82 • Autumn 2010 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOFF Ivan Lindsay on the current crop of aristocrats who are having to sell the family treasures in order to hang on to their stately piles A series of sales of artworks over the last twelve months has drawn attention to the dire straits in which many
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The art market has emerged from the recession faster than anyone expected with a dizzying series of record prices. The market barely had time to digest the US$104m paid for Giacometti’s L’homme qui marche in February before a buyer paid US$106.5m for Picasso’s Nude, Green Leaves and Bust in early May. These prices have pulled
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The Getty’s beautiful garden vista overlooking the Pacific will have some competition, after the museum’s acquisition of this sweeping view of Rome by J.M.W Turner, for £29 million GBP The biggest news coming out of London earlier this month was, without a doubt, the new record at auction for J.M.W. Turner. His “Modern Rome–Campo Vaccino”
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The results of the recent June sales in London are showing that the Russian art market is making a tentative recovery after a dire 2008 and worse 2009. Average prices had increased from US$139,425 to $181,122 between 2006 and 2007 before falling back to $109,945 in 2009. The number of lots sold for more than
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Drawing Conclusions………By Ivan Lindsay The recent record price of £29.2m for a Raphael drawing confirms demand for important Old Master drawings. On Tuesday 8th December at Christie’s London a Raphael drawing entitled Head of a Muse was sold for £29.2m, doubling its estimate of £12m–16m and setting a world record price for a work on
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Moscow World Fine Art Fair May 2008 The following is a transcript in article format of the lecture given by Ivan Lindsay. “ Good evening – ladies and gentleman and auction house representatives.I have been asked to talk on:- ‘The influence of art dealers and collectors on the development of the art market. The traditions,
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Precis of a speech given by Ivan Lindsay at the ‘MENSA at Cambridge 2008′ conference at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, 1/7/2008 The Seven Deadly Sins SLOTH     GREED     WRATH     GLUTTONY     PRIDE      ENVY      LUST Join us along with our line up of top International speakers, each allocated a deadly sin to talk on and for you to
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It’s going to the dogs… Jim Mellon, 52, author, marathon runner, guitar player and songwriter is best known as one of the most successful businessmen of his generation (Sunday Times Rich List 2009, ranked 88 at £500m). Originally a specialist in Emerging Markets, Mellon is now a major investor in property and commodities. He has
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