The work was offered for sale at £1.5m to £2.5m in 2019 but US collector Bill Middendorf has decided to give it to the Belgian city

In demand contemporary artists hit big in Asia but several Modern stalwarts failed to make a splash in multi-city hybrid auction

Opening online today, Art X Lagos fair to show more than 100 works about #EndSARS protests

The who, where and when of ownership can lead on to scholarly, ethical, legal and existential issues

The latest Hiscox Online Art Trade Report found that online only art sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips more than tripled at $597m

US collector Linda Hickox is seeking to recover the work which was sold via broker by the now jailed art dealer Timothy Sammons

Printed publications can quickly become obsolete, so the ease with which a digital document can be revised is a godsend—and that is what makes many uneasy

Goodman Gallery's Liza Essers came up with the idea in lockdown and plans an online selling event, called Veza, using auction technology in February

The pandemic has ripped apart the industry as we know it this year but it has sparked innovation and conversation like never before

A year marked by wholesale event cancellations and job losses has also seen the art market innovate to keep businesses going.

Often described as totally unregulated, the art trade is facing more stringent rules

London Court of Appeal upholds the auction house's defence in forgery case, rejecting appeal by investment company Fairlight Art Ventures

In an increasingly asset-driven art trade, collecting by listening to the buzz is fast becoming the norm

The New York art and design event has issued a 152-page magazine with interviews, features and QR codes that link to multi-media content

Artist—who is now blind in one eye and lives in a sheltered care home—is launching a space in Bridport, England, to sell his own works

The Association of Galleries aims to simplify the country's customs procedures and secure government funding

Alternative sales models are springing up on the social media platform

The portrait of David Webster will return immediately to the opera house before going to the National Portrait Gallery in 2023 for its reopening exhibition

The real estate developer died on Tuesday aged 92. His collection in New York has been parodied for being almost impossible to visit despite receiving tax breaks

Penitent Magdalene by Salaì, who entered Leonardo's workshop at the age of ten, was estimated at €100,000 to €150,000 and is one of only a handful of known works by the artist

Announcement comes as two of the gallery's presidents in the US are facing allegations of abuse in the workplace

Without art fairs and hectic travel, the pandemic has transformed the way most of us work—and some are branching out rather than returning to their old lifestyle

Dokolo was buried at Brompton Cemetery in West London yesterday following his funeral at Westminster Cathedral

In a year marked by closures, cancellations and postponements, African art fairs are going ahead with new models and the continent’s galleries are growing

Social distancing rules have limited the number of people on film sets creating a movie production backlog

Summer crush expected with Art Basel’s flagship show in Switzerland still scheduled for June and Taipei Dangdai moved back to July

In latest hearing of ongoing legal saga, Fairlight Art Ventures, co-vendor of painting sold in 2011 for $10.75m, is refusing to pay auction house more than $5.3m

Sworder's auction house is selling the work, which is one of many by the Romantic painter depicting the area around Dedham Vale where he grew up

More than 100 art exhibitions and events have taken place in the Chinese city this week and galleries are reporting strong sales

Frieze magazine publisher Rebecca Ann Siegel appointed director of Americas and content and will oversee the New York and Los Angeles fairs