Art market
Aristocrats seek buyers to take Old Masters off their hands
Bellotto paintings worth more than £23m to leave family collections after more than 200 years
Collectors flock to Paris for four fairs in one week
Serious buyers came out in force for Spring Art Week—a relief for dealers after a chilly winter
Hoteliers become curators as reproductions create market niche
Trend towards licensing works for use in the hospitality industry can offer a new income stream for artists
Japan’s contemporary artists fare better overseas
Dealers need to participate in international art fairs and have spaces abroad to gain respect back home
Surfacing on the market: Soviet propaganda served up on a plate
Lempertz, Berlin, Berlin Sale, 2 May
Online auctions: in a permanent revolution until someone gets it right
Sotheby’s has launched its third model, back in tandem with eBay, while its numerous competitors are trying many different methods to grow internet sales
Surfacing on the market: Champion of the common man
Leslie Hindman, Chicago, Property from the Collection of Carol and Richard Levin, 20 May
French minister shakes up auction regulation
New law would dilute powers of the “commissaires-priseurs” system and give responsibility to non-experts
Frieze New York: enter the labyrinth
The fourth edition of the fair gives visitors more choice than ever
Surfacing on the market: Dancing in Bavaria
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century, 22 May
Artistic success in America means wearing the right old school tie
Despite paying lip service to diversity, New York’s major museums, galleries and university programmes are bound tightly together in a system that favours the privileged
Art Brussels relocation sparks debate among local dealers
The move to the Tour & Taxis site next year coincides with the launch of the Independent fair in the burgeoning contemporary art hub
Ai Weiwei boosts value of art fund by 5% in 2014
Tiroche DeLeon collection focuses on works from developing countries<br>