Art market
Artist resale rights organisations launch UK High Court action against multi-millionaire art dealer and collector Ivor Braka
The Artists’ Collecting Society and the Design and Artists Copyright Society say Braka has refused to disclose information on secondary market sales since royalties legislation was introduced in 2006
'Will new code of conduct make collectors more ethical?'
A new code aims to introduce more transparency to the business of buying
Crypto collectors beware: why online wallets are increasingly vulnerable to theft
NFTs are a major new economy and with every major new economy, there is a big new scam
A Canova statue—lost in an English garden for decades and bought for £5,200—will be sold at Christie's London for £8m
The 19th-century work, executed just before the sculptor's death, has been rediscovered after languishing outside for more than 50 years
Bonhams's big buying spree continue with acquisition of US auction house Skinner
Just two months after buying the Nordic firm Bukowskis, the private-equity-owned auction house is bolstering its presence across the Pond
Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams call off Russian art auctions in response to war in Ukraine
The sales, popular with London-based Russians and regional collectors in Russia alike, had been scheduled for June
Major Surrealist paintings make auction debut at Sotheby's Paris, including Picabia's very modern muse
The 25-lot sale tomorrow includes works that reflect "how irrational, how ugly, and how challenging the modern world can be"
'Damaging and unjust' legislation linking art and antiques trade to money laundering and terrorism financing must stop, industry body says
Cinoa, the dealer association, has issued an open letter criticising recent reports that make 'false claims' linking industry to crime
Joshua Reynolds's £50m portrait of Polynesian celebrity Omai becomes joint-most expensive work to receive UK export ban
A buyer has until 10 July to start raising the funds to keep the 18th-century painting in the country—but it is unlikely any cash-strapped national museum can afford the hefty price tag
Belgian cuts to art crime policing weaken ‘intelligence gathering’
Decision follows years of uncertainty around dwindling enforcement funding
Biggest-ever Art Dubai fair offers smoke machines, escapism and, of course, NFTs: here’s what sold so far
The event's 15th edition dedicated a whole building to the "rapidly expanding digital arts space"
Jeff Koons loses court case against Italian collector over 'fake' work
The American artist claimed the sculpture of two snakes was a fake—now a court in Italy has overruled him and said the collector can seek compensation
Here's how you can help the Ukraine aid effort by buying art
Auction houses, galleries, online platforms and artists are selling works for charities helping those affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here is a selection
Russia-Ukraine war seeps into Art Dubai fair
Georgian gallery lays down Ukrainian flag in its booth while fair says it will donate 25% of ticket sales to Ukrainian refugees
Painting of one of the first transgender women to receive sex reassignment surgery achieves auction record for Danish painter
Gerda Wegener’s 1924 painting of her partner Lili Elbe shows the subject as a languid odalisque
'Men still own the world, and it’s not cute': NFT projects and DAOs lead the way during Women’s History Month
Nadya Tolokonnikova among those to launch NFT collecting fund which will invest in projects by female and LGBTQ+ artists
Christie’s Middle East chairman Michael Jeha is stepping down after 23 years at the end of this month
Jeha began his career at the auction house as an intern in the Impressionism department
Art Dubai flexes city’s futuristic credentials with focus on NFTs and crypto
Art fair opens in the UAE this week with a new digital arts section and a series of talks on all things metaverse
Appeals court sides with Phillips in dispute with Chinese collector over auction of Gerhard Richter fighter jet painting
The decision, the latest (and possibly last) in a legal saga that stretches back to 2015, upholds a 2021 decision in the auction house’s favour
As his gallery marks a decade in business, New York dealer Hong Gyu Shin puts his personal collection on view
The Lower East Side's Shin Gallery marks its tenth anniversary with a show mixing works by artists from its roster with blue-chip and historical gems from its founder's personal holdings
The London dealer who sacked his young assistant Van Gogh went on to sell his art
Christie’s uncovers records revealing that Obach & Co marketed a landscape drawing in 1910
Phillips donates £5.8m, the auction house's share from its evening sale of 20th-century and contemporary art, to Ukrainian Red Cross
The sale felt fresh, with 83% of works making their auction debut and in-demand young artists again taking centre stage, with a new record for Issy Wood
NFTs of Old Masters—good or bad?
Are the digitally produced copies of museum works sold as NFTs for six-figure sums simply very expensive digital posters?
Cornelia Parker and Anselm Kiefer donate works to raise money for £14.5m Warburg Institute redevelopment
Phillips will sell 16 works in aid of the London University institution tomorrow
Magritte more than doubles auction record at an otherwise tame Sotheby's Modern and contemporary evening sale in London
Back-to-back auctions, with works from Degas to Banksy, brought in a total of £221m
Franz Marc's £42.6m Foxes leads Christie's marathon Shanghai-London auction of Modern and contemporary art
The sprawling 20th and 21st century sale took over five hours and spanned Boudin to Banksy
Hollywood talent agency to expand its contemporary art footprint with new gallery in Atlanta
UTA Artist Space's second gallery, with a former professional basketball player as head of sales, show the agency zeroing in on the lucrative crossover possibilities between the art market and high-earning sports and entertainment figures
'We call for an immediate cessation of all hostilities': Russian-owned Phillips auction house issues statement in support of Ukraine
The firm, owned by the Mercury Group, posted the message on Instagram yesterday, to some criticism
Object lessons: from a Francis Bacon triptych to India's most expensive woman artist at auction
Our pick of highlights from forthcoming auctions and fairs