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We discuss all art-related topicics with a particular focus on the modern & contemporary sector. Whether it be Andy Warhol's latest auction records, newly discovered works by Pablo Picasso, retrospective exhibition reviews for Claude Monet or our take your favourite art fairs, we have it all covered with regular weekly updates.
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From Hong Kong to London:
The Autumn Sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips August 21, 2025 Here’s a clear run-through of the key modern and contemporary auctions landing over the next couple of months, with London’s... Read more -
Picasso’s 1938 Maya portrait:
context and value July 10, 2025 Picasso’s 'Fillette au bateau, Maya' is one of those paintings that tells you exactly what it is about within a... Read more -
Art Basel Switzerland 2025
a measured fair with clear bright spots June 30, 2025 Art Basel’s flagship returned to Messe Basel with 289 galleries from 42 countries and roughly 88,000 visitors, a shade down... Read more
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Claude Monet:
a five-year auction market review (2020–2025) May 22, 2025 Key takeaways The period’s peak price was $75.96m for Le Parlement, soleil couchant (1900–03) at Christie’s, New York, 12 May... Read more -
London’s spring auctions:
Steady hands win the day April 1, 2025 Q1 2025 hinged on London’s March auctions, and the picture that emerged was one of careful buying and sensible selling.... Read more -
Lucio Fontana:
Opening the Canvas March 12, 2025 To begin, Lucio Fontana was an Argentine Italian artist who moved between sculpture, painting and environments. In the late 1940s... Read more
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George Condo in Pastel:
A New York Double Bill February 27, 2025 George Condo’s two-venue exhibition, “Pastels”, ran concurrently at Sprüth Magers (Upper East Side) and Hauser & Wirth (SoHo) in New... Read more -
From £500 to £2,000,000:
The rediscovery of Turner’s Rising Squall January 9, 2025 In 2024, a modest looking landscape appeared at Dreweatts in Newbury, catalogued simply as the work of a “follower of... Read more -
Frieze London 2024:
Highlights and Market Realities October 24, 2024 This year’s edition of Frieze London introduced its biggest redesign in over a decade. Instead of placing mega-galleries at the... Read more
