An auction house in Austria intended to sell the artefact before officials stepped in, according to the Mexican government

Our picks of the must-see shows within a (relatively) short train, car, bus or ferry ride from New York City this summer, from the Storm King Art Center to the Newark Museum

Joanna Smith and Tim Martin face up to five years in prison after smearing paint on the case and pedestal of a Degas sculpture at the National Gallery of Art

During their time in Berlin, the two sacred masks were treated with a pesticide that may still be dangerous

The late antiquities dealer was accused of profiting off stolen Cambodian antiquities

"1919" is among Colescott’s most important works, according to Bonhams, and figured prominently in a recent touring retrospective

The first cohort of artists participating in Silverlens's residency will use materials found on Kopiat Island to create public art installations

Buyers flocked to Lalanne’s famous sheep and helped ramp prices up past the auction house's estimates

Kandinsky’s "A Colorful Life" (1907), which had belonged to collectors Emanuel and Hedwig Lewenstein, was sold in a 1940 Amsterdam auction

"Customers Conversing in a Tavern" (1671) by Dutch Golden Age painter Adriaen van Ostade is up on display after a six years of research and negotiations

Representatives for The Trust for Governors Island said they could not accommodate the fair’s requests amid surging demand for exhibition space on the island.

Hazardous air blowing smoke into the city from fires in Canada pressed cultural institutions and art spaces to close or postpone events

The brooch once belonged to socialite Rebekah Harkness, the subject of a Taylor Swift song

The blue-chip art dealer and his daughter Valerie Mnuchin have opened Léon 1909, serving French and Italian dishes

Gifts will go to five institutions, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The auction house expects to move into the Madison Avenue building in 2025, vacating its current York Avenue headquarters

"The Leopard" star’s collection could bring in as much as €5m at Bonhams in Paris

Victims spent “tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars” on counterfeit art sold by the dealer, according to the US Department of Justice

Specialists at Christie’s and Sotheby’s dismissed concerns about a decline in the Old Masters market

Van Leeuwen's new "passion fruit berry pop" flavour was inspired by the late artist’s colourful work, and some proceeds from sales will go to LGBTQ+ causes in New York

Sales of the ancient Chinese sculptures and jade carvings are expected to collectively fetch nearly $10m in September

The new 10,000 sq. ft space is next-door to the gallery’s original location in New York's fastest-growing neighbourhood for art

Twenty-six stands span the four floors at the fair’s new Harlem space

A painting by Noah Davis reached more than nine times its low estimate after a 12-minute bidding war

Dealers hope the fair will create some momentum during a sluggish season

While a handful of lots—including new records for Diane Arbus and Simone Leigh—created a buzz in saleroom, bids felt reined in amid economic uncertainty

Gallerists at the fair say more collectors are invested in greater gender diversity among their holdings and are keen to invest in art by women

It’s the latest in a long line of galleries to open in the upscale New York neighbourhood

Proceeds from prints that were first published in the bestselling coffee table book will go toward the singer’s Malawi non-profit

Demand for ultra contemporary works may have eased but there is little sign of a sales slump, say the New York firms