Art market
Masterpieces from the Barbier-Mueller African and Oceanic Art collection to be sold at Christie's in Paris
The auction next month will include 100 pieces acquired by Josef Müller and his family
New book sees ‘outsider artists’ as part of a creative spectrum rather than a world apart
The publication also explores how artists on the periphery might interact with the art market
How Mexico City’s art scene and its biggest fair, Zona Maco, have grown over 20 years
The biggest art fair in Latin America is marking a significant milestone while showcasing the booming local scene
Painting made by The Beatles in a Tokyo hotel sells for $1.7m at auction
The Fab Four all painted a corner each of the psychedelic composition
Phillips auction gives James Rosenquist estate the best of both worlds
Pop artist’s paintings have seven-figure prices, but his prints are available for just a few hundred dollars at New York sale
New York Old Master sales deliver tepid results at Christie's and Sotheby's
Scattered seven-figure highlights failed to make up for dozens of passed lots and multiple key withdrawals
Expo Chicago reveals more than 170 exhibitors for first edition since acquisition by Frieze
The long-running Midwestern fair was acquired by the London-based fair company in summer 2023
‘Gangbusters’ domestic economy sees prices rise at India Art Fair
The region’s previous art market boom and bust has some at the New Delhi event questioning whether this new wave can be sustained
One of Van Gogh’s finest early watercolours is coming up for sale, estimated at up to £3m
Woman Sewing was inspired by a soulful English poem, “The Song of the Shirt”
The gateway drug: how handbags are bringing in new auction house buyers
In a rather lacklustre 2023, luxury shone the brightest
London's newest gallery seeks to combat a market obsessed with painting
The pair behind Palmer Gallery hope to be a “spiritual successor” to neighbouring Lisson Gallery by showing works that might struggle to get a commercial platform
Jury sides with Sotheby's in New York fraud trial against Rybolovlev
The billionaire had sought at least $190m in damages from Sotheby's related to deals with Yves Bouvier. Instead, he will get nothing
Sotheby's and Rybolovlev’s lawyers paint contrasting pictures of culpability in fraud trial's closing arguments
The jury could return a verdict in the closely-watched lawsuit as soon as 30 January
Sotheby's weathers 'challenging market' with $7.9bn of sales in 2023
Luxury goods and Millennials are helping buoy the bottom line, though fine art remains at the core of the business
Klimt portrait believed lost for a century to be auctioned in Vienna
The auction house Im Kinsky estimates the price of the 1917 painting at between €30m and €50m
For the first time in its 15 years, New Delhi’s India Art Fair has competition
The event continues to innovate—including a design section for the first time this year—as a new Mumbai-based fair ups the game for the South Asia region
The Gray Market: Rybolovlev’s trial against Sotheby’s has become a slog through minutiae—and that’s good for the auction house
The art market ‘trial of the century’ has transitioned from courtroom drama to bureaucratic headache
How the Rybolovlev vs Sotheby's case shows the need for greater transparency in the art market
As the trial between the Russian billionaire and the auction house is thrashed out, it may be time to consider incorporating blockchain into the art scholarship process
Lagos's Rele Gallery to expand into Europe with new London space
The gallery was founded in the Nigerian city in 2015 and has since added an outpost in Los Angeles
Banksy’s shredded Girl with Balloon renamed and redated—again
Canvas that “self destructed” at Sotheby’s in 2018 was renamed Love is in the Bin by the artist’s studio—but last year it went on show in Korea with a new title and date
The Old Master trade is still seeking new ways to restore it to life
The category’s extraordinary works sell well, but the middle and lower ends of the market are in need of new ideas
Economic woe can’t take the shine off Colombia's art trade
Dealers in the country remain buoyant despite a weak currency and a new wealth tax
Fog Design+Art fair straddles San Francisco’s countercultural past and complex present
Under the theme of “A Love Letter to San Francisco”, many exhibitors have chosen to champion the work of local artists, notching early sales
Two more Egon Schiele works restituted to heirs of Holocaust victim will head to auction
The two works on paper once belonged to Fritz Grünbaum, an Austrian cabaret performer who was killed in the Holocaust
Smaller than last year but with 'swifter sales': second edition of Singapore's Art SG opens to VIPs
The fair has seen exhibitor numbers decrease by 29% since 2023, but many galleries are reporting a better turnout
Former Victoria Miro senior director goes it alone with experimental London project
Matt Carey-Williams is looking to shake up the traditional gallery model by bringing “all the protagonists around the table in a slightly different way”
Why galleries can’t quit fairs despite higher costs and lower returns
Research reveals that fairs are not as lucrative for galleries as they once were—but what is the alternative?
‘Competition replaced by culture of generosity’? Condo London makes post-pandemic return
This month, 50 international galleries are taking part in the gallery sharing model across the UK capital
Death of New York dealer Brent Sikkema in Brazil being investigated as a homicide
The founder of Chelsea's Sikkema Jenkins & Co was 75 years old
Singapore’s Art SG doubles down on VIP outreach ahead of smaller sophomore edition
Fair hopes to position itself as the natural art market hub for the Asia Pacific region