A closer look at art and the art world.

Art Basel 2013

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Art Basel is for those who want to discover the freshest contemporary art on the market. The annual art fair is hosted by this little, unsuspecting town in Switzerland, yet attracts art collectors and buyers from the four corners of the earth. These collectors come for two essential reasons: to discover and to buy art [...]

Tate Modern: Guess the Artist, Part 2

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This round of Guess the Artist featuring works of art from the Tate Modern in London has certainly proved to be the most challenging – just as I had hoped. I was encouraged by all of the comments on the MoMA edition to push it to the next level. I’m happy to have challenged you [...]

Tate Modern: Guess the Artist, Part 1

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Since I began my Guess the Artist series over a year ago, I’ve been anxious to add the Tate Modern to the mix. I introduced the challenge with the Pompidou, sharing mere inches of large paintings by some of the world’s greatest modern masters. Nearly everyone who participated was able to accurately name the artist. [...]

TEFAF 2013 in Review

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On Friday I drove up to Maastricht for TEFAF to admire and discover some of the best works of art available on the market, many of which are museum-quality. More than once my friend and I were in such animated conversation that an intrigued expert would join in. I would think our age alone would [...]

MoMA: Guess the artist, Part 2

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For my last post MoMA: Guess the artist, Part 1, I shared close-up images of ten works of art currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. The post caught the attention of many art lovers, and I loved the various responses, most of them pretty close to 100% correct. On a [...]

MoMA: Guess the artist, Part 1

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Last year I had a lot of fun sharing some of my close-up images of paintings at the Centre Pompidou and many of you enjoyed playing a game of “Guess the Artist“. A few days ago I darted up to New York for a day of city-fun with one of my best friends. We were [...]

Up for Auction: Review of Modern Masters

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It is not only my responsibility but my hobby to keep up on the latest news pouring out from the Art World. This includes a variety of topics, from the latest from museum curators to the recovery of a missing work of art. I soak it up like a sponge, waiting impatiently for my Google [...]

Up for Auction: New Record Price for Painting by Living Artist at Auction

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I’ve written about Richter before and no doubt I am quite passionate about the artist. So it doesn’t surprise me that he has hit the headlines again this time with the newest record for painting by a living artist sold at auction. I can just see my professor, a professional expert in the market for [...]

The Biennale des Antiquaires at the Grand Palais

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The month of September has been quite exciting and satisfyingly busy as the art market picks up for the Fall. In Paris, the changing leaves signal the arrival of late-night art gallery openings, new museum expositions and the much anticipated art fairs of the season. This season was particularly eventful for me as I helped [...]

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