Art market
Tentatively, Photo London's tenth edition moves away from traditional content and crowds
New fair director Sophie Parker's plan to “reward galleries that take risks” was seen in action
‘Halo effect’ of two powerful female art dealers’ collections boosts Sotheby’s New York sale
Works from the estate of Barbara Gladstone and the home of Daniella Luxembourg—plus a litter of Lichtensteins—energised last night's marquee auction of post-war and contemporary art
‘A new lease of life’: London’s Annely Juda Fine Art looks to the future with Mayfair move
The gallery plans to take on more young and emerging artists as David Juda hands the baton to the next generation
Marlene Dumas’s $13.6m semi-nude breaks auction record for a living female artist
Women rescued Christie’s otherwise quiet 21st century evening sale in New York, which also set a new auction high-water mark for Simone Leigh
Despite record-breaking results for four women artists, Phillips’s evening auction in New York sparks few fireworks
The auction brought in a hammer total of $44.2m, just below Phillips’s low estimate for the night and exactly in line with last November’s equivalent sale
$70m Giacometti bombs at patchy Sotheby’s Modern art auction
The prize lot, a bust depicting the artist’s brother Diego, failed to attract bidders during the $186.4m sale
Justin Sun and David Geffen's legal feud over $78m Giacometti sculpture expands
In a countersuit stand-off, the two parties are broadening the scope of their allegations beyond the disputed sculpture
British MP Patrick Spencer charged with sexual assaults at London art world haunt The Groucho Club
The Metropolitan Police say the charges are unrelated to accusations of a “serious criminal offence” that resulted in the club having its licence suspended in November
Why is the art market turning Gulf-wards?
As China’s market drops, auction houses and dealers have been following the money to Saudi Arabia
For its 10th edition Photo London aims to look beyond the notorious ‘Kate Moss Index’
Opening later this week with new leadership, the photography fair is determined to move away from the clichés of supermodels, artful murmurations of birds and majestic beasts
Record-breaking female Surrealists spice up underwhelming Christie’s New York sales
Last night’s low-risk, low energy auctions made $489m in total, including $272m for the collection of Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio, along with new records for Dorothea Tanning and Remedios Varo
The Waverley rules were designed to protect UK cultural heritage—are they having unintended consequences on the art market?
The scheme, introduced in the 1950s, is meant to help keep important works of art in Britain
A young Richter’s painting of an even younger Polke and a once-grimy Brazilian landscape by Frans Post: our pick of the May auctions
Plus, Andy Warhol's “Big Electric Chair” and a Fernando Botero nude
Why dealers play the waiting game before exhibiting a newly signed artist
Michael Armitage, for example, had his first show at David Zwirner three years after being signed to the gallery
New documentary bringing Metro Pictures gallery to the screen
Film-maker Sophie Chahinian explores revered Manhattan gallery founded by Janelle Reiring and Helene Winer
Buzz in New York’s art trade during Frieze week masks uncertainties
Dealers and advisers at this week’s fairs expressed optimism, despite concerns about the wider socio-economic situation
Marquee May auctions in New York come at a volatile moment
As tariffs and stock-market fluctuations unsettle consignments for the spring sales, the trade awaits signs of what to expect in the next four years
Could 17th-century Italy provide a useful model for today’s challenging art market?
An exhibition in New York spotlights an intriguing episode in trade history , in which an influx of foreign artists to Rome prompted everyone from barbers to lawyers in the city to develop side hustles as art dealers
Frieze VIP day defined by dealers’ resilience
A strong influx from Asia, plus stands devoted to smaller works by emerging artists, got the fair off to a smashing start despite economic headwinds
New Manhattan gallery slips into historic property
The founders of Slip House have taken over a historical building where they will showcase an intergenerational programme and host an artist residency
Five years on from bankruptcy, Unseen photo fair returns to Amsterdam
Acquired by Art Rotterdam in 2020, Unseen's new director says transparency and consistency have been key to rebuilding the fair
Frieze New York shows signs of stability in challenging US art market
Alongside the Frieze fair, a growing cohort of satellite events and weeks of auctions attest to the resilience of the trade in a turbulent macroeconomic climate
Tefaf New York wish list: objects and treasures to suit every collector’s taste
A bronze Osiris, a late sculpture by Lee Bontecou and Magritte’s first collage to feature his bowler-hatted man are among the finds at this year’s fair
Tirzah Garwood's archive of work worth £30,0000 to be sold at auction
Group of wood engravings and sketches will be sold at Cheffins this month, just before acclaimed retrospective of the artist's work closes at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Marlene Dumas painting set to break auction record for a work by a living woman artist
'Miss January' comes to market from the holdings of the influential collectors Mera and Don Rubell
Pharrell Williams’s auction platform Joopiter teamed with Martha Stewart for first contemporary art sale
The collector and lifestyle mogul highlighted works from the sale by Amy Sherald, Alex Katz, Louise Bourgeois and others
‘Everything was fake but the money’: forgers in Versailles chair scandal await sentencing
Antiques dealer Bill Pallot and accomplice Bruno Desnoues sold €3.7m worth of counterfeit royal furniture
Gallery Weekend Berlin’s director on the city’s changing cultural landscape: from funding cuts to censorship
Berlin's largest commercial art event holds its 21st edition under the leadership of Antonia Ruder
Canaletto painting that belonged to Britain's first prime minister to sell for over £20m
The 18th-century view of Venice is likely to break the artist's auction record
How Myanmar's art community rallied after a deadly earthquake
Galleries, curators and artists are raising funds to support humanitarian efforts in the embattled country, following a natural disaster which claimed more than 3,600 lives