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Applause

10 Things To Know About Banksy’s Applause

Banksy openly undermines military conquests and violence in his artwork. Applause is one of the earliest examples of this to be released in print form...

Dollar Sign Quad (F&S 11. 281) © Andy Warhol 1982

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The True Value of NFTs in the Art World

Is NFT art valuable? Compared to physical art, NFTs offer stronger authenticity, clearer provenance, more variety, potentially better rates, and can b...

Jeff Koons, @jeffkoons "Dolphin 2002" © instagram 28.10.2020

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Jeff Koons & NFTs: Moon Phases

The most expensive artist in the word, Jeff Koons, has recently launched his first-ever NFT collection. Leaving his signature ‘Celebrations’, Gazing...

Queen Elizabeth II Royal Edition (F & S 11. 334)© Andy Warhol 1985

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Platinum Portraits: The Image of Elizabeth II

Whether you are a staunch royalist or just a fan of four day bank holidays, living in the UK means that there is no escaping the image of Queen Elizab...

Moonwalk (F. & S. II.405) © Andy Warhol 1987

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A Seller’s Guide To Andy Warhol

If you’re fortunate enough to own one of the better Andy Warhol prints, and decide you’re ready to sell, you’re in an envious position. Demand for th...

Donuts (strawberry) © Banksy 2009

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The Expert Guide To Selling A Banksy

If you are in the market to sell a Banksy print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the right tim...

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Pest Control: A Guide To Verifying Banksy Prints For Buyers & Sellers

Is that a real Banksy? Buying and selling art can be a tricky business to navigate with the occasional forger and fraudster making it tough for those...

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10 Things To Know About Banksy’s Applause

Banksy openly undermines military conquests and violence in his artwork. Applause is one of the earliest examples of this to be released in print form...

Dollar Sign Quad (F&S 11. 281) © Andy Warhol 1982

collecting

The True Value of NFTs in the Art World

Is NFT art valuable? Compared to physical art, NFTs offer stronger authenticity, clearer provenance, more variety, potentially better rates, and can b...

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I Authenticated Andy Warhol: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Read Chapter Six of Richard Polsky’s mini series on the world of Andy Warhol authentication. Bonhams’s Director of Post-War and Contemporary Art refl...

Damien Hirst

Blue-Chip Artists Who Joined the Metaverse

What is the metaverse, and why are artists getting involved? From blue-chip artists like Damien Hirst and Philip Colbert to supermodel Bella Hadid and...

collecting

How Have NFTs Revolutionised The Art World?

The NFT boom has disrupted ideas of what art can be, how to buy and sell artwork, and the value of art itself. Here are five ways NFTs have revolution...

investing

How To Get Started Investing in NFTs?

Entering the world of NFTs can be a bit daunting when you're first starting out, but don't worry — we're here to help!,In this article, we'll go over...

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The Benefits and Risks of NFT Investing

It's hard to escape the buzz surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With high-profile sales and a growing number of platforms, it's no wonder people...

Tracey Emin

A Look At Tracey Emin's Neon Works

Unflinchingly honest and sometimes painfully intimate, Tracey Emin has always used her work to build emotive connections with her viewers. Her evocati...

Andy Warhol

Top 10 Andy Warhol Originals

Andy Warhol prints and paintings are some of the most celebrated artworks of the 20th century. Permeating popular culture even today, Warhol’s origina...

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I Authenticated Andy Warhol: Batter Up

Read Chapter Five of our exclusive mini series on the world of Andy Warhol authentication. On a sunny afternoon in Maui, in 2009, Alice Cooper was p...

Damien Hirst

The Skull, the Butterfly and God: Damien Hirst on Death & Religion

Once controversial Young British Artist Damien Hirst has often referred to himself as the art world’s ‘death guy’. Hirst has spent much of his career...

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol: An Unlikely Pair

The defining artistic partnership of the 1980s: the king of Pop Art Andy Warhol and his protégé Jean-Michel Basquiat’s relationship has gone down in a...

Six Self-Portraits By Urban & Contemporary Artists

By referring to their own life experiences and emotions, the modern artist’s self portrait offers a personal insight into their livelihood. Fuelled by...

Invader

The Ultimate Guide To Invader: A-Z Facts

After some Invader artist facts? The elusive French street artist is difficult to pin down. From his involvement with Banksy through to his missions i...

collecting

I Authenticated Andy Warhol: Andy Scissorhands

Read Chapter Four of Richard Polsky’s mini series on the world of Andy Warhol authentication. When I was hired to authenticate Alice Cooper’s Little...

Bridget Riley

Bridget Riley's 5 Most Famous Artworks

Once the frontrunner of the British Op Art movement, Bridget Riley is the creative genius behind a large body of dynamic, optically provocative artwor...

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol's 5 Most Famous Artworks

When it comes to choosing Andy Warhol’s most famous artworks, deciding on just 5 is a tough task.,Throughout his lengthy career, which spanned the 50s...

David Hockney

A Look At David Hockney's Xerox Prints

Always an artist to embrace new technologies, David Hockney’s Xerox prints showcase his commitment to reflecting technological progress in his artwork...

Damien Hirst

Buyer & Seller Guide to Damien Hirst

If you are in the market to buy or sell Damien Hirst prints, here are a few pieces of advice before you take the next step. Since he burst onto the m...

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Keith Haring

Keith Haring and The Berlin Wall

Did you know that Keith Haring painted on the Berlin Wall? American Pop Art sensation and staunch activist, Haring was an ideal choice when it came to...

investing

How Street Art Has Changed The Art Market

Street art is taking the art market by storm and attracting new collectors across the world. Once considered vandalism, today works by street artists...

collecting

I Authenticated Andy Warhol: Beginnings

Read Chapter Three of Richard Polsky’s exclusive mini series on the world of Andy Warhol authentication. When you’re buying a work of art, one of the...

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein's Ladies: The Drowning Girl, The Crying Girl and The Anxious Girl

Comic book aficionado Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) brought into the realm of ‘high art’ reworkings of popular graphic magazines throughout his career...

Jean-Michel Basquiat

A Guide To Basquiat's Symbols and Meanings

From his days as a graffiti writer working on the streets of Manhattan in the late 1970s through to his totemic rise as a contemporary artist and trag...

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I Am The One I’ve Been Waiting For (red) Signed Print Harland Miller

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I Authenticated Andy Warhol: Welcome To My Nightmare

Read Chapter Two of Richard Polsky’s exclusive mini series on the world of Andy Warhol authentication. During the 1970s, as rock journalism transitio...

Keith Haring

The Ultimate Guide to Keith Haring: A-Z Facts

Legendary pop-inspired artist, Keith Haring used his vibrant, cartoon-style art to promote human rights, social justice and equality.,How did Keith Ha...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Girl with Balloon

Banksy’s Girl With Balloon is perhaps as recognisable as the street artist is mysterious. The image has appeared on walls, online and even on the arm...

Damien Hirst

YBAs and the Sensation Exhibition: The Power to Shock

The Sensation exhibition featured artworks by a number of highly-influential Young British Artists (YBAs) including the likes of Tracey Emin, Marcus H...

Andy Warhol

10 Facts About Warhol's Marilyn Monroe

A perfect symbol of celebrity, beauty and death, Marylin Monroe is the ultimate Andy Warhol print. So, to provide some insight, here are 10 key fact...

Banksy

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Banksy At Auction

The most expensive Banksy art can be worth millions. From recent pieces, such as Love Is In The Bin (2021) or Game Changer (2020), to older paintings...

Andy Warhol

A Look at Andy Warhol's Ladies and Gentleman Series

Andy Warhol's silkscreen print series Ladies and Gentlemen from 1975 is an eclectic and vibrant snapshot of the 1970s New York trans community. The se...

Stik

Top 5 Places to Find a Stik Mural in London

Stik prints and murals have elevated stick men into an important street art form. The anonymous street artist has created important murals across the...

Invader

Invader in Space: From Street Art to Space Art

Street artist Invader’s ‘invasions’ have occupied the urban space of over 80 cities, including Paris, Bastia, Perth, Hong Kong, Rome, and Los Angeles...

Invader

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Invader At Auction

Parisian Street Art sensation Invader realises record prices when his work goes under the hammer. In fact, he blew his previous auction record out of...

Andy Warhol

Top Four Famous Artist Muses and Lovers

Artist muses have had a profound influence on the likes of famous artists like David Hockney, Francis Bacon, Alex Katz, and Andy Warhol.,The genius of...

Conor Harrington

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Conor Harrington At Auction

Irish born Conor Harrington’s artwork has been internationally lauded, and has continued to grow in popularity - particularly in the form of collectib...

Damien Hirst

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Damien Hirst At Auction

Damien Hirst, leader of the Young British Artists in the 1990s, is one of the most infamous artists of his generation. His record prices on the second...

Damien Hirst

Hanging Hirst: A Guide to Damien Hirst's Major Exhibitions

Numerous exhibitions have showcased Damien Hirst’s ground-breaking and provocative works since the artist’s rise to fame in the 1990s, and he is argua...

collecting

A Seller's Guide to Invader Prints

If you are in the market to sell Invader prints, here are a few pieces of advice before you take the next step. The last three years have seen French...

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A Buyer's Guide to Invader Prints

If you are in the market to buy Invader prints, here are a few pieces of advice before you take the next step. French street artist Invader first sta...

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Album Covers by Urban & Contemporary Artists

Urban and contemporary artists have been designing album covers for the stars for many years. We might think about record sleeves and covers as perhap...

Roy Lichtenstein

WHAAM! Pop and War in the world of Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein’s Whaam!’ one of the all-time best known works of Pop-Art...

Roy Lichtenstein

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Roy Lichtenstein At Auction

The market for Roy Lichtenstein’s art has exploded and under the hammer, and the Pop Artist’s work has realised numerous record prices. Proving this...

Howard Hodgkin

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Howard Hodgkin At Auction

Though perhaps not one of the biggest names when it comes to artist’s record prices, Howard Hodgkin does do rather well for himself. A recent intervie...

Banksy

Banksy Wall Murals Since 2000

Banksy murals have been painted in a string of diverse locations including London, Los Angeles, Bethlehem and the West Bank, since 2000. These large-s...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Festival

A satirical mockery of those who subscribe the mass-produced, mainstream culture, this Banksy Print remains relevant. To learn more about Banksy's F...

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I Authenticated Andy Warhol: Art Authentication 101

Read Chapter One of Richard’s Polsky’s exclusive mini series on the world of Andy Warhol authentication. As an art authenticator, it seems like once...

Banksy

Banksy & Animal Rights:

Banksy’s engagement with animal rights activism has figured in his prints oeuvre, whilst also manifesting itself in the form of stuffed animals on a t...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Turf War

A playful, but of course subversive portrait of the 'British Bulldog' ex-prime minister Winston Churchill, this Banksy print was first shown at the ep...

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I Authenticated Andy Warhol: Andy, Alice Cooper and the Precarious World of Art Authentication

MyArtBroker presents an exclusive mini series with Andy Warhol specialist and authenticator, Richard Polsky, to be published over the coming weeks. F...

Andy Warhol

10 Facts About Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans

Elevated from household staple to cult status by Andy Warhol's prints, the Campbell's Soup Cans have come to represent the artist's lifelong fascinati...

Julian Opie

A Guide to Julian Opie's Landscapes

Julian Opie’s landscape prints are a central part of his prolific oeuvre, though are often overshadowed by his iconic portraits., Born in London in...

Invader

The Top 10 Places to Find an Invader Original

Invader originals can be found as far afield as outer space as well as all over the world. Consisting of the artist traveling across the globe to inst...

Chris Levine

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Chris Levine At Auction

With his original lightbox works fetching up to six figures at auction, it is unsurprising that Chris Levine’s prints and artwork on the secondary mar...

Tom Wesselmann

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Tom Wesselmann At Auction

Tom Wesselmann’s large body of work has performed consistently well at auction and on the secondary market, with his most expensive work selling for U...

collecting

A Seller's Guide to Bridget Riley

If you are in the market to sell Bridget Riley prints, here are a few pieces of advice before you take the next step. The market for British artist B...

Bridget Riley

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Bridget Riley At Auction

A staple of the British contemporary art market, Bridget Riley’s artwork has seen a significant rise in popularity, including in Riley's prints and pa...

collecting

A Buyer's Guide to Bridget Riley

If you are in the market to buy a Bridget Riley print, here are a few pieces of advice before you take the next step. British artist Bridget Riley is...

KAWS

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For KAWS At Auction

Breaking US$1million at a Western auction for the first time in March 2018, American artist and designer KAWS has since set plenty of new auction pric...

KAWS

A Guide to KAWS' Figures

From table-top toys to sculptures, graffiti to paintings, KAWS has created a captivating array of figures throughout his career. Contending with the l...

David Hockney

David Hockney's Splash: The Californian Pool Paintings

British artist David Hockney made a splash in the '60s and '70s with his brightly coloured artworks. This period also saw the artist return time and a...

Banksy

A Guide To Auction v Private Sale in the Banksy Market

As the owner or potential buyer of a masterpiece, auction is a wonderful place to buy and sell truly unique original paintings. But do private sales t...

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn': The Most Expensive Artwork at Auction?

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe is the ultimate Pop Art testament to celebrity, fame and beauty. It’s the Mona Lisa of the 21st century, immediately reco...

Banksy

Banksy Queens: Graffiti and Anti-Monarchy

Banksy’s portrayals of Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II and Lady Di make it no secret that the art world’s resident agitator is not the Royal family’s big...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Grannies

Punks not dead, or is it? Asks Grannies. A Banksy print that praises the legacy of rebellious subcultures, or, that questions their shift to the mains...

Salvador Dali

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Salvador Dalí At Auction

Despite his famous Portrait of Paul Eluard realising US$22.5 million at auction in 2011, Salvador Dalí’s print market is not as clean-cut as one would...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Donuts

Banksy’s Donut print may look sweet, but it holds a bitter message about contemporary American culture. Here are 10 quick facts to illuminate Donuts...

Banksy

Banksy and Capitalism: Critic or Champion?

Banksy prints and original works offer twisted critiques of both capitalism and anti-capitalists. Banksy’s anti-capitalist stunts and motifs leave us...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Flying Copper

Unfortunately, the days where you could buy a Banksy print for £40 from the boot of a car, as was the case with his Flying Copper in 2003, (now one of...

Banksy

Banksy's Exit Through the Gift Shop

Banksy’s Exit Through the Gift Shop is the artist’s first documentary film, created in 2010. Well known for his art on the streets of Britain, Banksy’...

Alex Katz

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Alex Katz At Auction

Alex Katz’s artwork has seen a steady increase in value over the past decade, reaching a point of real market success over the last few decades. Indee...

Bridget Riley

Bridget Riley Exhibitions: Optics and Undulations

Bridget Riley exhibitions span throughout her career from 1964 to 2021. Queen of the optical illusion and beloved staple of British art, Riley is one...

Banksy

A Guide to Banksy's Monkeys

Banksy monkeys have become an instantly recognisable motif in the graffiti writer’s oeuvre. From Laugh Now to Banksy monkeys in parliament, the recur...

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A Buyer’s Guide To Roy Lichtenstein

If you are in the market to buy a Roy Lichtenstein print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the righ...

KAWS

KAWS: Art and the Digital World

KAWS is no stranger to digital art. He is largely known for his signature set of cartoon-like figures and is one of the most successful artists to eme...

Robert Indiana

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Robert Indiana At Auction

Robert Indiana is one of the most successful artists of the 20th century and his unique use of text and graphic colour has seen his work perform well...

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In Conversation: Joe Syer

Joe Syer is MyArtBroker’s founder, and the UK’s leading Banksy expert, with over 10 years in the market. Here, in conversation with our Senior Edito...

David Hockney

David Hockney, Technology and Perspective: Ways of Seeing in the 21st Century

David Hockney paintings are a masterclass on perspective. The painter has always placed the examination of different ways of ‘seeing’ at the heart of...

Gerhard Richter

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Gerhard Richter At Auction

Despite a minor dip in the market regarding the price of Gerhard Richter’s artwork, he has recently fallen back into favour at auction. In the afterma...

Banksy

Benevolent Banksy: How the Artist is Saving Reading Prison

Did you know that there is a Banksy artwork on Reading Prison? Whilst Banksy is known for his satirical street art, dark humour and pointed publicity...

Yoshitomo Nara

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Yoshitomo Nara At Auction

Yoshitomo Nara’s beloved, cartoon-style artwork has reached new levels of popularity and success on the market following the artist’s recent return to...

Grayson Perry

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Grayson Perry At Auction

Beloved British artist, ceramicist and curator Greyson Perry’s work has not commanded quite the level of record breaking prices at auction as some oth...

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Banksy and NFTs: From the Street to the Blockchain

The first Banksy NFT appeared in March 2021, but not at the discretion of the Bristolian street artist himself. The NFT - or non-fungible token – has...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Choose your Weapon

Weaving together complex themes of social injustice, violence, peace and progression, Choose Your Weapon is one of the most important Banksy Prints...

Banksy

Top 10 Banksy Originals

Banksy prints are high in demand, but it is his original artworks that make the insatiable desire for his work abundantly clear. From his notorious s...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Laugh Now

Up there with the most iconic of Banksy prints, Laugh Now has provided a staple motif for the artist throughout his career - the monkey. As the artist...

Andy Warhol

10 Facts About Andy Warhol's Mao

Andy Warhol's Mao prints are among his most recognisable, depicting the Chinese Communist leader in a range of saturated colour combinations. To lea...

Yayoi Kusama

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Yayoi Kusama At Auction

Yayoi Kusama’s artwork is some of the most expensive on the market. As the highest—selling living female artist, when Kusama’s prints, sculptures and...

Harland Miller

Harland Miller: More than Words, More than Image

Harland Miller prints play on the relationship between word and image. An artist who topples and uproots our ideas of ‘high’ and ‘low’ art, Miller is...

Stik

Stik and the Power of Street Art

London-based street artist Stik is a veritable icon of the British Art scene. The artist and his work have become an emblem of urban struggle and the...

Andy Warhol

10 Facts About Warhol's Brillo Boxes

The Brillo Box is an image that has now become synonymous with the king of Pop Art and consumerist champion Andy Warhol. To learn more, see our 10 fac...

Andy Warhol

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Andy Warhol At Auction

Andy Warhol’s prints regularly achieve record prices when they go under the hammer at auction: in 2013, Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) was sold fo...

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A Buyer’s Guide To Andy Warhol

If you are in the market to buy an Andy Warhol print, here are a few pieces of advice before you take the next step., Andy Warhol is the art world’s...

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In Conversation: Richard Polsky

Richard Polsky is a leading expert in the Andy Warhol market. With an illustrious career behind him as an art dealer in the 1980s in the US, and now r...

Banksy

Who Owns A Banksy? 10 Celebrities Who Love The Bristol Street Artist

Which celebrities own Banksy art? Interest in the Banksy market has skyrocketed in the last four to five years, with a collector base expanding global...

Banksy

Banksy Exhibitions Since 2000: Street Artist or Stunt Man?

Banksy has been involved in numerous art exhibitions in London and across the world. Vandal? Street Art maverick? Subversive sprayer? Painter and dec...

Banksy

Banksy's Anti-War Activism

Banksy has used art as a weapon against war throughout his entire career and is one of the most politically active artists working today. Known for hi...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Love Is In The Air

A symbol for peaceful resistance, Banksy’s Love is in the Air (or Flower Thrower) print has also been the subject of lawsuits and record-breaking auct...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's CND Soldiers

First seen on the houses of Parliament and now recognised as one of the artist's most prominent anti-war artworks, CND Soldiers is one of the most sou...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Bomb Love

A Banksy print that straddles the artist's interest in the contrast between love and war, Bomb Love has become a particularly poignant motif. To lea...

Our Appeal For Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital

The National Specialised Children’s Hospital, Ohmatdyt, in Kyiv, is working tirelessly at the centre of the most severe geopolitical conflict and refu...

collecting

In Conversation: Henrik Riis

Henrik Riis is the CEO of Eyestorm and a leading specialist in the field of Damien Hirst’s Spot prints. Breaking into the artworld in 2011 by heading...

Ed Ruscha

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Ed Ruscha At Auction

The market value of Ed Ruscha’s work since 2000 has skyrocketed, making investing in his art on the secondary market a sound investment, as his editio...

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How to Diversify Your Portfolio: Art as an Alternative Investment

Art as an investment has become an increasingly popular way to diversify and strengthen a traditional portfolio, offering substantial potential reward...

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NFTs & Damien Hirst: The Digital vs The Physical

The Currency series is Damien Hirst’s first venture into the NFT market, published by HENI Editions in 2021. Always one to shock, Hirst’s NFT projec...

Banksy

Banksy In The News

On March 2nd 2022, British pop icon Robbie Williams sold two Banksy works from his personal collection for a combined total of £7 million at Sotheby’s...

Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst's Spot Paintings: The Appeal of Endlessness

Endless dots and colour combinations - Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings are a defining feature of the controversial artist’s career. But how many spot...

collecting

A Buyer’s Guide to Prints & Editions: How to Start an Art Collection

With many extraordinary artist prints and editions now available to buy online, starting an art collection has never been easier – or so overwhelming...

collecting

A Seller’s Guide to Prints & Editions: How to Sell Art Online

Looking to sell your print? It’s now easier than ever to sell art online, but fees are confusing and the market tricky to navigate. Here’s the ultimat...

Andy Warhol

Where To See Andy Warhol’s Most Famous Works

Where to see Andy Warhol art in the UK?,Tate – London, Liverpool and St. Ives,The Tate galleries have the largest collection of Andy Warhol works in t...

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Are NFTs The Future Of Art Collecting?

How can a virtual Banksy artwork sell for 300% more than a physical Banksy print? Why is a purely digital artwork worth $69.3 million? Here is MyArtBr...

Julian Opie

LED To 3D: Julian Opie’s Style And Techniques

Often characterised by its minimal or cartoonish style, Julian Opie’s work belies his ongoing dialogue with the history of art and the range of techni...

Roy Lichtenstein

From Dot Painting To Typography: The Techniques Of Roy Lichtenstein

Although Roy Lichtenstein’s Benday dot paintings are his best-known works, he created art in a wide range of mediums. He made metal sculptures in his...

Banksy

How To Insure A Banksy

Contrary to the infamous shredding of Banksy’s Love Is In The Bin in 2018, not all damage adds value. MyArtBroker speaks to insurance companies Hiscox...

Banksy

Banksy’s BBay: Everything You Need to Know

The holding page for BBay, ‘the approved used Banksy dealership’, shows an image of an unidentifiable man standing in front of a blue van at what appe...

Banksy

Banksy’s ‘Show Me The Monet’ Realises £7,551,600 at Auction, Making it One of the Most Expensive Banksy Originals Ever Sold

On 21st October 2020, Show Me The Monet became the second most expensive Banksy painting ever sold at auction at the time, selling for £7,551,600 in t...

Banksy

Benevolent Banksy: 10 Times Banksy Has Done Something For Charity

We estimate that in the last 20 years, Banksy has raised almost £30 million for charity. He may be the best-selling contemporary artist of all time, b...

Banksy

Banksy’s Love Is In The Bin: Everything You Need To Know About The Shredded Artwork Returning to Auction

In October 2018, Banksy’s self-destructing Girl with Balloon left the art world torn with questions. How did he do it? Was Sotheby’s in on the stunt?...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Applause

Openly undermining military conquests, pride and violence this Banksy print has become one of his more notorious. To learn more about cult-favourite...

Andy Warhol

From Silk Screen to Xerox: 7 Techniques of Andy Warhol

One of the most celebrated artists who ever worked in the medium of print, Andy Warhol began his career as a commercial illustrator and went on to bec...

Banksy

‘The Worst View In The World’: A Guide To Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel In Bethlehem

Opened in 2017, Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem will celebrate its four-year anniversary in March 2021. Here are 10 quick facts about the hotel...

L S Lowry

The Beautiful Game: A Guide To Lowry’s Football Matches

The football paintings and prints of L S Lowry are among his most popular works, admired by football fans and Lowry collectors alike. Here are 10 quic...

Banksy

Banksy’s Gross Domestic Product – The Story So Far

Gross Domestic Product – The Homewares Brand from Banksy™ A carefully crafted publicity stunt or a genuine bid by Banksy to make his work more accessi...

Banksy

Banksy: Master of the Stencil

The story goes that when Banksy was just starting out on his graffiti career in the early 90s in Bristol he would be painting freehand when someone wo...

Banksy

Who is Banksy? 10 Myths About The World’s Most Talked About Artist

As one of the most elusive figures on the contemporary art scene, Banksy continues to be the subject of news stories and rumours debating his true ide...

Banksy

London’s Top 12 Banksy Murals

Since he first appeared on the street art scene in Bristol around the early 2000s, Banksy’s art has conquered city streets, buildings, the London Unde...

Julian Opie

Julian Opie’s 5 Most Famous Faces And Artworks

Combining minimalism with Pop Art in a strikingly contemporary style, Julian Opie has been making work that resonates with art lovers across the world...

L S Lowry

Lowry’s Styles And Techniques

Often mistaken as a self-taught artist during his lifetime, L S Lowry’s naïve style was actually honed from many years of art education and practice...

Banksy

Why is Banksy so popular? What makes him a national treasure? We’ve found out!

What is it about Banksy that captures our hearts and minds? Is Banksy a national treasure? Does Banksy represent Britain as a society? The results are...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Nola

A Banksy print that has since become synonymous with political commentary and with the artist's own international reputation, here are 10 facts about...

Banksy

Reimagining Our Family Favourites: Banksy And Pop Art

Soup cans, celebrities and cultural events – Banksy continues Andy Warhol‘s legacy of exploring trends and issues in contemporary society. Here are so...

Banksy

F**k the Police: The Theme of Disorder & Authority in Banksy’s Prints

Well known for his anti-establishment artworks, it is no surprise that one of Banksy’s most common subjects is the character of the police officer. Wh...

Banksy

Disillusioned Youth: The Theme Of Childhood In Banksy’s Prints

From the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm to William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience, children have long been the protagonists of dark tales...

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The Average Price Of A Banksy Print Vs Gold, Shares And Assets

Banksy has become one of the world’s most famous working artists. His instantly recognisable style both on the streets of London and across the globe...

Roy Lichtenstein

10 Things To Know About Lichtenstein’s Pop Art

Few artists have the ongoing influence of Roy Lichtenstein. He first rose to fame with his reproductions of comic book panels, but it was his ability...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Sale Ends

A dramatic criticism of our consumer culture, Banksy‘s prints Sale Ends and Sale Ends V2 epitomise the artist's satirical use of historical references...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Napalm

One of the most poignant anti-war, anti-consumerist Banksy prints, Napalm generates a particularly haunting image. To learn more about the work, an...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Trolleys

Trolleys or Trolley Hunters is one of the most iconic Banksy prints, that touches upon themes of materialism and capitalist dependency. To learn mor...

Banksy

Who is Banksy?

As one of the most elusive figures on the contemporary art scene, Banksy continues to be the subject of speculation around his identity, background an...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Rats

Taking on any and all forms across Banksy's prints, the rat is a staple of the artist's ouvre. To learn more about just why Banksy uses this motif...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Morons

Critical and unapologetic, this Banksy print is a prime example of the artist tearing down the very same art world that supports him. Here are 10 qu...

investing

What We’ve Learned: The Banksy Market In Q2 2021

£26.7million worth of Banksy prints were sold in the first six months of 2021, exceeding 2020’s total sales by 22%. The demand for signed prints grew...

Christopher Wool

A Buyer’s Guide To Christopher Wool

If you are in the market to buy a Christopher Wool print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the righ...

Francis Bacon

A Buyer’s Guide To Francis Bacon

If you are in the market to buy a Francis Bacon print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the right p...

Banksy

The Great British Spraycation: Banksy’s new murals may help boost tourism to seaside towns

International holidays may be taking off again, but there is a new destination du jour right here in England, where it seems Banksy has been holidayin...

Jean-Michel Basquiat

A Buyer’s Guide To Jean-Michel Basquiat

If you are in the market to buy a Jean-Michel Basquiat print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the...

investing

The Banksy Market Guide: Trend Report Q1 2022

The beginning of 2022 has indicated a stabilisation of the Banksy prints market that remains strong following the Banksy boom of 2020. Although a quie...

Tracey Emin

A Buyer’s Guide To Tracey Emin

If you are in the market to buy a Tracey Emin print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the right pie...

collecting

A Guide To Auction And Art Market Jargon

Art and auction terminology can be confusing, even for the experienced. From absentee bid to white glove sale, here is our glossary of the most common...

Banksy

Discover The Stories Behind Banksy’s Most Famous Works, Listen Now

The Banksy Audio Guide...

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The Online Global Art Market Around The World

Investing in art, just like any other financial investment, needs to be considered carefully with a lot of research to be able to achieve successful r...

David Hockney

A Buyer’s Guide To David Hockney

If you are in the market to buy a David Hockney print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the right p...

Banksy

Game Changer By Banksy – Everything You Need To Know About The Street Artist’s Gift To The NHS

On the one-year anniversary of the UK’s first national lockdown, Banksy’s painting Game Changer, a touching tribute to key workers, sold for £16.8mill...

Andy Warhol

Long Live The King: A Guide To Warhol’s Elvis

The King of Pop Art meets the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Andy Warhol’s paintings of Elvis Presley, which are now some of his most expensive works at auc...

Christopher Wool

A Seller’s Guide To Christopher Wool

If you are in the market to sell a Christopher Wool print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the...

Christopher Wool

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Christopher Wool At Auction

Christopher Wool’s most expensive artwork can sell for tens of millions. His Untitled (Riot), for example, sold for US$29,930,000 (£23.1 million) in 2...

Takashi Murakami

A Buyer’s Guide To Takashi Murakami

If you’re toying with the idea of investing in prints, then the work of Takashi Murakami could be a very good place to start. He’s often called the ‘W...

Tracey Emin

The Seller’s Guide To Tracey Emin

If you are in the market to sell a Tracey Emin print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the righ...

Tracey Emin

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Tracey Emin At Auction

Still achieving record prices today, Tracey Emin was one of the stars of the Young British Artists movement in the 1990s. Her artwork can sell for mil...

Takashi Murakami

A Seller’s Guide To Takashi Murakami

What do Kanye West, Billie Eilish and Pharrell Williams have in common? Well, apart from a few Grammys – they’re all ardent fans of the man often call...

Takashi Murakami

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Takashi Murakami At Auction

Takashi Murakami is responsible for making Japanese Pop Art a serious contender on the Western art market. Murakami prints and artwork has realised co...

Jean-Michel Basquiat

A Seller’s Guide To Jean-Michel Basquiat

Looking to sell a Basquiat print? Here are some important points to consider while you prepare you work for sale, and advice on choosing the right tim...

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Jean-Michel Basquiat At Auction

Though his career spanned barely 10 years, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artwork continues to realise record prices even today. Basquiat's prints and graffit...

Francis Bacon

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Francis Bacon At Auction

The value of Francis Bacon’s art over the last few decades has soared, from his studies of fellow artist Lucian Freud through to his infamous large-sc...

Francis Bacon

A Seller’s Guide To Francis Bacon

If you are in the market to sell a Francis Bacon print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the ri...

David Hockney

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For David Hockney At Auction

With artworks regularly going under the hammer, David Hockney remains one of England’s most prolific artists. Despite being in his eighties, his caree...

David Hockney

A Seller’s Guide To David Hockney

If you are in the market to sell a David Hockney print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the ri...

Stik

A Buyer’s Guide To Stik

Most of Stik’s art belongs on the street but he has also released prints and multiples for sale, often for charitable causes. Many of these are now av...

Stik

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For STIK At Auction

When Stik’s artworks have gone under the hammer at auction, they have been known to achieve record sale prices, with many Stik prints and sculptures b...

Tracey Emin

A Guide To Tracey Emin’s Prints And Drawings

Tracey Emin published her first lithograph in 1986. Since then, printmaking has been a key medium and a consistent presence in her oeuvre. Her monotyp...

L S Lowry

A Guide To Lowry’s Seascape Prints & Paintings

Although L S Lowry is better known for his paintings of industrial landscapes, the artist was fascinated by the sea throughout his life. Here we discu...

L S Lowry

The Expert Guide To Selling A Lowry

If you are in the market to sell a L S Lowry print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the right...

L S Lowry

The Expert Guide To Buying A Lowry

If you are in the market to buy a L S Lowry print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the right piece...

L S Lowry

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For L.S Lowry At Auction

L.S Lowry’s most expensive paintings seem to contrast with the imposing industrial landscapes for which he is well known. Football Match (1949) and Pi...

L S Lowry

Lowry’s Most Important Works

The art of L. S. Lowry was deeply connected to his life. Born in 1887 in Stretford, Greater Manchester, the county’s surrounding factories, football s...

collecting

A Buyer’s Guide To Damien Hirst

If you are in the market to buy a Damien Hirst print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the right pi...

collecting

A Seller’s Guide To Damien Hirst

If you are in the market to sell a Damien Hirst print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the rig...

investing

A Banksy Investment Guide

Banksy’s prints and editions are the most lucrative investment on the market, what’s more is that as far as comparable assets go in the current landsc...

Harland Miller

A Seller’s Guide To Harland Miller

If you are in the market to sell a Harland Miller print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the r...

Harland Miller

A Buyer’s Guide To Harland Miller

If you are in the market to buy a Harland Miller print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the right...

Harland Miller

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Harland Miller At Auction

When under the hammer, Harland Miller’s art has never commanded the record high prices of his Young British Artist contemporaries, such as Damien Hirs...

Julian Opie

A Seller’s Guide To Julian Opie

Since emerging in the ’80s, Julian Opie has achieved critical and commercial success with work that is heavily inspired by the aesthetics of Pop Art a...

Julian Opie

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Julian Opie At Auction

Under the hammer, Julian Opie’s nudes and walking scenes are among his most popular, and in terms of Opie's prints, he achieved a record price for Sam...

Banksy

Dismaland – An Art Review

“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it” – Bertolt Brecht, cited in Banksy’s opening essay for the catalogue to D...

Julian Opie

A Buyer’s Guide To Julian Opie

Whether digital or sculptural, Julian Opie’s work is immediately recognisable and strikingly contemporary. Outlined in black and often blank faced, th...

Keith Haring

The Dog, The Baby And The Globe

Influenced by his study of Semiotics at the New School, Keith Haring filled his work with signs and symbols in order to create a pictorial language th...

Andy Warhol

Icons of Style, Screen and Silkscreen, Who did Andy Warhol paint?

From Marilyn Monroe to Chairman Mao, Grace Kelly to Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol painted some of the most famous faces of the 20th century. Fascinated by...

collecting

Understanding Prints And Editions

The ultimate glossary to technical terminology around printing and editions, including techniques, pricing and examples. Making a print might involve...

Banksy

10 Facts About Banksy's Di-Faced Tenner

One of Banksy’s most prolific projects, the Di-Faced Tenner notes caused a public frenzy when they first rained down from the sky. And now, one of the...

collecting

A Guide to Restoring and Caring for Modern and Contemporary Prints

From climate and light to mounting and framing, being a good steward of an artwork begins with knowing how to look after it. Hear our recommended cons...

Banksy

Storage, Display and Restoration: A How-To Guide to Caring for your Banksy Print

While a Banksy print requires considerably less protection and conservation than an Old Master, there are still many important factors to consider whe...

Banksy

A Guide To Banksy’s Rats

Why Banksy’s Rats prints are having more than a moment – and might be your best investment yet. Banksy is back in his habitat, out of his bathroom an...

Jeff Koons

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Jeff Koons At Auction

When under the hammer, Jeff Koons regularly sells his art for millions. Be they sculptures, paintings or even Koons prints, he realises record auction...

collecting

An Introduction To Collecting Prints And Editions

Whether you’re looking to start buying art or wishing to grow your existing collection, prints are a great way to pick up new works at an affordable p...

Andy Warhol

The Ultimate Andy Warhol Guide: 25 Key Facts Every Warhol Fan Should Know

While we are all familiar with the wig, the polaroids and the deadpan statements, there was a hidden side to Andy Warhol that only his closest friends...

Andy Warhol

10 Facts About Warhol's Flowers

Moving away from portraits, advertisements and politically loaded subjects, the Flowers are some of the most beloved Andy Warhol prints. To learn mo...

Andy Warhol

A Short Guide To Andy Warhol’s Factory

Andy Warhol’s studio, The Factory, is probably the most well-known and notorious artist studio in history. Night after night it was the host to all ki...

Stik

A Seller’s Guide To Stik

British graffiti artist Stik’s reputation and market are on the rise, with 42% more artworks offered at auction in 2020 than 2019. If you’re looking t...

collecting

A Seller’s Guide To Roy Lichtenstein

If you are in the market to sell a Roy Lichtenstein print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the...

Keith Haring

The Buyer’s Guide To Keith Haring

If you are in the market to buy a Keith Haring print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the right pi...

KAWS

A Buyer’s Guide to KAWS

With over 3 million followers on Instagram and KAWS' work selling for as little as $50 at Uniqlo last year and as much as $14 million at auction, he's...

KAWS

A Seller's Guide to KAWS

Brian Donnelly, better known as KAWS, is having more than a moment. The Brooklyn Museum has just announced they are planning a major survey of his wor...

Keith Haring

A Seller’s Guide To Keith Haring

If you are in the market to sell a Keith Haring print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your journey, to make sure you sell at the rig...

Keith Haring

Under The Hammer: Top Prices Paid For Keith Haring At Auction

When artworks by the late Keith Haring go under the hammer, they make record prices, as seen in 2017, when Untitled (1982) became his most expensive a...

Banksy

Darwin alert! – someone’s just shredded a £40k Banksy print

On Friday 5th October Banksy shocked the art world with a stunt at the auction house Sotheby’s.,If you have not seen or read about it, where have you...

Harland Miller

Harland Miller’s Top Ten Paintings

Unlike Oscar Wilde, Harland Miller thinks sarcasm is a perfectly acceptable form of wit, and many, many others seem to agree with him – as is demonstr...

Banksy

The Expert Guide To Buying A Banksy

If you are in the market to buy a Banksy print, here are a few pieces of advice before you start your search, to make sure you find the right piece at...

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