Art market

Art fairs feel the heat at Barcelona conference

Leading dealer says only 25% of sales should be outside gallery

Sotheby's declares 'Parmigianino' a forgery

Auction house sues seller while Frenchman at centre of saga denies painting is a modern copy

‘The Odyssey of Collecting’: Phillips to auction works from the Joy of Giving Something foundation

A 2014 sale of photographs from the non-profit's collection set an auction record

The art market in 2017: perplexing times for pundits worldwide

Uncertainty is the name of the game, made unpredictable by international politics and an economic downturn in the Gulf

We turn our back on expertise at our peril

Expert opinions concerning attribution and authenticity are fundamental to art history

Antiques trade adapts to survive

Dealers downsize or go online as tastes in furniture and collecting change

How Big Data is set to change the art market

Sophisticated data tools aim to improve knowledge and boost confidence

Sotheby’s buys Orion Analytical lab in fight against art fraud

As forgery cases pile up, auction house is also setting up a scientific research department

Young blood for Old Masters

Enterprising dealers are updating their businesses to cope with a changing market

Mayor Gallery sues over Agnes Martin

Catalogues raisonnés emerge as the latest front in the battle to authenticate works and secure market value

Art Basel in Miami Beach channels spirit of David Bowie

Fair’s Public section in Collins Park will take inspiration from the late musician

The next Berlin? Kuala Lumpur launches gallery weekend

Dealers and museums join forces to put the Malaysian capital on the art map

Forgery scandal surrounding Lee Ufan’s work grows in Korea with three arrests

The artist himself has denied that the works investigated by police are fakes

Ames collection helps Sotheby’s bring strong result in contemporary art auction

Young star Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s work fetches more than $1m, ten times previous record

Monet's Grainstack fetches $81.4m at Christie's, setting a new auction record for the artist

But mixed results at the Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York reflect continued cautious market

De Kooning painting sells for record $66m at Christie’s New York

Post-war and contemporary evening auction sees several big sales but still falls short of last year’s total

Why the ‘Uber effect’ is proving elusive for online platforms

Business is growing but no one has truly disrupted the market—yet

Munch’s Girls on the Bridge fetches more than $50m in bellwether New York auction

Solid results for Sotheby’s in first sale after Trump's election victory, but László Moholy-Nagy gets the only artist record

Can you digit? A media art pioneer celebrates 15 years

New York's bitforms gallery brings show of digital works to San Francisco

Paris Photo turns 20

After last year’s catastrophe, fair expands its exhibition spaces

US election casts a shadow over art market

To what extent could national unease affect the autumn auctions?

Sprüth Magers to reopen in its former London space

German dealers were due to move to another building

New York buyers focus on photography’s big names

Images by Man Ray, Diane Arbus and early Gilbert & George tempt collectors as auctions buck up

Post-Brexit fears calmed as buyers take advantage of weak pound

In London, low estimates and favourable exchange rates boost contemporary profits… but at the Italian sales, fewer stand-out lots bring results down from last year’s high

Latin American women take centre stage at Bogotá’s Artbo fair

Female artists lead sections curated by Jens Hoffmann and Pablo León de la Barra