Anna Brady

Fundraising auction of Haitian art tests the water

Piasa’s dedicated sale will benefit island’s Le Centre d’art which was decimated in 2010 earthquake

Christie’s Impressionist and Modern sale falls short of goal but beats last year’s result by nearly 500%

Max Beckmann’s Birds’ Hell sells for a record £32m, with new highs also notched for Hannah Höch and Georges Vantongerloo

Kandinsky record falls twice in patchy Sotheby’s sale

With three lots making over £20m with fees, Sotheby’s long-winded Impressionist & Modern Art auction improves on 2016 but falls just short of a stiff estimate

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