Art market

Latest round of money laundering penalties hit UK trade 

Carl Kostyál and The Photographer's Gallery are among the list of businesses fined for failing to comply with regulations

Sotheby's to sell art belonging to Brazil's Lady of the Resistance

The journalist and collector Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt, who established the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, was exiled after speaking out against Brazil's military dictatorship

Record for Indian painting at auction smashed by $13.7m M.F. Husain

The work sold at Christie’s New York, almost quadrupling its $3.5m high estimate, as South Asian Modern art crests a wave

New York art adviser Lisa Schiff sentenced to prison for fraud

Once a high-profile adviser to elite art collectors, Schiff will spend 30 months in prison

The ten most expensive Vincent van Gogh paintings

His ‘Sunflowers’ painting does not make the list—and there are other surprises too

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São Paulo's newest gallery knows you must ‘burn cash to support great artists’

Yehudi Hollander-Pappi, founded by two former Mendes Wood DM employees and a seasoned collector, opens this week with a 20-strong roster and a clear vision for success

Art collector James Stunt found not guilty of money-laundering

The entrepreneur was accused along with four others, who were found guilty

London's oldest art fair celebrates its 40th anniversary

The London Original Print Fair launched in 1985 when the concept of art fairs was in its infancy. Its director of 38 years, Helen Rosslyn, reflects on its longevity

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Art market salary satisfaction declines amid ‘redundancies and reduced revenue’, new survey finds

Meanwhile the abolishment of DEI initiatives in the US risks increasing "unconscious biases", according to the second SML Art Market Talent Report

As collector strategies shift, prints are experiencing new levels of popularity

With buyers taking prints more seriously, publishers, collectors and dealers are embracing the unique commercial advantages of editioned works

Ahead of game-changing EU legislation, Tefaf Maastricht opens to satisfactory sales

Works by Velázquez, Titian and Picasso were offered at the fair, as well as a sculpture thought to be modelled by Michelangelo

Christie’s appoints new regional president of the Americas

Julien Pradels will fill the role left when Bonnie Brennan was promoted to chief executive

The big art world slowdown, Dutch culture funding crisis, Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow—podcast

What’s behind the new, more measurement approaches to programming at museums, art fairs and more? Plus, a chat about current tensions around culture in the Netherlands and a close look at one of the most famous depictions of a wintery landscape

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Dealers are facing the tricky challenge of balancing artist and collector priorities

Gallerists vary in how they navigate between building relationships with the artists they represent and the collectors who are their clients—but there may be an overarching advantage to the struggle

Upstart art fair brings collectors to an Old West movie set in the California desert

The High Desert Art Fair recently held its third edition, bringing collectors, dealers and miniature donkeys to Pioneertown, California

Comment | 'Visiting Americans remain a force at Tefaf Maastricht'

US museums relish the fair as much as ever, and are increasingly interested in buying works that will diversify their collections

UK extends tax-free import period for art and antiques

Temporary Admissions, where goods can come into the country without import duties, increased to four years to help post-Brexit art market

Work from Anthony Caro’s personal art collection up for sale at Christie’s

The leading lot is a painting by the artist's close friend Kenneth Noland

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Is the declining value of Old Masters due to a lack of education?

Tefaf Maastricht, which holds its 38th edition this month, is attempting to teach audiences about pre-20th century art. But brand obsession among young buyers and a global education crisis are creating barriers to its appreciation

UK government AI drive spreads optimism—but copyright thorn remains

Investment in public data libraries and technology skills is welcomed, but the human creativity at the heart of art needs protection from unconstrained generative AI

London’s Eye of the Collector fair ‘put on pause’ over rising costs and challenging market dynamics

Founder Nazy Vassegh plans to make a comeback but warns of difficulties for dealers and collectors doing business in the UK capital

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The big slowdown: why museums and galleries are putting on fewer shows

Exhibitions are lasting longer, artists are reducing their output and more discerning collectors are all contributing to the change

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Phillips Modern and contemporary London sale punches below its weight

The £12.2m auction relied on tried and tested names, but estimates proved too high for buyers' appetites

Censorship and Australia’s Venice Biennale pavilion, a controversial AI auction, and Elizabeth Catlett in Washington—podcast

What might the fallout be after Creative Australia’s unpopular decision to cancel Khaled Sabsabi’s project? Plus, AI art beyond this week’s open letter and a chat about Catlett’s terracotta sculpture ‘Tired’

Our precious... Dutch culture minister blocks sale of medieval gold ring on grounds it is a national treasure

The ring, which dates from the ninth or tenth century, has been unofficially likened to J.R.R. Tolkein's “one ring to rule them all“

New York’s Charles Moffett gallery moves from the edge to the heart of Tribeca

The upstart gallery is also bringing on Pace’s Hannah Root as director of sales and has added the artist Melissa Joseph to its roster

US taste for Surrealism boosts marathon £130m Christie’s auction

Double-header sale in London last night was led by René Magritte with strong prices for Paul Delvaux and Tamara de Lempicka

Christie's AI art auction outpaces expectations, bringing in more than $728,000

In all, 28 of the Augmented Intelligence sale's 34 lots found buyers, including pieces by Refik Anadol, Charles Csuri and Harold Cohen

London contemporary art auctions kick off with £5.4m record for Lisa Brice, despite geopolitical chaos

Last night's sale at Sotheby's, which totalled £62.5m, also included a £4.3m Banksy sold by blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus

Los Angeles dealer Doug Chrismas puts off prison time, visits Frieze while awaiting appeal

The dealer’s two-year prison sentence for embezzlement was pushed back pending appellate court rulings