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PARIS, January 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As announced in previous press releases, Artprice, with its 1.3 million members in more than 90 countries, and in its capacity as an online auction broker ("operateur de courtage aux encheres realisees a distance par voie electronique", Article 5 of French Law no. 2011-850 of 20 July 2011) will be launching its online auctions service on 18 January 2012. Since 27 December 2011, Artprice members have been able to prepare their ads...
She was Hollywood royalty. The last great movie star of the 20th Century. The first to be paid $1 million dollars for a starring role. Her life larger than any role she could possibly play. It was an epic motion picture that in its making destroyed lives, nearly bankrupted a studio and changed the landscape of Los Angeles forever. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) December 01, 2011 One of Hollywood's most iconic motion picture paintings of Elizabeth Taylor is set to be sold on December 16,...
( ) ( ) ( ) LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has partnered with Christie's Auction House to hold "Artists for Japan," a specially-curated charity auction to benefit Japan earthquake and tsunami relief. Proceeds from the sale, including works made by some of the biggest names in contemporary art selected personally by Murakami, will be contributed to humanitarian organizations including International Medical Corps, which has delivered...
PARIS, October 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Artprice and the FIAC are pleased to announce the distribution of their latest Contemporary Art Market Report (French-English, 140 pages). This Report will be freely available to the press, art market professionals and visitors to the FIAC at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, from 20 to 23 October 2011. According to Thierry Ehrmann, founder and CEO of Artprice, the backdrop to this 38th edition of the FIAC is particularly...
The world's billionaires have finally discovered the "ultimate safe haven" investments for their money! Now they're actively shelling out fortunes to acquire "world-famous paintings," which have officially outperformed all other investment asset classes --- including stocks and bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, real estate, commodities, currencies and even gold and highly leveraged hedge funds. And thanks to the Internet, Google Images has brought Art...
PARIS, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boursica.com: Could you remind us of how Artprice was created? Thierry Ehrmann: It was first of all an enormous amount of collective work involving incredible art historians. In just 14 years, we bought up almost all the editorial funds in Europe and the USA and now we're working on Asia. This covers art publishing houses, art editorial funds worldwide and assets representing over EUR30 million. (Photo:...
PARIS, March 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to Thierry Ehrmann, founder and CEO of Artprice, world leader in art market information, "this unprecedented news represents a turning point in the history of the global art market: China is now the number 1 in terms of Fine art auction revenue." It took just three years for China to jump from third place (previously occupied by France) in 2007 to first place in 2010, ahead of the UK and the USA, the grand masters of the market...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- March is National Women's History Month celebrating this year's theme "Our History is Our Strength," highlighting the unique sphere of women's achievements. This year's theme, touching on strength rooted in history, has a proverbial ring for media expert and Organic Marketing(TM) pioneer, Gillian Christie, founder and CEO of Christie Communications (www.christiecomm.com), a company with a rich history and a dynamic vision to redefine...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NBA Wife Jackie Christie shined as she debuted her fall winter 2011 "JACKIE CHRISTIE BLACK COLLECTION" at the NBA All-Star Fashion Nite Tip-Off on Thursday night at Los Angeles hot spot Boulevard3. Jackie Christie showcased her collection alongside NBA athletes and other popular Los Angeles-based designers at the event, which was hosted by the Athletes vs. Cancer Foundation. The All-Star Fashion Nite Tip-Off was presented by Los Angeles Laker...
PARIS, September 13, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- France's major economic newspaper Les Echos reports, in an article by Martine Robert, having had access to the famous report on the Paris auction place commissioned by French Minister for Justice after the Savoyards scandal. The 10 September 2010 report highlights the decline and lack of transparency of the 70 auction houses. "Organised conservatism", "minimalist governance", a "closed statutory system" and "outdated working...
