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Koons lobster snapped up amid day two sales at Art Basel

The Art Newspaper

Hauser & Wirth reported the sale of Frank Bowling’s Iceni (1975) for $1.8m, adding that Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s “Untitled” (Go-Go Dancing Platform) (1991), priced at $16m, has been placed on “serious hold” for an institution. Berlin’s Galeria Plan B says it sold an untitled 2025 Adrian Ghenie painting for €1m.

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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Tops 2024 Art Sales With Her Poetic, Timeless Portraits

Artnet News

A major museum show began traveling internationally in 2021, and she set a $3.6 The post Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Tops 2024 Art Sales With Her Poetic, Timeless Portraits appeared first on Artnet News. million auction record in 2023.

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The Barbershop Collection of James Carpenter

Maine Antique Digest

Freeman’s | Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio Photos courtesy Freeman’s | Hindman The first installment of a two-part sale of the barbershop collection of James Carpenter (1929-2021) was held by Freeman’s | Hindman at the company’s Cincinnati location on January 30. A Moxie store sign was the top lot of the day, but personalized

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Pure Country Antique Show

Maine Antique Digest

In 2021 Jill Mattingly decided to use her event venue, Bloomfield Barn near Chrisman, Illinois, to host a weekend sale of antiques. Chrisman, Illinois The story goes something like this. Simple concept. Minimal dealers. “It It would just be us and a couple of friends,” she said. And then, well, it wasn’t.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Corvette, Rare Titanic Postcard

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry.

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Strategic or speculative? Once again, art investment funds are on the rise

The Art Newspaper

Between 2001 and 2021, Hoffman oversaw nine art investment funds, running for five- to ten-year terms and on average achieving a 15% compound annualised return on its blue-chip funds, he says. “I He was attracted to the idea of a fund acquiring undervalued artists and “pushing equality” while at the same time creating a financial upside.

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Is Demand for Market Darling Yoshitomo Nara’s Work Cooling?

Artnet News

Artnet’s analytics reveal that global auction sales of Nara’s work have dropped by 56 percent since 2021. The post Is Demand for Market Darling Yoshitomo Nara’s Work Cooling? appeared first on Artnet News.

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