Carlie Porterfield
New initiative between Art Money and Christie’s will allow collectors to bid at auction and pay over time in instalments
Bidders will be able to pay for art over ten months instead of all at once
Christie’s withdraws four ancient Greek vases amid concerns about their provenance and connection to disgraced antiquities dealers
The vases, which were estimated to sell for as much as $71,000, were pulled from a sale in New York this week
Gavin Brown donates gallery archive to Bard College
Bard's Center for Curatorial Studies will receive artist files, catalogues and more from the more than 25 years the dealer operated Gavin Brown's Enterprise
Early sales at the Dallas Art Fair prove even a solar eclipse can't overshadow Texas's hot market
As demand for art in Dallas and the rest of Texas heats up, dealers are eager to get a foothold in the Lone Star State—including at the new-ish Dallas Invitational satellite fair
Trio of Basquiat paintings could bring more than $86m at Phillips in May
The largest painting in the group, "Untitled (ELMAR)" (1982), will be offered during the marquee spring sales in New York with a $40m to $60m estimate
Dallas Art Fair expansion reflects the city's growing art market
The fair, along with its satellite event the Dallas Invitational, testify to the importance of the local collector base, dealers say
Monet painting jointly owned by Nelson-Atkins Museum and donor’s descendents will be sold at auction
The museum's share of proceeds—estimated at up to $25m by Christie's—will go toward establishing an endowment fund for new acquisitions
Asia Week New York brings in more than $100m in sales, a 24% drop from 2023
The 15th edition of the event, which spans auction sales and gallery exhibitions, was impacted by slowdown in China’s economy
Painting from Warhol and Basquiat’s notorious collaboration could fetch $18m at Sotheby’s this May
The monumental canvas is expected to reset the record price at auction for any work from the series
In open letter, Metropolitan Museum employees call on the institution to ‘stand in defence of Palestinians’
More than 150 people have signed onto the letter, which was delivered to museum director and chief executive Max Hollein this week
Denver Art Museum workers vote to form a union, a first for an art museum in Colorado
Two thirds of eligible workers voted in favour of forming a union, animated by issues including adequate staffing, career advancement and wages
Phillips’s evening sale of 20th-century and contemporary art in London comes up short, despite healthy mid-level bidding
The 27-lot sale brought in £10.9m without fees after three works were pulled and another three failed to sell
Most countries have made little to no progress in returning Nazi-looted art, report finds
Only seven nations have made major inroads in recovering property seized during the Holocaust, according to the World Jewish Restitution Organization
Bay Area galleries descend on Frieze Los Angeles
Representatives of Northern California’s tight-knit art community make the journey south
Slimmer Frieze Los Angeles fair has simmering start on first VIP day
California galleries did swift business in the fair’s opening hours, but dealers reported fewer seven-figure sales than last year
Richard Saltoun will open a New York gallery in May
The space’s debut show will be dedicated to Canadian artist Jan Wade, her first solo exhibition in the US
Creative Growth blossoms into market force for artists with disabilities
California non-profit supporting artists with disabilities celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special exhibition at New York's Outsider Art Fair
Joan Snyder joins Thaddaeus Ropac for Europe and Asia representation
The 83-year-old American abstract painter has been working for six decades
Christie's Elton John evening sale proves Wednesday night is alright for buying
The auction nearly matched its $6.4m high estimate before fees, as art brought the money while luxury and memorabilia drove the bidding
Untitled Art fair acquired by South Florida luxury lifestyle portfolio
The fair, founded in 2012, is one of the biggest satellite events of Miami Art Week and previously operated a second iteration in San Francisco
Phillips's selling show of contemporary Indigenous art reflects surge in curatorial interest
Collectors’ enthusiastic response to 'New Terrains' exhibition is latest signal that the market is finally catching up
Economic woe can’t take the shine off Colombia's art trade
Dealers in the country remain buoyant despite a weak currency and a new wealth tax
Two more Egon Schiele works restituted to heirs of Holocaust victim will head to auction
The two works on paper once belonged to Fritz Grünbaum, an Austrian cabaret performer who was killed in the Holocaust
Suspect arrested in murder of dealer Brent Sikkema
A detective told local media that police are investigating theft leading to homicide
Death of New York dealer Brent Sikkema in Brazil being investigated as a homicide
The founder of Chelsea's Sikkema Jenkins & Co was 75 years old
Phillips chief executive Stephen Brooks steps down after two years
Brooks, who joined the company in 2021, has left for personal reasons
Hunter Biden’s art dealer questioned by House Oversight Committee
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee questioned New York art dealer Georges Bergès this week about representing US President Joe Biden’s son
Works entering the US public domain in 2024 include an M.C. Escher woodcut and Mickey and Minnie Mouse
With copyrights from 1928 expiring, thousands of creative works are now free to share, copy and build upon
Collector couple opt to sell $43m Picasso trove via London gallery
The works, owned by Pieter and Olga Dreesmann, would usually be consigned to an auction house but instead will be sold by Ward Moretti
A new home for Paris+ and a bright future for Expo Chicago? Art fairs in 2024
Plus, looking forwards to Latin America's largest art fair