Art market
Mortgage crisis and resulting stock market plunge be damned—the party isn’t over yet
In 2007 we noted that strong sales at auction and fairs and more money coming from Russia, Indian and Chinese collectors indicated that confidence in art remained strong
UBS to continue Art Basel sponsorship
In the throes of crisis, bank states that it will not withdraw its agreement to support Art Basel
Banksy's publishers give contradictory statements over eBay print fraud
Pictures on Walls have released three statements, both admitting to and denying covert sales of undocumented copies online
Fiac '07 fair report: Fiac makes a strong comeback with new location at the Grand Palais
Collectors and dealers praise the quality of art on offer
Chinese buyers thin on the ground at first Shanghai art fair: ShContemporary in review
Nevertheless, dealers predict this will change as excitement surrounds international event
Revealed: the eBay Banksy print fraud
Unauthorised works by the anonymous graffiti artist have been sold on the internet; prices for these have been illegally inflated with fake bids
Three Korean galleries set up in New York: Arario Gallery, Gana Art Gallery, and Tina Kim Fine Art expand across the Pacific
Increasingly fashionable artists tempt western collectors
Portrait of Bacon’s lover to be auctioned
Isabel Rawsthorne diptych on the block at Sotheby's
RCA to sell Bacon as part of fundraising campaign
Proceeds will go towards new campus in Battersea
Steve Cohen, billionaire hedge fund manager, is lending works to US and UK museums
This change of stance has attracted controversy
London's British Art Fair, this year a smaller yet still sophisticated affair
The 20th edition drew wealthy local collectors, such as the Duchess of Westminster and Tim Rice, but it remains a niche event
Comment: if the hedge funders ditch art, new buyers will emerge
In 2007 the economist James Sproule examined the risks facing the market—and the good news was it was not all doom and gloom
Warhol board faces threat of class action
Movie producer Joe Simon-Whelan sues, believing his work is genuine
Elton John wins appeal over fake sculptures sold to him by French dealer
Expert vindicated after four-year legal battle
Comment: the problem with a collector-driven market
There is a danger that money will trump knowledge, observed the New York dealer in 2007
“Fake” Picasso is warning to make deals formal
Court to rule on payment “held in trust”
Trial Warhol prints may be authenticated in alleged policy adjustment for Authentication Board
A source close to the Andy Warhol Authentication Board hints at a change of heart
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