Business is brisk but while the fair’s change of location allowed much needed expansion it leaves collectors hot and bothered

Trends from the fair's first day indicate the importance of the European market

An anonymous Russian collector's investment in Dora Maar au Chat has lead several important works to enter the market

More bogus paintings are still out there, says LAPD

Dealers race to sell stock at auction as buying tastes change

Property developer spends almost £100,000

The Crafts Council will be hosting the yet unnamed crafts fair at Somerset House

New buyer beat established collectors at Sotheby’s impressionist and modern art sales in New York

The European Fine Art Fair swells its ranks

The project may span several episodes, following collectors of all types

Auction report; 3rd November 2005

Our art market editor assesses the current rise in spending

The luxury-goods mogul had owned a 49.9% stake in the auction house

The decision ends a dispute that started in 2000

Art Basel '05 fair report

The difference in experiences offered by each of these iconic fairs, and the symbiosis this leads to

Collector sues family trust which had withdrawn the artist’s belongings from sale

American buyers have returned and Asian collectors were also active

Influential forces in the Western art world are courting potential Chinese buyers, but this market is far from mature

The French billionaire is the new owner of the Palazzo Grassi

And many of them are huge art collectors

The works up for grabs range from jewellery to mobiles

Sheikh Saud Al-Thani is being investigated for alleged misuse of public funds

New report concludes that the levy mainly benefits artists’ estates

The finest piece of 18th-century Florentine craftsmanship will go on public show in his Vienna museum this year

For the first time, public money is being put into the art scene by the Korean government

All fifteen of the drawings that make up the display - running until 15 December - are available to purchase

Christie’s follows Sotheby’s and appoints a director of restitution

The Foundation has settled a long-running battle over rights

Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro and Degas are yesterday’s stars