Art market

Brazilians put a brake on art buying

Local collectors were scarce at SP-Arte as the country heads further into recession

Five to see during Berlin Gallery Weekend

Make tracks to the German capital for the bank holiday art extravaganza

Brussels stakes its claim as European hotspot for contemporary art

Four art fairs opened in the Belgian city this week, including newcomer Independent Brussels and longstanding Art Brussels

Who gets what when artists and galleries split up?

When artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Marc Quinn sever ties with their galleries, it raises questions about assets, shows and production costs

Online art market defies global slowdown with 24% growth last year

Auction houses continue to expand web platforms but dealers are slower to adapt, according to annual Hiscox report

Unauthenticated Francis Bacon works go on sale in London

Herrick Gallery is marketing two pastels and eight drawings said to be by the Irish-born artist

Object lessons: the best of London’s Islamic sales

From Iranian "vase" carpets to a rare figurative Iznik dish, here's our pick of this week's auction highlights

Christie’s gears up for an evening of 'failure'

Curated sale to include Koons's floating basketballs and Cattelan's kneeling Hitler

Frieze gets the Hollywood treatment as entertainment group WME-IMG buys a stake

Company of super agent Ari Emanuel has invested in London-based publisher and art fair

Storm clouds gather over German art market

As Art Cologne opens today, some experts fear that forthcoming legislation protecting cultural assets could be nail in the coffin

Fifty editions on, can Art Cologne regain top billing?

Prospects are brighter for the world’s first art fair, which opens this week, thanks to its director Daniel Hug

Object lessons: from a pint-sized El Greco to a Turkish bokche

Our pick of this week’s auction and art fair highlights

What to see at SP Arte

The crowds were thronging even though sales were moderate

Five to see at MiArt in Milan

The thoughtful fair has more to offer than Italy’s Postwar market darlings

Object lessons: from MoMA's Man Ray to a Ming moon flask

Our pick of this week’s auction and art fair highlights

Museums and the art trade: dangerous liaisons?

The relationship between public institutions and private dealers has historically taken many forms, and is anything but simple

Tefaf brings welcome cheer to the market

Relief for dealers after Dutch fair rings up decent sales

Armory week brushes downbeat sentiments aside to ring up sales

The Armory Show and New York’s satellite fairs prove US market is holding up