¿Un ‘depósito’ de arte?

¿Un ‘depósito’ de arte? Según las fuentes consultadas, se dice que la Familia Nahmad ha acumulado entre 3.000 y 5.000 obras de arte, entre ellas más de 200 picassos. La segunda colección de obras del malagueño, después de la que es propiedad de la familia del artista.

La mayoría de estas obras están en un depósito de seguridad cercano al aeropuerto de Ginebra. De hecho, ni siquiera los Nahmad han podido ver nunca juntas y presentadas de esta manera las obras que forman esta exposición.


Pero según el mundo del arte, no se trata tanto de una colección de excepción, sino de una pila de obras que forma un depósito de artistas específicos guardados para influenciar los mercados y modificar precios. De hecho, es casi imposible que haya una subasta de arte que tenga lugar en las principales firmas de hoy sin la presencia de los Nahmad entre los vendedores o compradores.


Con una fortuna estimada por Forbes en más de 3.000 millones de dólares, amasada igualmente gracias al comercio de divisas y materias primas, tienen el poder financiero para invertir, poseer, exprimir o dirigir el mercado del arte moderno y contemporáneo. Ocasionalmente, se quedan con algunas de las obras que compran y venden.


“Esto es el mundo al revés”, afirmó Sam Kinge, quien fue a la escuela en Beirut con David Nahmad. Contactado en París, donde dirige una galería que trata directamente con los artistas, dijo lacónico: “Los Nahmad solo saben comprar y vender”.

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Nahmad Art Collection

Based in Monaco, the Nahmad family has been collecting great art for two generations, ranging from Impressionism to Surrealism and beyond; indeed, now in its second generation, their patronage has seen the family name appear frequently in some of the more spectacular auctions of recent times. 


Now, for the first time ever, one hundred major pieces from what is thought to be a one-of-a-kind private collection are to go on show in an exclusive exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zürich.

Picasso, with a breathtaking selection of work from all phases of his career, is one of the best-represented artists in the collection; but there are also Matisse, Modigliani and Kandinsky, with whole series of brilliant pieces; and Claude Monet, one of the ancestors of the modernist movement, with late, luminous images of his travels in the south.


But although the Nahmad Collection is ostensibly committed to the orthodox canon, it has its eclectic touches too, including works by proponents of late Impressionism (Renoir, Degas and Seurat) at the end of the 19th century, through advocates of Cubism and Abstract Art all the way to the Surrealists: Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst rub shoulders with exceptional pieces by Joan Miró, for a truly astonishing tour of some great moments in modern art. The Nahmad Collection!

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Video Juegos como arte e historia

Videojuegos desalojan obras de arte. Tras las vitrinas del Grand Palais parisino, la retrospectiva Game Story se centra en la historia de estos juegos nacidos en los años 1970. La muestra, muy didáctica, se queda hasta el 9 de enero.

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PINTA vuelve a Nueva York

La quinta edición neoyorquina de PINTA, que desde el año pasado se presenta también en Londres, incluye además galerías de España, Francia, Portugal e Italia.Cuando se habla de arte latinoamericano, PINTA se ha vuelto en cinco años una referencia. Es mucho más que una feria; es un proyecto que tiene que ver con generar en un momento del año en esta ciudad una enorme visibilidad y un enorme foco de atracción sobre el arte latinoamericano", explicó Zaia.

En ese sentido, destacó que PINTA "es una plataforma interesante de convalidación" para artistas que trascienden en el ámbito nacional y regional en las ferias "muy buenas y fuertes" que existen en Brasil, Argentina, Colombia, México, Chile y Perú.


En cuanto a las tendencias del mercado, el presidente de PINTA indicó que "lo que viene es todos los 60, 70, que es mucho arte conceptual, mucha performance, mucho arte social-político".


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The art of English decorating

The way of English decorating can offer one more than its usual white china and pretty picture frames. This interest has given rise to the popularity of dog portraits that dates back from the Victorian era, according to traditional home magazine. It was known that around 15,000 to 30,000 years ago cave walls already had dog paintings. 

Back then when the royal children were painted by the order of Queen Victoria it also included the painting of their royal dogs. The dogs of Country squires also had portraits and titles. These paintings even had their own space in the family record.


The industry of dog portraits became popular by the end of the 1800s claims this antique store owner. It was not long until almost everyone wanted a portrait of their dog. Great Britain had a population of 20 million to 30 million, and 6 million claimed to be animal painters.


Despite being new to the industry still they are able to sell. For an arts consultant he said that the paintings of these amateurs were appreciated more by collectors. 


Normally the pets in paints would be mixed breed. Portrayals of purebreds are highly collectible, says a New York gallery owner and former director of the dog museum of America. This genre includes a variety of paintings, prints, pastels and watercolors. Obtain further advice on oil painting discount and the subject of paintings.


Collectors where collected a certain breed like that purebred portraits better. Given that it is a society dog, many people are looking for the cavalier King Charles spaniel. Sporting portraits and purebred portraits are prices almost closely to each other.


There are many placed that one can get a portrait of a dog. Collectors can go to various Art galleries, auction houses, private dealers and antique and thrift shops to find great dog portraits. It might not be wise to search in flea markets and garage sales as there may not be much there.


One should learn how to get more information on a piece before you buy it. To get a better idea on what breed you are acquiring always read book like early 19th century breed books which can give you background information.


Research is especially crucial if buying at auction. Normally, buys are left on their own as there is now assurance on the authenticity of the piece. Authenticity is guaranteed through writing by good dealers. Once should never rely on their dealers alone and do their own research as well.

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Roy Lichtenstein Work Sets $43M

Roy Lichtenstein’s 1961 painting of a man looking through a peephole sold for $43.2 million last night in New York, one of 13 records set at an auction of contemporary art by Christie’s International.


As actor Leonardo DiCaprio looked on in blue jeans and blue baseball cap, the pop artist’s “I Can See the Whole Room!… And There’s Nobody in It!” helped London-based Christie’s reach a total of $247.6 million. 


Records were set for Louise Bourgeois, Charles Ray, Paul McCarthy and Barbara Kruger. Andreas Gursky’s $4.3 million landscape, “Rhein II,” was the most expensive photograph sold at auction.


“People would rather have art or gold instead of paper money,” collector Eli Broad said as he left the midtown salesroom after the auction. Leer +






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