Art Trading & Finance
Jan 33 min read
Marcel Duchamp, a fountain of misogyny
A closer examination, even without the lens of forensic expertise, reveals the unmistakable misogyny of Marcel Duchamp. While undeniably...
Art Trading & Finance
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Yves Klein: void is a topic
The void was a subject that has always haunted him. Long before NFTs, it was Yves Klein who excelled in the art of convincing people to...
Art Trading & Finance
Dec 13, 20226 min read
The Best Of Art Basel Miami Beach 2022
As the famed fair celebrates its 20th anniversary, celebrity collectors—from Leonardo DiCaprio and Pharrell to Venus Williams and Martha...
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Dec 10, 20220 min read
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Nov 15, 20224 min read
Record-Breaking Mondrian Painting Carries Sotheby’s Tepid Modern Art Sales to $391.2 M.
On Monday evening, two back-to-back modern art evening sales at Sotheby’s brought in a collective $391.2 million. Even though the sales...
Art Trading & Finance
Jun 13, 20223 min read
The intense life of abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell
The intense life of abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell "Perhaps if I hadn't had to fight, I would have quit," the artist Joan Mitchell...
Art Trading & Finance
May 20, 20223 min read
Warhol’s Bullet-Marred Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Sells for $195 M., a Record for the Pop Artist
Andy Warhol’s 1964 silkscreen portrait of Marilyn Monroe, arguably one of the most recognizable images born of the last century, sold for...
Art Trading & Finance
Apr 24, 20222 min read
"Mit Kunst zu handeln ist besser, als mit Drogen zu handeln"
Seit Jahren steigen die Preise für Kunst. Im Podcast erzählt der Galerist Gerd Harry Lybke von Schönheit und Irrsinn des Markts – und...
Art Trading & Finance
Apr 13, 20222 min read
EXHIBITION
Belgium, France, Switzerland. In "Plan à 3", these three countries confront their traditional culture of Franco-European comics, to...
Art Trading & Finance
Apr 4, 20223 min read
One giant leap for Jeff Koons: artist to send his sculptures to the moon
Corresponding digital renderings of the lunar-bound works will be sold as NFTs, obviously Liftoff! Jeff Koons has announced that he will...
Art Trading & Finance
Mar 6, 20224 min read
Magritte more than doubles auction record at an otherwise tame Sotheby's Modern and contemporary eve
Back-to-back auctions, with works from Degas to Banksy, brought in a total of £221m It is a worrying sign of the times when an evening...
Art Trading & Finance
Nov 8, 20213 min read
Art to the rescue for finance
Is it possible to invest intelligently, that is to say safe from storms and crises? And also advocate for a responsible kind of...
Art Trading & Finance
Jul 6, 20212 min read
The Lost Ritual of Photographing the Dead
Despite the current ubiquity of cameras, we rarely pause in our flurry of social media sharing to document one of the most significant...
Art Trading & Finance
May 16, 20212 min read
Iran and its fabulous art collection
Monet, Pissarro, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Renoir, Gauguin, Matisse, Chagall, Klee, Whistler, Rodin, van Gogh, Picasso, Braque, Kandinsky,...
Art Trading & Finance
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Picasso: the shadow of success
Falling in love with Picasso was a terrible thing to do. His primary relationship was with his art, while his lovers were like hobbies...
Art Trading & Finance
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Art is a message
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Art Trading & Finance
Oct 4, 20204 min read
Investing your money with a positive effect in mind
Investing your savings in a secure way by having a positive impact at the same time is a good thing. However, how can we do this in these...
Art Trading & Finance
Sep 25, 20204 min read
Should we fear a major stock market crash in 2020 or 2021?
The stock market suffered a mini-crash in March 2020, at a time when the whole planet was in a state of panic due to the coronavirus....
Art Trading & Finance
Sep 24, 20204 min read
Austerity policy and portfolio management
So why write an article dealing with austerity policy and portfolio management? Your portfolio? On the one hand, it is about political...
Art Trading & Finance
Sep 23, 20205 min read
Relying on a tangible good in case of an economic crisis
A tangible good, in other words a good that can be touched, is a real fountain of youth when dealing with the legitimate worries of an...
Art Trading & Finance
Sep 15, 20204 min read
How to escape from the speculative bubble?
You have an estate and you have placed it on the stock market. As we are writing this article, stock market values are soaring. You could...
Art Trading & Finance
Sep 7, 20204 min read
Should you invest in the stock market at the present time?
Should you invest in the stock market at this time? Despite the current excellent performance of the stock markets, the answer is no,...
Art Trading & Finance
Sep 4, 20204 min read
Investing in tangible assets
With the coronavirus crisis, the economy is flooded with cash as a result of the various stimulus packages. This has led to a stock...
Art Trading & Finance
Sep 2, 20204 min read
Negative rates: What to do?
The banking system has greatly changed. Banks are increasingly charging negative rates. This means that when you deposit your money in...
Art Trading & Finance
Aug 28, 20204 min read
Economic crisis: How do people save their money?
The current economic crisis, in 2020, is of course related to the health crisis we are experiencing at a global level. With this crisis,...
Art Trading & Finance
Aug 21, 20204 min read
Investing in artworks
Is investing in artworks of a good idea? Today, we do believe it is an excellent idea. Who are we? We are Art Trading & Finance, a Swiss...
Art Trading & Finance
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Raphael Santi: Prince of painters
Transfiguration The exhumation of Raphael’s remains was initiated in 1833 by the Accademia di San Luca, which possessed a skull long held...
Art Trading & Finance
Aug 12, 20204 min read
A smart investment
Is it possible to make a smart investment, meaning one that is particularly well protected from financial storms and crises, capable of...
Art Trading & Finance
Aug 5, 20204 min read
Where should you invest your money?
Where should you invest your money? Nothing seems safe anymore. The most profitable investments become risky, the world is going upside...
Art Trading & Finance
Jul 20, 20203 min read
Financial product: 4 pillars
When you are looking to acquire a new investment product aimed at diversifying your portfolio, it is important to choose well, especially...
Art Trading & Finance
Jul 8, 20204 min read
An alternative investment
Investing money today has become a real headache. You possess an estate. But how do you invest it in a lasting way and minimizing the...
Art Trading & Finance
Jun 26, 20204 min read
What is the best investment?
We are living in a time when the world is moving, changing and becoming more and more surprising for all of us every day, making it...
Art Trading & Finance
Jun 3, 20205 min read
Financial investment - an interesting idea
When it comes to financial investment, we must get off the beaten track in order to win. And we must do so without taking foolhardy...
Art Trading & Finance
Apr 26, 20202 min read
Ali Banisadr: Iran at its best
Ali Banisadr (b. 1976) lived through the Iran-Iraq War. He paints the sounds and sights of war. The visual and narrative content of his...
Art Trading & Finance
Apr 26, 20202 min read
El Greco: out of time
Born Doménikos Theotokópoulos in 1541, El Greco’s rapacious curiosity and ambition led him from the flat, symbolic world of the Byzantine...