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At the start of the 20th century, Paris was a veritable artistic capital and its momentum attracted artists from all over Europe and beyond. Art history tends to group these artists together in what is known as the First Paris School. Between 1900 and 1920 the group included a number of Russians living in the Montparnasse district, an area that was a hive of creative activity.
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[02/26/2008]
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In the modern period, prices for sculpture have been rising faster than those of painting, with the price index for sculpture reaching a new high in 2007, growth of 100% in 15 years!
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[12/07/2007]
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As a Fine Art segment, the price index for Cubist sculpture contracted in 2005, but seems to be growing again this year.
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[08/29/2006]
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This season's Impressionist and Modern Art sales held in London proved an outstanding success. Four new records were set on 20 June at Sotheby’s evening sale, which generated close to GBP 46 million for a total of 37 lots.
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[06/24/2005]
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Following the latest New York sales, the Artprice Global Index of fine art, which uses repeated sales method, is up 18.2% on the year-ago period. USD 100 invested in an artwork ten years ago would now be worth an average of USD 153.
Many art collectors are generating even higher returns through judicious deals at auction, making the most of the market’s current enthusiasm. To give an idea of some of the particularly lucrative transactions recently carried out, Artprice presents the following list of works that have come under the hammer at least twice:
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[11/22/2004]
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Sommaire :
Major impressionist and modern art auctions
They have never hit the million dollar mark
Growing popularity of the expressionists
Modern art takes centre stage
Are impressionists still the stuff of dreams?
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[10/24/2002]
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