THIS WAS THE DULLEST Russian Auction Week anyone can remember…. Our International Editor Simon Hewitt presents a comprehensive overview of Russian art sales that have taken place in London earlier this June. With Anglo-Russian relations at an all-time low, there had never been a less encouraging time to consign. A number of Moscow collectors stayed […]Read More
Russian Auctions in London 4-6 June 2018 Statistical Summary. By our International editor Simon Hewitt.
AFTER A HEALTHY rebound last November, Russian auction sales jagged down 41% this week to total £23.9m. A lack of frontline consignments – rather than the absence of several heavyweight Moscow buyers due to visa difficulties – was the principal cause.Read More
That was the question facing gallerists, collectors and our International Editor Simon Hewitt at the inaugural Tbilisi Art Fair (May 17-20) JUST THREE DAYS after the first-ever Armenia Art Fair closed in Erevan, the first-ever Tbilisi Art Fair opened in the capital of Georgia. The Tbilisi event was far grander than its Trans-Caucasus counterpart: more […]Read More
Our International Editor Simon Hewitt will be reporting on the début edition of the Tbilisi Art Fair. Here he previews this exciting new addition to the Caucasus cultural calendar, which opens its doors on May 17.Read More
Our International Editor Simon Hewitt reviews Alexis Gritchenko – Dynamocolor by Vita Susak. Available in our online shop. ALEXIS GRITCHENKO (1883-1977) – a Ukrainian artist who blossomed in Moscow but spent over half his life in France – hovers in the wings of 20th century art history. Vita Susak’s majestic appraisal of his life, writings […]Read More
