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I got involved in the art world at the right time. Prices were low, auction rooms were not well known to all people and so few bought and sold art thirty years ago. The internet was unheard of and so all the business was done through word of mouth and catalogues. Being at auction and visiting auctions was primary and extremely rewarding.
The last series of major sales in the world take place in London. It is traditionally top paintings from 1860 to today and this time round it will not be any different. Read more on Impressionists, Modern and Contemporary Art In London, June 2010… Down town Athens is a mixture of a modern crazy city and a cultural hub. Old churches standing next to modern dull buildings; ancient monuments standing proudly in three thousand years of history next to modern monstrosities of cement and glass. Read more on Dimitris Galanis, Beautiful Nude Pastel In Athens 1987…
Promises That Are Not Kept Makes Auctions Look Untrustworthy
There are three international auctions in the world, Sothebys, Christies and Bonhams. They built their reputation over two hundred and fifty years and they are still going. Read more on Psatharis Auctions- A Reputation Is Built Over Years, Not Days!… Alexandra Exter, A Russian Avant Garde Master Painter
A Dream Painter Betrayed By Time and Political Circumstances The vibrations of the 1987 stock exchanges crash lasted until the summer of 1988. I was hoping that something good would draw my attention. I was praying that it would be something impressive and something that the future was to prove to be a big winner. Read more on A Subdued Market Allows Me To Buy A Masterpiece By Al.Exter… The Bidding War! Heart warming Sale! The room was packed. I could see a couple of familiar faces but nobody I particularly knew as a Dyf buyer. The sale was good, the bidding was brisque but nothing spectacular yet. |
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