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The Gilbert Stuart painting is one of less than 20 versions of the image known to exist

An exceptional 2022 buoyed by the $1.6bn collection of Paul Allen has proved a tough act to follow—but private sales are on the rise

Eugenie Tsai, Robyn Farrell and Lauren Cornell will lead curatorial initiatives for the fair's 30th anniversary edition

The Austrian sculptor's art will go to his private foundation overturning previous decision granting ownership to West's widow and children

The boost in prize funds comes as the first edition of the Chicago fair since its acquisition by Frieze approaches

From the British Museum thefts to the consequences in art and heritage of the Israel-Hamas war

Mira will bring together around 20 galleries at the Maison de l'Amérique Latine

It turns out the glass vessel is a rare example of a 1940s Venini piece designed by the architect Carlo Scarpa

A painting depicting Pope Sylvester I made €3m, while a portrayal of Saint Helena more than doubled its high estimate, selling for €1.6m

This is the first König space to launch since a number of artists left the gallery's roster last year

The gallerists aim to break down the white cube model and make the art world more accessible through their new roving venture

From the emerging to the blue-chip, artists are trading gallery representation for agents or outright autonomy

The critic and former curator Julian Spalding holds forth on his dislike of conceptual art and his love for Beryl Cook

The spotlight tends to fall on big spenders, but what of “professional class” buyers, who often feel intimidated by the art world?

Evening sales at Sotheby's and Christie's drew in £19.4m and £21.3m, respectively

According to a recent report, guarantees are down—what's happened?

The Russian oligarch had accused the Swiss businessman of swindling him out of €1.1bn by overcharging him on art

New charitable schemes mirror shifts in attitudes to collecting and giving among younger art buyers

Most agree that, for US galleries at least, the Florida fair is an unmissable destination

Auction purchases by Arab cultural entities overcome early uncertainties of Israel-Hamas war

Who says something eye-catching and short-term can’t also be serious?

As Art Basel in Miami Beach opened, sales were swift, though not often at sky-high prices of past years

A Gentil Carioca’s 20th anniversary affirms it as a rare example of long-term commercial success

Middling performance of such auctions throughout 2023, with high costs and some sales coming in below their estimates, made a “sure thing” look less so

A Californian ruling blocking the resale of an Academy Award may bring clarity over transfer of ownership of living artists’ work

The auctions, which would happen across 2024 if a court approves the plan, could be followed by sales of around 900 additional works

Fifty years later, history suggests the infamous sale from the collection of Robert and Ethel Scull is not quite the art market precedent it is remembered as