Art Market Monitor

This Summer Sotheby’s “discovered” a new Franz Hals painting–and made a great price with it–now from the Netherlands comes news of not five, but six, newly attributed works. Four of the five newly attributed works are from private collections, the sixth work was found by Christie’s in Paris. With the Sotheby’s Hals attracting nearly $14 million from a collector, expect to see more action on the Old Master market for these works over the coming year.

Also of Interest:

• Who’s Got What at Master Paintings Week?
  Colin Gleadell looks at next week’s Master Paintings Week designed to feature the wares of London’s Old Master dealers during...
  
• Shallow Hals
  Under the grime and varnish, an authentic Frans Hals portrait has been lurking Both the New York Sun and Carol...
  
• Real-Time Estimates
  Carol Vogel leads with Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings expert Geoge Wachter’s decision to wait until after the London OMP sales...
  
• Old Masters vs. Impressionists
  The Economist pinpoints the Hirst sale as the top of the art market. (Way to go out on a limb.)...
  
• HK Paintings a Choosy Market
  Reuters‘s James Pomfret sums up the painting sales in Hong Kong: “People are more conservative now and they’re just waiting...