Art market
Sotheby's makes $198.1m in consistently strong Modern evening sale in New York
The results were led by Monet's 'Meules à Giverny' and Leonora Carrington's record-breaking 'Les Distractions de Dagobert'
Christie's makes $94.6m in New York contemporary sales despite cyberattack and star lot's withdrawal
Major results for Félix González-Torres and Jean-Michel Basquiat lifted the De la Cruz collection and 21st-century double-header
Phillips's evening auction in New York notches $72.3m, buoyed by two fresh Basquiat paintings
The sale's hammer total fell short of its estimate, but also represented an increase of 24% over the equivalent auction in 2023
Sotheby's $227.9m double-header marks tentative start to New York spring auctions
Strong sell-through rate and multiple artist records offset soft demand for top lots
New non-profit initiative will chronicle the legacies of influential New York galleries
The Independent art fair has partnered with Los Angeles’s Contemporary Art Library to launch the New York Gallery History Project
Christie’s website brought down by hackers days before marquee spring auctions
The auction giant’s web address currently redirects to a placeholder page where telephone numbers for its various offices are listed
New York’s Independent art fair delivers an ‘adrenaline shot’ for dealers and collectors
Prices at the fair are ticking up, but that did not stop several galleries from selling out their stands during the VIP preview
Tefaf New York's energetic opening brings cautious optimism to the trade
The fair's blend of historical and contemporary works drew many admirers and solid sales, though lower price points were conspicuous
Six galleries turning a school in upstate New York into a collective art space
The Campus, near the town of Hudson, will open to the public this summer
Eduardo Chillida show shines a light on lesser-known works inspired by summer holidays in Menorca
The Hauser & Wirth exhibition of "lighter" pieces by the Basque artist—best known for his huge steel sculptures—commemorates his centenary
Final exhibition with Richard Serra’s input shows the value of estate planning for artists
Details pre-agreed between artist, his team and David Zwirner solved the first dilemmas of posthumous market management—though later decisions will be made based on a breadth of considerations
Miart is Italy’s biggest fair—can it be its best?
Another edition, another double-digit increase of exhibitors for Milan’s premier commercial art event, which is trying to carve a new identity
Christie’s will get a record price for a Van Gogh Paris painting, with a garden scene estimated at up to $35m
Fluttering butterflies enliven the greenery, but also remind us of the transience of life
Romania’s Rad fair returns bigger and better for round two
Participating gallery numbers up in second edition of the Bucharest art fair
Have artist-run shows lost their market-making power?
The current focus on biennials obscures a past when artists reset the agenda
Single-artist stands punch above their weight at Frieze New York
The gallery presentation format brings sales—and more—amid broader market tightness
Art Market Eye | The Biennale Venice effect at work
There are so many discoveries to be made at Adriano Pedrosa's international exhibition this year
As Frieze New York opens, city's art market takes centre stage
The city's collectors were out in force during the fair's preview day at The Shed
New Manhattan art fair has Estonian flavour
Esther, established by two gallerists from the Baltic state, is inspired by the pop-up Basel Social Club
Brazil’s moment in the art-world spotlight extends to Frieze New York
This is the second year running in which the country will have five galleries attending—the highest number as a percentage of total exhibitors
Frieze New York doubles down on local galleries and artists for latest edition
The fair’s organisers have partnered with organisations across the city while New York dealers have a major presence
New faces and spaces take centre stage at Gallery Weekend Berlin’s 20th edition
Galleries such as Molitor have their debut and mega gallery Pace hosts a pop up, while others present shows in brand-new locations
The Week in Art podcast | Klimt’s last picture auctioned, Rebecca Horn in Munich, a Cézanne restored
Unpacking the mystery around the Austrian artist’s painting, which sold for €30 million in Vienna, plus a look at a retrospective of Horn’s pioneering practice and a newly conserved Cézanne
Haystack painting by Claude Monet could sell for more than $30m at Sotheby’s New York
Sotheby’s will sell a rare Monet haystack five years after a similar work broke the artist’s record at auction
Klimt portrait surrounded by mystery sells for €30m in Vienna
The price paid by a buyer from Hong Kong was at the lower end of the estimate range, but still an auction record for Austria
Ewa Juszkiewicz’s Venice exhibition brings together five years of faceless portraits
The show at the Palazzo Cavanis includes 15 works in which the Polish artist uses the device of concealment to critique historical depictions of women
Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe goes under the hammer—with a nod to Keith Haring
More than 200 items spanning 40 years will be sold with part of the sale proceeds going to charity
Four Joan Mitchell paintings could collectively bring more than $50m during New York's spring auctions
The four works, spanning nearly 40 years of the Abstract Expressionist’s career, will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s in May
Major Leonora Carrington painting poised to smash Surrealist’s auction record
The artist’s dazzling, Boschian composition “Les Distractions de Dagobert” is expected to fetch as much as $18m at Sotheby’s in New York next month
Study for Winston Churchill portrait that was famously burned is up for sale
Destruction of final portrait by Graham Sutherland was captured in an episode of "The Crown". Now a study is being toured by Sotheby’s