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🗑️ A £33k dumpster find. Celeb ceramics & Turner Prize gets slammed.
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ON THE MARKETCIPRIAN MURESAN Study After Apollo and Daphne £800 - 1,200 Here is a contemporary artist who has work in an impressive number of major national collections. A superb draughtsman celebrated for his lively drawings. This buzzing little sketch after Bernini's sculpture in Rome is no exception. A PAIR OF GIANT CLAM SHELLS 77cms £800 - 1,200 Here’s something you don’t see every day at auction! How to display it? Who knows—but it’s definitely weird and wonderful. ROBERT TAVENER Cornfield and Downs £50 - 100 A thoroughly English piece of print making. A charming bit of design by a lesser known albeit talented name. I can't find you cheaper than this. TEMPESTA (1555 - 1630) Battling Animals £200 - 300 Antonio Tempesta's legacy as an engraver is immense. His designs influenced generations of artists—Rubens and Velázquez, to name just two. This set of warring animals is fantastically decorative and offers a very approachable price point if you’re looking to dip your toe into the world of Old Master prints. WHAT THE ULTRA RICH BUYEric Clapton bought this in 2008 for £2.7M. On Wednesday evening, it sold at Christie’s for £3.5M (reserve price). That’s an £800k profit—or an annualised return of £50k over 16 years. Nice one, Eric! SLEEPERMeet Mat Winter. At just 11 years old, he spotted this in the boot of a stranger’s car at the dump. Realizing it was headed for the tip, he asked if he could have it—and the owner gladly agreed. Fast forward to 2024, and the work has been confirmed as a genuine Dürer engraving from 1513. It sold for £33k at auction in September. Bravo, little Mat! SNIPPETS🙄 Celeb Art: Robbie Williams now makes ceramics–yours for £18k. 😬 "Sorry embarrassment of a prize": The Turner Prize gets its worst reviews ever. 📺 Watch: Portrait Artist of the Year is back. 🤓 Quiz time: Can you name the artist! SHARE UNBUNDLEMake someone's day! 🤝 Forward them this email. Better yet... Refer just 1 friend and start winning amazing prizes. 👇 See how below.
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Affordable art that's worth buying. Get industry professionals' tips on what’s coming up at auction. PLUS news, events, books, exhibitions and everything arts & culture.
The Friday F.U.N Email (Factoid, Under 2k, Nuggets) Factoid: The Art Market is in a slump Fine art sales for the first half of the year were disappointing. The number of lots sold dropped by 4.8%, and the total value was just over $5B—a huge 29.5% decrease from 2023. But as they say, "Be greedy when others are fearful"—so let's head to the auctions! Under 2k: GEOFF UGLOW View of Edinburgh £1,500 - 2,000 Extra thick and textured! Uglow’s sculptural, Auerbach-esque painting technique piles on...
Hi everyone! It’s been a while, but I’m excited to be back in action. Bringing you some beautiful collectibles at lovely, low price points. And, of course, some fun finds from around the web. Please, share, reply and dive right in! 🧡 ON THE MARKET WILLIAM MCCANCE Reclining Giant, 1945 £300 - 500 There is an interesting selection of works on paper from the Estate of William McCance up for sale. This one’s a personal favourite—a later piece from when the artist was fascinated by prehistoric...
The Friday F.U.N Email (Factoid, Under 2k, Nugget) Factoid: Art is Good for Your Brain Ever wonder what's going on in your brain when you stare at a masterpiece? A new project is showing us how art impacts our minds in real time. The Art Fund commissioned the project in response to the statistic that around 40% of Brits visit a museum or gallery less than once a year, and 1 in 6 said art had no effect on them. The technology uses a slim, wireless headset. It presses sensors against the...