Art market
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
Comment: why an art market clean-up would be a clear-out
In 2007 the creative industries consultant noted that the “insider” aspect of the contemporary art market and hierarchy of knowledge and status that it creates was a significant part of its attraction
Installation withdrawn from Huang Yong Ping retrospective due to feud over restoration responsibility and costs, then sold at auction
Institutions are powerless to prevent such abuses, says Walker Art Center deputy director Philippe Vergne
Albright-Knox sells the old to pay for the new
Sotheby's is auctioning 200 antiquities and pre-Modern works worth $15m from the US museum's collection to raise funds to purchase Modern and contemporary art
Specialist Barbara Pollock questions value of contemporary Chinese art
Pollock is forthright about her distrust of the current auction market in China
Russian collectors at Art Basel/Miami Beach
“It’s like a supermarket”
Artnet and Art Basel team up to create virtual experience for Miami Beach attendees
The program will be accessible to the public on the last day of the fair
Art Basel/Miami Beach '06: More international than ever
Most works sold on opening day and buyers came from all continents
Former MoMA chairman’s oddball art goes under the hammer
William Lieberman’s eclectic holdings yielded bargains
The Warhol effect : Moving from connoisseurship to brand recognition
How the money men have changed the market
Why you cannot trust dealers’ prices—or auction results either
In 2006 we reported that attempts to accurately measure the market are being thwarted by auction guarantees and private sales between tight-lipped collectors
Art Basel director replaced by triumvirate
The three candidates sharing the responsibility are revealed to be Marc Spiegler, Cay Sophie Rabinowitz and Annette Schönholzer