Art market

Economic blues on back burner as collectors flock to Art Basel

What to expect at the Swiss fair, including new faces and a funfair in the Messeplatz

Lights designed by Le Corbusier withdrawn from Paris auction at last minute

Artcurial auctioneers left surprised as sale of 100 light sconces from Firminy World Heritage site is halted

London's pioneering Wilkinson Gallery to close as owners go separate ways

Amanda and Anthony Wilkinson are setting up independent businesses in new locations

Dealer Perry Rubenstein cuts plea bargain, will serve jail time

He has been sentenced to 180 days in a private facility, and three years of formal probation

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ArteBA hopes to build on growing visibility of Argentinian art

Organisers hail the lure of Buenos Aires as fair looks to build on its growing appeal for international buyers

Matt Carey-Williams quits Phillips for Blain Southern

Move marks first major departure from auction house under Edward Dolman

Basquiat skull painting sells for record $110.5m at Sotheby's

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa bought the work in New York for almost double the artist's previous record

The great artists' estates race

Competition is heating up among galleries seeking to sign exclusive representation of late artists, as both heirs and dealers eye the possibilities

May sales in New York will test the trade in uncertain times

Trump-inspired post-election “wealth effect” may be waning

Van Gogh, Schiele and Beckmann to lead Christie’s Impressionist and Modern sale

June auction includes a broader range of material than ever before, breaking down traditional collecting categories

Deitch to return to West Coast with art hub

Dealer and former MOCA director says he wants to reconnect with audiences in Los Angeles

Gallery Weekend Berlin gets serious

The annual event featured more contemplative works ahead of the Venice Biennale, Munster Sckulptur Projekte and Documenta in Kassel

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Photo London starts to pull the big galleries in

Top names participate for the first time as the ranks of emerging galleries also swell

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Tefaf's transplant takes root in New York

Contemporary art and a Surrealist feast are on the menu for second north American outing of Maastricht-based import

Frick shows that collecting is a scholarly subject

Center for the History of Collecting marks its first decade with book release and reveals ambitions to do more work with living collectors

Germany can now be sued for the return of Guelph Treasure, US court decides

Judge’s decision in Washington, DC—and new law—clear way for further claims on alleged Nazi loot from heirs of Holocaust victims

Spanish Royal Academy puts Goya’s Tauromaquia engravings on eBay

Etchings are among 36 Goyas that institution is selling on the site

Online stock exchange for art opens its virtual doors

London- and Prague-based online art trading platform launches full website this month