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Spring 2024 Korean Art Fairs, From Breeze to ART OnO
Korean art fairs are stretching out one after another this spring. This will serve as an opportunity to gauge the landscape and trend of the domestic art market this year and to judge whether the Korean art market will rebound from the current downturn. Marking its 42nd anniversary this year,…
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Nantucket Baskets at Auction: Vintage and Modern Examples to Sell at Rafael Osona Auctions
Long considered an icon of Nantucket’s culture, woven wood baskets from the island are highly prized collectibles and works of decorative art. Nantucket baskets are known for their excellent craftsmanship and meticulous style. A selection of these baskets will soon be available with Rafael Osona Auctions in the company’s Annual…
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April Auctions in Korea Feature Rare Works by Lee Kun-yong, Lee Joong-seop, and Kim Whan-ki
This month, auctions at Korea's two largest auction houses will feature rare works that have recently been difficult to see in the market. Lee Kun-yong's Snail Walk. Image courtesy of Seoul Auction. Seoul Auction will display a total of 113 items at an auction to be held at Gangnam Center…
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Nantucket Art Including Works by Robert Stark Jr., Lowell Herrero, Molly Dee Lead Rafael Osona’s Annual Spring Daffodil Weekend Auction
Rafael Osona Auction’s 44th Annual Spring Daffodil Weekend Auction featuring 650 lots begins April 27, 2024, at 9:30 am. Several recently sold Nantucket seaside estates and residences feature an eclectic mix of fine art, Nantucket Art, and decorative arts including works by Robert Stark Jr., Lowell Herrero, Molly Dee, and…
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Asia Week New York Announces A Collecting Dynasty: The Rockefeller Family Panel Discussion Selected as Critic’s Pick by The New Criterion
New York: Asia Week New York is delighted to announce that A Collecting Dynasty: The Rockefeller Family was recently selected as a “Critic’s Pick” by The New Criterion, the prestigious literary magazine and journal of artistic and cultural criticism. Presented in partnership with The Winter Show in January 2024, this…
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Asia Week New York 2024 Rings Up Over 100.8M in Sales
Chinese Famille Verte Plate, Kangxi period with stunning Butterfly and Flower decoration (Credit Ralph M. Chait Galleries Inc.) New York: The 15th edition of Asia Week New York which concluded its nine- day run on March 22nd rang up $100,879,195M in combined sales between the twenty-one galleries and five…
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2024 Global Art Market Report: Sales Shrink, Chinese Art Market Growing Up Alone
In the 2024 Global Art Market Report from Art Basel and UBS, it was found that the global art market shrank in 2023 due to factors such as high interest rates, inflation, and war. Only the Chinese art market grew. Global art sales last year recorded USD 65 billion, down…
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Asia Week New York Celebrates a Decade and a Half ofCultural and Artistic Diversity
Auspicious Scholar Rocks, an ink on color hand scroll by Sun Kehong (1532-1610)(Courtesy Fu Qiumeng Fine Art) New York: When the 2024 edition of Asia Week New York opens–from March 14th-22nd–it will mark fifteen years of international galleries and auction houses displaying Asian art from the many corners of the Far East. …
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Ahn Jung-geun Handwriting Piece Returns to Korea After Selling for $1 Million
Approximately USD 1 million dollars was the winning bid for an undisclosed handwriting piece by Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun at a recent auction in Seoul. The bidding started at about $380,000. The auction price went up as bidders raised the asking price. When the auction price exceeded the original…
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Art Price Index: From China to the West, Auctions Celebrate the Year of the Dragon
The dragon has long been a theme in art, and bidders often pursue the creature like a sacred pearl in the clouds. China, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Imperial double-flask porcelain vase decorated with cobalt blue enamel, Jiaqing mark on the back, h. 31.5 cm/12.40 in. Paris, Hôtel Drouot, April 22,…
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Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Asia Week New York, Lark Mason Associates Presents an Exceptional Quartet of Asian Art Auctions on iGavelAuctions.com
A pair of Chinese Zitan, Cloisonne and Gilt Bronze Lantern Stands (Estimate: $100,000-150,000) New York NY: As Asia Week New York marks its milestone 15th anniversary, Lark Mason Associates is proud to announce an exceptional series of four Asian art auctions set to entice collectors worldwide. Hosted on iGavelAuctions.com, the…
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Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration to Establish Updated System for Cultural Heritage Items
Domestic Korean artworks created after 1946 can be exported abroad without restrictions. However, under the current laws and regulations, artworks over 50 years old can be exhibited or sold overseas only with government permission. While a new law is being developed to change this, a base will be established in…
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The Richard C. Blum And Senator Dianne Feinstein Collection Of Himalayan Art To Be Offered At Bonhams New York
[L-R] The San Francisco home of Senator Dianne Feinstein and Richard C. Blum. The couple with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India. New York – Bonhams will present a selection of Himalayan sculpture and painting from the collection of Richard C. Blum and Senator Dianne Feinstein this March.Accumulated over a 30-year period, the…
![[L-R] The San Francisco home of Senator Dianne Feinstein and Richard C. Blum. The couple with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India.](https://auctiondaily-prod.s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/L-R-The-San-Francisco-home-of-Senator-Dianne-Feinstein-and-Richard-C.-Blum.-The-couple-with-His-Holiness-the-14th-Dalai-Lama-in-Dharamshala-India-300x212.webp)
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Four Korean Monochromatic Paintings at Auction This February
This February, upcoming auctions will feature a large number of works by modern and contemporary Korean artists. The total amount and the number of entries at auction have increased significantly compared to similar sales last year. In addition, two works from the late Joseon Dynasty will be put up for…
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Despite Cold Wave in the Korean Art Market, K-Art May Make Strides This Year
The volume of transactions in the Korean art market is estimated to have decreased by 17 percent year-on-year in 2023 due to the economic downturn, high interest rates, and falling asset prices. However, there are also hopeful signs that a rebound may come in the future. Young collectors are constantly…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Asia Week New York Zooms in on Kondō Takahiro: The Thinking Hand,Tuesday, February 20 at 5:00 p.m. EST
Kondō Takahiro New York: Asia Week New York is pleased to present Kondō Takahiro: The Thinking Hand, a webinar celebrating one of Japan’s most admired ceramicists, on Tuesday, February 20th, at 5:00 p.m. (EST). Kondō–featured in “Porcelains in the Mist: The Kondō Family of Ceramicists,” on view at the Brooklyn…
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Auction Results: The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty at Stair
Ann and Gordon Getty (American, 1941 - 2020 and American, 1933 -) were the essential power couple of the postwar era. They met at a bar, decided to elope, and were married in 1964. Gordon, a businessman and composer, is the fourth child of oil magnate J. Paul Getty. Ann,…
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Apollo Art Auctions presents aspects of The Prince Collection in Jan. 28 sale of antiquities with provenance from legendary 19th-century Egyptophiles
Highlights of featured collection can be traced to such visionaries as Rev. William MacGregor, Joseph Althounian and Daniel Marie Fouquet, who all collected long before the discovery of King Tut’s tomb Two Large Egyptian Faience Foundation Tiles LONDON – Dr Ivan Bonchev, Director of Apollo Art Auctions, takes utmost pride…
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2023 Korean Art Auction Market to Post Lowest Sales Numbers in Five Years
The Korean art auction market plunged in 2023. The two-year boom seems to have frozen sharply, with the art market surpassing USD 780 million last year. However, as the number of visitors to art museums has increased, the base of Korean art has expanded, and Korean art is gaining popularity…
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Celebrating 15 Years, Asia Week New York 2024 Welcomes Its Annual Gathering of International Galleries, Collectors, Scholars, and Asian Art Enthusiasts
New York: The Asia Week New York Association is delighted to announce the participation of twenty-eight esteemed international galleries and six leading auction houses —Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage Auctions, iGavel, and Sotheby’s–in the 2024 edition of Asia Week New York. Marking its 15th year in celebrating Asian art and culture,…
