Art market
A nostalgic journey for the Persian royal family at Art Basel '07
Emotional responses were elicited by Michael Stevenson and Andy Warhol
Collector buying sight-unseen mistakes inches for feet and other art world gossip
Collector of Chinese contemporary gets more than he bargained for..
Warhol Brillo boxes could be fake
Allegations circulate that curator Pontus Hultén created unauthorised replicas
European collectors dominate, Americans in short supply at Art Basel
Strong buying at this year’s fair, but good works are getting harder to find
It’s definitely a bubble, but when it will burst is anybody’s guess
The veteran dealer Richard Feigen on the state of the art market in 2007
Anish Kapoor mirror sells at Art Basel
Kapoor speaks of his fascination with reflective surfaces and how they interact with their environment
How much is David Khalili’s Islamic art worth?
The Sunday Times values it at $9 billion, but several dealers disagree
Seven of the most prolific Indian art collectors
Four based in India, one New York Indian, one US couple and one Japanese buyer
Sales going steady at first Print Basel
Satisfaction was felt among dealers at the fair's opening, where London was well represented
Elaborate curiosity cabinets on display at the inaugural Scope Basel fair revive the 18th century kunstkammer
Are these a new hybrid of Artists-cum-collectors
The German museum paintings secretly sold by the British government in 1946
Nearly 80 pictures, including works by Cranach and Kauffmann, were seized from the German embassy in London
Menashe Kadishman is first to discover the market is rife with fakes of his work
Artist leads the campaign to protect his work
Bacon “rubbish” including sketches and diaries makes £1m at auction
An alternative end for the rubbish that was to be thrown out from Bacon’s famously chaotic studio at 7 Reese Mews in London
The problem with art advisers
In 2007 we observed that while most are seen as opportunistic shoppers, some are as knowledgeable as museum curators
Posthumous Giacometti sculptures sold at Gagosian
Pieces represent first $10m in a probable $54m deal
Tax breaks fuel Korean sales
Buyers were active in recent auctions and three new art funds have been started
Dealer and critic head to head over Chubarov painting
Was the price forced up at Sotheby's sale?
Swedish and German auction houses take advantage of the rising Russian Market
A growing number of mid-size European auction houses are trying to cash in on the Russian boom
Asia Week, New York: Dealers and auction houses report strong sales
There were new buyers and more collectors from India and China, but the art fairs were quieter events
Christie’s Warhol could set new record in New York
The work is one of the “Death and Disaster” series which rarely come on the market
Mugrabi family considering Warhol deal with sheikh
The deal could be worth around $1 billion
Qatar sweeps the board at London Islamic sales
Spokesperson for The Museum of Islamic Art revealed the results of the sale
Warhol “Athletes” commissioned for $800,000 to be sold for $28m
This is the first time a complete set of the series is on offer
Eighth year of strong Russian art sales in New York
This sales report demonstrates the intense interest in Russian late 19th-century classical paintings, early 20th-century modernist paintings, and Fabergé works
Film-maker claims Warhol sexuality cover up
Denying the artist’s homosexuality makes his work more saleable, she says
The art market is transforming, but auction house expansion into the contemporary primary market is a symptom of a wider pattern
Globalisation, competition, and massive price increases are forces behind a new market
Rediscovered Bacon “rubbish” could fetch £50,000
Documents and paintings will be sold at a country auction
New York-based Indian gallery comes to London
Aicon joins growing number of London-based dealers selling South Asian work