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Westminster Council Steps in to Protect Major Art Centers from Redevolopment

The heart of Westminster, plays one of the largest roles in the worlds art market.  Home to an overabundant number of art galleries, public exhibition locations, world art fairs, art specialist like framer, restorers, researchers and auction house, the immense importance of preserving their location and presents is undeniable. Britain contributes to 29% of the … Continue reading →

December’s Artist of the Month – Lucian Freud

Grandson of the psychoanalysis founding father, Sigmund Freud, artist Lucian Freud is best known for his unique nudes and portrait paintings.  Born in Germany in December of 1922, Freud fled Nazi Germany at the young age of ten, settling in England where he became a British citizen by 1939.  In the following four years, Freud … Continue reading →

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Amy Cappellazzo Plans to Leave the Auction World to Become a Private Dealer

Amy Cappellazzo, Christie’s Chairman of Post-war and Contemporary Art Development will leave the company in February.  The contemporary art market has changed considerably since she began her job back in 2001.  In the “November’s Auction Highlights” article posted yesterday, Christie’s closed their Post-war and Contemporary sales with an astounding $691.6 million, beating out their previous … Continue reading →

Old Court Case Re-opened for Nazi Looted Pissarro Painting

Lilly Cassirer Neubauer, a member of a prominent Jewish family of publishers and gallery owners living in Nazi Germany was desperate to obtain an exit visa before she was captured by the Nazi army.  In order to receive her one way ticket out of the Nazi rule, she was forced to surrender her beloved family … Continue reading →

Irina Nakhova wins Russia’s “Kandinsky Prize”

The “Kandinsky Prize”, Russia’s largest award for contemporary artists, similar to the “Turner Prize”  in the UK and the “Marcel Duchamp Prize” in France,  awarded its winner on Thursday for “Project of the Year.”  Established in 2007 by the “ArtChronika” Foundation the award is appropriately named after Russia’s most influential and cultural iconic artist, Wassily … Continue reading →