Art Market
What’s in store for the art market in 2024?
After a period of mediocre post-pandemic growth, what will the next year bring? Apollo’s columnist peers through the mists to make some predictions
Old Masters prove lacklustre at auction – but a late medieval painter is golden
A newly attributed Rembrandt failed to hit the heights at Sotheby’s, but Pietro Lorenzetti pushed up the bidding in Paris
Have single-owner sales had their day?
Mediocre results for the November auctions in New York suggest that the auction-houses have put too many eggs in the same kind of basket
Why won’t the UK government stand up for the arts?
The art market is one of Britain’s economic successes, but politicians of all stripes are unsupportive of the sector
Under the influence – can social media stars also be market makers?
Cause and effect is hard to pin down, but a certain type of celebrity association does seem to affect the value of a work of art
On a scroll – Chinese classical painting is finding new favour
From the November 2023 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. The twin brush arts of calligraphy and painting first developed…
Are auction houses starting to run out of steam?
Disappointing results for a series of sales in London suggest the market may not be as healthy as Frieze made it seem
The modern-day collectors who want to build their own cabinets of curiosities
Wonders that were once prized by Renaissance princes still inspire plenty of awe
Frieze week highlights: breast-feeding goddesses and poetry in performance
Paintings of women by Rubens at Dulwich Picture Gallery and an installation by Julianknxx at the Barbican are among the shows not to miss this year
Frieze week highlights: calligraphic paintings and serene still lifes
More than 100 works by the painter Frank Walter are on show at the Garden Museum while the Foundling Museum pairs contemporary works with its historic holdings
Frieze week highlights: fast fashion and Georgian light displays
Shopping bag installations by the Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury and an illuminated display at the Soane Museum are among the shows not to miss this year
Frieze week highlights: West African masks and New York bohemia
Sculptures and textiles by Yinka Shonibare are paired with works by artists from across the African diaspora at Stephen Friedman’s new Cork Street gallery
How healthy is London’s contemporary art market?
The first Frieze Art Fair in 2003 made the capital cool again – but how much does it matter now, 20 years on?
Around the galleries – Paris+ par Art Basel is back with even grander plans
Art Basel’s newest offshoot returns to the French capital with a public programme that is free and open to everyone
The true heirs to the Rothschild taste are actually in New York
Objects belonging to the French branch of the family are being sold by Christie’s this month – and they’re likely to wow US collectors
The Freddie Mercury sale is a show that could go on and on
Smashing expectations, the hype-powered auction introduced a new and particularly well-oiled model of the big houses’ marketing machine
Parcours des Mondes takes a truly global approach
This year’s edition of the event in Paris includes more dealers from more countries and offers an astonishing range of artefacts
Can selling artworks in small pieces yield big dividends?
A new breed of business is offering investors shares in blue-chip artworks – and making big claims about their profitability
Around the galleries – British Art Fair welcomes a fresh crop of collectors
Under new owners, this stalwart of the London fair calendar shows that a focus on British art needn’t be parochial
Can London auctions give collectors what they really want?
A few excellent results can’t paper over the deeper cracks that have appeared at Christie’s and Sotheby’s this summer
The young gallerists reinvigorating London’s art scene
A wave of emerging galleries is breaking across the capital despite difficult economic conditions
Classical African sculpture keeps moving with the times
Provenance is more crucial than ever but the market for masterpieces is now broader than ever
Around the galleries – the Armory Show is still a force to be reckoned with
At a time when art fairs around the world are scaling back, the New York mainstay is still thinking big
Portraits get seriously high-profile at the London auctions this month
A record-breaking Klimt at Sotheby’s has put the marketing machine in overdrive, but quieter joys can be found elsewhere in the capital
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