Art

Vincent Van Gogh died poor, depressed, and his work was vastly under appreciated. He lived a challenging and tragic life as an artist whose work was plagued by mental illness and ridiculed by many during his day. No one took him seriously as his work went against the grain of art that was considered “traditional”. […] More

Art is always a hot market, but a lot of the sales depend on the world economy as a whole to determine whether or not people have the ability to spend money. There will always be a select group of people that have enough money to buy art, and surprisingly, in 2014, art sales were […] More

At prominent auctions held by the likes of Sotheby’s or Christie’s one can typically expect to see high-profile items go under the hammer. Auctions like these always feature some crazy or extremely rare item, and at an upcoming Sotheby’s auction they will auction off many ancient Chinese artifacts. Among the collection of ceramics and works […] More

It’s not everyday that we see truly magnificent pieces of jewelry, but every now and then we see some pretty spectacular pieces. The Russian jeweler known as Fabergé has recently unveiled this spectacular egg and it is the first one that the company has made in nearly a century. It recently went on display at […] More

Typically many street artists and graffiti artists never recieve any compensation for their work, however if you’re famous then its a different story. Banksy is a pseudonymous graffiti artist from England who might be the most famous and well-known graffiti artist of all time. His unique stencil approach to art combined with their satirical, dark, […] More

Andy Warhol is one of the most famous artists of this last century, and is praised for his modern,”pop” art. You have probably seen some oh his work before, as they are just so well-known. Art collectors around the world would love to have the chance to own some of his work, however dealing with […] More

Late Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall’s art collection, which includes work by some of the greatest artists of the 20th century, is planned to go on sale next year in New York City. The 700-piece collection–worth an estimated $3.8 million–includes various types of paintings, sculptures, tribal art, furniture, couture, and jewelry, some of which was displayed […] More

Frieze Week is London’s largest collection of art events in Europe that lasts for a week straight and offers auctions, galleries and fairs that will display a total of $2.2 billion worth of artwork. The art fair opened in Regent’s Park and a limited amount of wealthy collectors will be present with hopes of winning […] More

Being the best is always a nice title, but being the best in the world is a title that you just can’t beat. That’s what it’s like to be the Art Institute of Chicago today. It was just named the best museum in the world. It’s an even bigger honor when you consider the fact […] More

Through out history, people all over the world have been willing to spend large amounts of money on works of art – some pieces selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars.  Many of the most famous – and most expensive – works of art are easily recognizable and done by artists whose names have appeared […] More