After the huge disappointment of the October sales in Hong Kong, which confirmed the current crisis of supply and demand that we have...
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New York Sales: definite signs of improvement on the art market, but at what price?
The New York fall auctions just went by. They were nervously anticipated by most market players, as the auctions that would once and for...
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Eastern & European fall auctions: the art market slowdown continues, without deepening
The recent auction sales of September and October 2023 just went by in Hong-Kong, London, and Paris. As expected, they all indicate the...
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What the first half of 2023 tells us about the state of the current art market
The first half of 2023 has gone by, and we now have a clearer understanding of the factors at play behind the havoc that was witnessed...
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November sales: the slowdown of the art market is here
The last big auction season of the year has come to an end: the 2022 November sales are over, and the art market can finally reflect upon...
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« Long live Paris! »: the comeback of the city of light on the Contemporary Art scene
After several decades where Paris was somewhat overshadowed by its immediate British neighbour on the contemporary art market–with France...
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Lynne Drexler, the textbook case of an artist pushed by the art market
In a stellar display of what only the art market can produce, the prices for artworks by Lynne Drexler skyrocketed in the last few months...
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Past recessions and the art market: how to move forward for collectors
The most recent auctions in late June and early July display an important dip both in sales and prices, after the sales of May had...
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Our complete guide through New York’s thriving Fall auctions
This November, the art market officially turned the page of the covid era in New York. The three main auction houses cumulated an...
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London Frieze week auctions: the young are stronger than ever
Although emerging artists have already been on the roll in most auction rooms these last few years, London Frieze week auctions this ...
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Against all odds, the art market peaked this June
Halfway through 2021, the art market shows no sign of slowing down. As most Western cities are emerging from the health crisis,...
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New York and Hong Kong Spring auctions: the market is back.
New York and Hong Kong contemporary May sales confirmed the positive market trend at the start of 2021. While most blue chip artists...
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March auctions showed a more balanced market compared with last year
Despite a rather fragmented auction month in March, the market balance seems to be restored after a difficult year in 2020. The emerging...
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Is the art world in the midst of a speculative bubble?
Flipping artworks has become common practice among collectors and dealers alike. This trend, which originated in the early 2000s, has...
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The main auction houses underperformed this month in London and New York as demand declines
For the first time in years, most sales fell below or barely within their pre-sales estimates this Fall. It seems like a significant...
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Our guide to the unprecedented 2020 Summer Auctions
This summer, the 3 main auction houses Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips had to reinvent themselves in order to survive the global...
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Works under $500K: top artists to buy during the crisis
It is quite rare to see major artists whose market has not skyrocketed yet, and even when you find one, the important pieces are often...
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Despite the crisis, the art market has already proved its resilience
As the coronavirus is spreading around the world, the global economy is entering a difficult phase, and the art market is no exception....
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Frieze Los Angeles vs. London auction week: California wins
This year’s London February art sales were quite disappointing, as the 3 main auction houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips brought...
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the 4 most successful artist categories of 2019
2019 was quite a busy year for the art market! It was marked by a few major evolutions, which were clearly visible during art fairs,...
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