Art market
Chicago's industrialist benefactors built the city’s art collections—but can today’s patrons maintain them?
So far the next generation have yet to replicate their parents’ efforts on the same scale
From the archive | A 2009 studio visit with the king of the one-liner Frank Stella in the fallout from the global financial crash
The artist reveals that his cavernous upstate New York studio includes a Formula 1 racing car that had "drifted in", and is packed with art following the recent cancellation of two exhibitions in Europe: "It's not good"
Impressionist and Modern auction report: Mid-market pictures in demand
Collectors respond as prices drop to 2005-6 level
Financial crisis scuppers Moscow World Fine Art Fair
Exhibitors fear that collectors will no longer make high-price purchases
Private collectors active at Arco but museums too quiet
We look at the talking points and early sales
Park West sued by customers who demand refunds for "fake" works
The gallery dismisses the suit as a “smear campaign”
“Dear Ronnie”: letter from Bacon in Kray sale
The auction took place on 26th January
US collectors are driving hard bargains in what has become a buyer’s market
In an economic downturn, collectors are calling the shots
Buyer of Warhol’s Green Car Crash revealed?
The large-scale “disaster painting” is the most expensive Andy Warhol ever to sell at auction
Tomlin says ta-ta to Rauschenberg
The long time friend and collector of Rauschenberg has seven up for sale
Institutions are increasingly likely to loan works of art to the most powerful private galleries
Public art for private gain?
Tough times in the art market may create new opportunities
The current drop in activity may be healthy for the sustainability of the future art market
Difficult timing for autumn fairs in New York as financial crisis hits home
Allegations of “fake” antiques further undermine confidence
Speculation in young artists is over, and the smaller dealers will be hurt the most
Auction houses are selling less work by young artists
Warhol Foundation cast doubt on claims that artist worked with Warhol
UK auctioneer says Pietro Psaier worked in The Factory and died in the 2004 tsunami; his body has never been found
Diamond skull will go to auction if it fails to sell, says Damien Hirst
"A number of interested individuals are looking to purchase the skull at its full price of $100m"
Immendorff: copies, fakes or authorised reproductions?
Michael Werner, his dealer for 30 years, says “everything was out of control” before the artist died
Messe Schweiz, parent company of Art Basel, to run Miami Beach Convention Centre
Critics question their priorities, one city commissioner calling their plan to manage the venue “like the fox in the henhouse”
Contemporary sales, London: Phillips struggles in bid to lead auction week
But Bacon brings profitable business to Christie’s and Sotheby’s
The Art Newspaper discusses the fine line between curating and promoting
It is almost impossible for a museum to mount a contemporary exhibition without the involvement of the artist's dealer
Francis Bacon claims his place at the top of the market
As Tate Britain opens a major travelling retrospective, we examine the factors underpinning the meteoric rise in prices for the artist’s work and reveal the identity of his biggest collectors
Paris dealers take on Manhattan as galleries migrate across the pond
“We meet a broader range of collectors here”
Mixed results for Basel’s satellite fairs
Has collectors' passion for Basel's protégés cooled?
British Art Auction report: The Bacon and Freud effect
Recent record prices for the two artists boosted results for 20th-century British works, while Victorian art struggled
Roman Abramovich keeps spirits high and dealers rely on old favourites: Art Basel 2008
While the known and bankable sold at a steady rate, Abramovich was the name on everybody's lips
Feminist art cracks the market’s glass ceiling
Historical trends of male art selling for more are being challenged
Roman Abramovich brings Basel '08 to life with surprise appearance
Chelsea FC owner joins Brad Pitt and Sheikh Saud Al-Thani at vernissage
Interview with Art Basel’s new co-directors Marc Spiegler and Annette Schönholzer on keeping it business as usual
The pair plan to expand the Miami edition, but not much else will change
Why the rise of the private museum is rewriting the rules of the market
Dealers are growing increasingly wary of do-it-yourself institutions