Art market
Italy’s contemporary galleries are pioneering African art
Why support has come from an unlikely corner
Surfacing on the market: Armchair fit for a queen
Christie’s, London, Taste of the Royal Court: Important French Furniture and Works of Art from a Private Collection, 9 July
Russborough House pulls Old Masters from Christie’s auction
Opposition from heritage groups changes the embattled foundation’s plans
Heirs of Brazil’s leading artist at war over estate
The Lygia Clark foundation has temporarily stopped authenticating works by the artist
When did auctions become ‘curated’ sales?
Whether a new concept or just another way to sell art, themed shows are bringing in business
Surfacing on the market: Henry after Holbein
Sotheby’s, London, Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, 8 July
Seven of the best at this year’s Masterpiece fair
Exhibitors cater to the luxury goods crowd but fine art still takes centre stage
Joana Vasconcelos creates new work for selling show at Phillips London
Auction house is contributing towards the artist’s production costs
There is no single, global art market
New book explores some of the myths of the international trade
Paolo Scheggi, an Italian artist you’re going to hear more of
Record prices spark interest in protagonist of Milan art scene
Golden generation of 1960s Royal College of Art students has shows across London
Neil Stokoe, R.B Kitaj and David Hockney were in the same year
Artist chronicles fight with Louis Vuitton
Book tells of Nadia Plesner’s three-year battle to clear her name after luxury fashion company took offence at her drawing of a designer bag
Gauguin painting’s $300m price tag may have been confirmed
Museo Reina Sofia acknowledges eye-watering figure in press statement
Rare exhibition of Rodin sculptures to open in London
Only works produced in artist’s lifetime will be included
Calls to open looted-art archives grow louder
Museums and the trade want to put an end to the Catch-22 situation with Medici and Becchina
There is method in the madness, even in a boom
Changing tastes, as much as changing economic conditions, could bring a halt to the seemingly inexorable rise at the top end of the market