Art market

Could 17th-century Italy provide a useful model for today’s challenging art market?

An exhibition in New York spotlights an intriguing episode in trade history , in which an influx of foreign artists to Rome prompted everyone from barbers to lawyers in the city to develop side hustles as art dealers

Frieze VIP day defined by dealers’ resilience

A strong influx from Asia, plus stands devoted to smaller works by emerging artists, got the fair off to a smashing start despite economic headwinds

New Manhattan gallery slips into historic property

The founders of Slip House have taken over a historical building where they will showcase an intergenerational programme and host an artist residency

Five years on from bankruptcy, Unseen photo fair returns to Amsterdam

Acquired by Art Rotterdam in 2020, Unseen's new director says transparency and consistency have been key to rebuilding the fair

Frieze New York shows signs of stability in challenging US art market

Alongside the Frieze fair, a growing cohort of satellite events and weeks of auctions attest to the resilience of the trade in a turbulent macroeconomic climate

Tefaf New York wish list: objects and treasures to suit every collector’s taste

A bronze Osiris, a late sculpture by Lee Bontecou and Magritte’s first collage to feature his bowler-hatted man are among the finds at this year’s fair

Tirzah Garwood's archive of work worth £30,0000 to be sold at auction

Group of wood engravings and sketches will be sold at Cheffins this month, just before acclaimed retrospective of the artist's work closes at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Marlene Dumas painting set to break auction record for a work by a living woman artist

'Miss January' comes to market from the holdings of the influential collectors Mera and Don Rubell

Pharrell Williams’s auction platform Joopiter teamed with Martha Stewart for first contemporary art sale

The collector and lifestyle mogul highlighted works from the sale by Amy Sherald, Alex Katz, Louise Bourgeois and others

‘Everything was fake but the money’: forgers in Versailles chair scandal await sentencing

Antiques dealer Bill Pallot and accomplice Bruno Desnoues sold €3.7m worth of counterfeit royal furniture

Gallery Weekend Berlin’s director on the city’s changing cultural landscape: from funding cuts to censorship

Berlin's largest commercial art event holds its 21st edition under the leadership of Antonia Ruder

Canaletto painting that belonged to Britain's first prime minister to sell for over £20m

The 18th-century view of Venice is likely to break the artist's auction record

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How Myanmar's art community rallied after a deadly earthquake

Galleries, curators and artists are raising funds to support humanitarian efforts in the embattled country, following a natural disaster which claimed more than 3,600 lives

Christie’s names new global president

Alex Rotter's promotion is the latest senior management shuffle at the auction house since Guillaume Cerutti stepped down

New York’s Rachel Uffner Gallery brings on new partner and rebrands

The partnership with Lucy Liu marks an effort to expand the steadfast Lower East Side gallery’s network of younger buyers and international audiences

Ari Emanuel to buy Frieze from Endeavor

The entertainment company’s former chief executive has signed a deal reportedly worth $200m to acquire the leading art fair and media brand

Hollis Taggart to open gallery on New York’s Lower East Side for emerging artists

Taggart says the expansion further downtown is to represent more contemporary artists and appeal to younger collectors

Art trade seeks answers on when, where and how Trump’s tariffs could hit

Collectors are cancelling purchases from and travel to the US, auction houses are rescheduling sales and uncertainty reigns

Canada’s art market takes a nationalist turn amid trade war with US

In addition to keeping the Liberal party and Mark Carney in power, Donald Trump's threats are leading collectors and institutions to prioritise Canadian art through shows and acquisitions

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End of investment art? Why the bottom of the market is flourishing

Sales analyses show a clear reversal in growth trajectory as the top end continues to cool

The Photography Show fair in New York sets new attendance record

Nearly 15,000 visitors attended the fair last week, organisers said

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Older women artists go it alone as new report reveals how the traditional art world is failing them

Meanwhile their younger counterparts struggle more acutely with living costs

Activity and optimism at Expo Chicago attest to the city's 'fearless' community of collectors and patrons

The fair's 12th edition opened with high spirits and swift business in the five-figure price range

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Gallery sharing event Constellations Warsaw brings international flavour to a quickly developing art scene

The show's second edition comes amid a rise in collecting by Poland's professional classes, and the relocation of the city's public Modern art museum

Leading Indian artist Anita Dube accused of ‘intellectual theft’ after using protest poem in Delhi gallery show

The writer Aamir Aziz said in a widely shared social media post that four works by Dube, offered for sale at Vadehra Art Gallery, use his words without permission

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Former Sotheby's chairman recounts the birth of the London art market as we know it

James Stourton's new book explores changes from the power shift to the auction houses in the mid-20th century to the excesses of the 1980s and 90s

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Comment | Trims to Sotheby's African Modern and contemporary art department are just one unwelcome sign for this previously healthy market

Auction sales for contemporary and Modern African art have declined—but African art fairs are still going strong

Banksy balloon heart mural back on view in New York ahead of charity auction

The giant slab of wall adorned with Banksy's "Battle To Survive a Broken Heart" will go to auction to benefit the American Heart Association

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Why the inaugural Art Week Riyadh was a fair in everything but name

The event saw 32 galleries take part to test out Saudi Arabia's growing art market—but organisers maintain it was a non-commercial venture

Expo Chicago connects the Midwest to the global art market

For its second edition under Frieze’s ownership, the Windy City’s art fair aims to extend its international impact, including deepening ties with Korean galleries