Art market
Sotheby’s to close online art sales site in May
Just a year after Sotheby’s announced a strategic alliance with the giant auction site eBay, it has thrown in the towel and will stop online sales of art and antiques, from May
At ArteFiera in Bologna emerging artists were more popular than the big names
“Collectors want something new”
Lorenzo Rudolf to run dmg fairs after David and Lee Ann Lester cut ties
After his substantial contributions to Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach, Rudolf tries his hand at dmg
The supply of surrealism on the art market means that collectors can still tap into this movement
The Surrealism sections of the February sales in London were the only to produce sparkling results
Interview with a British dealer Pat Jordan Evans on her gallery's 30th anniversary
An out-of-town gallery thrives on showing gentle, figurative painters
In the last decade, the profiles of the leading German artists have only increased, as have the prices of their art
Prices for Gursky, Struth, Ruff and Demand have rocketed in 10 years
Partial success for Japanese woodblock prints at the Bérès sale
Hokusai is now hotter than Sharaku
Diary of a London dealer: Alistair Sampson. Yes, trade is dreadful at the moment
Leading specialist in early English decorative arts expects a slow improvement in trade
Export Reviewing Committee declares Anglo-Saxon cross a fake
Is the Anglo-Saxon cross shaft found at auction among tractor parts a $500,000 treasure or not?
The owner of Christie’s continues his battle to have a statue that he bought declared a fake
The statue of Pharaoh Sesostris III has already been deemed authentic in the Pinault's two lost lawsuits
Diary of a London dealer, Nicholas Logsdail: “I think I changed the landscape”
Why the art market is holding up as stock exchanges plunge, and why there are 10 times more collectors than in 1990
15th century German armour sold to American buyer
Unconfirmed reports suggest Ronald Lauder is the purchaser
Christie’s Picasso sale saw prices soar; but the highest-priced lots were the least desired
Most of the unsold lots were high-value items unlikely to attract new buyers
Diary of a New York dealer, Hans Kraus, Jr: “The old medium has died and digital has taken over”
Why collectors of 19th-century painting are crossing over into photography
Serious doubts about “Alhambra” vase sold at Drouot for E3.6 million
Big price, big fake?
A market for baskets: Interview with New York dealer Sebastian Izzard
The difference between Japanese and European taste in the field of Japanese art
Christie's Giacometti sale overshadowed by interference of French auctioneers and Giacometti Association protests
The auction was moved to Drouot after commisaire-priseurs' took objection to court-directed sales legislature being overlooked
Works of St Ives School artists continuously increasing in popularity
Leading the pack are Nicholson and Hepworth, while prices for Lanyon, Hilton and Heron are rising dramatically
Amazing things under the Louvre at Biennale des Antiquaires
Barges on the Seine, a Liao gold mask and spooky pre-Colombian tomb figures at the smartest decorative arts fair in the world
The Rhineland is still the hub for German contemporary art collectors
This is the richest area of Germany, and it has a buoyant cultural life; but the expense of it is beginning to drive the artists out
The changing locations of notable galleries in New York
What's next for galleries in the Chelsea and Soho areas?
The latest auction results show a boom in figurative art (of the right kind)
Collectors of Modern art are paying fancy prices for Richter, Barceló and Doig
The 11-kilo, seven-volume, great-grandpa of art sales indexes
The original work is a listing, in French, of paintings, drawings, prints, pastels, enamels and fans sold at auction during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Demand for early oak furniture has fluctuated throughout the 20th century, and even though prices have risen sharply in recent years, pieces are still "very underpriced"
Minimalist interiors are being decorated with showy accent pieces
The wider commercial scene chosen by S.E. Canning: Art for the new collector
On show at the Spanierman Gallery
Did carpet dealers and collectors watch the soccer rather than go to the Hali fair?
"The World Cup effect"
Hervé Poulain and Reneé Le Fur make surprise announcement that the pair are joining Artcurial-Briest group
The Sotheby’s-friendly team is joining Artcurial
Diary of New York art advisors: Nancy A. McClelland and Lars Rachen on trends in the decorative arts market
Sophisticated collectors are crossing over from 19th- and 20th-century painting
We delved into the Forbes list of billionaire collectors and discovered that the great majority go for 20th-century and contemporary art
Of the 497 billionaires, 36 are major collectors