Art market
Artory bags Spotify backer in first funding round
The firm announces a $7.3m group investment, following the acquisition of Auction Club and partnerships with Christie’s
Object Lessons: From a Persian shah's portrait to a popsicle stick "painting"
Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight
Larry Gagosian launches art advisory firm in New York
Laura Paulson, formerly of Christie's, to head up new business, while her husband Andrew Fabricant has been promoted to the new position of chief operating officer
'Should dealers reveal past prices in provenance?'
London case surrounding Brueghel painting raises questions over whether a work's full sales history should be listed—even when that shows a big markup
Smaller Art Cologne caters to our short attention spans
Less is more in the internet age, says organiser of fair which has dropped from 210 exhibitors to 176
Cuban galleries rebound as Havana Biennial opens
Dealers mount work that responds to political tensions while noting art is a 'difficult business' in Havana
Patronage without pretension abounds at the 2019 edition of the Dallas Art Fair
The 11th edition of the Texas fair boasts cats, cacti and a sense of community that has some dealers returning after a hiatus
Kamel Mennour to show controversial 'rediscovered' Caravaggio in Paris gallery
Judith beheading Holofernes—due to be auctioned this June estimated at £86m-£129m—will be juxtaposed with a Daniel Buren installation
Court case over 'modern forgery' Frans Hals concludes but judgment reserved until summer
Sotheby's James Martin stands by his assertion that the painting is a fake following hours of interrogation challenging the independence of his scientific analysis
Bonn library recovers 600 books missing since the Second World War
Sotheby's assisted the return of the books, including 11 medieval manuscripts, which were found in Belgium
Another shake-up in art finance sector as Athena sold for $170m
New owner, digital investment platform YieldStreet, calls art finance an "exciting and sound new investment option" with low correlation to the stock market
ArteBA unfazed by uneasy Argentine recovery
The 28th edition of the fair opens this month as the Argentine economy continues to struggle—but the cultural sector remains upbeat
UK art market recovered in 2018, with hike in exports to UAE while trade with Switzerland declines
Global art and antiques imports and exports in and out of the UK increased last year but are yet to reach the levels seen during the 2015 peak
Bigger is not always better at New York's Photography Show
Although down a few exhibitors, Aipad's annual photo fair delivers with both large-format and intimately scaled photos
What lies behind the auction of Van Gogh’s gun?
New details on “the most famous weapon in art history”
A 'feminist fair' but Art Paris still lacks a clear identity
Focus on female artists this year has given the fair a boost yet some exhibitors think more should be done to draw international collectors
SP-Arte opens with a bright mood and sunny outlook on the market
Sales were slow—and stayed mostly inside the Brazilian circuit—but the trade remains optimistic
Private View: must-see gallery exhibitions opening this April
New commercial gallery shows—from East African scenes to Freud’s sitter
Why KAWS is not a great artist
Brian Donnelly's painting sold for a record $14.8m at Sotheby's—but there is little value in his art
Discovery in a Toulouse attic is no Caravaggio
There are too many oddities in the painting discovered in France five years ago
'I would give my head to be cut off—like Holofernes!' Eric Turquin on the Caravaggio attribution
The Old Master specialist who researched the provenance of the recently attributed painting on the joys of exploring French attics
Sketchy Brexit fails to smudge Paris drawings fair
Sales at the Salon du Dessin continued to be brisk regardless of turmoil in UK parliament
Brazil’s art market emboldened by Bolsonaro as São Paulo's SP-Arte fair opens
Controversial president’s economic reforms may prove a boost for the country’s art market, despite worries about censorship
European Parliament puts 'urgent' phasing out of freeports top of agenda
New report deplores the use of freeports to permanently store assets such as art
Object Lessons: from a triumphant tapestry by El Anatsui to a heroic charcoal drawing by Charles White
Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight
Sotheby’s settles claim against London dealer Mark Weiss in Frans Hals case
Settlement came day before trial was due to start, but its suit against financier will continue
What has sold at Art Basel in Hong Kong?
Early sales reports raise old questions about the process of selling at a fair
'Fingers crossed for China’s art market'
The latest Art Basel and UBS report makes for uncomfortable reading