Art market
Art fairs in 2021—expect spring jitters, a summer crush and maybe even a return to some normality
After a year marked by cancellations, international fairs such as Art Basel, Frieze and Tefaf are vying for attention in an already crowded year
‘The well is drying up’—rare Rembrandt biblical work could fetch $30m at Sotheby's next month
‘Abraham and the Angels’ is one of only two Old Testament paintings to remain in private hands
Art specialists pore over the Brexit trade deal—and deliver their verdict
Artist’s resale right, import VAT, red tape, and smuggling directives are addressed by our experts
UK 'tourist tax' will hit dealers of jewellery, silver and small pictures hard, trade body says
Lobby groups fear abolishing tax-free shopping will deter buyers from China, the Middle East and Russia at a cost of £6bn
A crisis hits the art market once a decade. What is different this time? Christie's president Dirk Boll assesses the impact of the pandemic
As his new book is published, the auction house chief compares coronavirus fallout to previous economic disasters
Gallery asks collectors to give their discounts back to the artists
Los Angeles-based Commonwealth & Council has launched the Council Fund to help support artists' financial needs with the help of its clients
European auction houses weather crisis as customers spend millions on art online
Expecting the worst, French, German and Austrian auction houses have been surprised by how well sales have held up through the pandemic
Warhol, Oldenburg, Fontana: star works from Christo and Jeanne-Claude collection go on the block
Proceeds from the pieces sold at Sotheby’s Paris in February will go towards the artist duo's estate
Tech-savvy Sotheby's $5bn global sales beat Christie's $4.4bn in 2020
The two rivals have made record online and private sales as pandemic overturns traditional live auction format
1-54 Contemporary African art fair pops up at Christie’s in Paris as Marrakech edition is postponed
French fair is a “one-off”, according to its founding director, though a good opportunity to “test the market”
How art world leaders can embrace new money laundering regulations and create a 'think risk' culture
Punishment for the new rules now falls on the art market's top dogs, says Sotheby’s founding global compliance director Rena Neville
Asian art market flies in the face of coronavirus
Why are Asians in hot pursuit of art, and what are they buying?
Organisers confident physical Art Dubai fair will go ahead in March 2021
It will be the first major international art fair to return to the art world calendar since the pandemic upended business around the world
Grime stars: paintings set new records for Domenico Ghirlandaio and Jan Davidsz de Heem despite being covered in dirt
Christie's end of season Old Masters evening sale in London totals £22.8m, despite last-minute withdrawal of Bernadino Luini's Nativity
With new Chelsea space, Nara Roesler expands Brazilian presence in New York
Gallery moves from Upper East Side to larger Chelsea space and will launch residency program to promote Brazilian curators in the US
Brexit: how will it change the art market?
Plus, Neville Wakefield on John McCracken's planks
Abso-lot-ely fabulous: Joanna Lumley tries out her auctioneering skills at Christie’s
Star sold seven illustrations in aid of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity
‘We have to broaden our reach, be more interesting’: the year the Old Master trade went digital
The pandemic has forced a resolutely analogue trade to go digital. Despite the technical hurdles, the results have surprised even traditionalists
Union League Club of Chicago considers selling a prized Monet to stay afloat
The decision has divided members, but there are hopes the work might stay in the Windy City
Record for Barkley Hendricks and $18.2m Calder at otherwise unremarkable Sotheby’s sale
Almost half of the auction's total sales value was bought by Asian buyers, but 12 lots sold below their estimates
Courtney Willis Blair becomes partner at Mitchell-Innes & Nash
She is one of a small few Black partners at white-owned galleries in the US
Rare Georges de la Tour painting sells for record €4.3m—the most expensive Old Master painting ever sold at auction in Germany
The 17th century painting of a young girl blowing on brazier by the French baroque painter sold at Lempertz in Germany today
New online platform puts London’s emerging art scene on the map—literally
Credit X has created digital map and database of less established art spaces and galleries in the hopes of balancing out an art world "shaped by market forces", it says
Christie’s and Sotheby’s ordered to disclose dealings with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Sales of paintings by Cézanne and Picasso worth a combined $139m are also under scrutiny by the US Virgin Island attorney general
The art trade benefits from the UK's low import duty. What will happen to it after Brexit?
As talks with the EU resume to reach a last-ditch trade deal, the lawyer Louise Williamson looks at what UK import rules might look like after 1 January
Poignant Van Gogh watercolour of a windmill coming up for sale
Sheltering from a rainstorm at the mill, Vincent and his brother Theo made a teenage pact
Frieze takes gallery space on London's Cork Street for 'ambitious' exhibitions
Magazine publisher and fair organiser plans to rent the premises on a permanent basis
The art world's Miami vice: bored with OVRs, galleries return with some physical events in lieu of Art Basel—but should they?
While the city’s flagship art fair was cancelled this year, other in-person events and pop-up projects abound despite rising coronavirus cases
Six of the best catalogues raisonnés
From Leonardo to Bacon, take your pick from a selection of essential texts on leading artists