From December 16 to 19, 2021, Art Brussels -one of the most important art fairs in Europe- presents the first edition of Art Antwerp, a new contemporary art fair that will exhibit works from 59 art galleries.
“Composition with Blue”, a work painted in 1926 by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian, and now owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, was illegally seized by the Nazis, according to the artist’s heirs.
Art auctions 2021 review: from a $103 million Picasso to the first multimillion NFT artworks, we present our personal review of the 2021 Art Auctions season, its superstars, successes, bargains and disappointments.
The Dutch state has announced that it has raised sufficient funds to acquire “De Vaandeldrager” (“The Standard Bearer”), one of Rembrandt’s great masterpieces in private hands, for some €165 million ($200 million).
On December 7, 2021, the Hamilton Aphrodite, one of the most important Roman sculptures in private hands, was auctioned for £18.58 million at Sotheby’s. A painting by Pieter Bruegel the Younger was the star of Christie’s somewhat disappointing auction of old masters paintings.
The 2021 edition of the Turner Prize, considered by many to be one of the art world’s most prestigious awards, has been awarded to Array Collective, an artist/activist collective from Northern Ireland.
Although “old hands” such as Basquiat and Richter achieved the highest prices at the contemporary art auctions in Hong Kong, the big winners were less established artists who achieved -quite justifiably- much higher prices than expected.
After the cancellation of its 2020 edition due to the pandemic, the 2021 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach -possibly the most important art fair in the United States- will be a great occasion to take the pulse of the art market beyond the big auctions.
Next December 7, 2021, Sotheby’s will auction the “Hamilton Aphrodite,” one of the most important Roman sculptures in private hands.
On 17 November 2021, Phillips held its most successful auction ever, with Francis Bacon’s “Pope with Owls” selling for $33 million. The following day, Sotheby’s contemporary art auctions were highlighted by works by Yoshitomo Nara and Roy Lichtenstein.
