Art market
Christie’s owner François Pinault has lost his latest attempt to annul his purchase of an Egyptian statue of Sésostris
Where should Pinault go from here?
Lord Palumbo’s Mies house for sale next month
Farnsworth House will be auctioned next month
V&A Museum to host new craft fair, Collect
3 year run planned, inspired by US SOFA fair
Challenge to the Andy Warhol Authentication Board
Four people are responsible for establishing whether works by the artist are authentic. Their decision is final. Now they are under attack by collectors who say they have ulterior motives for rejecting works
The annual tribal event 'Kaos' is growing in popularity and success
The Parisian event is going from strength to strength, underlining the weakening of BRUNEA, Brussels
The world auction market for fine art has contracted sharply from August 2002 to July 2003, according to statistics just published in Britain and France
Volume and values are down, as are the number of lots valued at £1 million+ being sold
These are the Japanese artists in the international league
Two have already broken the $1 million barrier, and auction prices are rising
Ralph T. Coe discusses his collection and how the market for American Indian material has changed over the years
A 200 strong collection of pieces by him are on view at, and promised to, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New price guide charts the rises...and falls of artists at auction, we give you the best bits
Which artist went up 699% in five years?
Strong demand for Old Master paintings from private collectors boosted prices in summer sales
Rediscovered Rembrandt made £6.9 million
Brussels Non-European Art Fair fair hit by weak dollar and stay-away collectors
Paris auctions were poor except for Pre-Colombian works
Both Christie’s and Sotheby’s walk away from their contemporary sales claiming to have bettered their rival
Sotheby’s scored a superior strike rate, but marginally lower proceeds
Christie's offer complete set of record holding Audubon classic, 'The Birds of America'
Set at the estmate of $5/7 million,the Providence Athenaeum Library is launching this deaccession to maintain landmark building
Art buyers are coming forward to authorities to pay unpaid sales tax following the claim that many buyers have been evading sales tax on art
There have been no prosecutions, but some cases remain in litigation
Doubts cast on authorship of Goya’s “Black paintings”
University of Madrid discovery
Original Prints, London, reaching a new audience
Today’s print buyer is no longer a specialist collector
Is the pendulum swinging back for the godfather of Op art? Vasarely's daughter-in-law is building momentum and interest in the late artist
And a London exhibition reminds us why he was popular in the first place
Despite the recession avid collectors are still flocking to the International Fine Art Fair.
Works on paper did well at this major event
The Scottish garden hawk flies into New York, Louise’s new love, the youngest collector, and where to buy a book
Raising the flag in the West (Village)
US sues Larry Gagosian seeking back income taxes on art sales
Taxman claims he and others created a shell company to avoid tax
Play again, Calder: Artist's toys back in production
A French company is re-producing toys by the inventor of the mobile
Belgian tapestries dealer Bernard Blondeel is selling his inventory at Christie’s on 2nd April
Despite the market for tapestry fluctuating throughout the 20th century, interest is high at present
The Conseil de Ventes has published its first report but two members have stormed out
Plus ça change... plus c’est la même chose
Giles Howard aims to prove that art can be sold on the internet, despite many art sales websites floundering
Britart founder and CEO believes that promotion is key
Contemporary sales report: Storm warnings prove inaccurate
Problematic Warhols hinder Christie’s but Sotheby’s sparkles with Richter Riley, Barceló and Flanaghan
AIPAD '03 fair report: Art market perseveres in the shadow of a war
Collectors braved the terrorist alerts and bought but at a lower level than in the past
Diary of a New York dealer: Carlton Rochell
Contemporary art collectors are coming to Southeast Asian art. Hollywood’s fascination with Buddhism is also a trigger
Association Giacometti's dwindling funds compel Paris courts to sue
Their problems could be blamed on the troubled stock market or an ongoing lawsuit between the directors and the executor of the bequest
Salon du Dessin is what a fair should be
A host of related events make this a “must” for drawings collectors