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Art Market — Global Fine Art Trends, Auction Data & Insights

Art Market — Global Fine Art Trends, Auction Data & Insights

ALT/FNDATA 4 Episodes Jun 24, 2026

Art Market is a weekly podcast about the global art market, using data to explain sale totals, sell-through rates, new artist records, museum acquisitions, and gallery and fair news. Host Sharon Obuobi places these developments in the context of the wider economy and where discretionary money is moving. The show draws on proprietary data from ALT/FNDATA and is aimed at collectors, advisors, and others interested in the business of art.

Episodes

A Lost Van Gogh Archive Surfaces; a $30M Looted Modigliani Is Ordered Returned; Brexit's Decade on the Art Trade
A Lost Van Gogh Archive Surfaces; a $30M Looted Modigliani Is Ordered Returned; Brexit's Decade on the Art Trade Jun 24, 2026 445 June 23: A Lost Van Gogh Archive Surfaces; a $30M Looted Modigliani Is Ordered Returned; Brexit's Decade on the Art TradeThis week, two stories about art and provenance: a previously unknown archive from the doctor who cared for Van Gogh in his final days, and a New York court ordering the return of a Nazi-looted Modigliani. Then the verdict on Art Basel and the British art trade a decade
Art Basel Week Begins; South Asian Art Sets a £18.9M Record; Magnificent Jewels Hits $49.7M
Art Basel Week Begins; South Asian Art Sets a £18.9M Record; Magnificent Jewels Hits $49.7M Jun 17, 2026 334 June 16: Art Basel Week Begins; South Asian Art Sets a £18.9M Record; Magnificent Jewels Hits $49.7MThis week the center of gravity shifts to Switzerland as Art Basel opens, against a striking run of results in London: a $49.7M jewels sale, a $20M+ design sale, and a fresh record for South Asian art. Plus the data behind the "firm top, choosier middle" market, and tributes to David Hockne
$50M Pollock Fails to Sell; Obama Center Reveals 28 Art Commissions; Mexico City's Kahlo Museum Reopens
$50M Pollock Fails to Sell; Obama Center Reveals 28 Art Commissions; Mexico City's Kahlo Museum Reopens Jun 9, 2026 363 June 9: $50M Pollock Fails to Sell; Obama Center Reveals 28 Art Commissions; Mexico City's Kahlo Museum ReopensA week after the spring season closed at $1.8B, a different Pollock tells a different story — one that didn't sell. This week we read the top of the market: a stalled private sale, a single-owner collection coming to Christie's, the Da Vinci archive reunited, and a busy week for
Spring Art Sales Close at $1.8B; Digital Art Ranks Third in Global Spending
Spring Art Sales Close at $1.8B; Digital Art Ranks Third in Global Spending Jun 3, 2026 315 June 2: Spring Sales Close at $1.8B; Digital Art Ranks Third in Global SpendingThe spring auction season has concluded with the strongest results since 2022.ALT/FNDATA- Membership (code PODCAST15): https://altfndata.com/go/am-260602- Market reports: https://altfndata.com/go/am-260602-r- Podcast episodes: https://altfndata.com/go/am-260602-pSpring Season Results- Combined May spring sales

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