Art market
Sticking the knife into the patriarchy: Artemisia Gentileschi painting to be sold for the first time in Vienna
The female Italian Baroque artist's depiction of Lucretia is thought to have been in European collection since the 19th century
Zona Maco sister fairs return one year on from Mexico earthquake
Events dedicated to photographs, antiques, crafts and curiosities offer niche disciplines for collectors
Parviz Tanavoli banned from leaving Iran over legal dispute with former gallery owner
Maryam Goudarzi claims that the artist should return six 1972 sculptures worth $6m to her, but Tanavoli says they were swapped legally for five newer works
Sotheby’s in deal to sell estate of hip-hop pioneer and graffiti artist Rammellzee
Auction house is enlisting dealers and curators to promote the legacy of the polymath who is believed to have cursed his collection
Art Berlin moves to historic Tempelhof airport—but will it take off?
With more than 120 galleries, fair's second edition will test the strength of the German capital's under-developed art market
Sotheby’s earnings take a hit as demanding consignors and guarantors squeeze its commission margin
Just two paintings significantly damaged the auction house's bottom line in the second quarter
What to see at the Seattle Art Fair, from dystopian tech to the outer reaches of the solar system
The fair's artistic director Nato Thompson explains what sets this "underdog" event apart from the usual art fair frenzy
David Zwirner appoints curator-cum-Instagram-influencer as its first online sales director—why?
Elena Soboleva to head up the virtual gallery and expand its collector base as galleries embrace selling art digitally as an 'evolution of the walk-in business'
Leaked document on EU import licensing proposals is deeply concerning, say dealer associations
IADAA and CINOA argue that compromise amendments to contentious new cultural goods regulations are still too stringent and ill-defined
As big fairs flock to the West Coast, can Seattle Art Fair keep its quirk and still compete?
As new tech wealth pulls in established names, some fear this eclectic market will become homogenised
Radical performance artist Ulay to show rarely seen works in London exhibition
Marina Abramovic’s ex-partner has signed up with Richard Saltoun gallery
From the archive: Why the art world is crazy about Cranach
New technology is shedding light on an Old Master as the prolific, multi-talented artist enjoys a renaissance
West Coast wave of Ai Weiwei shows puts Chinese artist in Los Angeles spotlight
Activist launches Jeffrey Deitch’s new Hollywood gallery and will show works with talent agency UTA
Owner of £10m Giotto to appeal High Court ruling that painting left Italy unlawfully
Judge finds in favour of Arts Council England, but collector Kathleen Simonis argues Italian laws are incompatible with EU free movement of goods
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks’s home is on the (auction) block with a $1m-$3m price tag
Detroit house was saved in 2016 by the US artist Ryan Mendoza and Parks’s niece Rhea McCauley
Christie’s reports record half year sales of £2.97bn
Rockefeller auction plus leap in private and online sales drive 26% increase
Beijing’s Caochangdi galleries given two weeks’ notice to relocate ahead of demolition
Among those affected are the Hong Kong-based de Sarthe Gallery, which opened in Beijing in 2014, and X Gallery
Will blockchain deliver a registry of all traded works of art?
Christie’s summit weighs up pros and cons of the technology and how it might bring greater transparency to the art market
Unpaid invoices, vetting issues and bad marketing: dealers call out ‘mismanaged’ Bahrain fair
Despite a group of exhibitors describing Art Bahrain Across Borders as disappointing, royal patron says event will continue
US dealers move against Trump’s proposed 10% tariff on Chinese art and antiques
Public hearings on the government’s plans are due to be held in Washington, DC in August
White Cube appoints Warhol expert Eric Shiner artistic director in New York
Is the London-based gallery growing its US team to open an exhibition space there?
Art Basel owner to launch contemporary art fair ART SG in Singapore next year
MCH Group expands burgeoning roster of international art fairs with annual November event
Banksy painting sells for record £1.5m as ‘greatest hits’ show opens at London gallery
Prices for larger works by the Bristolian street artist could fetch more than £5m
Appeals court largely strikes down California’s artist resale rights law
The decision limits the rule to a narrow one-year window of secondary market sales—but what does it mean for the future of droit de suite in the US?
More than just a pretty face: furrowed brows win at Christie's patchy Old Master sale, but £6.7m sculpture tops paintings
Tacca's Hercules is star of the bronzes, while Carracci's military portrait and Rembrandt's print find favour where Rubens's daughter flounders in £31.1m sale
From project space to mega dealer: Jay Jopling celebrates 25 years of White Cube
Hong Kong show features rarely seen archival material, while 23 artists have made new works for an exhibition dedicated to memory in London
Guarantees, the Beckham effect and warts-and-all portraits: Sotheby's pulls off a consistent Old Master sale
No big hitters, but overall quality and new buyers from Asia and Latin America buoyed £42.6m auction, with £5.3m record for Canova set in day sale
Otto Naumann comes out of 'retirement' to join Sotheby's
Veteran Old Master dealer will join the auction house in New York at the end of the summer, months after selling his inventory there
Glut of sculpture in London auctions, despite Giambologna withdrawal
Bronze and marble take centre stage during Old Masters sales week, although Dresden Mars returns home without going on the block at Sotheby's
German government steps in to buy Giambologna as minister says Bayer should have donated it to ‘people of Dresden’
Sotheby’s withdrew bronze sculpture of Mars from auction at last minute





























