Art market
Lawren Harris leads the way in Heffel’s all-Canadian marquee spring auctions in Toronto
Works by Group of Seven members Franklin Carmichael and Arthur Lismer, plus Emily Carr, topped the Canadian auction house’s two-part evening sale
Football great Lionel Messi chooses favourite goal for Refik Anadol to transform into an AI portrait for charity
Anadol will reimagine the Argentine megastar’s famous 2009 header as a data sculpture which will be sold at Christie’s
Untitled Art reveals exhibitors for inaugural Houston fair
The organisers said “an overwhelming response” encouraged them to grow the number of stands beyond their initial plans
Sotheby’s $51.8m Saunders collection falls short, but still breaks Old Masters record
The sale achieved a 62% sell through rate and made new auction records for Luis Meléndez and Frans Post
European art weeks join forces for new ‘spider network’
Collaboration between the leading festivals aims to beef up the ecosystem and raise their profile
Aboriginal art returns to Sotheby’s New York two years after pioneering dealer Tim Klingender's death
The auction house holds its first dedicated sale of Indigenous Australian art since the passing of Klingender, who was instrumental in developing the market for this category
Mary Tyler Moore’s art collection heads to auction
The actor’s character on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was unprecedented for a woman on primetime television
Top Phillips rainmakers Cheyenne Westphal and Jean-Paul Engelen to leave auction house
Westphal is to set up her own business working directly with collectors and artists while Engelen will join Aquavella Galleries
Comment | When it comes to tariffs, here's why the art market should be grateful to a long-retired US congressman
A 1988 amendment to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, secured by Howard Berman, could stop art imports being hit by Trump's tariff hike
Tentatively, Photo London's tenth edition moves away from traditional content and crowds
New fair director Sophie Parker's plan to “reward galleries that take risks” was seen in action
‘Halo effect’ of powerful art dealers’ collections boosts Sotheby’s sale
Works from the estate of Barbara Gladstone and the home of Daniella Luxembourg—plus a litter of Lichtensteins—energised 15 May marquee auction of post-war and contemporary art
‘A new lease of life’: London’s Annely Juda Fine Art looks to the future with Mayfair move
The gallery plans to take on more young and emerging artists as David Juda hands the baton to the next generation
Marlene Dumas’s $13.6m semi-nude breaks auction record for a living female artist
Women rescued Christie’s otherwise quiet 21st century evening sale in New York, which also set a new auction high-water mark for Simone Leigh
Despite record-breaking results for four women artists, Phillips’s evening auction in New York sparks few fireworks
The auction brought in a hammer total of $44.2m, just below Phillips’s low estimate for the night and exactly in line with last November’s equivalent sale
$70m Giacometti bombs at patchy Sotheby’s Modern art auction
The prize lot, a bust depicting the artist’s brother Diego, failed to attract bidders during the $186.4m sale
Justin Sun and David Geffen's legal feud over $78m Giacometti sculpture expands
In a countersuit stand-off, the two parties are broadening the scope of their allegations beyond the disputed sculpture
British MP Patrick Spencer charged with sexual assaults at London art world haunt The Groucho Club
The Metropolitan Police say the charges are unrelated to accusations of a “serious criminal offence” that resulted in the club having its licence suspended in November
Why is the art market turning Gulf-wards?
As China’s market drops, auction houses and dealers have been following the money to Saudi Arabia
For its 10th edition Photo London aims to look beyond the notorious ‘Kate Moss Index’
Opening later this week with new leadership, the photography fair is determined to move away from the clichés of supermodels, artful murmurations of birds and majestic beasts
Record-breaking female Surrealists spice up underwhelming Christie’s New York sales
Last night’s low-risk, low energy auctions made $489m in total, including $272m for the collection of Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio, along with new records for Dorothea Tanning and Remedios Varo
The Waverley rules were designed to protect UK cultural heritage—are they having unintended consequences on the art market?
The scheme, introduced in the 1950s, is meant to help keep important works of art in Britain
A young Richter’s painting of an even younger Polke and a once-grimy Brazilian landscape by Frans Post: our pick of the May auctions
Plus, Andy Warhol's “Big Electric Chair” and a Fernando Botero nude
Why dealers play the waiting game before exhibiting a newly signed artist
Michael Armitage, for example, had his first show at David Zwirner three years after being signed to the gallery
New documentary bringing Metro Pictures gallery to the screen
Film-maker Sophie Chahinian explores revered Manhattan gallery founded by Janelle Reiring and Helene Winer
Buzz in New York’s art trade during Frieze week masks uncertainties
Dealers and advisers at this week’s fairs expressed optimism, despite concerns about the wider socio-economic situation
Marquee May auctions in New York come at a volatile moment
As tariffs and stock-market fluctuations unsettle consignments for the spring sales, the trade awaits signs of what to expect in the next four years
Could 17th-century Italy provide a useful model for today’s challenging art market?
An exhibition in New York spotlights an intriguing episode in trade history , in which an influx of foreign artists to Rome prompted everyone from barbers to lawyers in the city to develop side hustles as art dealers
Frieze VIP day defined by dealers’ resilience
A strong influx from Asia, plus stands devoted to smaller works by emerging artists, got the fair off to a smashing start despite economic headwinds
New Manhattan gallery slips into historic property
The founders of Slip House have taken over a historical building where they will showcase an intergenerational programme and host an artist residency
Five years on from bankruptcy, Unseen photo fair returns to Amsterdam
Acquired by Art Rotterdam in 2020, Unseen's new director says transparency and consistency have been key to rebuilding the fair