Cecily Brown: The Painter the Market Finally Caught Up With
For years Cecily Brown was the artist serious collectors name-checked while her prices stayed suspiciously reasonable. That window has now closed.
Mark Bradford: The Institutional Darling That’s Now an Allocation Decision
Between museum shows, Venice representation, and a steady secondary tape, Mark Bradford has moved from ‘up-and-comer’ to ‘portfolio line item.’
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.
George Condo: The Portrait That Refuses to Stop Selling
Condo’s market has the oddest quality of any living painter — it keeps working. We audit why, and what should give a disciplined buyer pause.