Art market
Object lessons: a portrait of Jacqueline Roque by Picasso and an image of Christ by Dalí
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Lights designed by Le Corbusier withdrawn from Paris auction at last minute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
Object lessons: works of art from niche collections
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Object lessons: a relic from the Forbes family collection, a portrait of contemporary migration and a neo-Russian painting
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
London's pioneering Wilkinson Gallery to close as owners go separate ways
Amanda and Anthony Wilkinson are setting up independent businesses in new locations
Object lessons: a Cuban vanguardian work, a Noguchi sculpture with a Hollywood history and a Ragamala miniature painting
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
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
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
Object lessons: an anti-authoritarian triptych by Mike Kelley, a Western sculpture by Frederic Remington and an early work by Rosemarie Trockel
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
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
Object lessons: a painting of Igbo spirits by Ben Enwonwu, a whimsical collage drawing by Joan Miró and a two-faced bust by Lichtenstein
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
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
Object Lessons: a Western classic offered with its featured subject, a Roman-inspired glass dish by Carlo Scarpa and a netsuke from a vanguard collector
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Gallery Weekend Berlin gets serious
The annual event featured more contemplative works ahead of the Venice Biennale, Munster Sckulptur Projekte and Documenta in Kassel
Photo London starts to pull the big galleries in
Top names participate for the first time as the ranks of emerging galleries also swell
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