Artnet News Pro How Much Does an Art Dealer Really Make? We Asked a Few Hundred of Them—Here’s What We Found Given the stark income gap, some are asking why trade organizations have not taken a closer look. By Zachary Small & Eileen Kinsella, May 31, 2021
Artnet News Pro Why Are High-End Galleries Jumping Into Bed With Luxury Hotels? The union of luxury hotels and blue-chip art began 20 years ago—but the latest resurgence of high-end travel is taking it to new heights. By Maïa Morgensztern, May 30, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: NFT Collective Whines Over Cryptopunks Sale, Coveted Young Artist Joins Hauser & Wirth, & More Art-World Gossip Which art dealer is sitting courtside at Knicks playoff games? What famed artist-made house hit the market? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, May 27, 2021
Artnet News Pro Which Artists Have Generated the Most Money at Auction So Far This Year? What if I told you that Mad Dog Jones generated more money at auction in the first four months of 2020 than Rodin or Murakami? By Julia Halperin, May 27, 2021
The Art Detective Out of Fashion Her Whole Life, Alice Neel’s Figurative Art Is Now a Sensation. But Where Is Her Market—and Who Are Her Buyers—Today? One dealer recalls an artist finding two Alice Neel works on the sidewalk in the days when few cared for her art. By Katya Kazakina, May 26, 2021
Artnet News Pro Why Did the Star Lot of a Christie’s Single-Lot Sale in Hong Kong Flop This Week? That’s the $58 Million Question No one took home Xu Beihong's painting 'Slave and Lion.' By Eileen Kinsella, May 26, 2021
The Gray Market What Art Dealers Can Learn From a Revered Underground Record Store’s Move to the Heart of Manhattan (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines Rough Trade’s migration to Midtown and its value in helping dealers think through similar post-shutdown challenges. By Tim Schneider, May 25, 2021
Artnet News Pro Christie’s Hong Kong Auction Week Kicks Off With a $204 Million Evening Sale, Led by Yet Another Blockbuster Basquiat The wide-ranging sale was met with intense demand in Asia. By Eileen Kinsella, May 25, 2021
Artnet News Pro Art Businesses Are Uniquely Susceptible to Cybercrime. Here Are a Few Simple Ways to Protect Yours, According to Top Experts As an industry that still finalizes multimillion-dollar deals over email, the art trade has special vulnerabilities. By Ivan Macquisten, May 25, 2021
Artnet News Pro Signaling Growing Consolidation, London’s Fine Art Group Acquires One of America’s Largest Art Advisories The newly expanded Fine Art Group will grow its presence in the U.S. By Katya Kazakina, May 24, 2021
The Hammer Why Is the Art World Raving About Monaco? Simon de Pury Makes the Case for Why His Home Turf Is a Must-Go Industry Destination With its deep-pocketed collector base and persuasive atmosphere of Old World splendor, the principality is enjoying an art market revival. By Simon de Pury, May 23, 2021
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks That Sold at Auction Around the World in April 2021 We combed through the results to bring you the top 15 lots of April 2021. By Artnet News, May 21, 2021
Artnet News Pro Is This the Art Fair of the Future? At Art Basel Hong Kong, Dealers Beam in as Holograms and Galleries Hawk NFTs for Crypto Even with a pared-down exhibitor list and stringent travel restrictions, artwork was moving briskly at Art Basel Hong Kong. By Vivienne Chow, May 21, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: Julian Schnabel Is Having a Baby at 70, Market Goes Gaga for Long-Dead Surrealist, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip What rock star has a secret stash of George Condo paintings? What unlikely U.S. city is being scouted by a mega-gallery? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, May 20, 2021
Artnet News Pro The Launch of David Zwirner’s New Click-to-Buy Online Marketplace Is Already a Success. Here’s How Much Sold on Day One The dealer's son, Lucas Zwirner, is heading up the new site Platform. By Taylor Dafoe, May 20, 2021
