Art critic Alastair Sooke tracks down the ten most expensive paintings to sell at auctions, and investigates the stories behind the astronomic prices art can reach. Gaining access to the glittering world of the super-rich, Sooke discovers why the planet’s richest people want to spend… Read More
Hiscox and ArtTactic put together a report on online art trading with a list of surveys on the perception and behaviour of online buyers. The report revealed “the growing trend for buying art online – with 71% of art collectors surveyed having bought artwork without… Read More
In 1948, William Goetz, the famed Hollywood producer, head of Universal Pictures, and legendary art collector, purchased a painting attributed to Vincent Van Gogh for $50,000. Although it was acquired from a reputable art dealer and deemed genuine by a Van Gogh expert at the… Read More
From opulence and obsession to debt and despair, new exhibition Edward Harley: The Great Collector follows the fortunes of the 2nd Earl of Oxford (1689-1741). Showing at The Harley Gallery from 25 May 2013, this exhibition explores Edward Harley’s background, family and marriage through his… Read More
In one of the most significant gifts in the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the philanthropist and cosmetics tycoon Leonard A. Lauder has promised the institution his collection of 78 Cubist paintings, drawings and sculptures. The New York Times reports that “the trove… Read More
To mark Carré d’Art’s 20th birthday, Norman Foster has been invited to curate an anniversary exhibition to open on May 2nd 2013. This is an exceptional show on two counts, both because this is the first time that Norman Foster is to curate an exhibition… Read More
Who would have thought that horror actor Vincent Price started collecting Art at the age of 12: ‘It was just one of those things. I’d read so many books on Art that one day I walked into a little art store, downtown St. Louis—mainly a… Read More
A website called Vastari from London wants to be “a new platform to revolutionize collecting and curating.” Museums around the world organise thousands of exhibitions a year and Vastari’s interface and networking tools make it easier for these museums to communicate with the private sector… Read More
The last decade has seen an incredible growth in the production and distribution of images. The availability of unexpensive production means made amateur creativity increase exponentially, while the Internet provided a new platform of distribution for this kind of production, usually kept as private so… Read More
Getty Museum associate director David Bomford welcomes three previous Getty Museum leaders for a lively discussion about their experiences knowing, working for, and collecting with J. Paul Getty during the 1960s and 1970s. Former director Stephen Garrett and former curators Burton Fredericksen and Gillian Wilson… Read More
