Russian week in London is once again upon us and, with the current strength of the Russian economy and worldwide stock markets achieving new highs, promises to be  another record-breaking event. Auctions of rare and valuable Russian paintings, icons, Fabergé and works of art will be held at the four major auction houses which cover
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Christie’s contemporary art auction set a record this week of US$495m whilst Sotheby’s brought in US$293m.  A few days earlier their sales of Impressionist and Modern art had also brought in hundreds of millions.  The New York Times has recently decided the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben. S. Benanke is now a major patron of the
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London is furthering its claim to be the centre of the Russian art market with exhibitions and its bi annual sales of Russian art at the leading auction rooms.  A recent article by Simon Hewitt in the Huffington Post discussing this and the current exhibitions is listed below.  The article focuses on the non-conformist art of
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Whilst Sotheby’s have entered into a partnership with the government associated auction house GeHua Christie’s have managed to obtain a license to operate independently and are holding their first auction in Shanghai later in the year. It is very hard to obtain true figures of turnover in the Chinese art market because sales are often
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Two 4.5 foot Russian vases formerly belonging to Frank and Merle Buttram. Two large 19th-century Russian vases were sold for $2.7 million recently in a private sale less than a week before they were to be auctioned with a much lower estimate in a Dallas Auction.  This disappointed many Russian buyers who had been considering
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Ivan Lindsay, Monday, 8th April 2013 Hot lust, cold hard cash and the fine art of a dirty deal… The story of how Britain lost, and will briefly regain, one of the greatest private collections of Old Masters ever assembled is cause for grief — and rejoicing, says Ivan Lindsay ONE OF THE more interesting events
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New York Times online By CELESTINE BOHLEN Published: April 1, 2013 PARIS — Art Paris Art Fair, the contemporary art fair just closed at the majestic Grand Palais, didn’t have to look far to give historical context to the homage it’s paying this year to Russian art. ‘‘Pinocchio Portrait No. 2,’’ by Igor Makarevich.   Yevgeniy
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  Sotheby’s has partnered with Tefaf, the European Fine Art Fair, which finishes today in Maastricht, to launch an art fair in Beijing in September 2014. Tefaf said they were “exploring the possibilities” of developing the event via Sotheby’s joint venture with GeHua, which will enable it to hold sales in the Beijing Freeport and
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Art Radar Asia – March 1, 2013 At 27, Maria Baibakova is adding another entry to an already impressive resume. In a bid to expand its global reach, Artspace.com, an online marketplace for contemporary art sales, revealed on 19 February 2013 that it has appointed Russian collector Maria Baibakova as Strategic Director. The move highlights a trend towards the
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MacDougall’s auction house kicks off London’s Russian sales week with its auction on November 25th.  This week of sales devoted to Russian art happens twice a year…the other week is in late June, and it brings many of those interested in acquiring Russian works of art to London.  The sales consist of paintings, sculpture and
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