The Gerhard Richter Audit: Why the Safest Name in Postwar Is Also the Slowest
Richter still anchors museum collections and auction leaderboards. But liquidity has quietly thinned, and the investor math is no longer automatic.
The Hockney Trade: Everyone Owns One, Almost Nobody Is Buying
A granular look at Hockney’s secondary market: where the bid is, what’s drying up, and why his mid-1990s works are quietly the category to watch.
The Koons Paradox: The Most Famous Artist Almost Nobody Wants to Hold
Jeff Koons remains a household name and a collector punchline. We audit the numbers behind a career that looks triumphant and trades like a cautionary tale.
The Kusama Infinity Problem: How Much Room Is Left?
Kusama has been the most bankable contemporary artist of the last decade. Our audit asks whether that’s a ceiling, a plateau, or something more permanent.
Peter Doig Has Always Been Strange Money. That’s Partly the Point.
A disciplined look at Peter Doig’s auction record, why his best years were 2007 and 2017, and what a realistic hold period on a Doig looks like in 2026.
Christopher Wool: A Market That Forgot How to Set Prices
Wool’s last great year at auction was a decade ago. We look at what’s actually trading, where the liquidity hides, and why word paintings sell better than the rest.