Some insurers using "aggressive tactics" to reduce barrage of claims following rejection of appeal on clarification of business interruption cover

Auction includes 40 drawings by Le Tan and over 500 eclectic lots from his Parisian apartment

Sale of controversial 1936 painting criticised by organisation behind artist Hergé’s estate

Plus, a $2.2m Batman comic and the artists inspired by political theorist Hannah Arendt

The rare 1940 issue, which marks the first appearance of the Joker and Catwoman, is the second most expensive comic book ever sold

As well as working on high profile restitution cases, the former Herrick Feinstein partner has a PhD in art history

Online edition will open in April, however, as planners prepare for an in-person version, perhaps even later in September or next year

Some air freight crates are being broken open by customs officials in EU, but UK lockdown is posing greater problems, members of the trade say

Art as a blue-chip investment has had its day, as buyers chase the latest "red-chip" names

Guy Wildenstein and his nephew were accused of hiding assets worth hundreds of millions but were acquitted in 2017 and 2018—now they are wanted back in court for a third trial

Shchukin Gallery and its lawyers file new lawsuit against Russian financier Rustam Iseev, his lawyer and a New York Supreme Court judge in bid to uncover location of paintings

Congress is increasing its regulation of antiquities trade and while its powers are limited for now, change will come so the art industry must prepare

The rules, aimed at preventing trafficking, have been opposed by the trade and UK government's decision not to continue may put EU art market at a disadvantage

The industry could work better for mothers and fathers if it doesn’t go back to the out-of-hours, out-of-town way things were

Government-funded image-recognition software will enable law enforcers to work with international organisations

I thought I’d kicked my online art and antiques buying habit but too much lockdown screen time has been my undoing

After a year marked by cancellations, international fairs such as Art Basel, Frieze and Tefaf are vying for attention in an already crowded year

‘Abraham and the Angels’ is one of only two Old Testament paintings to remain in private hands

Artist’s resale right, import VAT, red tape, and smuggling directives are addressed by our experts

Lobby groups fear abolishing tax-free shopping will deter buyers from China, the Middle East and Russia at a cost of £6bn

As his new book is published, the auction house chief compares coronavirus fallout to previous economic disasters

Los Angeles-based Commonwealth & Council has launched the Council Fund to help support artists' financial needs with the help of its clients

Expecting the worst, French, German and Austrian auction houses have been surprised by how well sales have held up through the pandemic

Proceeds from the pieces sold at Sotheby’s Paris in February will go towards the artist duo's estate

The two rivals have made record online and private sales as pandemic overturns traditional live auction format

French fair is a “one-off”, according to its founding director, though a good opportunity to “test the market”

Punishment for the new rules now falls on the art market's top dogs, says Sotheby’s founding global compliance director Rena Neville

Why are Asians in hot pursuit of art, and what are they buying?

It will be the first major international art fair to return to the art world calendar since the pandemic upended business around the world