Anna Brady

Sotheby's to sell art belonging to Brazil's Lady of the Resistance

The journalist and collector Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt, who established the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, was exiled after speaking out against Brazil's military dictatorship

London's oldest art fair celebrates its 40th anniversary

The London Original Print Fair launched in 1985 when the concept of art fairs was in its infancy. Its director of 38 years, Helen Rosslyn, reflects on its longevity

Art marketanalysis

Art market salary satisfaction declines amid ‘redundancies and reduced revenue’, new survey finds

Meanwhile the abolishment of DEI initiatives in the US risks increasing "unconscious biases", according to the second SML Art Market Talent Report

‘A time travelling conversation about life and art’: the botanical collages of Mary Delany and Georgie Hopton

The exhibition opening at Bath's No.1 Royal Crescent, which pairs works by the 18th-century collagist and the contemporary artist, is part of a series of shows attempting to draw new audiences to the gallery

Dutch entrepreneur Joël Kremer on how to navigate Tefaf Maastricht

Kremer created a VR museum that put his parents’ art collection online. Here, he tells us about his father’s passion for Old Masters

Christie's AI art auction outpaces expectations, bringing in more than $728,000

In all, 28 of the Augmented Intelligence sale's 34 lots found buyers, including pieces by Refik Anadol, Charles Csuri and Harold Cohen

Two UK exhibitions show there is no more keeping mum about art and motherhood

Shows in London and Dundee focus on work of women artists and their experience of becoming a parent

Sotheby's secures most valuable single owner collection of Old Master paintings to come to auction

Around 60 works estimated for a total of $80m to $120m from the collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders will be offered in New York this May

Paper, scissors, stone: Collect pushes craft to its limits

The fair, organised by the Craft Council, open this week at London's Somerset House

Art Basel reveals a new section for fresh-to-market works

Premiere will be dedicated to art created within the past five years

Wolfgang Tillmans collection to be sold at Christie's

The 15 works, on the market for the first time since they were bought by an anonymous collector, will be on show this week before being sold in March

New gallery championing women and queer artists to open in east London

Founder Sarah Le Quang Sang says she feels both groups are still “under-represented and undervalued” in society and the art market

Operations staff make the art world go round—so why are they undervalued?

First survey of gallery and auction house staff reveals problems with job security, career paths and inequality

Classic Art London rises from the ashes of London Art Week

After the Old Master focused gallery trail was forced to wind down due to lack of funding, a new visitor engagement effort is launching this summer

'If you’ve been successful, you should give back': why mentorship is key in the art world

Considering a career change this year? Art Market Mentors is seeking mentees to learn from those at the top of the trade

Art marketfeature

From sexed-up suburbia to sculptural alchemy: our pick of Condo London 2025

The gallery-sharing event, spread across different parts of the UK capital, features participants from Guatemala, Lebanon, Los Angeles and more

Art marketanalysis

UK tax changes spell trouble for artist estates

Labour government’s first budget extends inheritance tax, while non-doms are moving to Italy and the UAE

Art marketinterview

‘One auction house will fold, as will more fairs’: experts give their art market 2025 predictions

We asked the art world’s movers and shakers what's in store for the next 12 months

Crime news

The Groucho Club to reopen in January following rape accusation

The London private members club, owned by the founders of Hauser & Wirth gallery, was shut down by police in November following a “serious crime” at the Soho venue

Fuller picture of Sotheby's mass layoffs emerges

Staff cuts at auction house come as $1bn deal with Abu Dhabi wealth fund closes 

Anny Shaw. With additional reporting by Anna Brady
Art marketanalysis

Small but mighty: sales under $10,000 defy market

The lower-priced sector is also the fastest growing, doubling over the past decade

Sotheby's pays over $6m to settle tax evasion case

The terms of the settlement in New York allowed Sotheby's to resolve the issue without admitting any wrongdoing

Five must-read art history books for the under-fives

All you ever wanted to know about art (if you are little), from a cat that wanders round Tate Modern at night to why Louise Bourgeois made giant spiders—selected by The Art Newspaper's Anna Brady

Art marketanalysis

Christie’s and Sotheby’s pin hopes for New York November sales on single-owner collections

In a subdued market, the season’s most promising auctions are of estates

Two-for-one: double-sided Van Dyck to be sold at Christie's

An Andalusian horse was last sold at the auction house in 2000, after which another landscape was discovered, hidden on the back

Gen X are the biggest spenders on art as ‘speculative’ millennials drop back, latest UBS/Art Basel survey finds

The 200-page report, authored by Clare McAndrew, also revealed stable Chinese buying and buoyancy at the lower end of the market as top end softens

Georgia makes Frieze debut ahead of pro-Russian vs pro-Western election

Amid a “tense atmosphere”, founder of Tbilisi’s Gallery Artbeat says it is “very important to be showing our culture internationally”

‘Coming full circle’: Perrotin to open first London gallery in Claridge's hotel

The French art dealer Emmanuel Perrotin recently pulled out of his Dubai gallery and secondary market space in Paris, though has been expanding the scope of his programme

Amid 'more selective, more cautious' market, Christie's Hong Kong sale notches $134m

The firm's first major sale in its new Hong Kong headquarters saw spirited bidding for contemporary works and regional records for paintings by Van Gogh and Monet