Do we want to talk about the art market in the most modern concept? That is, when everything changed and from a simple exchange between supply and demand in a purely collecting context it became a key financial resource where art takes on a role as an alternative asset class to…
The contemporary art market is facing unprecedented challenges due to saturation and rampant speculation. An excess of supply has diluted demand and forced resale values down. What is the future?
According to several reports published on the collectibles market, 50 new categories of collectibles products with over 100 subcategories have emerged. Data that introduces us to a new way of collecting
The Christie's auction will be held on March 7th in London and sees David Hockney's masterpiece, California (20, estimate on request: in the region of £21) as a highlight of the 1965th/16.000.000st century.
A masterpiece by Francis Bacon, which will be one of the highlights of Christie's 20th Century Evening Sale to be held on November 9, 2023 at Rockefeller Center. It is estimated at around $50 million
Mario Schifano is once again among the favorite Italian painters abroad as well. His values, after a considerable growth in 2022, in 2023 still show a slight increase for the period 80-90 while for the works of the decade 60-70 the…
Andy Warhol, original name Andrew Warhola, (born August 6, 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA – died February 22, 1987, New York, New York), American artist and director, initiator and leading exponent of the Pop art movement of The…
Francesco Lojacono, Palermo 1838 – Palermo 1915. Among the most important painters of the Italian nineteenth century. He was primarily a landscaper. He moved to Naples in 1856 and entered the school of the Palizzi brothers but during some trips to Tuscany he was also influenced by the school…
This year, Sotheby's annual sale of Irish art including ownership of Sir Michael Smurfit's collection has the highest combined presale value since the reintroduction of dedicated Irish art sales in London in 2015. Made up of 60…
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (full name Henri-Marie-Raymonde de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa) was born November 24, 1864, Albi, France and died September 9, 1901 in Malromé. French artist who observed and documented with great psychological intuition the personalities and facets of…
Jack Vettriano (1951) born and raised in Fife, Scotland, became an apprentice to a mining engineer after leaving school at just sixteen. He taught himself to paint in the 70s when his girlfriend bought him…
After Bernardo Bellotto today we present Francesco Guardi, another Venetian artist appreciated internationally. Of all Guardi's paintings, the most evocative are his caprices, perhaps less appreciated today than the Venetian views, but those landscapes born from…
Bernardo Bellotto (1720-1780) – nephew of Giovanni Antonio Canal known as Canaletto – was an Italian painter of urban landscapes. Unfortunately, in order to further this family connection, he sometimes signed his works Bellotto de Canaletto, causing much confusion for…
Each artist produced works on paper, from gouaches to watercolors or pastels. Unquestionably interesting to collect and invest without reaching impossible figures. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Joan Miró and maybe a nice view of Lake Garda…
