The Most Expensive Artworks Sold in 2020

No lots sold for over $100M this year but there was still plenty of action at the top end of the market. Seeing something in person does not appear to be a barrier if you have the money to spend as the auction houses gratefully discovered….

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The Most Expensive 2020 Woks

Happy New Year from AFAA

Wishing You Health, Happiness and Success in 2021! Anderson Galleries is open for business by appointment only while Covid restrictions remain in effect.


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Colecting 101: 5 Things to Know About the Impressionists

 
CAMILLE PISSARRO (French, 1830-1903)Le jardin d’Octave Mirbeau à Damps (Eure), 1892Oil on canvas, 25 ½ x 21 ¼ inchesSigned and dated lower left: C Pissarro 1892

CAMILLE PISSARRO (French, 1830-1903)

Le jardin d’Octave Mirbeau à Damps (Eure), 1892

Oil on canvas, 25 ½ x 21 ¼ inches

Signed and dated lower left: C Pissarro 1892

 

Over the last few months, the trials of the pandemic have made us all newly grateful for life’s simpler pleasures. This refreshing and straightforward article from Bonham’s reminds us about the fundamentals of Impressionism; the beauty, light and the joys found in everyday life.

With their luminous portrayals of the natural world and everyday life, the Impressionists changed the course of Western art history. Here specialist Bonham’s Molly Ott Ambler takes us through some of the key figures of the movement and explains why Impressionist Art still appeals to so many collectors today.

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