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Pablo Picasso

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Marion Maneker • June 30, 2024

A Picasso Surprise & The Basquiat Boom

The June sales in London are in the midst of being downgraded. But that doesn’t mean we can’t learn a thing or two from the tepid results, which show the market is still bottoming. Plus, a preview of the Old Master sales.
Marion Maneker • June 23, 2024
London Art Fog
Jean-Michel Basquiat "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Derelict"
The London sales may not have headline lots, but there are still plenty of opportunities for surprises… and this market sure needs surprises.
Marion Maneker • June 4, 2024
Is Basquiat the New Picasso?
Jean-Michel Basquiat circa 1985
In both New York and Hong Kong last month, Jean-Michel displaced the Spanish master as the new benchmark for the art world. For years, the artist’s market—driven via headline-inducing purchases by the likes of Ken Griffin and Jho Low—seemed to have exceeded real collector demand. Now that’s all changing.
pablo picasso
Marion Maneker • May 19, 2024
A $35 Million Monet, Picasso Weakness & Gigaweek Anxieties
Selling art isn’t easy, and it’s a lot harder in a market that appears to be declining. A look back at a week of hard work as the auction houses tried to sell the art they had well while also cultivating growth for a future market.