The Winter Old Master sales in London are steadily approaching with a fair amount of anticipation in light of the art market’s recent struggles. Following the strong results of this past July, will the Old Master market be less affected by recent economic downturn?
Sotheby’s
Old Master Paintings Auction at Sotheby’s this December [Art Knowledge]
Sale Info:
03-04 Dec 08, Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings Evening Sale [L08036], and Day Sale [L08037] London, New Bond Street
Online catalogues here: [L08036] [L08037]
Christie’s
Sale Info:
02 Dec 08, Christie’s Old Master Paintings Evening Sale [7632], London, King Street
Online catalogue here: [7632]
Prestigious Old Master Prints on Sale at Christie’s in December [Art Daily]
Sale Info:
02 Dec 08, Christie’s Old Master Prints Sale [7632], London, King Street
Online catalogue here: [7644]
Bonham’s
3 Dec 2008, Old Master Paintings Sale [Sale 16220], London, New Bond Street
Online catalogue here: [16220]
Related reading:
Christie’s auction of Yves Saint Laurent’s art collection in Paris is called sale of the century [ Nazanin Lankarani,International Herald Tribune]
At the time of its announcement, OMNP predicted a press bonanza leading up to the sale of this collection, which at the time, had an estimated value of around £300 m GBP. It will be interesting to see how the financial crisis will affect media coverage/collecting interest..this could be a Titanic in the making.