Art market
The market looks vulnerable as the summer break begins
As a busy, but thinner, season draws to a close in the wake of Brexit, uncertainty is the order of the day
French antiques dealers up in arms over move to ban elephant ivory sales
Art market professionals send an open letter to the government warning that a complete tusk ban would foster a black market
Leading Parisian antiques dealers arrested for forgery
Ministry of culture is investigating authenticity of furniture bought by Versailles since 2008
London sales take the next hit
Impressionist and Modern evening totals are down by half, but a dearth of top works is more to blame than the UK’s Brexit vote
Christie’s keeps calm and carries on despite withdrawal of £14m Richter
British-based collectors disregard Brexit and buy a quarter of works in contemporary art auction
Thaddaeus Ropac defies Brexit and commits to London
Confirmation of the Ely House gallery gives UK market a needed boost
London Zoo to auction off unseen animal paintings by Agasse
Proceeds from sale at Christie’s in London will benefit work on wildlife
Masterpiece London turns away from luxury roots
Cross-disciplinary fair focuses on art and design to lure collectors and curators
Phillips weathers the storm in first London auction since Brexit
Strong bidding from US and Asia helps shore up 20th-century and contemporary sale
Christie’s boss Jussi Pylkkänen plots the next 250 years
As the auction house celebrates a milestone anniversary, its global president reflects on what's in store for the future
Object lessons: Christie’s 250th anniversary auction
Three highlights going under the hammer in the Defining British Art sale in London on 30 June
What Germany’s tough new law could mean for the antiquities market
Warning that the world’s most stringent trade rules could see dealers moving abroad
Modigliani the star as Christie’s auction disappoints on eve of EU referendum
Political uncertainty and last-minute withdrawals may have contributed to below-estimate results
Picasso and Modigliani portraits make an impression at Sotheby’s auction
Ahead of Brexit vote, auction house’s Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale achieves solid results
Art Cologne reschedules to avoid clash with Berlin Gallery Weekend
Visitors and participants may be spared having to choose between the two events
Contemporary Art Society and Frieze London launch acquisition fund for UK regional museums
First recipient, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, to spend £50,000 on work addressing migration crisis
Artsy partners with Phillips and Koller auction houses on live bidding
New technology allows collectors to take part in sales in real time