Every year, the publication of the Tefaf Art Market Report by Arts Economics expert Dr. Clare McAndrew sets the standard for data used within presentations about the art market for the next 12 months. The statistics on art sales, regional divides and trends in commerce are very interesting.
18 Mars 2016, pour la première exposition de l’année 2016, VILRET-AVOCATS accueillera dans ses locaux les peintures de Jean AMPE.
"Key findings of the TEFAF Art Market Report 2016" on Tuesday March 22nd 2016 from 12:15 to 13:45 at GOLF-CLUB GRAND-DUCAL DE LUXEMBOURG 1, route de TrA?ves L-2633 SENNINGERBERG, T: + 352 34 00 90
Roman KrAussl, Thorsten Lehnert, and Nicolas Martelin from the Luxembourg School of Finance applied a new statistical method of detecting bubbles to over one million auction records from 1970 to 2014, focusing their research on the Impressionist and modern, post-war and contemporary, American, and Old Masters sectors of the market.
Could Anvers, Belgium, be making a name for itself among the international contemporary art capitals? Often referred to as the little country of great collectors, Belgium has once again proved that it is just that. Maurice Verbaet began collecting in the early 70s and he has just inaugurated his personal museum in the heart of Anvers.
"LEGAL VEHICLES AND STRUCTURES TO HOLD AND INVEST IN ART" - on Friday March 18th 2016 from 9:30 to 11:00 at TEFAF - MECC Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Center Forum Business Lounge 0.8 Maastricht, The Netherland, T: + 31 43 383 83 83
The art market appears to be entering its cooling-off period. For the past six years, an influx of newly wealthy collectorsa��particularly from Chinaa��has pushed up prices for everything from Ming vases to Claude Monet, but now there are signs that the bidding paddles could come down hard.
The time is ripe for analyses, questions and predictions: Are artworks changing hands at higher prices than their real value? Has the bubble already returned? And will it burst? What impact will the uncertainty of the global economy have on the art market?
What is your wonderfully creative conceptual artwork worth without that flimsy, all-too-tangible certificate to authenticate it? In truth, nothing. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Conceptual art has the concept or idea at its heart; the media used to construct it is given secondary importance.
Between January and June 2015, an sales by public auctions worldwide generated 8.1 billion US dollars! the biggest markets for public auctions are the United States, the United Kingdom and China with France and Germany completing the top 5 (ref Arnet). Record sales occur on a regular basis. During their public auctions in London in February 2015, Sotheby's benefited from a strong market with masters of impressionist and modern art (Monet, Matisse, ToulouseA� Lautrec) where one sale reached 247.3 million Euros.
