Dated to the mid-1840s, nearly 200 photographs of Louis Daguerre’s unfortunate British rival will be auctioned off in April. He was the great rival of Frenchman Louis Daguerre and one of the pioneers of photography, William Talbot (1800-1877) is also one of the artists in the spotlight of a sale organized next month by Sotheby’s, … Read more
London Unfortunately, it is too early to say what impact Brexit will have on the UK art market, ”writes Anthony Browne of the British Art Market Federation (BAMF) on request. “At the end of the year at the earliest, you can probably have a balanced position on this.” This statement is surprising, as the BAMF … Read more
Thunderbolt in the midst of Parisian art and antiques dealers. Two of its well-known members, Christophe Kunicki and her husband Richard Semper, were arrested earlier this week and placed under investigation on Friday 26 June. They are suspected of having laundered hundreds of ancient objects, worth several tens of millions of euros, from looting in … Read more