New York auctions open with Old Masters
The market is feverish, sellers are nervous, auctioneers are worried and yet…the purchase intentions recorded in our Art Market Confidence Index show a certain optimism ahead of the Old Masters sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s.<%/DESC%>At mid-January 2009, 70% of market players (all segments) declared themselves “ready to buy” in the Artprice AMCI.