The Art World's Glass Ceiling

Does the Art Market Still Discriminate Against Women Artists?

Recently, I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about new auction records set for artwork by women artists (read the article here).

The long and short of the article was that, even though, broadly speaking, work by female artists tends to be valued at less than similar work by their male counterparts, the gap is slowly beginning to close. In February, a portrait by Berthe Morisot's set an all-time record for artwork by a female when it sold at $10.9M. The article goes on to point out that 9 of the top 10 records for artwork by women have sold in the last five years.

While this trend is encouraging when you consider how men have dominated the art market, women still have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to auction values.

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Creating Experiences and Telling Stories to Sell More Art

Several weeks ago, a couple walked into the gallery and headed straight for a wall of Guilloume's work. I greeted the couple and learned they had been following Guilloume for some time and had been in the gallery earlier in the week to see what we had. They were now considering one of the bronze reliefs for their home in British Columbia.

Grouping of Guilloume's Work at Xanadu Gallery

We talked a bit about the work, and I stepped back to let the couple discuss the pieces.

After some back and forth, they decided on a piece in the front window, and I set about writing up the sale.

By coincidence, Guilloume happened to be en route to the gallery from La Quinta, CA . . .

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Xanadu Gallery Book Club

Van Gogh - The Life

After a long hiatus, the Xanadu Gallery book club is back. This time around, we will be reading Van Gogh | the Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith.

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From the Amazon.com Description of Van Gogh | The Life:

Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith galvanized readers with their astonishing Jackson Pollock: An American Saga, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography, a book acclaimed for its miraculous research and overwhelming narrative power. Now Naifeh and Smith have written another tour de force-an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable, and ultimately heartbreaking portrait of creative genius Vincent van Gogh.

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