The Appraisal Gerhard Richter Announced His Retirement From Painting in 2017. Since Then, His Auction Sales Have More Than Doubled We examined the artist's market on the occasion of his 90th birthday. By Naomi Rea, Feb 14, 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
The Art Detective Inflation in the U.S. Is Higher Than It’s Been in Four Decades. Here’s Why That’s Good News for Art Sellers Art is seen as a hedge against inflation, which means sales spike during periods of inflation. Long-term, it's a little more complicated. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 11, 2022
Wet Paint Swizz Beatz Shills for the Saudi Government, Jacolby Satterwhite Gets a Portrait by Rachel Dolezal, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, what artist was Wolfgang Tillmans spotted collecting in London? And check out a photo dispatch from a clued-in L.A. dealer. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 10, 2022
The Gray Market How the Unmasking of the Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders Reveals the True Dangers of Anonymity in the Metaverse Our columnist makes the case that blockchain anonymity, while seductive, ultimately most benefits the rich and powerful. By Tim Schneider, Feb 8, 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 7, 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 6, 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
The Art Detective Textile Artists Are Back in the Public Spotlight in Museums and Galleries. Art Collectors? They’re Still Catching Up Periodically overlooked and undervalued, textiles are being embraced by the art world (again), and the art market. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 3, 2022
Wet Paint Chelsea Gallery Charges Artists for Representation, Dealer Drops Painter After He’s Accused of Copying, Plus More Art-World Gossip Plus, which art collector's ex-wife got into it with Julia Fox at a Paris restaurant? And our columnist parties it up with David Mugrabi. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 2, 2022
The Gray Market Why Art Businesses Are Once Again Drunk on Growth and Racing to Scale Up (and Other Insights) Our columnist susses out what to make of the nearly 30 art businesses that have been expanding during the pandemic. By Tim Schneider, Feb 1, 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, Jan 31, 2022
