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Mattress Factory Art Auction - artmarketblog.com The leveling-off of prices at the middle and lower end of the market have resulted in the potential for plenty of bargains. One such source for potential fine art bargains is the upcoming auction being held by the Mattress Factory, a Pittsburgh USA based museum of contemporary art with [...]

Rationalising Art Market Movements - artmarketblog.com If you were to ask the art market where it was heading it would most likely say “I don’t know” and tell you to ask again at the beginning of next year. I don’t think that there is any doubt that an art market correction is well overdue and [...]

Street Art Goes Mainstream - artmarketblog.com Works by Banksy may have struggled to find buyers of late due to issues regarding authenticity but in general, urban graffiti and street art continue to attract plenty of attention and money. The NY Times recently featured an article about the street artist Shepard Fairey titled Closer to Mainstream, [...]

German Expressionism: aggression with a brush - artmarketblog.com Copyright@Artprice.com The price index for German expressionist masters has been particularly dynamic over the past 2 years. Underpinning this price progression: a rarefaction of the offer; some exceptional works coming to market and plenty of recent exhibitions. For example, Emil Nolde is currently being honoured with a retrospective at [...]

Art as Alternative Investment - artmarketblog.com The interest in alternative investments which are those investments that are not one of the traditional investments such as bonds, stocks, cash, money markets etc. has been on the increase in recent years as people seek safer and more stable alternatives to the highly volatile stock market and money markets. [...]