Art market
From the archive | £16.2 million Vermeer led patchy sales
But major works failed to sell
Television Guide: Athens '04 Olympics sparks Elgin marbles documentary and The Art Show sheds light on the collector's perspective
The BBC asks whether Lord Elgin's actions could be justified as the spotlight on the Greeks rekindles the Elgin marbles debate, and Channel 4 programme has dealers weigh in on the state of the art market
Contemporary auction sales report: British art makes the great leap
Bacon and Auerbach triumphed as Sotheby’s and Christie’s racked up impressive totals
1933-1948—the dangerous years: how Sotheby's check art for tainted provenance
A Sotheby’s lawyer describes the work of its provenance research team
British and Irish art sale a subdued affair
Some big collectors have stopped buying and bidders held back
Authentication issues: "Trust me, this is a fake"
Pierre Valentin suggests that the decisions of expert committees should not be beyond the reach of the law
The market for Irish art has matured: collectors are buying more selectively and hunting for bargains
Yeats and Orpen run out of steam
Set to change whole profile of art publishing, Louise MacBain is on a mission to create media empire
The ex-ceo of Phillips de Pury talks about her plans to create a group of art publications and to make an “Art Davos”
From the archive | Can the new Vermeer make £20m?
A committee of experts has decided that the reattributed painting, Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, is authentic
Warning about fairy paintings as fakes appear on the market
Forgeries inspired by the burgeoning popularity of the genre are becoming increasingly problematic
Auction sales of art shrank again in 2003
Figures show between 1.2% and 17% decline in turnover
From flea market to Manhattan penthouse: the revival of Christopher Dresser
Gilbert and George and Mickey Wolfson are among the enthusiastic collectors
A growing number of young collectors are now buying contemporary art in Rome
Has the Eternal City overtaken Milan and Turin?
Contemporary decorative arts get sexy at Collect, London
Clear success for the first European crafts fair held at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Collector interview: Sheikh Saud Al Thani of Qatar
The Art Newspaper visits the biggest art collector in the world and talks about the five museums he is building in Doha
Dealers are the art world's real brains
Let us face facts. Before money changes hands, unfamiliar art is not studied because nobody thinks it is worthy of study
From Italian Old Masters to Belgian Symbolists, Salon du Dessin is broad in range but intimate in atmosphere
The new location is drawing collectors into the Paris stock exchange
How the contents of Iran’s Western Cave were dispersed
Many of the objects, some extant since the first millennium BC, were looted from the site and entered the international market
Antiquities dealer arrested for smuggling Iranian artefact from raided archaeological site into US
Hicham Aboutaam sold the antiquity to a New York buyer for $950,000; the US says it is part of a the looted Western Cave hoard
The work of young Indian artists is entering the Western market with collectors itching to obtain this contemporary art
Prices are rising for a new generation of Indian artists
The curation and location of the upcoming exhibition of the late Prunella Clough's pieces is being contested by a number of dealers
However, this controversial exhibition at the Olympia Fine Art Fair might boost her posthumous profile
Winter Antiques Fair: “The Academy Award of dealers’ shows”
Exhibitors reported enthusiastic buying as collectors embraced new areas of the market
The globalisation of the art market, the rise of mega galleries and proliferation of art fairs is putting strain on young artists, even while they reap the rewards
The market today requires that young artists have global representation, but unless they embrace Warholesque production techniques few can keep pace with the demand this entails
Infamous faker Guy Hain's bronzes sold at auction
Should the contents of his studio have been sold or destroyed?
London and Paris markets flooded with Iranian antiquities looted from newly discovered site at Jiroft
Before police intervened, thousands of objects were plundered by locals and sold on to Europe
Rothschild sale brought British collectors out
Sotheby's sale lands within estimate at £1.3 million
New York auction season report: Strong bidding, powerful prices
Sotheby’s cuts losses, sells London Institute
Local collectors made up for the lack of Americans and museum buyers at Asian Art in London week
Asian bidding dominated the saleroom sessions
The photography market has been going strong in the past few years, and these October sales may mark the return of steady growth in the field
Eggleston peddles to a new record
A rare Roman bronze statue attracts considerable interest in Christie's December sale
Valued at $3 million, Roman bronze statue also boasts impeccable provenance