Art market

Rarely seen Walter Sickert painting to go on sale in London

The British artist’s oil, depicting a bored couple, is being offered by the gallery Piano Nobile as part of a selling exhibition

Francis Bacon painting, one half of a canvas divided by the artist, expected to sell for £9m at Sotheby's

The now separate paintings, ‘Portrait of a Dwarf’ and ‘Two Figures’, were once part of the same work

Ukraine-Russia war remains front and centre for Viennacontemporary fair exhibitors

The fair continues to act as a bridge between eastern and western Europe

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's collection of Indian and Persian paintings to sell at Christie's for more than £8m

The collection of 95 works, built with his wife Princess Catherine, will be auctioned in London on 28 October

Christie’s expects Elaine Wynn’s collection to bring $75m, while her record-breaking Bacon triptych goes to Lacma

Wynn, who died in April, owned trophy works by Lucian Freud, Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Mitchell and others

Christie’s shuts down pioneering digital art department

With the NFT market still a fraction of its recent heights, the auction house has reportedly let go of key staffers

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Despite external chaos, Frieze Seoul soldiers on

The fair's fourth edition sees its increasingly regional collecting base more subdued—but decent top-end sales and strong institutional presence maintain its position as one of Asia's leading market moments

Independent 20th Century fair will move to Sotheby’s Breuer Building in 2026

The move will allow the fair to grow significantly, from around 30 exhibitors to around 50

New York's Art on Paper fair draws a fuzzy line between its titular medium and everything else

The 11th edition of the paper-focused fair explores the innumerable ways that the material can be used as a vehicle of expression—with some paintings and ceramics for good measure

Clément Delépine leaving Art Basel Paris to lead Lafayette Anticipations

After overseeing four editions of Art Basel’s French fair, Delépine will take the helm at the Fondation Galeries Lafayette’s art and culture space

Dealers get creative pairing artists at Duet—just don’t call it an art fair

The new project, featuring 11 galleries and a group show, frames itself as an alternative to more conventional Armory Week fairs

The Armory Show jumpstarts New York art market after summer of hand-wringing

The fair is unfolding amid market jitters and following a string of gallery closures, but dealers were upbeat and reporting solid sales during the VIP preview

Despite red tape from US sanctions, Tehran-based gallery champions Iranian art at The Armory Show

Owner of O Gallery says her participation affirms ‘importance of cultural dialogue at a time when exchange across borders is increasingly fraught’

Artists who defy categorisation take pride of place at Independent 20th Century

The fair, which spotlights art from the previous century, is showing overlooked women Modernists as well as boundary-pushing painters and sculptors

‘Unicorn’ collection, expected to fetch $180m, comes to Christie's

The Weis family's private trove of masterworks has emerged at last

Furniture gets a performative boost at Collectible design fair

At the fair’s second New York iteration, bespoke functional art meets food, music, drag and even body piercing

Comment | Why New York can be a risky place for dealers and museums to hold art

Could the Manhattan district attorney's seizures be putting people off sending artworks to the city?

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How—and why—do art fairs work with non-profit organisations?

Teasing apart the alliances between for-profit trade events and charitable organisations

The new U-Haul Art Fair is pulling up in Chelsea

Exhibitors at the new fair on wheels will work out of trucks rather than from stands

New York's digital art gallery reboot

The opening of the NFT platform SuperRare’s physical space and Heft Gallery, both on the Lower East Side, signal growing collector interest and institutional acceptance

Collectible design fair’s second New York outing marries ‘folly’ and practicality

Fair's hottest section is devoted to functionally ambiguous but aesthetically inspiring pieces

Timely rediscoveries await at Independent 20th Century

The fair’s fourth edition includes timely works by Russian dissidents, queer underground artists and more

The Armory Show puts spotlight on the American South

Organisers hope the fair—including a sector championing artists from the southern US and another led by an Atlanta non-profit—complicates stereotypes about the region

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Comment | 'AI will transform the art market—just not how you expect'

The unglamorous world of art market logistics is set to become much more efficient, says Convelio shipping founder Edouard Gouin

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Pioneering Brazilian artist Lygia Pape's estate is now represented by Mendes Wood DM

The Brazilian gallery will hold a career-spanning exhibition of Pape’s work in São Paulo in April 2026

A former director at Lower Manhattan galleries goes it alone Uptown

After stints at Pace, Lehmann Maupin and elsewhere, Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle is prioritising her nomadic gallery Gladwell Projects, which will open a pop-up in Harlem this autumn

Leaning on luxury goods, Sotheby's launches auction week in Abu Dhabi

The auction house will hold a series of live sales in the emirate this December featuring sports cars, jewellery and handbags

New Orleans artists mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina

Ferrara Showman Gallery brings together works from ten artists reflecting on two decades since the deadly storm

Jeff Koons returns to Gagosian four years after departing for Pace

The world's most expensive living artist is once again represented by the global mega-gallery

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Rising dealer Sebastian Gladstone expands in LA—what’s behind his success?

This month, Gladstone will open a major expansion in Hollywood, as others shut shop