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Collector sues family trust which had withdrawn the artist’s belongings from sale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

Hicham Aboutaam has pleaded guilty in the US to a Customs misdemeanour while his brother, Ali, is seeking to have his conviction by an Egyptian court nullified

Louise MacBain: “a Bloomberg of the arts”

The ex-ceo of Phillips de Pury talks about her plans to create a group of art publications and to make an “Art Davos”

Forgeries inspired by the burgeoning popularity of the genre are becoming increasingly problematic

Figures show between 1.2% and 17% decline in turnover

Pieces were seized from three auction houses, a lawsuit is now pending

Interest in the field is surging as new collectors enter the fray

Clear success for the first European crafts fair held at the Victoria and Albert Museum

The Art Newspaper visits the biggest art collector in the world and talks about the five museums he is building in Doha

He has been released on bail, which was set at $1 million

The new location is drawing collectors into the Paris stock exchange

In accordance with the president of the Foundation's emphasis on turning over a new leaf, none of the Association's members have been elected to the board