Archive | May 12, 2009

The Best Kept Secret in the NY Art Photography Auction World.. iGavel.com



The Best Kept Secret in the Art Photography Auction World.. www.iGavel.com OK.. so promise to please keep this just between us MAO readers. MAO is not sure if he’s the only smart awake one who’s noticed, but we’ve found that most of the big greedy auction houses have been stupid slow at reducing reserve levels, and the presale price estimates. So the big art and photography auctions are doing very poorly, and not selling many of their auction lots cause the minimums are unrealistic too high (think very 2007). But here is your chance to get some amazing art photography…

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The Best Kept Secret in the NY Art Photography Auction World.. iGavel.com



The Best Kept Secret in the Art Photography Auction World.. www.iGavel.com OK.. so promise to please keep this just between us MAO readers. MAO is not sure if he’s the only smart awake one who’s noticed, but we’ve found that most of the big greedy auction houses have been stupid slow at reducing reserve levels, and the presale price estimates. So the big art and photography auctions are doing very poorly, and not selling many of their auction lots cause the minimums are unrealistic too high (think very 2007). But here is your chance to get some amazing art photography…

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We’re at it Again



We have opened the application process for the 2009 West Prize. Free to apply for anyone over the age of 18 and with works priced below $10,000. We’ve improved the application process so that applicants can go back into their…

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