Artnet News Pro ‘We’re in Uncharted Territory’: Artist Joel Mesler on How a Career as a Dealer Prepared Him Not at All to Become a Market Darling Once a scout for up-and-coming artists, Mesler has seen prices for his own work rise by 900 percent in three years. By Henri Neuendorf, Jul 13, 2021
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 300 Most-Searched Artists on Artnet’s Price Database in June 2021—and the Rising Talents Poised to Break in Soon See who's up, who's down, and who's up next. By Julia Halperin, Jul 12, 2021
Artnet News Pro Germany’s Auction Market Has Remained Strong Through the Pandemic. Now, It’s Poised to Make Even Bigger Gains Germany's auctions saw more and more works going over the €1 million mark—and international auction houses like Sotheby's have noticed. By Kate Brown, Jul 12, 2021
Artnet News Pro Christie’s Sets Records for Georges de la Tour and Six Other Artists at Its Healthy $52.8 Million London Old Masters Sale Almost half of the lots at Sotheby's failed to sell, while Christie's total was buoyed by fresh-to-market works by Bernardo Bellotto and more. By Judd Tully, Jul 9, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Changing the Game Art whales splash into sports memorabilia, information (and NFTs) don’t want to be free, Dana Schutz’s market conquers all, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jul 9, 2021
Artnet News Pro Arco Madrid Created a Market Moment for Spanish Art—But the Pandemic Kept International Galleries and Visitors Away Sales edged forward on day one of the 40th edition of the Spanish art fair. By Jennifer O'Mahony, Jul 8, 2021
Artnet News Pro Art Basel’s Noah Horowitz Is Stepping Down After Six Years as Director of Americas for the Fair Horowitz will remain in his role until August. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 7, 2021
Artnet News Pro Speculation Threatened to Derail Dana Schutz’s Market. Here’s How She and Her Dealers Rebuilt It on Solid Ground Dana Schutz's market offers an object lesson in how to survive speculation. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 6, 2021
Artnet News Pro How Will Art Basel Pull Off a Full-Scale Fair in September? Here’s How Organizers Are Getting Creative to Get It Done The physical edition of Art Basel boasts some novel new options for exhibitors. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 5, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: A Post-Auction World This week: Ex-Sotheby’s collaborators get competitive, an overseas auction cheat sheet, the next million-dollar millennial artist, and more. By Tim Schneider, Jul 2, 2021
Artnet News Pro Decorative Art Sales Accounted for a Whopping $825 Million at Auction Last Month. What’s Driving the Boom? We read the tea leaves in data from the Artnet Price Database to give you a sense of what's in store. By Julia Halperin, Jul 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro Christie’s Marathon London to Paris Sale Brought in $212 Million—And Its Biggest Stars Were Three Powerful Female Auctioneers Collectors paid big money for Picasso and Giacometti. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 30, 2021
Artnet News Pro ‘Fierce’ Demand From Collectors in Asia Propelled Sotheby’s $217 Million Sales of British and Contemporary Art in London The night was marked by respectable, but not frothy, bidding. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 29, 2021
Artnet News Pro A Buzzy New Art Fair Has Taken Vienna by Storm. Could It Supplant the City’s More Established Predecessor? Is the city's market strong enough to support competing events? By Kimberly Bradley, Jun 29, 2021
Artnet News Pro If You Had $300,000, Would You Buy a Winston Churchill Painting or a Banksy Screenprint? We Asked an Expert to Choose In the latest installment in our series "This or That," art advisor Nazy Vassegh considers two very different British artists. By Rachel Corbett, Jun 29, 2021