Art market
Re-discoveries lead London Old Master auctions
New £7.3m record for Joseph Wright of Derby painting tops December sales in London
Private View, December 2017
Noteworthy exhibitions at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talents
Sex still sells—but scandal-hit artists may not
Galleries forced to decide whether to work with artists accused of sexual harassment
Done deals: what's selling in Miami this week
Follow our tweets tagged #TANsalestally for a cross section of notable purchases from Art Basel in Miami Beach and the surrounding fairs
P.P.O.W defies tough odds for mid-sized galleries
With the spotlight on issues of race and gender, one gallery that grew out of 1980s New York has again found its moment in the market
Abu Dhabi Art censors work by Saudi Arabian artist
Abdulnasser Gharem’s painting about Sunni-Shia divide was removed from Brigitte Schenk's stand at organisers' request
Object lessons: a Bellekin nautilus shell, an Achrome by Piero Manzoni and a seascape by Emil Nolde
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Three highlights from London's Old Master auctions
Rothschild's El Greco, a candlelit scene by Joseph Wright of Derby and an out of season crucifixion scene lead pre-Christmas sales
What does a $450m Leonardo mean for the Old Master market?
Slick marketing produced stupendous sale price for Salvator Mundi, but it sparked revulsion as well as elation
Masterpiece London to expand internationally as MCH Group buys majority stake
Art, design and antiques fair becomes first cross-discipline event to become part of Art Basel parent company, with plans to expand to US, Asia and the Middle East
New online auction site connects collectors with art-school graduates
AucArt offers platform upon which its pick of British art-school graduates can sell directly to buyers
Race relations in the spotlight at Art Basel in Miami Beach
Works that examine civil rights and cultural politics are in abundance at the US art fair
The Salvator Mundi may have changed the market for ever—but we have been through this before
Martin Gammon on the historical precedents of the $450m sale
Middle East anti-fake drive triggers refund
Bonhams returns £176,500 for piece attributed to Egyptian sculptor
Street art dealer Steve Lazarides to open gallery in Mayfair with Wissam Al Mana
Following seven-figure investment from Qatari magnate, former Banksy agent plans to expand secondary market business with artists including Basquiat and Haring
Spotlight on: London Art Week Winter
Inaugural December event brings city's Old Master dealers out from the shadows with exhibitions at more than 30 galleries
Art Basel reaches out of court settlement with Adidas
Sportswear company accepts it infringed trademark with trainers distributed during Art Basel in Miami Beach 2016
UK government still seeking Surrealist connoisseur mad about Dalí’s Mae West Lips sofa
Export bar placed on plush piece with asking price of more than £480,000
Kehinde Wiley unveils debut film in London
US artist's new work examines migration, madness and colonisation in contemporary America
Going, going, gone? Men’s tight grip on the gavel starts to loosen
A growing number of women are appearing on the rostrum and taking senior auctioneer roles
Object lessons: a double-spiral nail work by Günther Uecker from the collection of Helge Achenbach and other auction highlights
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Former Met director sparks Instagram spat over $450m Leonardo da Vinci
Thomas Campbell posted an image of the Salvator Mundi before conservation, triggering a row with its former co-owner Robert Simon and Christie’s Loic Gouzer
Last painting by British Pop art co-founder Pauline Boty to be auctioned
BUM was created just before Boty died of cancer aged 28 in 1966
Painting looted from Hitler withdrawn from auction in Cologne
Franz von Stuck’s portrait of two girls was due to be sold at Van Ham
Object lessons: late works by Maria Lassnig and Di Cavalcanti and a creative chair by Roy Lichtenstein
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Art Düsseldorf wins over the Rhineland’s collectors
Local rivalry between Düsseldorf and Cologne was put to bed as the inaugural fair opened
Emily Kame Kngwarreye painting sells for $1.6m, breaking record for an Australian female artist
Aboriginal work, Earth’s Creation I, was shown at the 2015 Venice Biennale
Phillips and Sotheby's deliver healthy totals for contemporary art
Capping an epic week of auctions, solid results featuring records for female artists and a Ferrari bode well for market's future—so long as it doesn't overheat
Egon Schiele drawings in private hands for 85 years surface on the market
Dorotheum sale piques interest, pre-empting centenary of the artist’s death next year