One of the most anticipated art events of the French capital, Art Élysées returns to Champs-Élysées for its 10th edition. Art Élysées – Art & Design Art Fair gathers about 75 galleries in its 3 iconic pavilions, exhibiting a broad range of modern art, contemporary art and 20th century design furniture. Taking […]
Phillips (established 1792) New York, London, Geneva, Hong Kong Key Personnel: Edward Dolman (Chairman and CEO), Jean-Paul Engelen (Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art), Vanessa Hallett (Senior Director and Worldwide Head of Photographs), Nazgol Jagan (Worldwide Director of Jewels) Notable Design Lots: Marc Newson, Lockheed Lounge, c. 1990, £2,434,500 – April 2015 Isamu Noguchi, The […]
Texas Contemporary Art Fair returns to the Lone Star state for its highly anticipated 6th edition this September 29th through October 2nd. Houston’s premier modern and contemporary art fair gets together local and international artists, galleries and an affluent collector base. Visited by around 15,000 artists, gallerists, dealers and enthusiasts from many […]
Where do the connoisseur collectors of mainland Europe bid? Where can new collectors explore without being blinded by the razzle dazzle of the big-name auction houses of London and New York? We have listed the top 14 auction houses in Europe you need to know to be in the know. Mainland Europe […]
Ranking 9th on Art+Auction Top 25 Auction Houses of 2015, Artcurial takes its place among Mearto’s selection of the best auction houses. Artcurial auction house consists of a team of 120 people at your disposal to attend to your needs as a buyer or seller. The company hosts over a […]
Historic auction for The Four Seasons restaurant in New York by Wright closed for a record breaking sum of $ 4,105,623 — over four times the original estimate. Thousands of bidders participated from all over the world to buy in the 650 lot sale, which lasted from 10 a.m. until after midnight. Held at […]
Every year the art scene locks its eyes on two delineations: The Hiscox and TEFAF reports. Art insurance company Hiscox releases an annual report presenting the state of the online art market, through the data gathered by ArtTactic, the art market research firm. The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) presents […]
A painting by the German Expressionist master Max Pechstein sold for €700,000, double its price estimate. Ketterer Kunst, who held this auction, also holds the world record for Max Pechstein with “Weib mit Inder auf Teppich (Vorderseite), Früchte II (Rückseite)”. This piece was estimated € 600.000-800.000 and sold for € 3.480.000 […]
Charity is a permanent part of the agenda at premier Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen and their next charity auction is on June 22 with the Danish artist Kristian von Hornsleth’s “Strong”. The decorated wheelchair “Strong” was created by Hornsleth in honour of Oliver Bahner, who in 2015 was diagnosed […]
One of Germany’s leading art auctioneers, Nagel Auktionen is now a member of the Mearto family. Located in Stuttgart, Nagel holds three large art and antiques auctions each year, as well as two auctions each of modern art, Asian art and collector’s rugs. In addition to these, they hold specialized and […]