Melanie Gerlis

Melanie Gerlis is the art market editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper and author of Art as an Investment

Brain drain at Sotheby’s as Henry Wyndham the latest to leave

Chairman will take a six-month break before deciding what’s next

Melanie Clore to leave Sotheby’s at the end of February

Decision by respected Impressionist and Modern art specialist, after 35 years of passion and loyalty, comes as a surprise

Tefaf Maastricht doubles down with New York expansion

Dutch fair teams with US advisory firm to bring two more editions to the marketplace

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Why is the art market like a carousel?

Academic Olav Velthuis says growing a scene is “hard and tedious; but once it gets going it gets easier”

Christie’s and Sotheby’s battle for the middle market

Auction houses rethink priorities amid global economic uncertainty

Art Loss Register faces competition complaint from Art Recovery Group

Gloves come off in fight to run international database of stolen works of art

The price is right? Galleries would ‘rather not say’

Many dealers leave potential customers in the dark, allowing auction houses to define the market

Our new year’s resolution for 2016 is to keep striving for transparent reporting

The Art Newspaper plans to strip away the discrepancy between auction estimates, which do not include commission, and results, which do

Beyond the VIP lounge: art fair sponsorship steps up a gear

Free art advice provided by UniCredit at Artissima is the latest way sponsors are promoting themselves and reaching potential new clients

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The Art Newspaper's 12 best Christmas gifts

We trawled through museum shops, galleries and bookstores to bring you the finest arty delights

Goodbye swirly carpets, hello 800-room hotel

Convention Center revamp to start after this year’s fair

Enter the politics: Art Basel in Miami Beach gets serious

A sea change for the sea town as the outside world comes in

Art Basel in Miami Beach's new director prepares to build for the future

Noah Horowitz hits ground running with redevelopment set to start

The sheer amount of contemporary and Modern art for sale may finally have matched demand

While the frantic pace continues in early December, with visitors flocking to Art Basel in Miami Beach and its many satellite fairs, some taking of stock seems in order

Gary Hume parts ways with White Cube

YBA artist is spending more time in the US

Bonhams boss adds dramatic twist to the auction theatre

Under Matthew Girling, the auction house is running an advertising campaign that makes devious dukes and ravishing brides central characters in the backstory of items listed for sale

Art superhubs reach new heights

As political and economic turmoil increases risks for businesses worldwide, the high-end market has become a tale of two cities

Stop at Nothing was the apt title of an exhibition of post-war Italian art at Alon Zakaim’s London space in October

There seems to be no limit to the number of works that are being snapped up, ranging from those by the acknowledged superstars of the period—Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Piero Manzoni—to lesser-known names that are coming out of the woodwork to meet extraordinary demand

The jewel with a sparkling history

Secret legacies, family feuds and the aristocratic rakes who couldn’t resist a bet

London gallery Colnaghi joins forces with Spanish dealers

Mayfair stalwart gets "new lease of life" in merger with Coll & Cortes