L'attualità del mercato dell'arte di MICHELANGELO (1475-1564)

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Paris: a unique marketplace for drawings [22/03/2024]

The French art market is one of the largest in the world for artworks on paper, not only at auction, but also via the unique drawing fairs and exhibitions that are hosted in Paris every spring, accompanied by a string of specialized auction sales. At auction and on a global scale, the drawing market generates […]

The top-selling Old Master drawings of the year [03/11/2023]

Every year, unexpected treasures emerge from the past on the auction market, such as MICHELANGELO’s (1475-1564) youthful drawing of A nude man (after Masaccio) with two figures behind that attracted determined bidding when it sold for $24.3 million in Paris last year. It was the best result in 2022 in the quiet but nonetheless exciting […]

Art market in France: the end of the post-covid rebound effect? [06/06/2023]

Is the French art market losing ground? This is the question we can ask after a sharp decline in French art auction turnover in the first part of this year, compared with the results obtained in the same period last year. In the semester of 2022, the French art market was boosted by some exceptional […]

Paris celebrates drawing [21/03/2023]

This week the French capital hosts its traditional week of fairs and exhibitions dedicated to the art of drawing and all forms of artistic creation on paper. The events include the Salon du Dessin at the Palais Brongniart and the Drawing Now Art Fair and several auction sales.   The action will start at the […]

The Rubens work in the Fisch Davidson Collection, star of Sotheby’s 2023 Masters Week in New York [01/02/2023]

  What distinguishes the Fisch Davidson Collection is the sustained level of quality of the paintings, combined with a willingness to embrace powerful subjects that lesser collectors might find ‘difficult’. Keith Christiansen of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York In January, auctions of Modern and Contemporary art traditionally give way to sales of […]

Christie’s: memorable results in 2022 [06/01/2023]

In 2022 Christie’s handled a remarkable quantity of exceptional masterpieces and generated lots of new records. Artmarket by Artprice focuses on some of the results that made 2022 such an extraordinary year. At the end of 2022, Christie’s announced it had just achieved a record year with a total turnover of 8.4 billion dollars, including […]

France’s Top-3 auction results in 2022 [13/12/2022]

Despite an ultra-competitive global context, France’s art auction market appears to be thriving and has even shown new impetus since last year’s first total above the billion dollar threshold. Indeed, with 2022 shaping up to be the second best year in its history, it could be argued that the French market is at an important […]

Market Keys to Rodin’s The Thinker [05/07/2022]

“Fist pressed against his teeth, he sits lost in contemplation. His fertile thoughts slowly unfold in his imagination. He is not a dreamer; he is a creator.” (Marcel Adam, “Le Penseur”, Gil Blas, 7 July 1904, quoted by Grunfeld, chapter 8, p. 191) A “medium” bronze cast of Rodin’s famous Thinker used to occupy a […]

Flash news: Drawing prizes in Paris – Art Basel Hong Kong [27/05/2022]

Drawing prizes in Paris With several fairs devoted to the exhibition, sale and discovery of works on paper last week, Paris once again wore the crown of global capital of the drawing medium. The events hosted an offer that was unique both in terms of diversity and quality, and they saw the return of private […]

A stunning selection of Masterpieces in May! [10/05/2022]

The major sales in May will be offering works from a number of exceptional collections including the Macklowe, the Ammann, the Anne H. Bass, the Maezawa and even the Gersten and Jacobs collections. So important are these collections that the sale of their “nuggets” promises to revise several global auction records! An Andy Warhol Marilyn […]

The Top Ten in Europe. Chapter 5: Spain [07/11/2014]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week we reveal the Top Ten bids in Spain: evidence of a market that has slackened considerably.

Old masters – War of the titans [19/07/2011]

The Old Masters art market has two distinct levels: on the one hand there are hundreds of lesser-known artists whose works can often be acquired for 3-figure dollar prices,

Old Master’s sales : Raphaël vs Wu Bin [15/12/2009]

After two days of prestigious Old Master’s sales in London, Christie’s posted a substantially higher revenue total than its rival Sotheby’s with $99.4m (vs. $20.7m) and four new historic records, including one for Raphaël that outclassed the record set by the Chinese artist Wu Bin.

Old Masters [29/07/2007]

Old masters are the pride of the most prestigious museums and a few collectors who are loathe to part with their masterpieces. A shortage of works, and the tempting prestige of a famous signature, means some paintings, but also drawings, are fetching spectacular bids. However, art lovers can turn to signatures that are less famous with the general public or drawings and prints that are everywhere on the market.

Impressive price rise for an Old Master drawing [12/07/2005]

Christie’s London sold an unearthed drawing by the Florentine Renaissance artist, Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530), depicting the head of Saint Joseph, for GBP 5.8 million on 5 July.

The rise and rise of old master drawings [25/11/2002]

Summary:

New York starts the party but Europe gets the girlBeyond the signature, only high-quality drawings find a buyer Record sales in 2000 and 2001Prices soared in 1999 and 2000 Italian drawings yield more than the Northern school in 2002

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