American art exhibitions have become increasingly popular abroad, offering European audiences a fresh, new look at the wide range of work produced stateside during the 19th and 20th centuries. …continue reading or post a comment
Last week’s American art auctions in New York confirmed the market’s accelerating recovery. Critics may point out disappointing lots, but as an eager buyer I can assure you that it was exceedingly difficult to acquire the most desirable work. …continue reading or post a comment
American modernist Edward Hopper has been generating a serious buzz in the art world as of late which shows absolutely no signs of quieting down anytime soon. The wildly popular retrospective Edward Hopper: An American In Paris broke exhibition records in Spain, …continue reading or post a comment
In the past few months basketball fans have kept a close eye on NCAA teams and players by monitoring their turnovers, three-pointers, and free-throw percentages. An interpretation of these statistics—usually combined with …continue reading or post a comment
The Seward House Museum in Auburn, New York has announced that it will sell a valuable Thomas Cole painting that has been in the Seward collection for over 150 years. Every Hudson River School collector is sure to have their eye on this magnificent painting entering the market for the first time in its history. …continue reading or post a comment
Be sure to check out a recent podcast aired by ArtTactic that features art advisor William “Tylee” Abbott; after a brief overview of the various movements that make up the American art market, Abbott goes on to address how the credit crisis effected both buyers and sellers operating within the art world, noting that a mutually conservative attitude …continue reading or post a comment
Turning the idea of owning artwork into a reality can be a daunting process, especially in a market where purchases can range from a double-digit figure for a print to millions of dollars for an original work of art. Performing your own due diligence is an investigative approach that can …continue reading or post a comment
As the last hours of the year dwindle down, it has become tradition to not only look back on the past year’s booms and busts, but to also look toward the future to see what the coming year has in store for us. Like the years before it, 2012 was marked with progress and development, marred by sadness and tragedy, and filled with both the expected and unexpected. Pausing to remember the split-second instances that altered our lives in some way over the past 365 days is a reflective process that allows us to recognize …continue reading or post a comment
For American art lovers, New York City became the equivalent of Super Bowl Village this week– except instead of the Manning brothers and Tom Brady, the players that packed the most punch were American modernists Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, and Norman Rockwell. Christies and Sotheby’s faced off in …continue reading or post a comment
At first, I thought my email account had fallen victim to an internet spam attack. A few seconds later, it registered in my brain that the chances of an Edward Hopper internet hacker targeting me were slim to none. …continue reading or post a comment
