Art marketnews
Slim pickings from Old Masters sales in a lukewarm London
Most of the consignments this season were really not up to scratch, with Christie’s, in particular, taking something of a beating
Artnews
Flattering portrait of Henry VIII helps Sotheby’s dominate Old Master auctions
Work from Hans Holbein’s studio was a highlight of London’s sale season
Auctionsnews
Surfacing on the market: Henry after Holbein
Sotheby’s, London, Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, 8 July
Venice Biennalenews
Why La Serenissima is painting’s spiritual home
These five masterpieces, still in the Venetian spaces they originally filled, mark a watershed in Western painting
Heritagecomment
Ickworth House revisited: a stately home stripped bare
Why the National Trust's strategy of decluttering grand interiors is deeply flawed