The Back Room The Back Room: Up, Up, and Away This week: inflation's effects on the art market, a painting that can't stop flipping, millions spent on Washington lobbyists, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 18, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in January 2022 We combed through the data to suss out the top lots from January 2022. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 17, 2022
Artnet News Pro These Mid-Size Art Galleries Are Punching Way Above Their Weight. How? By Sharing Profits and Production Costs Prohibitively expensive projects become much more feasible with shared resources. By Kate Brown, Feb 15, 2022
Artnet News Pro Exclusive: Artnet News Has Identified the Seller of a Francis Bacon Triptych at Christie’s That Could Fetch $74 Million The work goes up for sale on March 1 in London. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro With $50,000 to Spend, Should You Collect a Hot Young Painter or an Overlooked Older Artist? We Asked an Art Advisor What They’d Do In the latest installment of “This or That,” art advisor Diane Abela weighs two artworks on offer through Art Basel’s latest online viewing room. By Naomi Rea, Feb 11, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: The Great Online Unknown This week in the Back Room: a crypto art identity crisis, Rauschenberg’s auction paradox, a first-day sell-out in Art Basel's OVR, and more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 11, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Appraisal: Why Does the Market for American Icon Robert Rauschenberg Lag So Far Behind His Contemporaries? We dived into Artnet's Price database to see what it could tell us about the artist's market. By Naomi Rea, Feb 8, 2022
Artnet News Pro As the Art World’s Gaze Returns to Nigeria, Meet the Local Players Who Are Working to Ensure the Sustainability of Its Market Key players in the Nigerian market are working to convert deep-pocketed buyers into patrons invested in protecting the local ecosystem. By Tobi Onabolu, Feb 8, 2022
Artnet News Pro A Wave of New Buyers Is Flocking to Outsider Art as Collectors Seek to Broaden Their Horizons at Accessible Price Points A dedicated sale at Christie’s New York on Thursday brought in $2.2 million. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 7, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Keys Open Doors This week: the (physical) space race returns, a pay-to-display scheme in Chelsea, new horizons for the Chicago Imagists, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 4, 2022
Artnet News Pro Playful Figuration Is All the Rage. Why Is the Work of the Chicago Imagists a Fraction of the Price of the Artists They Inspired? Supply has been spotty over the years, but the influential artist group is beginning to see their influence reflected in the market. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 1, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Appraisal: Tracing the Declining Market for Francis Bacon, Whose Auction Sales Have Plummeted Over 80 Percent Since 2014 As the Royal Academy opens a major Francis Bacon exhibition, we took the opportunity to delve into the market of the Irish-born Modernist. By Naomi Rea, Feb 1, 2022
Artnet News Pro With Local Investment and Rising Auction Prices, Is the Democratic Republic of Congo Poised to Become Africa’s Next Art Hub? The central African country could be following the trajectory of the exploding scenes in West Africa. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jan 31, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: From Paris to the Pacific This week: Art Basel takes France, Kusama wins the volume game, Christ returns (to auction), and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jan 28, 2022
Artnet News Pro A Decade After Its Failed Gallery Venture, Did Christie’s Just Dump Old Haunch of Venison Stock at a Provincial U.K. Auction? Artists and dealers are incensed by the “absurd” low prices and lack of research to the sale. By Colin Gleadell, Jan 28, 2022