Tag: Art dealer
Crises and wars dampen the art markets
During Classic Week at Christie’s in London The sophisticated composition of a painter’s studio by Michael Sweerts was previously only known from copies. Christie’s auctioned off the rarity for a…
Artex wants to put Picassos and van Goghs on the stock exchange
Zurich Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi has not worked as an investment banker for years. But he’s looking forward to this IPO more than any other deal in his career. The boss and…
240,000 euros for the beautiful Helene
Joseph Karl Stieler A maximum of 120,000 euros was expected for the portrait of the shoemaker’s daughter Helene Sedlmayr. The Edith Haberland Wagner Foundation in Munich offered 237,500 euros. (Photo:…
Opportunities for rich and somewhat thrifty collectors
new York The motif should be known to almost everyone, it adorns countless posters in student shacks. René Magritte’s “L’Empire des Lumières” from 1951, painted in seventeen variants, is one…
Katrin Stoll – Blown away the dust of the old-fashioned
Munich The Neumeister auction house is auctioning paintings by Lucas Cranach, but also the wardrobe of the late Hannelore Elsner. If you want to survive in the auction market, you…
Renaissance dealer Stefano Bardini: Highly competent but unscrupulous
Berlin He was one of the most important art dealers of the late 19th century and a taste pioneer of great influence. Stefano Bardini (1836 –1922) ran a prosperous trade…
Start-up Artoui collects one million euros
András Dobi (left), Benjamin Gibner, Caniel Cid Gómez The Artoui founders are raising capital to expand their art platform. (Photo: Artoui) Munich Three men, three completely different biographies, one common…
Art auction Max Beckmann: Sensational record price for Germany
Max Beckmann “Self-Portrait Yellow-Pink” Grisebach auctioned the impressive portrait from 1943 on Thursday evening for 23.2 million euros. This makes it the most expensive work of art ever sold in…
Over two million dollars for a dinner with billionaire Buffett
Warren Buffett Questions about current and future investment plans are taboo during the charity dinner with the US investor. (Photo: Reuters) The opportunity to dine with the Warren Buffett for…
Warhol’s “Marilyn” portrait costs $195 million
Andy Warhol “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” For the 1964 portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe, Christie’s achieved a record price of 195 million dollars. (Photo: Ted Shaffrey/AP/dpa) Dusseldorf/New York The radiantly…
NFT market: Experts see fundamental problems
NFTs for sale In Manhattan, this lettering directs potential customers to a vending machine for non-fungible tokens. The operator is the platform Neon. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The good mood on…
War in Ukraine: Oligarchs on the sanctions lists
Vladimir Potanin The very rich art lover no longer “advises” the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Advising means, of course, supporting the museum’s events financially. (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Bloomberg) Zurich…
“Rich with NFTs” by Mike Hager in the book review
Advertisement for NFTs in Times Square, New York In scene language, a “drop” refers to the first sale of NFTs. (Photo: Bloomberg) His story, his success and his knowledge are…
Gudrun and Robert Ketterer: The millionaire hunters
Munich The large two-part design work “The Gates” by the wrapping artist Christo was one of the last lots in Ketterer’s evening prize fireworks last week. When the idea, fixed…
Opportunities and pitfalls for novices
Dusseldorf Art is a good investment, one hears and reads everywhere. In fact, amazing returns consistently outperform other forms of investment by far. As for example Pablo Picasso’s painting “Les…
Banksy’s shredder plant auctioned for £ 16 million
London Nine bidders fought for ten minutes on Thursday evening for Banksy’s shredded balloon girl “Love is in the Bin”. The audience held their breath as chief auctioneer Oliver Barker…