Art market
'Should galleries adopt the Tinder approach?'
Dealers face a difficult marketplace but industry leaders say “engagement is the currency of the 21st century”
Tefaf Maastricht wishlist: five works for under £5,000
From the death of Seneca to a mycological still-life, our pick of the more affordable works on offer at the fair
Bob and Roberta Smith protests Hertfordshire County Council's decision to auction off art collection
Works by Carel Weight and Julian Trevelyan are among those to be sold at Cheffins auction house
Jean-Claude Juncker dismisses claims that freeports are ‘systematically used to commit fraud’
European Commission president rebuffs German MEP Wolf Klinz's demand for a proper investigation into the management of Le Freeport Luxembourg
Still life thrives and Group Zero nails it: expert collecting guides for Tefaf Maastricht
Dealers tell us the hot trends and what to buy at the Dutch fair
Tefaf Maastricht overhauls Modern art section in battle to stay on top in changing market
Loss of some regular exhibitors in favour of blue-chip contemporary art galleries is the latest in a string of changes to the venerable Dutch fair
Savoy-Sarr report fails to dent tribal market, says Tefaf exhibitor
Didier Claes, who was consulted for the restitution report commissioned by French president Emmanuel Macron, says it has invigorated the market for African art
Spoonfuls of brie and G&T fishbowls—how to gain the Maastricht inch
Tefaf exhibitors know their food, drink and naked saunas, so here is their guide to the most indulgent spots in the Dutch city
Galleries are focusing on female artists to tackle the industry's gender divide
Dealers are attempting to redress the balance as report shows that women continue to be underrepresented
Contemporary works from London charity to be sold at inaugural Lyon and Turnbull modern auction
The proceeds of the auction will go towards a fundraising campaign which helps those affected by homelessness in London
Frieze shareholder Endeavor returns $400m investment to Saudi Arabia
Sport and entertainment group severs ties with the kingdom’s leaders after murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Gerhard Richter’s jet fighter painting finally takes off at Phillips after bumpy legal battle
After previous buyer defaulted on paying for the work in 2016, painting sold in London for £15.5m in a significantly smaller auction compared with 2018
Hustlers with a habit: what five Tefaf exhibitors collect and why
From Dinky toys to Old Masters, dealers share what objects take their fancy
Smaller galleries rely on just one artist for almost half their income, Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report finds
Gender parity and behaviour of high net worth collectors are focuses of the study, which calculates market grew to $67.4bn in 2018
Sales at New York’s Armory Show prove more stable than its venue
After the fair's last-minute relocation that displaced Volta from Pier 90, exhibitors from both fairs credit 'generous' community support for good business
Richard Saltoun will donate a portion of his sales at Independent New York to support the all-female exhibition space A.I.R. Gallery
Founded in 1972 to support women artists, the non-profit gallery will use the proceeds to fund its fellowship programme
Hockney double portrait sells for £37.7m, accounting for half of Christie’s contemporary sale in London
Overall results are down 42.7% on last year, but European buying remains strong despite Brexit
Sotheby's puts female artists first in contemporary sale, but men still end up on top
Jenny Saville's Juncture sells for £5.4m and records set for Rebecca Warren and Nigerian artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, but Jean-Michel Basquiat still leads prices
Getting Old Masters' sexy back: Colnaghi to take over Venetian abbey for Biennale show
London-based gallery will team up with interior designer Chahan to create "home of a 21st-century Grand Tourist" in the medieval Abbazia di San Gregorio
What to see at New York's Spring/Break Art Show
Works in the 2019 edition of the fair aim to blur the lines between reality and perception
Vexed issue of vetting: force for good or conflict of interests?
Tefaf Maastricht's removal of art trade professionals as voting members of its vetting committee raises the wider question of the role of self-policing by fairs
Blain Southern to open in New York
British art dealers will open in Cheim & Read's former Chelsea space in May with a show of Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté
New York’s fair landscape is in flux as Armory Week kicks off
Armory Show shifts venues, causing the cancellation of Volta and the emergency launch of Plan B, revealing the stakes for commercial art platforms are rising
Object lessons: from Lucian Freud's tender portrait of a friend to El Lissitzky's pivotal self-portrait
Our highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions
Arco provides lifeline for South American dealers
Political turmoil and economic crisis keep collectors away from countries such as Venezuela, so galleries rely more on fairs
London's Masterpiece fair to expand to Hong Kong with Fine Art Asia
After announcing it would launch new international events in 2017, London fair takes cautious approach with pavilion within existing fair this October
Collaboration is key at New York's ADAA Art Show
Co-presentations and “collegiality” prove strengths of the 31st edition, which runs through 3 March
Sotheby's sales up 16% in 2018 thanks to $1bn private sales boost
Auction house reports $6.4bn in total sales last year, while chief executive Tad Smith says guarantees are not "at a particularly high level"
The good, the pricey and the Surreal: Monet flops while Signac glows at Christie's sale
Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction makes second highest total for Christie's London at £165.4m, but much of overpriced collection goes unsold
Keep the Monet flowing: trim but efficient Sotheby's sale starts London's pre-Brexit Impressionist and Modern art week
£63m auction total is half that of last year, but bidding from Asia and Russia helps make new record for Oskar Schlemmer and a Venetian view by Monet





























