Anna Brady

Object lessons: from Pissarro's rare colour print to Avedon's slaughterhouse worker

Our pick of highlights from the week's auctions and Asian Art in London

Post-Brexit fears calmed as buyers take advantage of weak pound

In London, low estimates and favourable exchange rates boost contemporary profits… but at the Italian sales, fewer stand-out lots bring results down from last year’s high

No superstars but some fresher faces at Sotheby’s Italian sales

The auction house aims to introduce buyers to artists who are not yet household names

Record for Pino Pascali at Christie’s Italian sale

Arte Povera artist's Code di Delfino led London auction, selling for £2.2m

In pictures: PAD London

These six works provide a taster of PAD’s tenth anniversary offerings, from Modern and decorative art to tribal art, antiquities and design

Object lessons: from an ancient Greek coin to a chronicle of English kings

Dealers and auction houses stage selling shows during the art world's summer break

Fairsnews

Masterpiece London turns away from luxury roots

Cross-disciplinary fair focuses on art and design to lure collectors and curators

Christie’s boss Jussi Pylkkänen plots the next 250 years

As the auction house celebrates a milestone anniversary, its global president reflects on what's in store for the future

Object lessons: Christie’s 250th anniversary auction

Three highlights going under the hammer in the Defining British Art sale in London on 30 June

‘Pivotal’ Constable sketch to lead Christie’s 250th anniversary sale

Six-foot study depicting River Stour is estimated to sell for between £12m and £16m

Christie’s to open exhibition space in Beijing

Launch show will incorporate art highlights from November New York sales

Object Lessons: from Chanel’s armchairs to a tobacco magnate's illuminated manuscripts

Highlights going under the hammer in this week’s international auctions