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#1. Confirming What You Have, #2. Banksy Valuation: What’s Your Banksy Worth?, #3. Banksy Authentication: Why It Matters, #4. Selling Banksy Art: Why Consign Instead…

This guide reveals how to sell fine art paintings & prints confidently, and how Maddox Gallery can support tailored valuations, targeted marketing strategies and glo…

Explore 7 repeat pattern artists whose mastery of rhythm, pattern and repetition art creates lasting impact—and lasting value: #1. Yayoi Kusama, #2. Andy Warhol, #3.…

What is the secret to creating fine art photography? Go behind the breathtaking shoots and bold visions that reveal 5 key elements that set David Yarrow photos apart…

Explore seven famous street artists like Banksy whose work has shaped the culture, and the art market: #1. Priestcorp, #2. Stik, #3. Lefty Out There, #4. KAWS, #5. K…

Discover the 6 critical art market trends influencing the global art market for 2025: #1. Market Resilience in Uncertain Times, #2. Contemporary Icons Still Dominate…

A 10% base tariff now affects a broad swathe of goods under the new Trump tariffs, yet for the UK, there are no tariffs on art. Discover why UK art is the smartest i…

Discover seven reasons why Harland Miller prints—witty Penguin book art covers with strong market appeal—are among the most collectible works in Contemporary art.

Retna’s murals hold hidden symbols and meanings, uniting cultures while keeping their secrets. Discover 5 key insights into his cryptic visual language.

Discover why blue chip art investment is a stable, high-value addition to any portfolio, and how prestigious blue chip art galleries identify and curate valuable artworks.

Explore David Hockney’s celebrated iPad drawings, from vibrant landscapes to intimate still lifes, on view at Maddox Gallery. Learn why investing in Hockney’s digital masterpieces is a smart choice for art collectors.

Discover Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Portfolio I, a powerful collection of four prints—Head, Per Capita, Ernok, and Rinso—that showcase his unique Neo-Expressionist style…

Discover the autumn art market with Maddox Gallery. Our clients have seen strong returns from leading artists like Harland Miller, Damien Hirst, and David Hockney. With recent auction successes and growing trends in contemporary and ultra-contemporary art, now is a great time to explore the evolving art market.

Although some of his pieces are selling for eight figure sums, like Love is in the Bin at £18.6 million, it’s not only wealthy investors that can buy a Banksy.

It's not every day a showstopper piece as Jeff Koons' Balloon Monkey reappears on the market. Estimated between £6.5 million and £10 million, it is one of the most i…

Unravel the mystery behind why buying Banksy art is more than just a simple purchase. Explore market trends, the value of signed and unsigned Banksy prints, and the …

With its satirical take on entertainment, environment and politics, the Dismaland Banksy theme park left a lasting impression. We explore how it still resonates toda…

Maddox Artistic Director Maeve Doyle analyses the latest Banksy London Zoo mural, discussing its deeper meanings and significance on BBC World News.

Maddox Pop Art Report: Explore how Pop Art’s legacy continues to shape contemporary culture and the art market, with a focus on Neo-Pop and Post-Pop reinterpretations of celebrity culture, consumerism, and mass media.

With the recent opening of blockbuster Banksy and Keith Haring exhibitions amplifying the desirability of these street artists-turned-superstars, is now the time to …

With the arrival of a hi-tech, autobiographical exhibition in London, we explore the ongoing influence of David Hockney, the Yorkshire-born artist who pioneered the …

After a one-year hiatus, Banksy is back with a series of artworks spray-painted on bombed-out buildings in Ukraine.

There isn’t an art lover out there who hasn’t heard of the iconic Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. Whether producing large-scale installations …

We look at the case study of the British street artist and map his historical market performance, outlining the reasons behind the exponential growth in the value of…

In the wake of this iconic auction result, we discuss the historical importance of Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, learn about its provenance and ask what the auction result…

For decades, Damien Hirst's most famous works have dominated the contemporary art scene. Best known for displaying dead animals, the artist has worked in a range of …

With the anonymous artist’s print market rising by an average of 79% year on year, we outline which editions every investor should acquire by the Bristolian st…

With a scarcity of blue chip art available and increasing demand for investment-grade works, a phenomenon called “red chip art” has developed. We examine…

When Mario Zonias sold his third Banksy artwork in less than a week for over £1M, he knew this was going to be a September like no other. Head of Sales at Madd…

From unofficial biographies to documentaries, many have explored the life of Banksy. However, little has been written about his formative years, which characterised …

Our Maddox essential guide to Invader, the French street artist rising to recognition in the contemporary art scene.

We explore the legendary moment Banksy’s artwork shredded at auction in 2018 and consider what the artwork’s return to the market means for collectors of…

Art must strive to change the world to be relevant. Through radical acts, artists have made savage indictments about society as it implodes around us. Through their …

Pop Art originated in Britain in the 1950s with the Independent Group, which included artists like Richard Hamilton and Peter Blake. Soon the movement would travel t…

We investigate the booming market of the prolific Japanese artist and consider why her prints are in such high demand.

On the 6 year anniversary of Dismaland, and in light of Banksy’s recent Spraycation, we look at the anonymous street artist’s seaside exhibition and cons…

In celebration of our current Harland Miller exhibition in Los Angeles, Rutland shares his insights behind the ongoing success of the celebrated polymath and his rei…

In celebration of the late street artist’s birthday, we consider how Hambleton has shaped the contemporary artistic landscape and fuelled the evolution of stre…

With the street art genre seemingly taking over the contemporary art world, we talk to John Russo about the scene’s latest star and consider the reasons behind…

Following an extraordinary week for the artist at auction, we look at the modern milestones of Basquiat’s success that are driving demand for his work higher t…

From KAWS to Condo, we look at the contemporary artists reinventing abstraction for a contemporary audience.

We speak to Maeve Doyle about the rise of KAWS and why the contemporary artist is more relevant now than ever.

Following yesterday’s record-breaking Basquiat sale at Christie’s Hong Kong, we investigate why the Asian art market can’t seem to get enough of th…

In honour of International Women’s Day, we take a special look at Tracey Emin and Yayoi Kusama, whose eminent careers have helped to pave the way for female ar…

Despite Andy Warhol's death being over three decades ago, his legacy and influence on the art world remains as strong as ever. To honour the King of Pop Art, we take…

On this momentous occasion, we celebrate Basquiat’s legacy and outline why his market is still so successful.

Celebrated for his large-scale canvases featuring his own geometric script, RETNA’s art is collected by celebrities worldwide, from the R&B artist Usher to…

In 2019, it was estimated that the contemporary Japanese art market was worth over £1 billion.

5 things to know about the British artist who disrupts classical literary motifs by reimagining the iconic Penguin Books.

After a stand-out work sold for £7.5 million, we look at the factors behind the artist’s sky-high prices.

More than three decades after his death, Keith Haring’s works still have the warm, vibrant power to delight - and his market shows no signs of slowing down. Jo…

The genre that has generated some of the 20th century's most iconic images,

We investigate whether buying one of the art world’s biggest names could deliver a higher return than the stock exchange.

The record selling artist that has worked from Warhol to Kanye.

And how he is causing a stir in the art world, while achieving record prices,

An Unlikely Pair; A Legendary Friendship.

We look at the anonymous street artist and consider why in times of austerity, the Banksy market continues to boom.

Once relegated to inaccessible areas of the urban landscape, street art has emerged as a critical form of political commentary. This is in no small part due to Banks…

His name is synonymous with street art; his joyful creations recognised throughout the world. His life may have been cut tragically short, but what Keith Haring's ar…

Reasons To Invest In KAWS

The print market is soaring. And that's not just because universal lockdown has prompted a boom in online buying - though the clarity, precision and the two-dimensio…

The painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat entitled Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump was sold to billionaire Ken Griffin, a hedge fund manager and CEO of the investment firm Ci…

Banksy Donates To Support The NHS

A pioneer of the Pop Art movement, Andy Warhol's identity as one of the most iconic artists in the history of experimental art remains. Combining avant-garde concept…

The infamous art superstar of the 1990s, Damien Hirst continues to polarise popular opinion with his surreal, often morbid work. He insists his intention is to spark…

With the world adjusting to self-isolation and global lockdowns and the stock market suffering, last week the Sotheby's Banksy auction offered hope to the art market…

Stik’s art can be described as "simplicity itself" - instantly recognisable stick men drawings, made up of six lines, a circle and two dots on a plain backgrou…

Reading Between The Lines In The Art Of Mel Bochner

For more than two decades, acclaimed British photographer David Yarrow has immersed himself in some of the world’s most extreme locations in order to photograp…

February 16th marks the 30th anniversary of Keith Haring's death. Here's how he changed the face of contemporary art and how his artistic legacy lives on.

Bochner has been described as a paradox: “a leading American old-school conceptualist, a lover of words and ideas and colour and a painter who seems, at times,…

Straddling the world of both high art and consumer culture, the artist’s auction record was shattered when a 2005 painting, titled THE KAWS ALBUM, sold for HK$…

Although some of his pieces are selling for seven figure sums, it’s not only the wealthy investors that can buy a Banksy.

A growing number of a-listers have chosen to buy Harland Miller art, and his name is reaching new heights in the contemporary world as a result. Here we take a close…