by Judith Benhamou | Nov 4, 2016 | Art Market, Auction, Modern Art, Paintings, Video interviews
Hillary Clinton, first Lady of America posing near a de Kooning Willem de Kooning Willem de Kooning ( detail) John Currin Brett Gorvy+ John Currin painting Joan Mitchell Rober Gober Roy Lichtenstein Claude Monet Every year in November and May, the contemporary art...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 15, 2016 | Art Market, Auction, Furniture, Old masters
R de Balkany R de Balkany R de Balkany Cabinet pietra dura. R de Balkany R de Balkany Auction houses love to make us dream by creating stories about the objects on sale and the personalities who owned them. You might say it has become their core marketing strategy....
by Judith Benhamou | Jul 1, 2016 | Art History, Art Market, Auction, Old masters
Rubens (detail) Rubens (Lot and his Daughters @ Christie’s Rubens @ Drouot Studio of Rubens Antiochus and Stratonice@ Christie’s Rubens Venus Supplicating Jupiter @ Christie’s Studio of Rubens, Diana and her nyymphs hunting @ Sotheby’s Rubens...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 28, 2016 | Art Market, Auction, Book, Video interviews
Simon de Pury Have you heard the one about the former chairman of Sotheby’s Europe who loved electronic music so much that he took part to a video music? Or the one-time chairman of Phillips who agreed to star in a reality TV show for US channel Bravo? What about the...
by Judith Benhamou | May 19, 2016 | Art Fair, Art Market, Auction, Gallery
JBH Reports It’s a well-known fact, something that heralds a true revolution in the art market: contemporary art is nowadays in the ascendancy while modern and impressionist art, dealing with times gone by, is experiencing softer demand. It’s worth bearing in mind,...
