Art market
Lévy Gorvy Dayan pioneers stand-alone strategy with sale of a single work
New York gallery responds to client needs by offering a $10m-plus de Kooning painting in attention-grabbing move
A dinosaur called Gus and a dramatic Highland landscape by Landseer: our pick of the July auctions
Plus an early version of the Statue of Liberty derived from the original plaster model of the landmark and an intimate, moody landscape by Milton Avery
Latin American commercial art space to launch in London this October
Founded by the Brazilian collector Flavia Nespatti, Antesala in Fitzrovia will combine selling shows of Latin American artists with an advisory and public programme
Why one season of successful auctions won't transform the art market
While impressive results in New York and London suggest buoyancy at the very top end, further news of closures and downsizing illustrates the soaring costs facing bricks-and-mortar galleries
What sold at Christie's London auction of controversial Zabludowicz collection?
Consigned from the holdings of Anita and Poju Zabludowicz, the £15.4m sale fell within estimate
Sotheby's auction of Joe Lewis collection breaks record for most expensive sold in UK
Led by a once-scandalous Modigliani painting, the £296.3m London evening sale provided a bright spot for a market struggling with concerns of Brexit and overseas competition
London's ailing June art season is heating up, thanks to homegrown efforts
Beleaguered by Brexit, this year, record auctions and a promising crop of fairs and events are helping to boost the week
From the Hamptons to Saint-Tropez: design fairs PAD and Nomad follow the sun
Nomad co-founder and director Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte describes the fair as “a resort concept”
A decade on: Brexit’s impact on the UK art market
Experts weigh in on the effect that the 2016 vote to leave the EU has had on the trade
Across Art Basel, the art world celebrates David Hockney
Multiple galleries at the fair have brought works by the late British artist whose market was “booming when we lost him”
Mexican authorities urge Sotheby’s to stop sale of two pre-Columbian artefacts
The objects, a stone mask and an intricate ceramic figure, are scheduled to be auctioned Thursday morning in New York
Dealer David Nahmad given 30 days to return Nazi-looted Modigliani painting
The $30m work has been the subject of almost a dozen years of legal battles
How Liste has moved beyond its reputation as Basel’s ’young fair’
As the market catches up with the ultra-contemporary art championed by Liste Art Fair Basel for decades, the fair includes artists who have found success later in life
Buyers snap up blue-chip works at Art Basel’s opening day
A $35m Picasso led first-day sales, while galleries reported strong seven-figure results across both historic and contemporary material
Prize for emerging artists at Art Basel quietly cancelled
Dealers in the fair's Statements section say they were informed at the last minute that the Baloise Art Prize has been discontinued
Asian antiquities are gaining a younger following—will it last?
Sales are booming as Millennial and Gen-Z collectors are taking a shine to historical artefacts
Basel satellite art fair June pauses following withdrawal of corporate partner
The boutique dealer-run fair intends to return for 2027
Surprise! New Art Basel initiative, Basel Exclusive, brings back the art of anticipation to the fair
More than 200 galleries have held back works that will only be unveiled to the public on the fair’s opening day
Before the fair rolls up: there is more to Basel’s cultural scene than one frenetic week in June
Art Basel may transform Basel during its annual summer spell, but the city’s art ecosystem exists long before the fair and its many satellites arrive—and continues long after they leave
Indian tea company's art collection soars at Christie's London
Led by a £3.8m painting by Ganesh Pyne, the auction of the Goodricke collection is the latest South Asian Modern art sale to smash records
Independent 20th Century adds 75% more exhibitors as it moves to the Breuer Building
The fair's first edition at Sotheby’s landmark Madison Avenue home will feature an expanded roster of international galleries
Legacy dealer Marianne Rosenberg unearths family archive for New York show
Giacomo Manzù: The Artist and his Dealer explores the decades-long relationship between the Italian artist and Rosenberg's father
Come together: how London galleries are making it work in the capital
As rising costs and a softer market force dealers to rethink their strategies, galleries across the capital are experimenting with new business models
Nazi-looted Georg Kolbe fountain breaks German artist's auction record
Dancer’s Fountain sold for €4m, after it was returned by the artist's museum to the heirs of Jewish collector Heinrich Stahl
A Kennedy-connected Stiehl box and a pair of Van Huysum still-lifes: our pick of the June auctions
Plus a Maynard Dixon painting owned by Diane Keaton and a William Morris working combining cave art and glass
Comment | As Pace slashes business, could shrinking be the next growth model?
Constant expansion and rising prices in the primary market necessary for a mega gallery are "unfixable", says chief executive Marc Glimcher
London Gallery Weekend 2026: our critics pick their top shows
With over 120 galleries across the UK capital participating in this year's London Gallery Weekend, our critics have chosen their top 20 shows to guide you through the weekend
Call my agent: why artist management companies are making a comeback
A spate of new organisations are challenging traditional gallery models to support artists in different ways
New art fair focused on community and accessibility launching in Philadelphia
Elsewhere is bringing 26 exhibitors to the Yowie Hotel on South Street for its inaugural edition
Blue-chip gets a boost, but edgier art remains in the doldrums
New York’s marquee auctions made record figures for established names, but precious few by young artists. Meanwhile, struggling gallery sector is impacting primary contemporary market





























