Art market
Warhol's first 'selfie' sells for £6m at 'tight and solid' Sotheby’s sale
Successful contemporary auction calms nerves after Christie’s decision to cancel its own
Contemporary art ushers in visitors to Masterpiece
Art fair is attracting a younger crowd with its glamorous but collegial approach
Christie’s Impressionist and Modern sale falls short of goal but beats last year’s result by nearly 500%
Max Beckmann’s Birds’ Hell sells for a record £32m, with new highs also notched for Hannah Höch and Georges Vantongerloo
Object lessons: a Broodthaers décor, the head of Sekhmet and a rare portrait of a female court jester
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The ‘only annual biennial’: La Biennale Paris reveals details of 2017 edition
The first edition of the now yearly event, which changed its name of the Biennale des Antiquaires, opens in September
David Bowie’s Tintoretto altarpiece to return to Venice for 2019 Biennale
New research reveals underdrawing that dates the painting to a decade earlier than previously thought
Object lessons: a maquette by Barbara Hepworth, a Cubistic balalaika by Ben Nicholson and a work by Venice Biennale artist Mark Bradford
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Will the real Modigliani please stand up?
Modigliani Project aims to throw new light on a market bedevilled by fakes and squabbles
Gutai’s spectacular rise—and potential fall
After a show in Venice and sales in Paris a decade ago, US collectors started to take the post-war Japanese movement seriously and demand soared—but have prices peaked?
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Lights designed by Le Corbusier withdrawn from Paris auction at last minute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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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