Art Auctions

Without drama or banana, art auctions in US struggle to generate revenue

One reason for the slump is a supply contraction: few wanted to sell prized paintings during an election season

Chagall, Dali lead AstaGuru's white-glove International Iconic auction

Auction fetched Rs 53.50 crore, and besides modern masters, included signature-style creations by contemporary artists

Bold strokes: Domestic sales of Indian art double after pandemic

Record bids at auctions show the country's rich clearly love modern masters

With nearly $18-billion haul, this was best year for auction houses

This record year might say more about the nature of the auction house business than the art market itself

Paris auction house cancels auction of Nataraj idol after TN flags issue

The auction house in Paris, Christie's.com, halted the auctioning of the 500-year old idol of Lord Nataraj, stolen from Tamil Nadu's Kovilpatti in 1972, after the state police flagged the issue. Christie's had issued a notice on its website, recently, on auctioning the Nataraj idol, which belonged to the ancient Sri Kothanda Rameshwar temple, Kayathar, Kovilpatti in Thoothukudi district, for 2 to 3 lakh Euros on Friday. An alert DGP of Tamil Nadu Idol Wing K Jayanth Murali, noticing the auction bid, tweeted on December 13, tagging Antiquities Coalition, running an international campaign against cultural racketeering and the Archaeological Survey of India: "France. STOP AUCTION. Return it to us. This is a stolen idol from: India, Tamil Nadu, Siva Temple, Sri Kodandaramesvara. HavePROOF." A senior official in the Idol Wing said the DGP followed up by sending the documentary proof through state and central governments. "Finally, Christie's.com realised that the idol proposed to be ...

Covid impact on art: Sales for top artists decline 25% in 2020 to Rs 81 cr

Top Indian artists' sales dipped by a fourth to Rs 81.28 crore in the pandemic-impacted 2020, a report said on Thursday

Christie's beats Covid blues, sees 13% growth on strong Asian demand

Online sales for all categories including watches have also been strong. These timepieces drew as much as $12 million in sales in Dubai

Prinseps' modern art auction sees 90% sale, fetching Rs 5 cr: Statement

Prinseps' recent Modern Art Sale witnessed an exceptional 90 per cent sale, fetching a total of Rs 5 crore, statement from the auction house said

Home is where the art is, whether it's a masterpiece or a lesser creation

The first rule is to pick up something you can live with for a lifetime. If you're into collecting as an investment, what matters as much as the artwork is its creator and previous owners

Amid pandemic, auctioneers paint a profitable canvas with hybrid auctions

Digital sales increase turnover for auctioneers - for some, by 20 per cent

Tintin comic book art by Herge breaks auction record at $3.1 million

The 1936 work in Chinese ink, gouache and watercolor was destined as a cover for "The Blue Lotus," the fifth volume of the adventures of Tintin, a young reporter created by Herge

Art in a Covid-19 pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

The first of a four-part series turns the gaze to some of India's leading art institutions to see how they are keeping the show going

Going, going, gone: Covid boosts online art auctions despite slowdown

There is never a bad time to buy art -- or sell it -- even if the economy is floundering and even when there is a pandemic

Provenance matters: How proof of ownership weighs in on value of art

Spotlight on provenance ahead of two big auctions

Art sales haven't been entirely dampened, they're just moving online

Overseas and here, auction houses are capitalising on the fact that collectors are stuck at home - and are online.

How auctioneers are bidding big, selling everything from shawls to comics

With the number of local auctioneers growing, so has the need to differentiate and find niches

A season for the hammer

Auction houses are bringing collections to the market

Liquidity Dearth Casts Shadow Over Rs 7000 Crore Auction

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