As mainland Chinese art buying continues its post-pandemic contraction, Christie’s and Sotheby’s are pivoting from ultra-contemporary Western artists towards tried-and-tested 19th- and 20th-century big hitters

Officials and archaeologists have said the small object, which was auctioned by Lyon and Turnbull for €22,500 earlier this month, is a copy

Julien Pradels will fill the role left when Bonnie Brennan was promoted to chief executive

What’s behind the new, more measurement approaches to programming at museums, art fairs and more? Plus, a chat about current tensions around culture in the Netherlands and a close look at one of the most famous depictions of a wintery landscape

The leading lot is a painting by the artist's close friend Kenneth Noland

'The so-called “gateway drug” effect of luxury has been overstated'

At this year’s winter auctions, the two big houses saw ‘a mixed bag and mixed results’

Overall sales fell by 23% compared to 2023, though the private division grew

The auction house's swift reversal of its recently overhauled premium structure is an admission of how wrongly it read the runes, writes Melanie Gerlis

He will be replaced by the president of Christie's America, Bonnie Brennan

The non-selling portrait exhibition will be on display at Christie’s Beverly Hills during the Frieze Los Angeles fair

Less than a year ago, the auction house reduced buyer’s premium and tried to introduce a flat 10% vendor's commission to avoid bartering. It did not prove popular with sellers

Martin Wilson, the chairman of the British Art Market Federation (Bamf), is joining as chief executive and will oversee global operations

The house's auction total saw a double-digit decrease for a second year in a row—but private sales are booming

Staff cuts at auction house come as $1bn deal with Abu Dhabi wealth fund closes 

The deaccessioned works, to be offered at Christie's in New York, include 17 pieces by Dutch and Flemish artists from the 17th century

The top end of the market failed to recover, while auction houses expanded in Hong Kong amid dramatic shifts in the city

However, despite assistance from big names, it was emerging artists who were the real stars of the show

The buyer, the collector and crypto investor Justin Sun, immediately vowed to eat the banana

“Every now and then you strike gold,” says the general manager of Bonhams Skinner

It’s a new record for a work of art created by a robot, the auction house says

In a subdued market, the season’s most promising auctions are of estates

Christie's acquisition of Gooding & Company has renewed focus on collectible automobiles

The auction house will hold the sale in the historic town of Diriyah, offering Modern and contemporary art as well as handbags, cars and sports memorabilia

New services such as AI-enhanced translation are proving popular, even as human involvement remains crucial

The robotic brainchild of British gallerist Aidan Meller will make her auction debut on Halloween

The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective

Mega-dealers and auction houses are shrinking some areas while expanding others

The auction house will hold its first live evening sale in the new Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Henderson Building today

Ria, Naked Portrait (2006-07) depicts an art handler who approached the artist, then in his 80s, to pose for the painting