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Eric Clapton’s $34 Million Gerhard Richter And The Provenance Problem
Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild 804-9 Let me start by saying that I’m a huge Eric Clapton fan. I could listen to the Derrick and the Dominos “Layla” album for days on end. I still have my vinyl...
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What No One Is Telling You About FIAC 2012
As we entered the doors of FIAC 2012, my friend and I agreed to wander through the fair alone and meet in time for dinner. “But,” my friend suggested, “if you see something interesting, ring me, and...
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Why New York’s Art Scene Will Be Just Fine After Sandy. Here’s Help.
photo Tom Chen, Artinfo As New York’s galleries begin the arduous – and sometimes heartbreaking — work of cleaning up after Superstorm Sandy, the bloggers huddle at their desks typing their reports —...
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Sotheby’s And Christie’s Record Contemporary Sales: Is Anyone Really Surprised?
Mark Rothko,"Number 1 (Royal Red and Blue)" image courtesy Sotheby's Two sales, two record nights: what a week! Both Sotheby’s and Christie’s recorded “highest ever” sales for contemporary art this...
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Here We Go Again: Auction House Superlatives Test The Art Market
Do they ever stop? I mean, if the sale of this year’s Francis Bacon portrait of lover Peter Lacy is “the greatest,” what will Sotheby’s say when they try to sell another one? “Second-greatest”? Who...
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Contemporary Arab And Iranian Art Shines In Upcoming Sotheby’s And Christie’s...
Mounir Fatmi "Save Manhattan 01"; Books, strings, spotlight and table 68.5 by 150 by 90cm.; 27 by 59 1/8 by 35 1/3 in. 2004-2010 You know the game: at an art fair, an auction, an exhibition, you choose...
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On Art Markets, Art Collecting, And “Flipping”: Bert Kreuk Responds
Bert Kreuk Rarely does an art collector find himself at the center of global gossip, or suddenly discover controversy about his collection spilled across the Internet and the press. But that’s exactly...
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