Art marketarchive
There has been a softening in the middle-range of the art market
Percentage rates are down in many areas for the first half of the season
Art marketarchive
Christie's Contemporary auction report: Basquiat as a pricing phenomenon
His record price may bolster the market, but not all artists surpassed expectations
Amedeo Modiglianiarchive
Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern auction report: Record price for Modigliani
No market for the mediocre, however
Art fairsarchive
Sales satisfactory at Berlin Art Forum '97, though dealers may have to be patient for fair to come into its own
Dealers and collectors alike come here to see the city and its contemporary art world take shape but immediate sales were limited