The Easel

Global Art Sales in 2014 Break All Known Records

The story told by this report (which was crowded out in last week’s newsletter) is fascinating if you don’t mind all the numbers. Art and power are mutually attractive. The UK dominates the Old Masters market, the US is dominant in Post War and Contemporary art and the US and China are equally important in Modern Art. Major art fairs are huge and online sales growing. A summary with fewer numbers is here.