Gary Klesch claims undisclosed provenance led him to pay higher price for two paintings by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Salomon van Ruysdael

Artist paid $1,880 for the mini chocolate cake, given as a favour at US President's marriage in 2005, but is tight-lipped about his plans for the baked good

Spaces like Salón ACME and Cinco Pisos en el Quinto offer a more ‘empathetic model’ as the region’s art market grows

With works from the forced liquidation of his gallery by the Nazis still regularly turning up in Germany, two current restitution claims by his heirs could have major ramifications for all those seeking to recover looted art

Works at mid-tier price points are moving quickly at the 16th edition of the Mexico City fair, according to exhibitors

Brexit not a factor in dip in auctions in Europe and the Middle East, says auction house's Emeri president Dirk Boll

Sculpture of Peter Pan and painting by Gluck were among the stars of five-hour long auction

New commercial gallery shows—from figuration to incarceration

Former David Chipperfield-designed premises has been donated to Berlin's heritage foundation

Market for Italian artist’s works slows as police investigation into alleged forgeries scares off some collectors

Our highlights of works being sold over the next fortnight

Sotheby’s sees strong sales for works on paper by Rubens and Carracci while interest in masterworks by female artists slowly rises

Following a $65m sale of the Chinese modernist’s work in October, Sotheby’s will offer an untitled work this spring to benefit the museum’s acquisition fund

Speculative buying in the region has also increased, ArtTactic’s 2019 South Asian Art Market Report concludes

The first recipient of the new Gramercy International Prize, Ramiken gallery, will present two artists at the 2019 edition of the fair

Many art dealers have made tough business decisions over the last year as plans to repair the vital transportation link between Brooklyn and Manhattan shifted

German politician Wolf Klinz describes the art storage facility as “high risk” for money laundering and tax evasion

Eighth edition of fair attracts more blue-chip and German-speaking Swiss galleries keen to meet Geneva's Francophone collectors

Our pick of the highlights from January's auctions and fairs

Three landscapes signed A. Hitler were offered for sale at Berlin’s Auktionshaus Kloss

New exhibitors at Brussels event are targeting a strong European collector base seeking works priced under €1m

Sales lag while demand for folk art is on the rise as Millennials move away from a ‘Home Alone’ aesthetic

Terms and cost of the Falcon buy have not been revealed but deal includes the "purchase of over 10 loans” with borrowers in the EU, Australia and the US

But while dead men dominate the market in the UK and US, it is women who top auction prices for African art

The inveterate fair, now in its 65th year, attracts a more youthful crowd thanks to an infusion of the contemporary

Our highlights from January's fairs and auctions

The Bay Area collector base may be known for its tech-mined millions but institutions fuelled sales at the growing West Coast fairs

John Brandler, who paid a six-figure sum for Season's Greetings, is in talks with local officials

Dealers report a high rate of works on reserve amid some strong sales at the launch of Taiwan’s new contemporary art fair

Frieze's Matthew Slotover and Gagosian Gallery's Gary Waterston among signatories